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{{short description|Athletics Championships}}
[[File:KalevanKisat2020miesten400maj.jpg|thumb|300px|The top of the men's 400m hurdles race is coming to the eighth fence during the [[2020 Finnish Athletics Championships]] at the [[Paavo Nurmi Stadium]] in [[Turku]]. [[Oskari Mörö]], a silver medalist on the fourth track, is still short of [[Tuomas Lehtonen]], a gold medalist on the fifth track, and [[Jonni Blomqvist]], a bronze medalist on the third track.]]
The '''Finnish Athletics Championships''', which are known as ''Kalevan kisat'' in [[Finnish_Language|Finnish]], were first held in [[Tampere]] in 1907. Since then, they have been held in a different location every year. In the beginning, women were not allowed to compete in the Finnish Championships.

==The Kaleva Cup==
In 1909, the personnel at the [[life insurance]] [[company]] ''Kaleva'' donated a trophy called the ''Kalevan malja'' or the Kaleva Cup to be awarded to and kept for until the next Championships by the team accumulating the most points during the competition.

In 1909, the Finnish Championships started to be informally referred to as the ''Kaleva Games'' because of the name of the cup. At the Championships held in [[Pori]] in 1915, the magazine [[Suomen Urheilulehti]] started to call the competition the ''Kaleva Games'' in its headlines. In 1937, at the Championships held in [[Vyborg]], the Finnish athletics [[federation]] called [[Finnish Athletics]] (''Suomen Urheiluliitto'' in Finnish) formally declared the name of the Finnish Championships to be the Kaleva Games.

==History==
[[File:Kalevan kisat 1982-08 KMV94 1546.jpg|thumb|Finnish Athletics Championships in 1982]]
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!Edition
!Venue
!Dates
|- 
|[[1907 Finnish Athletics Championships|1907]]
|[[Tampere]]
| 3–4 August
|-
|[[1908 Finnish Athletics Championships|1908]]
|[[Kuopio]]
|29–30 August
|- 
|[[1909 Finnish Athletics Championships|1909]]
|[[Helsinki]]
| 3–5 July
|-
|[[1910 Finnish Athletics Championships|1910]]
|[[Viipuri]]
| 2–3 July
|- 
|[[1911 Finnish Athletics Championships|1911]]
|[[Tampere]]
|15–16 July
|-
|[[1912 Finnish Athletics Championships|1912]]
|[[Turku]]
|31 August–1 September
|- 
|[[1913 Finnish Athletics Championships|1913]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|19–20 July
|-
|[[1914 Finnish Athletics Championships|1914]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|19–20 September
|- 
|[[1915 Finnish Athletics Championships|1915]]
|[[Pori]]
|14–15 August
|-
|[[1916 Finnish Athletics Championships|1916]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|19–20 August
|- 
|[[1917 Finnish Athletics Championships|1917]]
|[[Tampere]]
|18–19 August
|-
|[[1918 Finnish Athletics Championships|1918]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|31 August–1 September
|- 
|[[1919 Finnish Athletics Championships|1919]]
|[[Turku]]
|16–17 August
|-
|[[1920 Finnish Athletics Championships|1920]]
|[[Helsinki]]
| 3–4 July
|- 
|[[1921 Finnish Athletics Championships|1921]]
|[[Kotka]]
|20–21 August
|-
|[[1922 Finnish Athletics Championships|1922]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|19–20 August
|- 
