The 10th (X) European Athletics Championships were held from 10 August to 15 August 1971 in the Olympic Stadium of Helsinki, the capital of Finland.

Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald.

[1][2][3][4][5][6] Complete results were published.

[7] 1966 |1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 1966 |1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 1966 |1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 1966 |1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 *   Host nation (Finland)According to an unofficial count, 871 athletes from 29 countries participated in the event, fourteen athletes more than the official number of 857 as published.

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