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Helsinki bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics

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City
  
Helsinki, Finland

Result
  
Not shortlisted

NOC
  
Finnish Olympic Committee (FIN)

Helsinki 2006 was a joint bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics presented by the city of Helsinki and Finnish Olympic Committee. Some of the proposed venues were located in Lillehammer, Norway.

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Finland does not possess sufficiently high mountains in its territory to host the alpine skiing competitions and thus proposed some events pursuant to Rule 38.2 of the Olympic Charter. Whilst the individual venues were considered to be excellent, the 1000-km distance between Helsinki and Lillehammer, and the fact that a large portion of the Games will be held in Norway, may have led to organisational and operational burdens.

Venues

The proposed venues were spread between two countries:

Finland

  • Helsinki - ceremonies, main olympic village, ice hockey (two venues: Hartwall Arena and Barona Areena), speed skating (Myllypuro), figure skating and short track (Helsinki Ice Hall), curling (Pirkkola Arena)
  • Lahti - biathlon, ski-jumping, Nordic combined, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing (Messilä)

    • Norway

  • Lillehammer - Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton
  • Hafjell - alpine skiing (men’s and women’s slalom, giant slalom and combined slalom), snowboard
  • Kvitfjell - alpine skiing (men’s and women’s downhill, combined downhill and super-G)

    • References

    Helsinki bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics Wikipedia
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