The Finnish Olympic Committee launched its Sochi 2014 coaching program in June 2010, distributing financial support in winter sports to member federations and top level athletes directly.

It revised the selection from earlier games by creating a continuous method, where athletes are added as they display to fulfill requirements.

[38] In a poll ordered by MTV3, a majority from a sample of 1,700 Finns in December 2013 expected Finland to win 2–4 medals, having best chances in snowboarding.

[44][45] Andreas Romar was initially selected to the Finnish Olympic team, but declared absent on January 10, 2014, following his heel fracture.

[57][58][59] The following players are in the reserve, in case of injuries before the games begin:[60] Saku Koivu refused a spot in the team due to a concussion suffered in November 2013.

Teemu Selänne, at age 43 years and 234 days, became the oldest ice hockey player to win an Olympic medal.

Finland has awarded a total quota of 4 athletes and a spot in the team relay, based on points achieved in the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup and secondarily in the FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup during the qualification period of July 2012–19 January 2014.

[44][72] On 31 January 2014, slopestyle snowboarder Petja Piiroinen was originally selected to the Finnish Olympic team, but was relegated into a reserve after a scheduling adjustment.

[73][74][75] In order to improve mental training in the team, the Finnish Olympic Committee recruited a sport psychologist, Hannaleena Ronkainen.

[77] Mental trainer and sprinter Hanna-Maari Latvala expressed scepticism at the haste in which the project was launched, and the capability of a single psychologist to service a team of one hundred representing various sports.

[1] A vocal critic was Ari Saukko, the personal coach of Janne Ahonen, who was denied accreditation by the committee, and after public complaints was offered an unsatisfactory alternative trip arrangement, which he would have had to pay for in his own expense.

[79] Minister of Culture and Sport of Finland Paavo Arhinmäki decided not to participate the opening ceremony, citing human rights violations and environmental issues, but planned to visit some of the events, and objected to an athletes' boycott.

[81] Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja opposed boycotts and wished the games to be held separate from politics.

[82] However, Jari Porttila reported, that only Niinistö had been invited to the opening ceremony, and Arhinmäki had received a reservation merely for the final days of the games.