|[[1923 Finnish Athletics Championships|1923]]
|[[Kuopio]]
|18–19 August
|-
|[[1924 Finnish Athletics Championships|1924]]
|[[Lahti]]
|23–24 August
|- 
|[[1925 Finnish Athletics Championships|1925]]
|[[Viipuri]]
|15–16 August
|-
|[[1926 Finnish Athletics Championships|1926]]
|[[Tampere]]
|14–15 August
|- 
|[[1927 Finnish Athletics Championships|1927]]
|[[Turku]]
|20–21 August
|-
|[[1928 Finnish Athletics Championships|1928]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|25–26 August
|- 
|[[1929 Finnish Athletics Championships|1929]]
|[[Viipuri]]
|17–18 August
|-
|[[1930 Finnish Athletics Championships|1930]]
|[[Tampere]]
|16–17 August
|- 
|[[1931 Finnish Athletics Championships|1931]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|15–16 August
|-
|[[1932 Finnish Athletics Championships|1932]]
|[[Helsinki]]
| 6–7 August
|- 
|[[1933 Finnish Athletics Championships|1933]]
|[[Turku]]
| 5–6 August
|-
|[[1934 Finnish Athletics Championships|1934]]
|[[Tampere]]
|28–29 July
|- 
|[[1935 Finnish Athletics Championships|1935]]
|[[Kotka]]
|10–11 August
|-
|[[1936 Finnish Athletics Championships|1936]]
|[[Turku]]
|22–23 August
|- 
|[[1937 Finnish Athletics Championships|1937]]
|[[Viipuri]]
| 6–8 August
|-
|[[1938 Finnish Athletics Championships|1938]]
|[[Helsinki]]
| 6–8 August
|- 
|[[1939 Finnish Athletics Championships|1939]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|26–28 August
|-
|[[1940Finnish Athletics Championships|1940]]
|[[Tampere]]
|24–26 August
|- 
|[[1941 Finnish Athletics Championships|1941]]
|–
|–
|-
|[[1942 Finnish Athletics Championships|1942]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|29–30 August
|- 
|[[1943 Finnish Athletics Championships|1943]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|14–15 August
|-
|[[1944 Finnish Athletics Championships|1944]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|23–24 September
|- 
|[[1945 Finnish Athletics Championships|1945]]
|[[Turku]]
|11–12 August
|-
|[[1946 Finnish Athletics Championships|1946]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|10–12 August
|- 
|[[1947 Finnish Athletics Championships|1947]]
|[[Tampere]]
|16–18 August
|-
|[[1948 Finnish Athletics Championships|1948]]
|[[Vaasa]]
|21–22 August
|- 
|[[1949 Finnish Athletics Championships|1949]]
|[[Kymi, Finland|Kymi]]
|20–21 August
|-
|[[1950 Finnish Athletics Championships|1950]]
|[[Jyväskylä]]
|12–13 August
|- 
|[[1951 Finnish Athletics Championships|1951]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|19–20 August
|-
|[[1952 Finnish Athletics Championships|1952]]
|[[Seinäjoki]]
|23–24 August
|- 
|[[1953 Finnish Athletics Championships|1953]]
|[[Pori]]
|15–16 August
|-
|[[1954 Finnish Athletics Championships|1954]]
|[[Turku]]
|12–13 August
|- 
|[[1955 Finnish Athletics Championships|1955]]
|[[Kuopio]]
|13–14 August
|-
|[[1956 Finnish Athletics Championships|1956]]
|[[Lahti]]
|25–26 August
|- 
|[[1957 Finnish Athletics Championships|1957]]
|[[Tampere]]
|17–18 August
|-
|[[1958 Finnish Athletics Championships|1958]]
|[[Kouvola]]
| 2–3 August
|- 
|[[1959 Finnish Athletics Championships|1959]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|16–17 August
|-
|[[1960 Finnish Athletics Championships|1960]]
|[[Hämeenlinna]]
|13–14 August
|- 
