Athletes and wrestlers brought victories and international visibility to Finland at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
The Games of the Fifth Olympiad in Stockholm were a great success for Finland. The Finnish team of 164 athletes won 9 gold, 8 silver and 9 bronze medals, 26 medals in total. The excellent result was largely based on athletics and wrestling. Athletes brought home 13 medals and wrestlers 7. Hannes Kolehmainen, the Finnish […]