List of Finnish records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Finland maintained by Finland's national athletics federation: Suomen Urheiluliitto (SUL).

Outdoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	10.21 (+0.5 m/s)	Tommi Hartonen	26 June 2001		Vaasa, Finland
150 m	15.62 (+0.9 m/s)	Stefan Koivikko	27 August 2002		Kotka, Finland
200 m	20.47 (-0.2 m/s)	Tommi Hartonen	27 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
300 m	33.2 (ht)	Markku Kukkoaho	27 May 1976		Kuopio, Finland
	33.86	Jussi Heikkilä	11 January 2008		Lake Buena Vista, United States
400 m	45.49	Markku Kukkoaho	7 September 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany
500 m	1:02.52	Olli Turunen	30 May 1989		Helsinki, Finland
600 m	1:16.93	Mikko Lahtio	5 August 2009		Lahti, Finland
800 m	1:44.10	Ari Suhonen	16 August 1989	Weltklasse Zürich	Zürich, Switzerland
1000 m	2:16.88	Ari Suhonen	19 August 1987		Lahti, Finland
1500 m	3:36.33	Pekka Vasala	10 September 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany
	3:36.3 (ht)	Antti Loikkanen	16 June 1980		Imatra, Finland
Mile	3:55.65	Ari Paunonen	26 June 1977		London, United Kingdom
2000 m	5:00.32	Jukka Keskisalo	25 July 2009		Lapinlahti, Finland
3000 m	7:43.2 (ht)	Lasse Virén	27 July 1972		Oulu, Finland
	7:43.20	Ari Paunonen	22 June 1977		Cologne, West Germany
Two miles	8:14.0 (ht)	Lasse Virén	14 August 1972		Stockholm, Sweden
5000 m	13:16.3 (ht)	Lasse Virén	14 September 1972		Helsinki, Finland
	13:16.02 X	Martti Vainio	28 June 1984		Oslo, Norway
10000 m	27:30.99	Martti Vainio	29 August 1978	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslovakia
10 km (road)	28:31	Janne Holmén	31 December 2002	San Silvestre Vallecana	Madrid, Spain
15 km (road)	43:56	Risto Ulmala	15 February 1992		Tampa, United States
20 km (road)	58:49	Jussi Utriainen	9 March 2003		Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
One hour	20296 m	Seppo Tuominen	2 October 1971		Colombes, France
Half marathon	1:02:50	Jussi Utriainen	27 March 2011	Venloop	Venlo, Netherlands	[1]
25 km (road)	1:15:15	Esko Lipsonen	30 April 1978		Helsinki, Finland
30 km (road)	1:35:43	Max Holmnäs	14 October 1973		Handen, Sweden
Marathon	2:10:46	Janne Holmén	13 April 2008	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands
110 m hurdles	13.35 (+2.0 m/s)	Arto Bryggare	5 August 1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States
300 m hurdles	36.04	Ismo Hämeenniemi	26 May 1992		Helsinki, Finland
400 m hurdles	49.08	Oskari Mörö	13 August 2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	[2]
3000 m steeplechase	8:10.67	Jukka Keskisalo	28 August 2009	Weltklasse Zürich	Zürich, Switzerland	[3]
High jump	2.31 m	Mika Polku	22 July 2000		Viitasaari, Finland
		Toni Huikuri	11 June 2002		Bratislava, Slovakia
Pole vault	5.82 m	Jani Lehtonen	26 June 1993		Kuortane, Finland
Long jump	8.22 m (+1.0 m/s)	Tommi Evilä	28 June 2008		Gothenburg, Sweden
	8.22 m (+2.0 m/s)	Tommi Evilä	5 June 2010	17th Long Jump Meeting	Bad Langensalza, Germany	[4]
Triple jump	17.00 m (+1.6 m/s)	Pertti Pousi	23 June 1968		Kuortane, Finland
Shot put	21.69 m	Reijo Ståhlberg	5 May 1979		Fresno, United States
Discus throw	69.97 m	Frantz Kruger	15 September 2007		Helsingborg, Sweden
Hammer throw	83.30 m	Olli-Pekka Karjalainen	14 July 2004		Lahti, Finland
Javelin throw	93.09 m	Aki Parviainen	26 June 1999		Kuortane, Finland
35 lb Weight Throw	22.13 m	Juha Tiainen	30 June 1990		Mäntyharju, Finland
Decathlon	8730 pts	Eduard Hämäläinen	5–6 August 1997	World Championships	Athens, Finland
	10.81 (+0.8 m/s) (100 m), 7.56 m (+0.9 m/s) (long jump), 15.71 m (shot put), 1.97 m (high jump), 46.71 (400 m) / 13.74 (+0.8 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 50.50 m (discus), 5.20 m (pole vault), 59.82 m (javelin), 4:37.10 (1500 m)
3000 m walk (track)	11:19:49	Reima Salonen	9 June 1989		Helsinki, Finland
5000 m walk (track)	18:52:24	Valentin Kononen	25 June 1995		Lapinlahti, Finland
10000 m walk (track)	39:23:44	Valentin Kononen	26 August 1995		Helsinki, Finland
10 km walk (road)	38:59	Aku Partanen	14 April 2012		Tuusula, Finland	[5]
20000 m walk (track)	1:22:22.6 (ht)	Valentin Kononen	6 June 1993		Kangasniemi, Finland
20 km walk (road)	1:19:52 #	Reima Salonen	21 June 1986		Pihtipudas, Finland
	1:20:42	Valentin Kononen	7 May 2000		Heinola, Finland
30 km walk (road)	2:07:37	Valentin Kononen	25 January 1998		Mollet de Vallés, Spain
50 km walk (road)	3:39:34	Valentin Kononen	26 March 2000		Dudince, Slovakia
4x100 m relay	39.29	Finland Hannu Ali-Huokuna Joni Rautanen Jonathan Åstrand Hannu Hämäläinen	1 August 2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[6]
4x400 m relay	3:01.12	Finland Stig Lönnqvist Ari Salin Ossi Karttunen Markku Kukkoaho	10 September 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, Germany

