The European Short Course Swimming Championships 2006 were held in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, from Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 December.
The venue of the event was the aquatic center of Mäkelänrinteen uintikeskus, which last hosted a major event at the pre-Olympic 2000 European Aquatics Championships.
Three world records (two in relays) and eight European records were broken during the event.
* Host nation (Finland)Record information was correct before the Championships started.