Finland dropped a few places on the final day.
Mette Baas was the victim of a struggle. Jussi Saarinen
The Finnish team finished 11th in the EC team competition in athletics in Poland.
Finland entered Sunday’s closing day in eighth place, but fell a few places. Finland was only half a point away from tenth place, as Sweden edged past Finland by half a point in the final leg of the 4×400 meter medley relay. Finland finally collected a total of 282.5 points.
The tenth place was resolved dramatically. Swedish Emil Johansson struggled in Finland Mette Baasin at the last exchange, why Asseri Välimäki and Baas’ exchange failed. Before the relay, Finland was 3.5 points ahead of Sweden, but with the fall, the western neighbor was 12th in the relay.
Finland still took its best place in the EC team championships.
According to Finns, the highlight of the final day was the javelin thrower Anni-Linnea Alanenwho broke his new record of 59.69.