Finland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 64 competitors, 63 men and 1 woman, took part in 62 events in 14 sports. Kyllikki Marlo-Monten was the official translator for the team.
Pentti Linnosvuo — Shooting, Men's Free PistolRauno Mäkinen — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman FeatherweightKyösti Lehtonen — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman LightweightOlavi Mannonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual CompetitionVoitto Hellstén — Athletics, Men's 400 metresVeikko Karvonen — Athletics, Men's MarathonJorma Valkama — Athletics, Men's Long JumpPentti Hämäläinen — Boxing, Men's FeatherweightRaimo Heinonen, Onni Lappalainen, Olavi Leimuvirta, Berndt Lindfors, Martti Mansikka, and Kalevi Suoniemi — Gymnastics, Men's Team Combined ExercisesWäinö Korhonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual CompetitionBerndt Katter, Wäinö Korhonen, and Olavi Mannonen — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team CompetitionKauko Hänninen, Veli Lehtelä, Matti Niemi, Toimi Pitkänen, and Reino Poutanen — Rowing, Men's Coxed FoursVilho Ylönen — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three PositionsErkki Penttilä — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle FeatherweightTaisto Kangasniemi — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle HeavyweightMen's Marathon
Veikko Karvonen — 2:27:47 (→ Bronze Medal)Eino Oksanen — 2:36:10 (→ 10th place)Paavo Kotila — 2:37:10 (→ 13th place)SprintPaul Nyman — 18th placeTime trialPaul Nyman — 1:16.1 (→ 18th place)Individual road racePaul Nyman — 5:23:40 (→ 11th place)Men's 10m Platform
Helge VaseniusPreliminary Round — 66.63 (→ did not advance, 16th place)Two fencers, both men, represented Finland in 1956.
Men's épéeRolf WiikWäinö KorhonenThree male pentathletes represented Finland in 1956. Wäinö Korhonen won the bronze and Ole Mannonen won the silver in the individual event. In the team event, the Finnish pentathletes won bronze.
IndividualOle MannonenWäinö KorhonenBerndt KatterTeamOle MannonenWäinö KorhonenBerndt KatterFour shooters represented Finland in 1956. Pentti Linnosvuo won gold in the 50 m pistol and Vilho Ylönen won bronze in the 300 m rifle, three positions.
25 m pistolPentti LinnosvuoKalle Sievänen50 m pistolPentti LinnosvuoKalle Sievänen300 m rifle, three positionsVilho YlönenJorma Taitto50 m rifle, three positionsVilho YlönenJorma Taitto50 m rifle, proneVilho YlönenJorma Taitto 
