Jump to content

Finland national football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 213.139.189.196 (talk) at 13:21, 30 November 2022 (→Results and fixtures). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Finland women's national football team.

Finland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Huuhkajat
(The Eagle-owls)[1]
AssociationFootball Association of Finland
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMarkku Kanerva
CaptainLukáš Hrádecký
Most capsJari Litmanen (137)
Top scorerTeemu Pukki (37)
Home stadiumHelsinki Olympic Stadium
FIFA codeFIN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 69 Steady (19 December 2024)[2]
Highest33 (March 2007)
Lowest110 (July–August 2017)
First international
Russian Empire Finland 2–5 Sweden 
(Helsinki, Finland; 22 October 1911)
as Finland
 Sweden 1–0 Finland 
(Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1919)
Biggest win
 Finland 10–2 Estonia 
(Helsinki, Finland; 11 August 1922)
 Finland 8–0 San Marino 
(Helsinki, Finland; 17 November 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Germany 13–0 Finland 
(Leipzig, Germany; 1 September 1940)
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2020)
Best resultGroup stage (2020)
Olympic Games
Appearances4 (first in 1912)
Best resultFourth place (1912)

The Finland national football team (Template:Lang-fi, Template:Lang-sv) represents Finland in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland, the governing body for football in Finland, which was founded in 1907. The team has been a member of FIFA since 1908 and a UEFA member since 1957.

Finland had never qualified for a major tournament until securing a spot at UEFA Euro 2020, which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After many decades of average results and campaigns, the nation made progression in the 2000s, achieving notable results against established European teams and reaching a peak of 33rd in the FIFA World Rankings in 2007. But, after that, they saw a decline of performances and results, drawing them to their all-time low of 110th in the FIFA Rankings in 2017. However, after five years of their all-time low in the FIFA Rankings, as of April 2022, they sit at the 57th place in the overall ranking, and at the 29th place between the European FIFA members.[5] Finland is one of the few countries in Europe where football is not the most popular sport. As a result, their level in football is not as high as in ice hockey, which is much more popular in Finland.

History

Finland team playing a Moscow XI in Moscow 1912

Early history

The Football Association of Finland was founded in 1907 and became a member of FIFA in 1908. At the time, Finland was an autonomous grand duchy of the Russian Empire. Finland played its first international on 22 October 1911, as Sweden beat the Finns at the Eläintarha Stadium in Helsinki. Finland participated the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, beating Italy and the Russian Empire, but losing the bronze medal match against the Netherlands.

Period of dispersion

National team against Denmark in 1933.

After the 1918 Civil War, the Finnish sports movement was divided into the right-wing Finnish Gymnastics and Sports Federation (SVUL) and the leftist Finnish Workers' Sports Federation (TUL), Finnish Football Association was a member of the SVUL.[6] Both sides had their own championship series, and between 1919 and 1939 the Finland national team was selected of the Football Association players only. The Finnish Workers' Sports Federation football team in turn, participated the competitions of the international labour movement.[7]

However, since the late 1920s several top footballers defected from TUL and joined the Football Association to be eligible for the national team. During the 1930s, these ″defectors″ formed the spine of the national team. For example, the Finland squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics was composed of eight former TUL players.[7] In 1937, Finland participated the FIFA World Cup qualification for the first time, losing all three matches against Sweden, Germany and Estonia.

Since 1939, TUL players were selected to the national team and finally in 1956, the TUL and Football Association series were merged.[7]

Post-war years

The 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki saw the Finnish hosts lose to Austria in the first round. Finland did, however, win the unofficial Nordic championship in 1964 and 1966.[8]

Finland also took part in European Championship qualifying since the 1968 event, but had to wait for its first win until 1978.

Later 20th century

Finnish team after the victory over Yugoslavia in 1950
Finland against the Netherlands from 1975

The results of the team improved somewhat in the late 1970s and the 1980s. Finland missed out on qualification for Euro 1980 by just a point and for the 1986 World Cup by two points. Finland was invited to take part in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow after many Western countries announced they would boycott the games, but failed to progress from its group.

