Finland national football team
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Nickname(s) | Huuhkajat (The Eagle-owls)[1] | ||
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Association | Football Association of Finland | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Markku Kanerva | ||
Captain | Lukáš Hrádecký | ||
Most caps | Jari Litmanen (137) | ||
Top scorer | Teemu Pukki (37) | ||
Home stadium | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | ||
FIFA code | FIN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 56 ![]() | ||
Highest | 33 (March 2007) | ||
Lowest | 110 (July–August 2017) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Helsinki, Russia; 22 October 1911) as Finland ![]() ![]() (Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1919) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Helsinki, Finland; 11 August 1922) ![]() ![]() (Helsinki, Finland; 17 November 2010) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Leipzig, Germany; 1 September 1940) | |||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2020) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1912) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (1912) |
The Finland national football team (Finnish: Suomen jalkapallomaajoukkue, Swedish: Finlands fotbollslandslag) 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.[3] 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
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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
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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.[4] 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.[5]
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.[5] 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.[5]
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.[6]
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
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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.[7] 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.
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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[8]). 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.[9] His replacement was a Scotsman, Stuart Baxter, who signed a contract until the end of the 2012 European Championship qualification campaign.[10]
Recent history
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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.[11] The successful qualifying campaign in Group J, was aided by a distinctive performance of Teemu Pukki, who scored ten goals in the qualifications.[12]
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.[13] 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
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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
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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.
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
2021
13 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
15:00 UTC+1 |
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Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
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Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
16 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Finland ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland |
21:45 UTC+2 | Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA) |
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Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 31,890 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
2022
26 March 2022 Friendly | Finland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Murcia, Spain |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland) |
29 March 2022 Friendly | Finland ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Murcia, Spain |
Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway) |
4 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B | Finland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland |
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) | Pukki ![]() |
Report | Prevljak ![]() |
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 20,181 Referee: Nicholas Walsh (Scotland) |
7 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B | Finland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland |
21:45 UTC+3 | Pohjanpalo ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 17,009 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands) |
11 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B | Romania ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Bucharest, Romania |
21:45 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Rapid Stadium Attendance: 11,503 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
14 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
20:45 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium Attendance: 8,150 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
23 September 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B | Finland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland |
21:45 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 20,130 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
26 September 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B | Montenegro ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Podgorica, Montenegro |
20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Antman ![]() Källman ![]() |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,522 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
17 November 2022 Friendly | North Macedonia ![]() | v | ![]() | Skopje, North Macedonia |
20 November 2022 Friendly | Norway ![]() | v | ![]() | Oslo, Norway |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion |
2023
23 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Denmark ![]() | v | ![]() | Copenhagen, Denmark |
20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Parken |
26 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Northern Ireland ![]() | v | ![]() | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
19:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park |
16 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Finland ![]() | v | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland |
21:45 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
19 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Finland ![]() | v | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland |
21:45 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
7 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Kazakhstan ![]() | v | ![]() | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
20:00 UTC+6 | Report | Stadium: Astana Arena |
10 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Finland ![]() | v | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland |
19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
14 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Slovenia ![]() | v | ![]() | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stožice Stadium |
17 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Finland ![]() | v | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland |
21:45 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
17 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Finland ![]() | v | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland |
19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
20 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | San Marino ![]() | v | ![]() | Serravalle, San Marino |
20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle |
Coaching staff
Coaching history
- As of 13 October 2015.
