TURIN 2006
- 10–26 February 2006
- 84 official medal events.
- 2,508 competitors from 80 countries.
- Finnish team: 94 athletes (90 participated in official events).
Finland won medals in eight different sports at the Olympic Winter Games of 2006, more than any other European nation. Matti Hautamäki won silver in ski jumping, as did Mikko Ronkainen in moguls skiing. Tanja Poutiainen became the first ever Finnish Olympic medallist in Alpine skiing, and Markku Koski did likewise in snowboarding. In cross-country skiing Finland returned to the ranks of medal nations, if only by virtue of one bronze. Nordic combined yielded the same end result, even if more had been expected. The most surprising Finnish medal came in curling, where the men’s team skipped by Markku Uusipaavalniemi advanced to the Olympic final. The only thing that was still missing was a gold medal. On the last day of the Games the Finnish men’s ice hockey team, which had went undefeated in the Olympic tournament and beaten Russia 4–0 in the semi-final, faced Sweden in the final. Unfortunately, the game finished in a 2–3 defeat and the Games ended without a Finnish victory.
Medal Standings
| G | S | B | Total | ||
| 1 | Germany | 11 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 2 | USA | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Austria | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Russia | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Canada | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Sweden | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | South Korea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | France | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 12 | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Norway | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 |
| 14 | China | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 15 | Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Croatia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Finland | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 20 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
