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Finland at the 2017 World Games

{{Infobox country at games

| NOC = FIN

| year = 2017

| games = World Games

| games_link = 2017 World Games

| NOCname = Finnish Olympic Committee

| website = {{URL|https://www.olympiakomitea.fi/briefly-in-english/}}

| location = Wrocław, Poland

| start_date = {{Start date|2017|07|20|df=y}}

| end_date = {{End date|2017|07|30|df=y}}

| competitors = 31

| competitors_men = 22

| competitors_women = 9

| sports = 10

| flagbearer =

| rank = 49

| gold = 0

| silver = 1

| bronze = 2

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year = 1981

| app_interval = 4

}}

Finland competed at the 2017 World Games in Wrocław, Poland, 20–30 July 2017.

Medals

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Medal

! Name

! Sport

! Event

! Date

{{silver medal}}Gia WinbergMuaythai60 kg Women30 July
{{bronze medal}}Jutta MenestrinaWaterskiingWomen's Jump27 July
{{bronze medal}}Sami Johansson
Miko Kailiala
Juha Kivilehto
Mika Kohonen
Peter Kotilainen
Janne Lamminen
Pyry Luukkonen
Jussi Piha
Eemeli Salin
Nico Salo
Krister Savonen
Lauri Stenfors
Santtu Strandberg
Tatu Väänänen		FloorballMen's tournament30 July

Team

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|+ Competitors from Finland per sport

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery

| 2

| 1

| 3

Bowling

| 2

| 2

| 4

Finswimming

| 0

| 1

| 1

Floorball

|width=20%| 14

|width=20% {{n/a}}

|width=20%| 14

Indoor rowing

| 0

| 1

| 1

Muaythai

| 0

| 1

| 1

Orienteering

| 2

| 2

| 4

Powerlifting

| 1

| 0

| 1

Squash

| 1

| 0

| 1

Waterskiing

| 0

| 1

| 1

Total

| 22 || 9 || 31

Archery

{{main article|Archery at the 2017 World Games}}

Finland won 3 national quota places at the 2016 World Field Archery Championships: 1 in Recurve Men, 1 in Barebow Men and 1 in Barebow Women.http://documents.worldarchery.org/documents/?doc=3770 {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}

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rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!Elimination 1

!Elimination 2

!Elimination 3

!Elimination 4

!Semifinal

!|Final / 3rd place

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Rank

Score

!Rank

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

align=center

|align=left| Pasi Ahjokivi

|align=left| Men's barebow individual

|330

|7

|Bye

|{{FlagIOC2athlete|Olivier Roy|FRA|2017 World Games}}
69–64 W

|{{FlagIOC2athlete|John Demmer III|USA|2017 World Games}}
81–75 L

|colspan=4| did not advance

align=center

|align=left| Juuso Huhtala

|align=left| Men's recurve individual

| 346

| 10

|{{FlagIOC2athlete|Karoly Buzas|HUN|2017 World Games}}
75–86 L

|colspan=6| did not advance

align=center

|align=left| Anne Viljanen

|align=left| Women's barebow individual

|282

|10

|{{FlagIOC2athlete|Eliette Lalouer|FRA|2017 World Games}}
44–61 L

|colspan=6| did not advance

Legend: W = win, L = loss

Bowling

{{main article|Bowling at the 2017 World Games}}

Finland received a quota of two men and two women during the European Men Championship 2016 and European Women Championship 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bowlingdigital.com/field-of-64-bowlers-set-for-the-world-games-2017/|title = Field of 64 bowlers set for the World Games 2017|date = 10 May 2017}}

= Singles =

class="wikitable"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Final / 3rd place