By the mid-1990s Finland started to have more players in high-profile European leagues, led by the Ajax superstar Jari Litmanen.[9] In 1996 Danish Euro 1992 winning coach Richard Møller Nielsen was hired to take Finland to the 1998 World Cup. The team enjoyed mixed fortunes in the campaign, high points of which were a draw and a win away to Norway and Switzerland respectively. Going into the last match, Finland would have needed a win at home to Hungary to earn a place in the play-offs. They led the game 1–0 going into injury time, but scored an own goal, and once again the dreams of qualification were over. Møller Nielsen also tried to lead Finland to Euro 2000. In this campaign the Finns recorded a sensational win away to Turkey, but couldn't compete with Germany and Turkey in the long run.

Jari Litmanen is widely regarded as Finland's greatest footballer of all time.

Antti Muurinen succeeded Møller Nielsen as coach in 2000. He had arguably the most talented group of Finnish players ever at his disposal, including players such as Antti Niemi, Sami Hyypiä, Teemu Tainio and Mikael Forssell in addition to the legendary Litmanen. The team also performed quite well under him in qualification for the 2002 World Cup despite a difficult draw, earning two draws against Germany and a home draw with England as well as beating Greece 5–1 in Helsinki. In the end, however, England and Germany proved too strong, and the Finns finished third in the group, but were the only team in that group not to lose at home. Hopes were high going into qualification for Euro 2004 after the promising last campaign and friendly wins over the likes of Norway, Belgium and Portugal (which seen the Finns jump from 40th–30th in the Elo ranking[4]). However, Finland started the campaign by losing to Wales and Yugoslavia (later Serbia and Montenegro, now two separate nations). These losses were followed by two defeats by Italy, and a 3–0 home win over Serbia and Montenegro was little consolation, as the Finns finished fourth in the group. In qualification for the 2006 World Cup Finland failed to score a single point in six matches against the top three teams in their group, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Romania. Muurinen was sacked in June 2005, and he was replaced by caretaker Jyrki Heliskoski, but results didn't improve.

In August 2005, it was announced that Roy Hodgson would become the new Finland coach in 2006, and he started in the job in January of that year. Hodgson stepped down as manager after they failed to qualify for Euro 2008.[10] His replacement was a Scotsman, Stuart Baxter, who signed a contract until the end of the 2012 European Championship qualification campaign.[11]

Recent history

Markku Kanerva managed to lead his Finnish national team to first time qualification to a UEFA European Tournament.

In the Euro 2008 qualifying Finland needed to win their last qualifying game away at Portugal to qualify for their first major football tournament. However, the match ended 0–0 meaning the team missed out on qualification to the tournament, with Finland ending the group stage with 24 points and Portugal with 27 points. However, the performance in qualifying led to the Finns gaining their best-ever FIFA world ranking to date at the position of 33rd.

The 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign under new head coach Stuart Baxter saw Finland again finish third in their group with five wins, three draws and two defeats. They were the only team in qualifying not to lose to eventual 3rd-place finishers Germany; in both the home and away matches Finland had led Germany only to concede late equalisers. Finland finished a disappointing fourth in Euro 2012 qualifying, with only three wins, two of them against minnows San Marino.

In the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign, Finland's best result was a 1–1 draw at reigning world champions Spain. They finished third in the five-team Group I, behind Spain and France. Finland finished fourth in Euro 2016 qualifying but achieved another noteworthy result. Joel Pohjanpalo's goal gave the Finns a 1–0 win at former European champions Greece, who had reached the second round of the 2014 World Cup and were the top seeds of their qualifying group.

The 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign saw Finland finish a disappointing fifth in their group with only two wins, although one of them was over Iceland, who finished top of the qualifying group.

On 15 November 2019, Finland managed to qualify to the first major tournament, UEFA Euro 2020, in their history after defeating Liechtenstein 3–0.[12] The successful qualifying campaign in Group J, was aided by a distinctive performance of Teemu Pukki, who scored ten goals in the qualifications.[13]

On 12 June 2021 in the Euro 2020 Finland had their first victory on their debut in a major tournament finals, Joel Pohjanpalo scored the only goal, a header in a 1–0 win over Denmark to grant his country their first goal and win in a major competition.[14] Unfortunately, having lost the next two games from both Russia and Belgium, Finland was eliminated from the group stage alongside fellow debutants North Macedonia as a result of their poor performance after being edged out by fourth placed team Ukraine due to goal difference.

