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 . President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen will attend the opening ceremony . The Left Youth had earlier called for a boycott on the games on behalf of Niinistö , Katainen and Arhinmäki . Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja opposed boycotts and wished the games to be held separate from politics . 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
opening ceremony
2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Finland at the 2014 Winter Olympics