|[[1961 Finnish Athletics Championships|1961]]
|[[Mikkeli]]
|12–13 August
|-
|[[1962 Finnish Athletics Championships|1962]]
|[[Lappeenranta]]
|18–19 August
|- 
|[[1963 Finnish Athletics Championships|1963]]
|[[Turku]]
|17–18 August
|-
|[[1964 Finnish Athletics Championships|1964]]
|[[Oulu]]
|15–16 August
|- 
|[[1965 Finnish Athletics Championships|1965]]
|[[Jyväskylä]]
| 7–8 August
|-
|[[1966 Finnish Athletics Championships|1966]]
|[[Tampere]]
|13–14 August
|- 
|[[1967 Finnish Athletics Championships|1967]]
|[[Pori]]
|11–13 August
|-
|[[1968 Finnish Athletics Championships|1968]]
|[[Varkaus]]
|16–18 August
|- 
|[[1969 Finnish Athletics Championships|1969]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|16–18 August
|-
|[[1970 Finnish Athletics Championships|1970]]
|[[Kouvola]]
|14–16 August
|- 
|[[1971 Finnish Athletics Championships|1971]]
|[[Oulu]]
|23–25 July
|-
|[[1972 Finnish Athletics Championships|1972]]
|[[Joensuu]]
|11–13 August
|- 
|[[1973 Finnish Athletics Championships|1973]]
|[[Hyvinkää]]
|10–12 August
|-
|[[1974 Finnish Athletics Championships|1974]]
|[[Jyväskylä]]
| 9–11 August
|- 
|[[1975 Finnish Athletics Championships|1975]]
|[[Seinäjoki]]
|18–20 July
|-
|[[1976 Finnish Athletics Championships|1976]]
|[[Turku]]
| 2–4 July
|- 
|[[1977 Finnish Athletics Championships|1977]]
|[[Tampere]]
|29–31 July
|-
|[[1978 Finnish Athletics Championships|1978]]
|[[Kokkola]]
| 4–6 August
|- 
|[[1979 Finnish Athletics Championships|1979]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|11–13 August
|-
|[[1980 Finnish Athletics Championships|1980]]
|[[Lappeenranta]]
| 4–6 July
|- 
|[[1981 Finnish Athletics Championships|1981]]
|[[Oulu]]
| 7–9 August
|-
|[[1982 Finnish Athletics Championships|1982]]
|[[Kouvola]]
|13–15 August
|- 
|[[1983 Finnish Athletics Championships|1983]]
|[[Pori]]
| 1–3 July
|-
|[[1984 Finnish Athletics Championships|1984]]
|[[Kajaani]]
| 6–8 July
|- 
|[[1985 Finnish Athletics Championships|1985]]
|[[Lahti]]
|16–18 August
|-
|[[1986 Finnish Athletics Championships|1986]]
|[[Vaasa]]
|25–27 July
|- 
|[[1987 Finnish Athletics Championships|1987]]
|[[Kuopio]]
|14–16 August
|-
|[[1988 Finnish Athletics Championships|1988]]
|[[Hämeenlinna]]
| 5–7 August
|- 
|[[1989 Finnish Athletics Championships|1989]]
|[[Turku]]
|28–30 July
|-
|[[1990 Finnish Athletics Championships|1990]]
|[[Oulu]]
| 3–5 August
|- 
|[[1991 Finnish Athletics Championships|1991]]
|[[Helsinki]]
|27–29 July
|-
|[[1992 Finnish Athletics Championships|1992]]
|[[Jyväskylä]]
| 3–5 July
|- 
|[[1993 Finnish Athletics Championships|1993]]
|[[Mikkeli]]
|30 July–1 August
|-
|[[1994 Finnish Athletics Championships|1994]]
|[[Tuusula]]
| 8–10 July
|- 
|[[1995 Finnish Athletics Championships|1995]]
|[[Lapua]]
|20–23 July
|-
|[[1996 Finnish Athletics Championships|1996]]
|[[Tampere]]
| 4–7 July
|- 
|[[1997 Finnish Athletics Championships|1997]]
|[[Lappeenranta]]
|17–20 July
|-
|[[1998 Finnish Athletics Championships|1998]]
|[[Oulu]]
| 6–9 August
|- 
|[[1999 Finnish Athletics Championships|1999]]
|[[Seinäjoki]]
| 5–8 August
|-
|[[2000 Finnish Athletics Championships|2000]]
|[[Lahti]]
|17–20 August
|- 
|[[2001 Finnish Athletics Championships|2001]]
|[[Turku]]
| 6–8 July
|-
|[[2002 Finnish Athletics Championships|2002]]
|[[Joensuu]]