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	11.13 (+1.0 m/s)	Helinä Marjamaa	19 July 1983		Lahti, Finland
150 m	17.47 (+1.9 m/s)	Sari Keskitalo	29 July 2007		Rovaniemi, Finland
200 m	22.39 (+0.6 m/s)	Mona-Lisa Pursiainen	20 August 1973		Moscow, Soviet Union
300 m	37.48	Riitta Salin	26 June 1976		London, United Kingdom
400 m	50.14	Riitta Salin	4 September 1974	European Championships	Rome, Italy
500 m	1:19.1 (ht)	Helle Aro	26 April 1993		Vantaa, Finland
600 m	1:29.41	Mari Järvenpää	12 August 2006		Rauma, Finland
800 m	2:00.59	Tuuli Merikoski-Silius	27 June 1991		Helsinki, Finland
1000 m	2:41.57	Kaisa Siitonen	2 July 1988		Tornio, Finland
1500 m	4:06.01	Sinikka Tyynelä	14 August 1977		Helsinki, Finland
Mile	4:34.48	Annemari Sandell	11 July 1996		Turku, Finland
2000 m	5:42.71	Kristiina Mäki	17 June 2014	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[7][8]
3000 m	8:41.30	Päivi Tikkanen	26 August 1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan
Two miles	9:41.36	Annemari Sandell	8 June 1996		? Finland
5000 m	14:56.22	Annemari Sandell	8 July 1996		Stockholm, Sweden
10000 m	31:40.42	Annemari Sandell	27 July 1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States
10 km (road)	32:35	Tuija Toivonen	22 October 1989		Baltimore, United States
15 km (road)	49:17	Annemari Sandell	16 November 1997		Nijmegen, Netherlands
Half marathon	1:10:04	Annemari Sandell	27 September 1998		Uster, Switzerland
Marathon	2:28:00	Ritva Lemettinen	2 April 1995	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom
100 m hurdles	12.98 (+1.5 m/s)	Nooralotta Neziri	13 July 2014		Kuortane, Finland	[9]
200 m hurdles	27.16	Tiina Lindgren	20 August 1985		Kaarina, Finland
300 m hurdles	39.53	Tuija Helander	30 May 1989		Helsinki, Finland
400 m hurdles	54.62	Tuija Helander	3 September 1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy
2000 m steeplechase	6:18.09	Johanna Lehtinen	17 July 2006		Tampere, Finland
3000 m steeplechase	9:24.70	Sandra Eriksson	12 July 2014	Glasgow Grand Prix	Glasgow, Great Britain	[10]
High jump	1.92 m	Hanna Mikkonen	12 June 2005		Tampere, Finland
Pole vault	4.60 m	Minna Nikkanen	8 August 2015	Loiste Eliittikisat	Kuortane, Finland	[11]
			26 August 2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	[12]
Long jump	6.85 m (+0.8 m/s)	Ringa Ropo-Junnila	9 August 1990		Lahti, Finland
Triple jump	14.39 m (+1.7 m/s)	Heli Koivula-Kruger	3 August 2003		Lappeenranta, Finland
Shot put	18.57 m	Asta Ovaska	20 August 1989		Stockholm, Sweden
Discus throw	67.02 m	Ulla Lindholm	23 August 1983		Helsinki, Finland
Hammer throw	69.63 m	Mia Strömmer	24 March 2001		Potchefstroom, South Africa
Javelin throw	64.90 m	Paula Huhtaniemi	10 August 2003		Helsinki, Finland
20 lb Weight Throw	20.15 m	Sini Latvala	2 July 2004		Kaustinen, Finland
Heptathlon	6404 pts	Satu Ruotsalainen	26–27 August 1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan
	13.54 (+1.1 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.88 m (high jump), 12,46 m (shot put), 24.20 (+0.2 m/s) (200 m), 6.18 m (0.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.04 m (javelin), 2:13.24 (800 m)
3000 m walk (track)	11:59.60	Sari Essayah	27 June 1993		Lapinlahti, Finland
5000 m walk (track)	20:28.62	Sari Essayah	9 July 1994		Tuusula, Finland
5 km walk (road)	21:15.6	Sari Essayah	12 August 1989		Lapinlahti, Finland
10000 m walk (track)	42:37.0 (ht)	Sari Essayah	8 May 1993		Fana, Norway
10 km walk (road)	42:20	Sari Essayah	7 August 1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden
20 km walk (road)	1:32:05	Sari Essayah	5 May 1996		Vantaa, Finland
4×100 m relay	43.37	Finland Anu Pirttimaa Sisko Hanhijoki Sanna Hernesniemi Marja Salmela	21 August 1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany
4×400 m relay	3:25.7	Finland Marika Eklund Mona-Lisa Pursiainen Pirjo Häggman Riitta Salin	8 September 1974	European Championships	Rome, Italy

