Finland topped the men's points classification with 190.5 points, while Sweden won the first women's team title with 89 points. Iceland took part in the men's competition only and was the only nation not to have an athlete top the podium. Among the athletes in attendance were 1956 Olympic medalists Vilhjálmur Einarsson and Jorma Valkama and 1960 Olympic medalist Eeles Landström.[1]
Eeles Landström win in the pole vault helped the Finnish men to the team titleUlla-Britt Wieslander, winner of both 100 m and 200 m races, was part of the winning Swedish women's team