The European Athletics Championships commenced for Finland with qualifying rounds and the women's 4x100m relay on Friday. Jatta-Mari Jääskeläinen, Emilia Karell, and Rebecca Nelimarkka all competed in the javelin throw, however none advanced to the final competition. Iltalehti is providing ongoing coverage of the championships. The full schedule of events is available for readers to view. Despite the absence of Finnish finalists in the javelin, competition continues with other events. The article focuses on the initial events of the day for the Finnish team.