Home stadiums

Helsinki Central Station Lantern Carriers supporting the Finnish football team at the 2020 European Championships in 2021.
The Finnish national team supporters at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in 2009.

Most of Finland's important home matches are played at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in the capital Helsinki. It has been Finland's principal home stadium ever since its construction was completed in 1938. Before that Pallokenttä in Helsinki was mainly used.

Today, some qualifying matches against lower profile opponents and some friendlies are hosted at the Tampere Stadium in Tampere and Veritas Stadion in Turku. Helsinki's Bolt Arena, which has artificial turf, is also used for some friendlies and qualifiers. During the reconstruction of Helsinki Olympic Stadium in 2016–20, Tampere Stadium served as the main stadium for qualifying games.

Kits and crest

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Finland national football team kits.

Finland's kit are currently supplied by American brand Nike, Inc. They replaced German company Adidas who supplied Finland's kits between 1979 and 2014.

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier Period
Germany Adidas 1979–2014
United States Nike 2014–

Results and fixtures

Main article: Finland national football team results

  Win   Draw   Loss

2022

26 March 2022 Friendly Finland  1–1  Iceland Murcia, Spain
  • Pukki 12'
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)
29 March 2022 Friendly Finland  0–2  Slovakia Murcia, Spain
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
4 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B Finland  1–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina Helsinki, Finland
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) Pukki 45+1' (pen.) Report Prevljak 90+3' Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 20,181
Referee: Nicholas Walsh (Scotland)
7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B Finland  2–0  Montenegro Helsinki, Finland
21:45 UTC+3 Pohjanpalo 31', 38' Report Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 17,009
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B Romania  1–0  Finland Bucharest, Romania
21:45 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Rapid Stadium
Attendance: 11,503
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–2  Finland Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium
Attendance: 8,150
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B Finland  1–1  Romania Helsinki, Finland
21:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 20,130
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
26 September 2022 (2022-09-26) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B Montenegro  0–2  Finland Podgorica, Montenegro
20:45 UTC+2 Report Antman 47'
Källman 53'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,522
Referee: François Letexier (France)
17 November 2022 Friendly North Macedonia  1–1  Finland Skopje, North Macedonia
20 November 2022 (2022-11-20) Friendly Norway  1–1  Finland Oslo, Norway
13:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

2023

9 January 2023 (2023-01-09) Friendly Sweden  v  Finland Algarve, Portugal
Stadium: Estadio Algarve
12 January 2023 (2023-01-12) Friendly Finland  v  Estonia Albufeira, Portugal
Stadium: Estadio da Nora
23 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Denmark  v  Finland Copenhagen, Denmark
20:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Parken
26 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Northern Ireland  v  Finland Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Windsor Park
16 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Finland  v  Slovenia Helsinki, Finland
21:45 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
19 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Finland  v  San Marino Helsinki, Finland
21:45 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
7 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Kazakhstan  v  Finland Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
20:00 UTC+6 Report Stadium: Astana Arena
10 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Finland  v  Denmark Helsinki, Finland
19:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
14 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Slovenia  v  Finland Ljubljana, Slovenia
18:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stožice Stadium
17 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Finland  v  Kazakhstan Helsinki, Finland
21:45 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
17 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Finland  v  Northern Ireland Helsinki, Finland
19:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
20 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying San Marino  v  Finland Serravalle, San Marino
20:45 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle

Coaching staff

[15][16][17]

Position Name
Head Coach Finland Markku Kanerva
Assistant Coach Finland Mika Nurmela
Finland Kari Martonen
Goalkeeping Coach Finland Antti Niemi
Fitness Coach Finland Jari-Pekka Keurulainen
Physiotherapists Finland Jari-Pekka Keurulainen
Finland Paavo Leiramo
Video Analyst Finland Henri Lehto
Finland Sixten Boström
Doctor Finland Heikki Kinnunen
Osteopath Finland Hannu Kanerva
Kit Manager Finland Jari Parikka
Team Manager Finland Lennart Wangel

Coaching history

As of 13 October 2015.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against North Macedonia on 17 November 2022 and Norway on 20 November 2022.[18][19][20][21][22]

Caps and goals as of 20 November 2022, after the match against Norway.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Lukáš Hrádecký (captain) (1989-11-24) 24 November 1989 (age 35) 81 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
12 1GK Carljohan Eriksson (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Scotland Dundee United
1GK Jesse Joronen (1993-03-21) 21 March 1993 (age 31) 17 0 Italy Venezia
2 2DF Leo Väisänen (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 27) 23 0 Sweden Elfsborg
4 2DF Robert Ivanov (1994-09-19) 19 September 1994 (age 30) 17 0 Poland Warta Poznań
17 2DF Nikolai Alho (1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 (age 31) 25 0 Greece Volos
22 2DF Arttu Hoskonen (1997-04-16) 16 April 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Finland HJK
2DF Sauli Väisänen (1994-06-05) 5 June 1994 (age 30) 24 0 Italy Cosenza
2DF Daniel O'Shaughnessy (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30) 22 1 Germany Karlsruher SC
2DF Diogo Tomas (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Finland KuPS
2DF Tuomas Ollila (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Finland HJK
8 3MF Ilmari Niskanen (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 27) 13 1 Scotland Dundee United
13 3MF Pyry Soiri (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 30) 36 5 Finland HJK
14 3MF Lucas Lingman (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 (age 26) 7 0 Finland HJK
15 3MF Kaan Kairinen (1998-12-22) 22 December 1998 (age 26) 7 0 Norway Lillestrøm
3MF Robin Lod (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 (age 31) 60 5 United States Minnesota United
3MF Robert Taylor (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 30) 27 1 United States Inter Miami
3MF Mikael Soisalo (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 26) 4 0 Latvia Riga
3MF Oliver Antman (2001-08-15) 15 August 2001 (age 23) 3 2 Denmark Nordsjælland
3MF Anssi Suhonen (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Germany Hamburger SV
3MF Niilo Mäenpää (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26) 2 0 Poland Warta Poznań
19 4FW Marcus Forss (1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 25) 17 2 England Middlesbrough
20 4FW Joel Pohjanpalo (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 30) 59 13 Italy Venezia
21 4FW Benjamin Källman (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 26) 10 4 Poland Cracovia
4FW Santeri Hostikka (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 27) 4 0 Finland HJK

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Viljami Sinisalo (2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 (age 23) 0 0 England Burton Albion v.  Montenegro, 26 September 2022
DF Jere Uronen (1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 (age 30) 61 1 France Brest v.  Montenegro, 26 September 2022
DF Richard Jensen (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 28) 5 0 Poland Górnik Zabrze v.  Montenegro, 26 September 2022
DF Miro Tenho (1995-04-02) 2 April 1995 (age 29) 2 0 Finland HJK v.  Montenegro, 26 September 2022
DF Thomas Lam (1993-12-18) 18 December 1993 (age 31) 28 0 Australia Melbourne City v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 24 June 2022
DF Albin Granlund (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35) 21 0 Poland Stal Mielec v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 24 June 2022
DF Miska Ylitolva (2004-05-23) 23 May 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Finland HJK v.  Slovakia, 29 March 2022
MF Glen Kamara INJ (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 29) 48 1 Scotland Rangers v.  Norway, 20 November 2022
MF Fredrik Jensen INJ (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 27) 26 7 Germany FC Augsburg v.  Norway, 20 November 2022
MF Rasmus Schüller (vice-captain) (1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 (age 33) 64 0 Sweden Djurgården v.  Montenegro, 26 September 2022
MF Onni Valakari (1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 (age 25) 11 1 Cyprus Pafos v.  Montenegro, 26 September 2022
MF Urho Nissilä (1996-04-04) 4 April 1996 (age 28) 12 0 South Korea Suwon FC v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 24 June 2022
FW Teemu Pukki (vice-captain) (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34) 108 37 England Norwich City v.  Montenegro, 26 September 2022
FW Lassi Lappalainen (1998-08-24) 24 August 1998 (age 26) 9 0 Canada CF Montréal v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 24 June 2022

INJ = Withdrew due to an injury
WD = Withdrew due to a non-injury issue
PRE = Preliminary squad / standby
RET = Retired from international duty

Player records

As of 20 November 2022[23]
Players in bold are still active with Finland.

Most appearances

Jari Litmanen is Finland's most capped player with 137 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Jari Litmanen 137 32 1989–2010
2 Teemu Pukki 108 37 2009–present
3 Sami Hyypiä 106 5 1992–2010
Jonatan Johansson 106 22 1996–2010
5 Ari Hjelm 100 20 1983–1996
6 Joonas Kolkka 98 11 1994–2010
7 Mikael Forssell 87 29 1999–2014
8 Erkka Petäjä 84 0 1983–1994
Tim Sparv 84 1 2009–2021
10 Lukáš Hrádecký 81 0 2010–present

Top goalscorers

Teemu Pukki is Finland's top scorer with 37 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Teemu Pukki 37 108 0.34 2009–present
2 Jari Litmanen 32 137 0.23 1989–2010
3 Mikael Forssell 29 87 0.33 1999–2014
4 Jonatan Johansson 22 106 0.21 1996–2010
5 Ari Hjelm 20 100 0.2 1983–1996
6 Mixu Paatelainen 18 70 0.23 1986–2000
7 Verner Eklöf 17 32 0.53 1919–1927
8 Aulis Koponen 16 39 0.41 1924–1935
Gunnar Åström 16 44 0.36 1923–1937
10 Alexei Eremenko 14 57 0.25 2003–2013

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 0 7
Brazil 1950 Withdrew during qualifying 2 0 1 1 1 4
Switzerland 1954 Did not qualify 4 0 2 2 7 13
Sweden 1958 4 0 0 4 2 19
Chile 1962 4 0 0 4 3 12
England 1966 6 1 0 5 5 20
Mexico 1970 6 1 0 5 6 28
West Germany 1974 6 1 1 4 3 21
Argentina 1978 6 2 0 4 11 16
Spain 1982 8 1 0 7 4 27
Mexico 1986 8 3 2 3 7 12
Italy 1990 6 1 1 4 4 16
United States 1994 10 2 1 7 9 18
France 1998 8 3 2 3 11 12
South Korea Japan 2002 8 3 3 2 12 7
Germany 2006 12 5 1 6 21 19
South Africa 2010 10 5 3 2 14 14
Brazil 2014 8 2 3 3 5 9
Russia 2018 10 2 3 5 9 13
Qatar 2022 8 3 2 3 10 10
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/22 137 35 25 77 144 297

UEFA European Championship

Main article: Finland at the UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964
Italy 1968 Did not qualify 6 0 2 4 5 12
Belgium 1972 6 0 1 5 1 16
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 0 1 5 3 13
Italy 1980 6 2 2 2 10 15
France 1984 6 0 1 5 3 14
West Germany 1988 6 1 1 4 4 10
Sweden 1992 8 1 4 3 5 8
England 1996 10 5 0 5 18 18
Belgium Netherlands 2000 8 3 1 4 13 13
Portugal 2004 8 3 1 4 9 10
Austria Switzerland 2008 14 6 6 2 13 7
Poland Ukraine 2012 10 3 1 6 16 16
France 2016 10 3 3 4 9 10
European Union 2020 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 1 3 Squad 10 6 0 4 16 10
Germany 2024 To be determined To be determined
Total Group stage 1/16 3 1 0 2 1 3 — 114 33 24 57 125 172

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 C 2 1st 6 4 0 2 5 3 Rise 28th
2020–21 B 4 2nd 6 4 0 2 7 5 Same position 21st
2022–23 B 3 2nd 6 2 2 2 8 6 Same position 21st
2024–25 B To be determined
Total 18 10 2 6 20 14 21st

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Greece 1896 No football tournament was held
France 1900 Did not enter
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912 Fourth place 4th 4 2 0 2 5 16 Squad
Since 1917, Declaration of Independence Finland
Belgium 1920 Did not enter
France 1924
Netherlands 1928
United States 1932 No football tournament was held
Nazi Germany 1936 Round of 16 14th 1 0 0 1 3 7 Squad
United Kingdom 1948 Did not enter
Finland 1952 Round of 16 9th 1 0 0 1 3 4 Squad
Australia 1956 Did not enter
Italy 1960 Did not qualify
Japan 1964
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 2 Squad
United States 1984 Did not qualify
South Korea 1988
Since 1992 Olympic football has been an under-23 tournament
Total Fourth place 4/17 9 3 1 5 14 29 —

Nordic Football Championship

Nordic Football Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
1929–32 Fourth place 4th 12 2 2 8 23 52
1933–36 12 3 1 8 18 36
1937–47 12 1 1 10 12 51
1948–51 12 1 3 8 11 28
1952–55 12 1 1 10 13 53
1956–59 12 0 1 11 8 44
1960–63 12 2 2 8 14 37
1964–67 Third place 3rd 12 5 2 5 14 17
1968–71 Fourth place 4th 12 0 4 8 10 31
1972–77 12 1 4 7 10 26
1978–80 6 1 4 7 10 26
1981–85 6 1 1 4 7 11
2000–01 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 7 3
Total 1 Title 13/14 137 21 24 92 150 401

Baltic Cup

Baltic Cup record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
2012 Runners-up 2 1 1 0 3 2
2014 Third place 2 1 0 1 2 1
Total 4 2 1 1 5 3

Head-to-head record

This list is Finland national team complete records, both friendlies and competitive matches.[24]

As of 13 November 2021[25]
Opponent GP W D L GF GA GD Win %
All Nations 772 204 157 411 910 1,605 −695 026.42
Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD % Won
 Albania 7 4 1 2 8 6 +2 057.14
 Algeria 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 Andorra 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 050.00
 Armenia 6 5 1 0 11 1 +10 083.33
 Austria 11 1 2 8 11 24 −13 009.09
 Azerbaijan 8 7 0 1 15 5 +10 087.50
 Bahrain 5 4 1 0 9 1 +8 080.00
 Barbados 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
 Belarus 5 2 3 0 7 4 +3 040.00
 Belgium 11 4 4 3 19 20 −1 036.36
 Bermuda 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Bolivia 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 000.00
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 2 1 2 8 8 +0 040.00
 Brazil 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 000.00
 Bulgaria 10 2 1 7 3 19 −16 020.00
 Cameroon 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 Canada 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.00
 Chile 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 China 4 1 0 3 7 6 +1 025.00
 Colombia 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
 Costa Rica 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Croatia 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Cyprus 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 050.00
 Czech Republic 11 3 3 5 14 22 −8 027.27
 Denmark 60 12 10 38 61 151 −90 020.00
 East Germany 7 2 1 4 8 21 −13 028.57
 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
 Egypt 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 000.00
 England 13 0 2 11 7 44 −37 000.00
 Estonia 32 15 10 7 74 40 +34 046.88
 Faroe Islands 5 5 0 0 15 1 +14 100.00
 France 10 1 0 9 3 20 −17 010.00
 Georgia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
 Germany 23 1 6 16 19 82 −63 004.35
 Greece 18 6 3 9 22 29 −7 033.33
 Honduras 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Hungary 17 3 3 11 15 48 −33 017.65
 Iceland 13 7 2 4 20 14 +6 053.85
 India 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 050.00
 Indonesia 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
 Iraq 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 Ireland 5 0 2 3 2 11 −9 000.00
 Israel 5 2 1 2 6 6 +0 040.00
 Italy 13 1 1 11 7 32 −25 007.69
 Japan 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 000.00
 Jordan 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Kazakhstan 5 4 1 0 7 1 +6 080.00
 Kosovo 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
 Kuwait 7 3 2 2 6 5 +1 042.86
 Latvia 17 10 3 4 32 18 +14 058.82
 Liechtenstein 5 3 2 0 9 3 +6 060.00
 Lithuania 5 3 0 2 15 5 +10 060.00
 Luxembourg 5 4 0 1 12 4 +8 080.00
 Malaysia 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Malta 7 4 2 1 9 5 +4 057.14
 Mexico 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 000.00
 Moldova 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 050.00
 Morocco 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00
 Netherlands 14 1 2 11 14 43 −29 007.14
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 North Macedonia 4 3 0 1 11 2 +9 075.00
 Northern Ireland 9 3 2 4 13 12 +1 033.33
 Norway 66 9 16 41 81 181 −100 013.64
 Oman 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 050.00
 Peru 1 0 0 1 3 7 −4 000.00
 Poland 29 3 8 18 25 67 −42 010.34
 Portugal 10 1 4 5 6 14 −8 010.00
 Qatar 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 025.00
 Romania 11 0 4 7 5 27 −22 000.00
 Russia 21 1 5 15 13 67 −54 004.76
 San Marino 4 4 0 0 15 0 +15 100.00
 Saudi Arabia 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 050.00
 Scotland 8 0 2 6 5 18 −13 000.00
 Serbia 9 2 2 5 10 30 −20 022.22
 Slovakia 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 000.00
 Slovenia 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 050.00
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 000.00
 Spain 8 1 2 5 5 16 −11 012.50
 Sweden 89 11 11 67 96 294 −198 012.36
  Switzerland 5 2 0 3 5 7 −2 040.00
 Thailand 5 5 0 0 12 6 +6 100.00
 Trinidad and Tobago 5 3 1 1 8 7 +1 060.00
 Tunisia 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 066.67
 Turkey 15 6 4 5 22 24 −2 040.00
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
 Ukraine 4 0 1 3 3 6 −3 000.00
 United States 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 000.00
 Uruguay 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 000.00
 Wales 13 4 5 4 12 17 −5 030.77
 Yemen 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Total 772 204 157 411 910 1,605 −695 026.42

Honours

Minor tournaments

See also

References

  1. ^ Palkittu Bubi käväisi yllättäen palkitsemistilaisuudessa Archived 16 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine HS.fi – Kaupunki
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "World Football Elo Ratings: Finland". World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  5. ^ "FIFA Rankings". Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  6. ^ Andersen, Svein S.; Ronglan, Lars Tore (2012). Nordic Elite Sports: Same Ambitions – Different Tracks. Copenhagen: Copenhagen Business School Press. pp. 85–88. ISBN 978-876-30024-5-5.
  7. ^ a b c Syrjäläinen, Antti (2008). Miksi siksi loikkariksi? Huippu-urheilijoiden loikkaukset TUL:sta SVUL:oon 1919–1939. Joensuu: University of Joensuu. pp. 45–47. ISBN 978-952-21913-7-3.
  8. ^ "Nordic Championships 1964–67". www.rsssf.com.
  9. ^ Thomas Floyd (11 June 2021) [2021-06-09]. "Finland has had a cursed soccer past. Now, as a first-time Euro qualifier, it is ready to believe". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.[please check these dates]
  10. ^ Hodgson to return for Inter role BBC Sport, 1 December 2007
  11. ^ "Suomen Palloliitto – Etusivu". Archived from the original on 25 May 2011.
  12. ^ "Finland 3–0 Liechtenstein". BBC. 15 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Teemu Pukki: From failures in Europe to Finland great – the fall and rise of the Norwich striker". BBC. 12 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Denmark 0–1 Finland". BBC Sport. 12 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Markku Kanerva A-maajoukkueen päävalmentajaksi". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  16. ^ "Sivua ei löydy". www.palloliitto.fi. 11 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Valmennus ja joukkueenjohto". www.palloliitto.fi.
  18. ^ "Huuhkajat nimetty marraskuun maaotteluihin". www.palloliitto.fi.
  19. ^ "Niilo Mäenpää Huuhkajiin". www.palloliitto.fi.
  20. ^ "Huuhkajia täydennetty – Tuomas Ollila ja Leo Väisänen joukkueeseen". www.palloliitto.fi.
  21. ^ "Muutoksia Huuhkajien ryhmään marraskuun otteluihin". www.palloliitto.fi.
  22. ^ "Tässä on Huuhkajien uusi kapteenisto". www.palloliitto.fi.
  23. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Finland – International Player Records". RSSSF.
  24. ^ "FIFA Tournaments - Compare Teams - FIFA.com". Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  25. ^ "Finland – Historical results".
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Finland national association football team.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Finland_national_football_team&oldid=1124782450"