Finnkampen 2026 - Live Stream

View the live stream, results, entry lists and meet schedule for the 2026 Finnkampen.

The historic Sweden vs Finland international athletics meeting returns to the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on Saturday and Sunday, August 29–30. After sweeping both senior competitions during last year’s centenary meeting in Stockholm, Sweden will attempt to defend its double victory against a Finnish team strengthened by home advantage and several athletes coming directly from the European Championships.

How to watch

Sweden

SVT will broadcast both days live:

• Watch Live Saturday: 5:00–9:00 p.m. on SVT2 and SVT Play
• Watch Sunday: 11:50 a.m.–3:40 p.m. on SVT1 and SVT Play

Finland

Yle will show the competition live on Yle TV2 and Yle Areena:

• Watch Live Saturday race walks: 5:00–5:50 p.m.
• Watch Saturday main session: 5:50–10:15 p.m.
• Watch Sunday: 12:50–4:30 p.m.

Saturday schedule — August 29

All times are local time in Helsinki (GMT +3).

• 5:05 p.m. – Men’s 10,000m and women’s 5,000m race walks
• 6:00 p.m. – Opening ceremony
• 6:10 p.m. – Men’s discus
• 6:10 p.m. – Combined-event long jump
• 6:10 p.m. – Men’s 400m hurdles
• 6:16 p.m. – Women’s 400m hurdles
• 6:20 p.m. – Women’s pole vault
• 6:24 p.m. – Women’s 10,000m
• 7:06 p.m. – Men’s 100m
• 7:11 p.m. – Women’s 100m
• 7:15 p.m. – Women’s hammer
• 7:30 p.m. – Women’s long jump
• 7:34 p.m. – Men’s 5,000m
• 8:25 p.m. – Men’s high jump
• 8:30 p.m. – Women’s 400m
• 8:36 p.m. – Men’s 400m and shot put
• 8:39 p.m. – Men’s triple jump
• 8:44 p.m. – Women’s 3,000m steeplechase
• 8:50 p.m. – Women’s javelin
• 9:05 p.m. – Women’s 4x100m
• 9:11 p.m. – Men’s 4x100m
• 9:32 p.m. – Women’s 1500m
• 9:42 p.m. – Men’s 800m

Sunday schedule — August 30

• 1:00 p.m. – Men’s 200m
• 1:05 p.m. – Men’s hammer
• 1:10 p.m. – Men’s pole vault
• 1:10 p.m. – Women’s 200m
• 1:20 p.m. – Men’s 10,000m
• 1:28 p.m. – Women’s shot put
• 2:05 p.m. – Women’s triple jump
• 2:10 p.m. – Men’s 110m hurdles
• 2:20 p.m. – Women’s 100m hurdles
• 2:23 p.m. – Women’s discus
• 2:30 p.m. – Women’s 5,000m
• 2:53 p.m. – Wheelchair 100m
• 3:00 p.m. – Women’s high jump
• 3:08 p.m. – Men’s 3,000m steeplechase
• 3:20 p.m. – Men’s long jump
• 3:33 p.m. – Men’s javelin
• 3:37 p.m. – Men’s 4x400m
• 3:45 p.m. – Women’s 4x400m
• 4:02 p.m. – Men’s 1500m
• 4:15 p.m. – Women’s 800m