It was the third time this century that Finland left the Winter Olympics without a gold medal to their name, while a collection of one silver and five bronzes is exactly one bronze better than their tally at Vancouver 2010, when they came 24th.
Half their medals - including the silver - were won by nordic combined heroes Ilkka Herola and Eero Hirvonen, who finished as runners-up in the team event after Herola had taken bronze in the large hill/10km, and Hirvonen did the same in the normal hill/10km.
Bronze also went to the men's ice hockey team, the women's 4x 7.5km cross-country skiing relay team and biathlete Suvi Minkkinen in the women's pursuit.
The medal haul is significantly down on Beijing four years ago, when Finland won two golds, two silvers and four bronzes.
Despite that, sports director of the Finnish Olympic Committee (FOC), Janne Hanninen, said that Finland's target for the Milan-Cortina games have been met. He announced before the games that six medals was the aim, while the FOC's own data system put the target of 5.35.
While clearly the target was realistic, Hanninen had mixed feelings about his nation's success when speaking to Helsingen Sanomat.
"Considering our current level, we did quite well. At the same time, we have to admit that this is not enough. We need to get more potential medalists," said the former speed skater.
As with any sport in any country at the elite level, funding must be properly allocated for Finland to reach its potential. Hanninen suggests Finland are on the right track.
"We have started to make changes little by little through the economy. It is already visible in summer sports, and now it is continuing in winter sports.
"The change in routine has yet to be made. We need to get to the point where everything we do is focused on the core of elite sports: how we can make athletes better physically, technically and tactically," he added.
Finnish fans have been forced to watch their neighbours have great success at the 2026 Winter Olympics - Norway topped the medal table once again, while Sweden finished seventh.
Hanninen believes focusing on giving the elite talent an extra boost is enough to see Finland challenge their local rivals.
"I can't comment on why they are ahead. But we are making quite a few big changes this spring so that we can catch up with Sweden and Norway," said Hanninen.
"In my eyes, the biggest thing is that the focus is on achieving results in top sports. Completely, and not on the side effects around it. We need to make that big change."
"We want to focus support on those athletes and sports that are capable of producing medals. It has been estimated that the top-8 is the level at which one is within striking distance of a medal. Now we have really clear criteria for why money is distributed and how much."