|18–21 July
|-
|[[2004 Finnish Athletics Championships|2004]]
|[[Vaasa]]
|30 July–1 August
|- 
|[[2005 Finnish Athletics Championships|2005]]
|[[Pori]]
|15–17 July
|-
|[[2006 Finnish Athletics Championships|2006]]
|[[Jyväskylä]]
|21–23 July
|- 
|[[2003 Finnish Athletics Championships|2003]]
|[[Helsinki]]
| 9–11 August
|- 
|[[2007 Finnish Athletics Championships|2007]]
|[[Lappeenranta]]
| 3–5 August
|-
|[[2008 Finnish Athletics Championships|2008]]
|[[Tampere]]
|24–27 July
|- 
|[[2009 Finnish Athletics Championships|2009]]
|[[Espoo]]
|31 July–2 August
|-
|[[2010 Finnish Athletics Championships|2010]]
|[[Kajaani]]
| 5–8 August
|- 
|[[2011 Finnish Athletics Championships|2011]]
|[[Turku]]
| 4–7 August
|-
|[[2012 Finnish Athletics Championships|2013]]
|[[Lahti]]
|23–26 August
|-
|[[2013 Finnish Athletics Championships|2013]]
|[[Vaasa]]
|25–27 August
|-
|[[2014 Finnish Athletics Championships|2014]]
|[[Kuopio]]
|31 July–3 August
|-
|[[2015 Finnish Athletics Championships|2015]]
|[[Pori]]
|30 July–2 August
|-
|[[2016 Finnish Athletics Championships|2016]]
|[[Oulu]]
|21–24 July
|-
|[[2017 Finnish Athletics Championships|2017]]
|[[Seinäjoki]]
|20–23 July
|-
|[[2018 Finnish Athletics Championships|2018]]
|[[Jyväskylä]]
|19–22 July
|-
|[[2019 Finnish Athletics Championships|2019]]
|[[Lappeenranta]]
| 1–4 August
|-
|[[2020 Finnish Athletics Championships|2020]]
|[[Turku]]
|13–16 August
|-
|[[2021 Finnish Athletics Championships|2021]]
|[[Tampere]]
|26–29 August
|-
|[[2022 Finnish Athletics Championships|2022]]
|[[Joensuu]]
|4–7 August
|-
|[[2023 Finnish Athletics Championships|2023]]
|[[Lahti]]
|29–30 July
|-
|[[2024 Finnish Athletics Championships|2024]]
|[[Vaasa]]
|
|}
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==Championships records==
===Women===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width: 95%;"
|-
!Event
!Record
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|[[100 metres hurdles|100 m hurdles]]
|12.79 {{wind|+1.0}}
|[[Annimari Korte]]
|14 August 2020
|[[Turku]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Kendricks tops 5.81m in Leverkusen, Nedasekau leaps 2.33m|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/maksim-nedasekau-233-stahl-gudzius|publisher=World Athletics|date=16 August 2020|access-date=25 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Pole vault]]
|4.72 m {{AthAbbr|NR|Finnish}}
|[[Wilma Murto]]
|29 August 2021
|[[Tampere]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Keely Hodgkinson Runs 400m PB At National Athletics League – Weekly Round-Up|url=https://mydmcsports.com/keely-hodgkinson-runs-400m-pb-at-national-athletics-league-weekly-round-up/|website=mydmcsports.com|date=30 August 2021|access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[Finnish records in athletics]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{commonscat-inline|Finnish Championships in Athletics}}
* [http://www.sul.fi/ Finnish Athletics]

{{Finnish Athletics Championships}}
{{Top sport leagues in Finland}}
{{National championships in athletics}}

[[Category:Finnish Athletics Championships| ]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1907]]
[[Category:National athletics competitions]]
[[Category:Athletics competitions in Finland]]