Marathon results
Hiroki Nakajima (2:38:25) bested more than 3,500 runners to win the Helsinki City Marathon by the Baltic Sea in Finland.
Antti Nisonen finished second with a time of 2:40:46.
Jani Nuutinen (2:42:07) came in less than 30 seconds ahead of Otto Laitinen (2:42:30) for third.
The winner of #HelsinkiCityMarathon 2015 Hiroki Nakajima (2863) of #Japan on the race yesterday. #HCM2015 #Helsinki pic.twitter.com/H8XHzy8bXg
— Mattias Tolvanen (@MattiasTolvanen) August 16, 2015
For the women, it was Elina Junnila (2:54:13) taking the top spot.
She finished fifth a year ago.
Runner-up Anastasiia Zakharova (3:00:59) cut more than eight minutes from her ninth-place finish a year ago.
Hristina Kozareva (3:05:57) rounded out the top three with a time of3:05:57.
Top 10 Men
| 1 | Hiroki NAKAJIMA | JPN | 2:38:25 |
| 2 | Antti NISONEN | FIN | 2:40:46 |
| 3 | Jani NUUTINEN | FIN | 2:42:07 |
| 4 | Otto LAITINEN | FIN | 2:42:30 |
| 5 | Jerome SORDELLO | FRA | 2:47:36 |
| 6 | Timo MANTERE | FIN | 2:49:30 |
| 7 | Mika NURMO | FIN | 2:49:49 |
| 8 | Pekka KULPAKKO | FIN | 2:51:39 |
| 9 | Pierre FOURNIER | SUI | 2:51:56 |
| 10 | Hideyuki MAMIYA | JPN | 2:52:48 |
Top 10 Women
| 1 | Elina JUNNILA | FIN | 2:54:13 |
| 2 | Anastasiia ZAKHAROVA | RUS | 3:00:59 |
| 3 | Hristina KOZAREVA | BUL | 3:05:57 |
| 4 | Anna-Elina HEIKKINEN | FIN | 3:08:44 |
| 5 | Mirja VARTIAINEN | FIN | 3:09:42 |
| 6 | Katri VERMANNE | FIN | 3:11:13 |
| 7 | Jo SINGER | GBR | 3:11:43 |
| 8 | Kati OIKARINEN | FIN | 3:13:33 |
| 9 | Tomomi INOUE | JPN | 3:14:11 |
| 10 | Merja RAUTIAINEN | FIN | 3:14:32 |
17K results
Top 10 Men
| 1 | Sami TURKULAINEN | FIN | 59:31 |
| 2 | Daniel DAVIES | GBR | 1:00:37 |
| 3 | Herkko PLIT | FIN | 1:06:25 |
| 4 | Pit VAN RIJSWIJCK | FIN | 1:07:02 |
| 5 | Jari VIRTANEN | FIN | 1:07:36 |
| 6 | Mirko PENNANEN | FIN | 1:08:33 |
| 7 | Antti ANTTONEN | FIN | 1:08:49 |
| 8 | Karl NYMAN | FIN | 1:09:59 |
| 9 | Martin BERTELE | GER | 1:10:17 |
| 10 | Timo CANTELL | FIN | 1:10:27 |
Top 10 Women
| 1 | Riitta PAASIO | FIN | 1:06:54 |
| 2 | Nicole PAVLOLINI | ITA | 1:15:37 |
| 3 | Linda KARVONEN | FIN | 1:19:12 |
| 4 | Riikka KILPELAINEN | FIN | 1:19:27 |
| 5 | Mari KANERVA | FIN | 1:20:50 |
| 6 | Laure CORDONIER | SUI | 1:22:04 |
| 7 | Kaisa RAISKI | FIN | 1:22:06 |
| 8 | Eeva-Liisa HOLMSTROM | FIN | 1:23:17 |
| 9 | Saila LAINE | FIN | 1:23:25 |
| 10 | Sini MUNUKKA | FIN | 1:23:55 |