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref	Video
60 m	6.58	Markus Pöyhönen	4 March 2003		Helsinki, Finland
			14 March 2003	World Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom
150 m	15.93 OT	Jonathan Åstrand	11 February 2010	Botnia Games	Korsholm, Finland
200 m	20.72	Jonathan Åstrand	9 February 2013		Växjö, Sweden	[13]
400 m	47.09	Jussi Heikkilä	2 March 2008	SEC Championships	Fayetteville, United States
	46.79 OT	Juha Pyy	27 February 1988		Tampere, Finland
800 m	1:47.36	Markku Taskinen	12 March 1978	European Championships	Milan, Italy
	1:47.06 OT	Wilson Kirwa	13 February 2000		Kuopio, Finland
	1:47.21 OT	Ari Suhonen	13 February 1988		Tampere, Finland
1500 m	3:38.16	Antti Loikkanen	12 March 1978	European Championships	Milan, Italy
3000 m	7:52.97	Pekka Paivarinta	11 March 1973	European Championships	Rotterdam, Netherlands
	7:51.69 OT	Samuli Vasala	10/11 February 1997		Tampere, Finland
5000 m	13:55.76	Ari Paunonen	27 January 1984	Millrose Games	New York, United States
60 m hurdles	7.56	Arto Bryggare	6 March 1983	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary
			22 February 1987	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
300 m hurdles	36.91 OT	Oskari Mörö	5 February 2011	Finland-Sweden-Norway Indoor Match	Tampere, Finland	[14]
400 m hurdles	50.59	Jussi Heikkilä	9 February 2005	Botnia Games	Mustasaari, Finland	[15]
High jump	2.33 m	Osku Torro	5 February 2011	Finland–Sweden–Norway Indoor Match	Tampere, Finland	[16][17]
Pole vault	5.83 m	Jani Lehtonen	8 March 1994		Stockholm, Sweden
Long jump	8.11 m	Eero Haapala	26 January 2013		Pori, Finland	[18]
Triple jump	16.75 m	Johan Meriluoto	24 February 2001		Umeå, Sweden
Shot put	22.09 m	Mika Halvari	7 February 2000		Tampere, Finland
Discus throw	64.00 m	Frantz Kruger	18 February 2008	Botnia Games	Mustasaari, Finland	[19]
Heptathlon	5810 pts	Vesa Rantanen	10–11 February 2001		Jyväskylä, Finland
	7.12 (60 m), 6.83 m (long jump), 10.74 m (shot put), 2.06 m (high jump), 8.03 (60 m hurdles), 5.50 m (pole vault), 2:49.94 (1000 m)
	5866 pts (ht)	Johannes Lahti	31 January-1 February 1980		Heinola, Finland
	6.7 (60 m), 7.05 m (long jump), 14.91 m (shot put), 2.08 m (high jump), 8.2 (60 m hurdles), 4.60 m (pole vault), 2:45.8 (1000 m)
	6026 pts OT	Petri Keskitalo	11–12 February 1995		Kuopio, Finland
	6.96 (60 m), 7.41 m (long jump), 15.37 m (shot put), 1.89 m (high jump), 7.00 (60 m hurdles), 5.10 m (pole vault), 2:49.20 (1000 m)
5000 m walk	18:47.26	Valentin Kononen	13 February 1999		Jyväskylä, Finland
4x400 m relay	3:18.16	IF Kraft Närpiö Staffan Holmberg Stefan Ivars Thomas Asp Hans Nordman	27 February 1994		Jyväskylä, Finland