!rowspan=2|Rank

Score

!Rank

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

align=center

|align=left| Eliisa Hiltunen

|align=left| Singles Women

| 1256

| 19

|colspan=5| did not advance

align=center

|align=left| Sanna Pasanen

|align=left| Singles Women

| 1254

| 20

|colspan=5| did not advance

align=center

|align=left| Osku Palermaa

|align=left| Singles Men

|1397

|6 Q

|{{FlagIOC2athlete|Dan MacLelland|CAN|2017 World Games}}
2–0 L

|colspan=4| did not advance

align=center

|align=left| Juhani Tonteri

|align=left| Singles Men

|1366

|16 Q

|{{FlagIOC2athlete|Thomas Larsen|DEN|2017 World Games}}
2–1 L

|colspan=4| did not advance

Legend: L = loss, Q = qualified

= Doubles =

class="wikitable"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Pool stage

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Final / 3rd place

!rowspan=2|Rank

Opposition
Score

!Rank

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

align=center

|align=left rowspan=3| Eliisa Hiltunen
Sanna Pasanen

|align=left rowspan=3| Doubles Women

|{{FlagIOC2athlete|Agerbo/Brøndsted|DEN|2017 World Games}}
908–905 W

|rowspan=3|1 Q

|rowspan=3|{{FlagIOC2athlete|de Faria/Marcano|VEN|2017 World Games}}
856–815 L

|rowspan=3 colspan=3| did not advance

align=center

|{{FlagIOC2athlete|Kulick/McEwan|USA|2017 World Games}}
802–903 W

align=center

|{{FlagIOC2athlete|Ishimoto/Takekawa|JPN|2017 World Games}}
830–840 W

align=center

|align=left rowspan=3| Osku Palermaa
Juhani Tonteri

|align=left rowspan=3| Doubles Men

|{{FlagIOC2athlete|Ruiz/Fridegotto|VEN|2017 World Games}}
869–833 L

|rowspan=3|4

|rowspan=3 colspan=4| did not advance

align=center

|{{FlagIOC2athlete|Spil/van de Wakker|NED|2017 World Games}}
876–943 L

align=center

|{{FlagIOC2athlete|Mak/Wu|HKG|2017 World Games}}
838–865 L

Legend: Q = qualified, W = win, L = loss

Finswimming

{{main article|Finswimming at the 2017 World Games}}

class="wikitable"
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left| Terhi Ikonen

|align=left| Surface 400 m Women

|3:23.68

|7

Floorball

{{main article|Floorball at the 2017 World Games}}

Finland qualified a floorball team as the gold medalist of the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships.{{Cite web|url=http://www.floorball.org/pages/EN/World-Games-2017|title = International Floorball Federation (IFF) homepage}}

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|+ Finland's floorball team roster{{Cite web|url=http://paakallo.fi/2017/05/nailla-mennaan-tassa-tulee-suomen-world-games-joukkue/|title=Näillä mennään – tässä tulee Suomen World Games -joukkue}}

Pos.

! Name

! Age

! 2016–17 team

Gstyle="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Pyry|Luukkonen}}29style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Turun Palloseura
Gstyle="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Santtu|Strandberg}}26style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} EräViikingit
Dstyle="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Juha|Kivilehto}}35style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} FC Helsingborg
Dstyle="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Janne|Lamminen}}31style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Sc Classic
Dstyle="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Nico|Salo}}23style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Sc Classic
Dstyle="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Krister|Savonen}}23style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Sc Classic
Dstyle="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Lauri|Stenfors}}26style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Turun Palloseura
Dstyle="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Tatu|Väänänen}}33style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SUI}} SV Wiler-Ersigen
Fstyle="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Sami|Johansson}}23style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Sc Classic
Fstyle="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Miko|Kailiala}}24style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} EräViikingit
Fstyle="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Mika|Kohonen}}40style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} FC Helsingborg
Fstyle="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Peter|Kotilainen}}22style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Happee
Fstyle="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Jussi|Piha}}30style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Sc Classic
Fstyle="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Eemeli|Salin}}27style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Sc Classic

Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defender, F = Forward

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rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=3|Group stage

!5th place

!Semifinals

!Final / 3rd place

!rowspan=2 width=5%|Rank

width=14%|Opposition
Score

!width=14%|Opposition
Score

!width=5%|Rank

!width=14%|Opposition
Score

!width=14%|Opposition
Score

!width=14%|Opposition
Score

align=center

|align=left| Finland Men

|align=left| Indoor Team Men

| {{flagIOC2team|CZE|2017 World Games}}
4–2 W

| {{flagIOC2team|POL|2017 World Games}}
0–5 W

| 1

| {{n/a}}

| {{flagIOC2team|SUI|2017 World Games}}
2–5 L

| {{flagIOC2team|CZE|2017 World Games}}
2–0 W

| {{bronze3}}

Legend: W = win, L = loss

Indoor rowing

{{main article|Indoor rowing at the 2017 World Games}}

Finland received a quota spot for Women's Lightweight 2000 meter and Open 500 meter events based on the Concept2 world ranking.http://www.worldrowing.com/mm//Document/General/General/12/72/46/2017_WorldGames_IndoorRowing_Confirmed_Entries_18.05.2017_Neutral.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

