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Latest Finland Medals
| Medal | Sport | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Track & Field | Men's Javelin Throw | Antti Ruuskanen |
| Bronze | Sailing | Women's Elliott 6m - Keelboat | |
| Silver | Sailing | Women's RS:X - Windsurfer | Tuuli Petaja |
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| Event Type | Sport | Event | Stage | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Pentathlon | Women's Modern Pentathlon | Final | See Results | |
| Medal/Final | Track & Field | Men's Marathon | Final | See Results |
| Medal/Final | Track & Field | Men's Javelin Throw | Final | See Results |
| Medal/Final | Track & Field | Women's 20km Race Walk | Final | See Results |
| Sailing | Women's Elliott 6m - Keelboat | Final | See Results | |
| Sailing | Women's Elliott 6m - Keelboat | Petite Final | See Results |
- Symbol for Event results in medals
Schedule
- Symbol for Tbd
- Symbol for Medal/Final
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- Medals
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- Rank 60
- Gold 0
- Silver 1
- Bronze 2
- Total 3
- Capital City
- Helsinki
- Official Languages
- Finnish (official), Swedish (official)
- National Languages
- Finnish 91.5% (official), Swedish 5.5% (official), other 3% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2006)
- Total Area
- 130,559 miles² (338,145 km²)
- Population
- 5,244,749 people
Overall Medal Count
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 | China | 38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Russia | 24 | 26 | 32 | 82 |
| 5 | South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Germany | 11 | 19 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 10 | Australia | 7 | 16 | 12 | 35 |
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