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref	Video
60 m	7.20	Sisko Hanhijoki	11 February 1990	BW-Bank Meeting	Karlsruhe, Germany
			8 March 1991	World Championships	Seville, Spain
200 m	23.03	Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllönen	14 March 1993	World Championships	Toronto, Canada
400 m	52.37	Ella Räsänen	1 March 2013	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	[20]
	52.9 (ht)	Riitta Salin	7 February 1976		Turku, Finland
800 m	2:03.38	Tytti Reho	11 March 2000	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States
1500 m	4:11.89	Sandra Eriksson	19 February 2015	XL Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[21]
Mile	4:30.91	Sandra Eriksson	17 February 2016	Globen Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[22]
3000 m	8:54.06	Sandra Eriksson	7 March 2015	European Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	[23]
5000 m	16:16.13	Minna Rasimus	5 February 1999		Indianapolis, United States
	16:09.36 OT	Minttu Hukka	29 January 2016	University of Washington Invitational	Seattle, United States	[24]
60 m hurdles	7.97	Nooralotta Neziri	6 March 2015	European Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	[25]
300 m hurdles	41.62 OT	Noora Toivo	5 February 2011	Finland-Sweden-Norway Indoor Match	Tampere, Finland	[26]
High jump	1.90 m	Marianne Mattas	9 February 2002		Mustasaari, Finland
Pole vault	4.71 m	Wilma Murto	31 January 2016	Zweibrücken Meeting	Zweibrücken, Germany	[27]
Long jump	6.78 m	Ringa Ropo-Junnila	19 February 1991	GE Galan	Stockholm, Sweden
Triple jump	14.20 m	Kristiina Mäkelä	4 February 2015	Botnia Games	Korsholm, Finland	[28]
			6 February 2016	Botnia Games	Korsholm, Finland	[29]
Shot put	17.84 m	Asta Hovi-Ovaska	23 February 1986	European Championships	Madrid, Spain
Discus throw	60.67 m	Sanna Kämäräinen	8 February 2014	Indoor Match FIN-SWE-NOR-DEN/ISL	Tampere, Finland	[30][31]
Pentathlon	4580 pts	Tiia Hautala	25 February 2000	European Championships	Ghent, Belgium
	8.36 (60 m hurdles), 1.77 m (high jump), 13.92 m (shot put), 6.26 m (long jump), 2:16.48 (800 m)
3000 m walk	12:06.10	Sari Essayah	13 March 1993	World Championships	Toronto, Canada
4x400 m relay	3:55.20	Lappeenrannan Urheilu Miehet Stiina Rossi Marjut Töyli Hanna Häkkinen Annika Kumlin	27 February 1994		Jyväskylä, Finland

ht = hand timing
# = not recognised by federation
X = annulled after doping revelations
OT = oversized track

See also

• Finnish Championships in Athletics

References

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External links

• SUL web site
• Finnish Athletics Records - Outdoor