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Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2| Kristina Björknäs

|align=left| Open 500 m Women

|1:49.6

|11

align=center

|align=left| Lightweight 2000 m Women

|8:10.3

|7

Muaythai

{{main article|Muaythai at the 2017 World Games}}

Gia Winberg received a wild card from the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur to the women's 60 kg event.{{Cite web|url=http://www.muaythai.fi/?p=2456|title=Gia Winberg kutsuttiin heinäkuussa pidettäviin the World Games kilpailuihin Puolaan}}

class="wikitable"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Final / Bronze

!rowspan=2|Rank

|Opposition
Score

!|Opposition
Score

!|Opposition
Score

align=center

|align=left| Gia Winberg

|align=left| 60 kg Women

|{{FlagIOC2athlete|Viktoriia Ivanets|UKR|2017 World Games}}
30–27 WP

|{{FlagIOC2athlete|Antje van der Molen|PER|2017 World Games}}
28–29 WP

|{{FlagIOC2athlete|Svetlana Vinnikova|RUS|2017 World Games}}
30–27 LP

|{{silver2}}

Legend: WP = win on points, LP = loss on points

Orienteering

{{main article|Orienteering at the 2017 World Games}}

Finland placed among the best 13 nations in the 2016 World Orienteering Championships and received a national quota of 2 man and 2 woman runners.{{Cite web |url=http://orienteering.org/13-best-nations-in-woc-qualified-for-world-games-2017/ |title=13 best nations in WOC qualified for World Games 2017 : International Orienteering Federation |access-date=2017-05-31 |archive-date=2017-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606173437/http://orienteering.org/13-best-nations-in-woc-qualified-for-world-games-2017/ |url-status=dead }}

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Runner

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2| Sari Anttonen

|align=left| Women's sprint distance

|15:18.6

|12

align=center

|align=left| Women's middle distance

|36:55

|6

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2| Elias Kuukka

|align=left| Men's sprint distance

|16:15.8

|27

align=center

|align=left| Men's middle distance

|39:44

|24

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2| Jesse Laukkarinen

|align=left| Men's sprint distance

|15:50.3

|24

align=center

|align=left| Men's middle distance

|39:56

|26

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2| Marika Teini

|align=left| Women's sprint distance

|15:30.7

|14

align=center

|align=left| Women's middle distance

|37:13

|7

align=center

|align=left| Sari Anttonen
Elias Kuukka
Jesse Laukkarinen
Marika Teini

|align=left| Mixed sprint relay

|1:05:33

|8

Powerlifting

{{main article|Powerlifting at the 2017 World Games}}

Antti Savolainen qualified as 3rd in the 66 kg class and Kenneth Sandvik received a reserve spot based on his Wilks Score in the 120+ kg class in the 2016 World Powerlifting Championships.http://www.jpa-powerlifting.or.jp/2015/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Men-27.01.FinalV1.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

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Lifter

!Event

! SQ

! BP

! DL

! Total

! Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left| Antti Savolainen

|align=left| Lightweight Men

|270.0 kg

|200.0 kg

|285.0 kg

|755.0 kg

|595.24

|6

Legend: SQ = squat, BP = bench press, DL = deadlift, Points = total kg multiplied by Wilks Coefficient

Squash

{{main article|Squash at the 2017 World Games}}

class="wikitable"
rowspan=2|Player

!rowspan=2|Event

!Last 32

!Last 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Final / 3rd place

!rowspan=2|Rank

Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

align=center

|align=left| Matias Tuomi

|align=left| Single Men

|{{FlagIOC2athlete|Ivan Yuen|MAS|2017 World Games}}
3–0 L

|colspan=5|did not advance

Legend: L = loss

Waterskiing

{{main article|Waterskiing at the 2017 World Games}}

International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation selected Jutta Menestrina for Women's Jump event based on her world rank.{{Cite web|url=http://iwwfed.com/water-skier-selections-for-the-2017-world-games/|title=Water Skier Selections for the 2017 World Games}}

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rowspan=2|Skier

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Preliminary

!colspan=2|Final

Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left| Jutta Menestrina

|align=left| Women's Jump

|46.5 m

|2 Q

|47.7 m

|{{bronze3}}

Legend: Q = qualified

References

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