Finland – Doping Statistics, Sports and Substances

The Anti-Doping Database contains verified anti-doping rule violations registered for Finland. This country profile provides aggregated statistics across sports, substances, testing types and sanction lengths, including trends over time and active sanctions.

In Finland, the sport with the highest number of anti-doping rule violations is Cross-country skiing, while the most frequently detected substance is Hydroxyethyl starch. The average suspension length for sanctioned athletes is 22 months.

In Finland, 14% of the anti-doping rule violations in the database come from out-of-competition testing, while 86% are from in-competition tests.

The data below is generated dynamically from disciplinary decisions, published testing programs and official anti-doping authority reports. No individual athlete information is displayed on this page; the focus is entirely on high-level patterns and long-term trends.

Number of cases in Finland Last 10 Years

Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports

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Global Ranking

Finland ranks #55 of 184 countries in the Anti-Doping Database.

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About This Ranking

The ranking above shows how Finland compares to other countries in the Anti-Doping Database based on registered anti-doping rule violations.

Important: The Anti-Doping Database relies exclusively on open sources. Some countries do not publish the names of sanctioned athletes, and we are therefore unable to register doping cases from these countries as we have no athlete name or other identifying information. This ranking reflects only cases available in public records.
Top Five sports with the most doping cases for Finland
Substance use in Finland
Most Detected Substance
Finland
Hydroxyethyl starch
Cases: 9
% of total: 15.8%
Category: Diuretics and other masking agents
Purpose: Increases urine production to flush substances from the body, often used to mask doping agents.

This substance was first listed in the IOC doping list on 1 January 2003 as a masking agent (plasma expander). This substance was first listed in the IOC doping list on 1 January 2003.

In-competition vs Out-of-competition cases (last five years)
Key Insight

The balance between In-Competition and Out-of-Competition testing reveals the maturity of a country's anti-doping program.

A higher proportion of OOC tests typically indicates a more proactive approach to deterring doping during training periods.

Recent anti-doping activity in Finland

This profile shows aggregated anti-doping rule violation data for Finland, including trends over time, most affected sports, substance patterns and active sanctions. Detailed case information is available to registered users inside the Anti-Doping Database.

Number of Active Sanctions Ending Year for Finland
Gender Distribution
Male 87.9%
51 cases
Female 12.1%
7 cases
Analysis: Finland has a notably higher proportion of male cases (87.9%) compared to the global average (80.2%), a difference of 7.7 percentage points. Global average: 80.2% male, 19.8% female

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