Finland national under-21 football team

The Finnish national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Finland. The team qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship final tournament in 2009.

Finland U21
Nickname(s)Pikkuhuuhkajat
(The Little Eagle-Owls)[1]
AssociationFootball Association of Finland
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachFinland Mika Lehkosuo
FIFA codeFIN
First colours
Second colours
First international
Finland Finland 1–3 Sweden 
(Vaasa, Finland; 11 August 1976)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2009)
Best resultGroup stage (2009)

UEFA U-21 Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1978did not qualify
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
France 1994
Spain 1996
Romania 1998
Slovakia 2000
Switzerland 2002
Germany 2004
Portugal 2006
Netherlands 2007
Sweden 2009Group stage300316Squad
Denmark 2011did not qualify
Israel 2013
Czech Republic 2015
Poland 2017
Italy 2019
HungarySlovenia 2021
RomaniaGeorgia (country) 2023

2023 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification
Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 10 8 0 2 26 11 +15 24 Final tournament — 3–2 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–0
2  Croatia 10 7 1 2 25 10 +15 22 Play-offs 3–2 — 2–3 0–0 2–0 2–0
3  Finland 10 6 1 3 18 13 +5 19 0–2 0–2 — 3–1 3–0 1–0
4  Austria 10 5 1 4 22 13 +9 16 2–1 1–3 2–3 — 6–0 2–0
5  Azerbaijan 10 2 1 7 12 24 −12 7 1–2 1–5 1–1 0–3 — 3–0
6  Estonia 10 0 0 10 0 32 −32 0 0–5 0–4 0–3 0–4 0–5 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2025 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification
Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Albania 4 3 0 1 8 7 +1 9 Final tournament — 26 Mar '24 3–2 22 Mar '24 2–0 15 Oct '24
2   Switzerland 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Play-offs 6 Sep '24 — 21 Nov 11 Oct '24 4–2 17 Nov
3  Romania 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 17 Nov 15 Oct '24 — 1–0 6 Sep '24 2–0
4  Finland 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3 4–1 1–2 10 Sep '24 — 15 Oct '24 21 Nov
5  Montenegro 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 21 Nov 10 Sep '24 11 Oct '24 26 Mar '24 — 22 Mar '24
6  Armenia 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4 1 1–2 0–0 26 Mar '24 6 Sep '24 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Current squad

The following players have been called up for 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Albania and Romania, on 13 October 2023 and 17 October 2023, respectively.[2]

  • Caps and goals as of 17 October 2023 after the match against  Romania.
  • Players in bold have been called up or have played at least one full international match with senior national team.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Lucas Bergström (vice-captain) (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 5 0 England Chelsea
1GK Lasse Schulz (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 3 0 Denmark Viborg
1GK Elmo Henriksson (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 2 0 Finland IFK Mariehamn
2DF Ville Koski (vice-captain) (2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 18 0 Finland Honka
2DF Kalle Wallius (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 7 0 Norway Start
2DF Tomas Galvez (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 6 0 England Manchester City U21
2DF Tony Miettinen (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 6 0 Finland KuPS
2DF Miska Ylitolva (2004-05-23) 23 May 2004 6 1 Finland KTP
2DF Otto Kemppainen (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 3 0 Finland SJK
2DF Oliver Pettersson (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 2 0 Finland HJK
2DF Rony Jansson (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 1 0 Sweden Kalmar
3MF Adam Markhiyev (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 15 0 Latvia RFS
3MF Niklas Pyyhtiä (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 12 0 Italy Ternana
3MF Santeri Väänänen (captain) (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 12 0 Norway Rosenborg
3MF Otso Liimatta (2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 8 5 Portugal Famalicão
3MF Leo Walta (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 8 1 Sweden Mjällby
3MF Topi Keskinen (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 6 0 Finland HJK
3MF Jere Kallinen (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 4 0 Finland AC Oulu
4FW Eetu Mömmö (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 13 2 Iceland FH
4FW Kai Meriluoto (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 10 1 Poland Stal Mielec
4FW Agon Sadiku (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 10 2 Norway Start
4FW Juho Talvitie (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 6 0 Belgium Lommel
4FW Henri Salomaa (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 2 0 Italy Lecce U19

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the Finland under-21 squad and remain eligible:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Eetu Huuhtanen (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 1 0 Finland Inter Turku v.  Slovenia, 20 June 2023
DF Robin Tihi (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 22 0 Qatar Al Ahli v.  Albania, 13 October 2023
DF Miika Koskela (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 6 0 Norway Tromsø v.   Switzerland, 12 September 2023
DF Jussi Niska (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 5 0 Finland Inter Turku v.  Albania, 13 October 2023
DF Matti Peltola (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 4 0 Finland HJK v.  Bulgaria, 28 March 2023
DF Nikolas Talo (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 1 0 Finland KTP v.   Switzerland, 12 September 2023
DF Arttu Lötjönen (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 0 0 Italy Sampdoria U19 v.  Albania, 13 October 2023
DF Matias Kivikko Arraño (2003-12-05) 5 December 2003 0 0 Finland TPS v.   Switzerland, 12 September 2023
MF Naatan Skyttä (vice-captain) (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 16 8 France Toulouse v.  Bulgaria, 28 March 2023 INJ
MF Casper Terho (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 10 0 Belgium Union SG v.  Albania, 13 October 2023
MF Juho Kilo (2002-06-23) 23 June 2002 8 0 Unattached v.   Switzerland, 12 September 2023
MF Otso Koskinen (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 2 0 Finland Honka v.   Switzerland, 12 September 2023
MF Juho Ojanen (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 2 0 United States Harvard v.  Estonia, 15 November 2021
MF Jimi Tauriainen (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 0 0 England Chelsea U21 v.  Slovenia, 20 June 2023
MF Luka Hyryläinen (2004-08-25) 25 August 2004 0 0 Germany TSG Hoffenheim II
FW Maksim Stjopin (2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 2 0 Finland HJK v.  Slovenia, 20 June 2023
FW Roni Hudd (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 1 1 Finland VPS v.  Iceland, 7 September 2023
FW Jonathan Muzinga (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 1 0 Finland Honka v.   Switzerland, 12 September 2023
  • INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.

Coaching staff

[3]

Position Name
Head coach Finland Mika Lehkosuo
Assistant coach Estonia Gert Remmel
Assistant coach Finland Tuomas Silvennoinen
Goalkeeping coach Finland Eemeli Reponen
Conditioning coach Finland Toni Huuhka

Past squads

See also

References
  1. Pikkuhuuhkajat
  2. "Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaotteluihin". 29 September 2023.
  3. Valmennus ja joukkueenjohto
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