Olympic Games in Sochi 6.-12.2.2014

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (second from left) and spouse greeting President Sauli Niinistö, Mrs Jenni Haukio and Finnish Olympic Committee President Risto Nieminen on Thursday, 6 February. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

Talking to Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (right). Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

Former President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

The presidential couple talking to Chinese President Xi Jinping. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

President Niinistö and Mrs Haukio with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and spouse Yoo Soon-taek at the International Olympic Committee reception in Sochi. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

The official Olympic Games mittens are comfortably warm. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

President Niinistö and Mrs Haukio watching the Flower Ceremony for Slopestyle from the bleachers. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

Silver! President Niinistö congratulating Ladies' Slopestyle silver medallist Enni Rukajärvi. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

Finland's first medallist Enni Rukajärvi with President Niinistö. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

The silver medallist returned to the Olympic Village. Enni Rukajärvi (left) , coach Antti Koskinen, snowboarding head coach Pekka Koskela and Olympic Committee Secretary General Mika Sulin with the presidential couple. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

Eetu Vähäsöyrinki of the Nordic Combined team teaching President Niinistö how to knit. The scarves knitted by the athletes in the three Olympic Villages will be combined and given to the athletes of the Rio Summer Olympics. Team psychologist Hannaleena Ronkainen was also present to witness the President's knitting skills. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

Mrs Jenni Haukio, President Sauli Niinistö, Olympic Committee Secretary General Mika Sulin, Olympic Committee President Risto Nieminen and Finnish Biathlon Association President Olli Nepponen cheering for biathlete Kaisa Mäkäräinen. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

Ski jumper Janne Ahonen after his second round jump in the Normal Hill competition. Before the competition Ahonen gave the President his biography, Kuningaskotka (‘The King Eagle‘).. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev was also watching the ski jumping competition. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

Coffee and cake for Finland's first medallist in Sochi was the high point of the Finnish reception: silver medallist Enni Rukajärvi and President Niinistö cutting the cake. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

Skier Aino-Kaisa Saarinen received a Sisu knife at the reception organised by the Finnish Olympic Committee and the Finnish Embassy on Monday, 10 February. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

Cross-country skiers Sami Jauhojärvi, Matti Heikkinen and Lari Lehtonen with the presidential couple. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

Visiting the Coastal Olympic Village. The presidential couple was greeted by Olympic Village mayor, pole-vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, and Mikaela Ingberg from the support corps for Team Finland. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

Having breakfast with the men's and women's ice hockey teams. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

For cross-country skier Mona-Liisa Malvalehto the Sochi Games are the first Olympic Games. Malvalehto is also an accomplished accordion player. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic

President Niinistö watching the cross-country sprint with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach. Bach won the Olympic gold medal in fencing in 1976. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic