Finland national under-17 football team

Finland U-17

Association	Football Association of Finland
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Erkka V. Lehtola
FIFA code	FIN
First colours Second colours
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2003)
Best result	Group Stage, 2003
European Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2002)
Best result	Group Stage, 2002

The Finland national under-17 football team represents Finland in international football competitions in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Football Association of Finland.

Competitive record

FIFA U-16/17 World Cup Record

Year	Round	Position	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1985	Did Not Qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003	Group Stage	12th	3	1	0	2	3	12
2005	Did Not Qualify
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019	To be determined
Totals	1/17	12th	3	1	0	2	3	12

UEFA European U-17 Championship record

Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	3	15
2003	Did Not Qualify
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018	To Be Determined
Total	1/16	3	0	0	3	3	15

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Recent results

Slovenia v Finland

29 April 2014 Friendly	Slovenia	1–2	Finland
16:00		Report Template:Fi icon	Jakonen 5' Malolo 69'

Slovenia v Finland

1 May 2014 Friendly	Slovenia	1–0	Finland
16:00		Report Template:Fi icon

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification Elite round matches on March 12–18, 2018.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Viljami Sinisalo	(2001-10-11) 11 October 2001			FC Espoo
	1GK	Julius Schmid	(2001-10-03) 3 October 2001			SpVgg Unterhaching
	2DF	Benjamin Hiekkanen	(2001-06-30) 30 June 2001			VIFK
	2DF	Joel Laitinen	(2001-04-18) 18 April 2001			PEPO
	2DF	Noah Nurmi	(2001-02-06) 6 February 2001			Esbjerg
	2DF	Matias Rale	(2001-03-04) 4 March 2001			FC Honka
	3MF	Pyry Hannola	(2001-10-21) 21 October 2001			FC Midtjylland
	3MF	Saku Heiskanen	(2001-09-29) 29 September 2001			1899 Hoffenheim
	3MF	Kevin Larsson	(2001-09-15) 15 September 2001			KäPa
	3MF	Elias Mastokangas	(2001-02-01) 1 February 2001			FC Inter Turku
	3MF	Otto Ollikainen	(2001-01-22) 22 January 2001			HJK
	3MF	Oskari Sallinen	(2001-06-22) 22 June 2001			FC Groningen
	3MF	Jeremiah Streng	(2001-11-08) 8 November 2001			VIFK
	3MF	Anssi Suhonen	(2001-01-14) 14 January 2001			Hamburger SV
	3MF	Maximus Tainio	(2001-05-24) 24 May 2001			Tottenham Hotspur
	4FW	Terry Ablade	(2001-10-12) 12 October 2001			FC Jazz
	4FW	Arlind Sejdiu	(2001-08-11) 11 August 2001			FC Honka
	4FW	Julius Tauriainen	(2001-04-18) 18 April 2001			HJK
	4FW	Maximo Tolonen	(2001-03-04) 4 March 2001			SJK
	4FW	Anton Tuominen	(2001-02-09) 9 February 2001			KäPa

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the Finland under-17 squad and remain eligible:

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	1GK	Otso Linnas	(2001-10-03) 3 October 2001		VJS
	1GK	Axel Munck	(2001-03-16) 16 March 2001		KäPa
	1GK	Niilo Peräaho	(2001-06-03) 3 June 2001		SJK
	1GK	Tuomas Pöyhönen	(2001-07-29) 29 July 2001		HJK
	2DF	Selman El Baset	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001		FC Ingolstadt 04
	2DF	Valtteri Olsbo	(2001-07-23) 23 July 2001		HJK
	2DF	Julius Perälä	(2001-09-29) 29 September 2001		TPS
	2DF	Patrik Raitanen	(2001-06-13) 13 June 2001		Liverpool
	2DF	Seth Saarinen	(2001-05-05) 5 May 2001		FC Zürich
	2DF	Sami Sipola	(2001-12-25) 25 December 2001		OLS
	2DF	Onni Vesterinen	(2001-08-15) 15 August 2001		SalPa
	2DF	Rasmus Viitanen	(2001-02-11) 11 February 2001		FC Honka
	3MF	Omar Adawi	(2001-04-09) 9 April 2001		KäPa
	3MF	Henri Alamikkotervo	(2001-01-06) 6 January 2001		KePS
	3MF	Abubaker Amin	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001		KäPa
	3MF	Joel Karlström	(2001-05-17) 17 May 2001		IFK Mariehamn
	3MF	Anthon Kärki	(2001-04-20) 20 April 2001		PK-35
	3MF	Juho Ojanen	(2002-01-02) 2 January 2002		FC Honka
	3MF	Axel Vidjeskog	(2001-04-14) 14 April 2001		FF Jaro
	3MF	Joona Viskari	(2001-08-02) 2 August 2001		PEPO
	4FW	Oliver Antman	(2001-08-15) 15 August 2001		TiPS
	4FW	Georg Westerlund	(2001-02-26) 26 February 2001		FC Honka

Minor tournaments

• Under-17 Baltic Cup
  • Winners: 2011, 2013
  • Runners-up: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Third-place: 2012, 2014
• Nordic Under-17 Football Championship
  • Winners: 1999, 2013
  • Runners-up: 1975, 2018
  • Third-place: 1982, 1986, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2006

See also

• Finland national football team
• Finland national under-21 football team
• Finland national under-19 football team