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B matches against Romania on 23 September and Montenegro on 26 September.[17][18][19][20][21]
Caps and goals as of 26 September 2022, after the match against Montenegro.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Lukáš Hrádecký (captain) | 24 November 1989 | 80 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | GK | Carljohan Eriksson | 25 April 1995 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | GK | Viljami Sinisalo | 11 October 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Leo Väisänen | 23 July 1997 | 22 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Richard Jensen | 17 March 1996 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Robert Ivanov | 19 September 1994 | 15 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Miro Tenho | 2 April 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | DF | Nikolai Alho | 12 March 1993 | 23 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | DF | Jere Uronen | 13 July 1994 | 61 | 1 | ![]() |
22 | DF | Arttu Hoskonen | 16 April 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
DF | Diogo Tomas | 31 July 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
6 | MF | Glen Kamara | 28 October 1995 | 48 | 1 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Ilmari Niskanen | 12 October 1997 | 11 | 1 | ![]() |
9 | MF | Fredrik Jensen | 9 September 1997 | 26 | 7 | ![]() |
11 | MF | Rasmus Schüller (vice-captain) | 18 June 1991 | 64 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | MF | Pyry Soiri | 22 September 1994 | 35 | 5 | ![]() |
14 | MF | Lucas Lingman | 25 January 1998 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Kaan Kairinen | 22 December 1998 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | MF | Onni Valakari | 18 August 1999 | 11 | 1 | ![]() |
MF | Mikael Soisalo | 24 April 1998 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Oliver Antman | 15 August 2001 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | |
7 | FW | Santeri Hostikka | 30 September 1997 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Teemu Pukki (vice-captain) | 29 March 1990 | 108 | 37 | ![]() |
19 | FW | Marcus Forss | 18 June 1999 | 15 | 2 | ![]() |
20 | FW | Joel Pohjanpalo | 13 September 1994 | 58 | 13 | ![]() |
21 | FW | Benjamin Källman | 17 June 1998 | 9 | 3 | ![]() |
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 |
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GK | Jesse Joronen | 21 March 1993 | 16 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Sauli Väisänen INJ | 5 June 1994 | 23 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Thomas Lam | 18 December 1993 | 28 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Albin Granlund | 1 September 1989 | 21 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Daniel O'Shaughnessy (vice-captain) | 14 September 1994 | 21 | 1 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Miska Ylitolva | 23 May 2004 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Juha Pirinen | 22 October 1991 | 20 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Niko Hämäläinen | 5 March 1997 | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Juhani Ojala | 19 June 1989 | 32 | 1 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Robert Taylor INJ | 21 October 1994 | 26 | 1 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Robin Lod INJ | 17 April 1993 | 58 | 5 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Urho Nissilä | 4 April 1996 | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Lassi Lappalainen | 24 August 1998 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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INJ = Withdrew due to an injury |
Player records
- As of 26 September 2022[22]
- Players in bold are still active with Finland.
Most appearances
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Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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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 | 80 | 0 | 2010–present |
Top goalscorers
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Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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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
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
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Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
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Withdrew during qualifying | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
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Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | |||||||||
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | ||||||||||
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | ||||||||||
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 28 | ||||||||||
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 | ||||||||||
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | ||||||||||
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8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | ||||||||||
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||||||||||
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10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | ||||||||||
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||
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8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||
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12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 19 | ||||||||||
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10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||
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8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||
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10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||||
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||
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To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/22 | 137 | 35 | 25 | 77 | 144 | 297 |
UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
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Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | |||||||||||
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
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8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||
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10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | |||||||||||
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||
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14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 7 | |||||||||||
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10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||
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10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||
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Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | ||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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Season | Division | Group | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | |
2018–19 | C | 2 | 1st | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ![]() | 28th | |
2020–21 | B | 4 | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ![]() | 21st | |
2022–23 | B | 3 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ![]() | 21st | |
2024–25 | B | To be determined | ||||||||||
Total | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 21st |
Olympic Games
Olympic Games record | ||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
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![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | Squad | |
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![]() | Round of 16 | 14th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Squad | |
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![]() | Round of 16 | 9th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | |
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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.[23]
- As of 13 November 2021[24]
Opponent | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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All Nations | 772 | 204 | 157 | 411 | 910 | 1,605 | −695 | 26.42 |
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | % Won |
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 57.14 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50.00 |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 83.33 |
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11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 9.09 |
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8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 87.50 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 80.00 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 40.00 |
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11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 36.36 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0.00 |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 40.00 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0.00 |
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10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 20.00 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 25.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50.00 |
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11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 27.27 |
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60 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 61 | 151 | −90 | 20.00 |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 28.57 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
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13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 44 | −37 | 0.00 |
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32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 74 | 40 | +34 | 46.88 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 100.00 |
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10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 10.00 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
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23 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 82 | −63 | 4.35 |
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18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 33.33 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
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17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 48 | −33 | 17.65 |
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13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 53.85 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
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5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0.00 |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 40.00 |
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13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 7.69 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0.00 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 80.00 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 42.86 |
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17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 58.82 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 60.00 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 60.00 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 80.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 57.14 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0.00 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 50.00 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50.00 |
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14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 43 | −29 | 7.14 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 75.00 |
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9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 33.33 |
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66 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 81 | 181 | −100 | 13.64 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 50.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0.00 |
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29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 67 | −42 | 10.34 |
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10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 10.00 |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 25.00 |
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11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 0.00 |
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21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 67 | −54 | 4.76 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 100.00 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50.00 |
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8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0.00 |
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9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 30 | −20 | 22.22 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50.00 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
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8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 12.50 |
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89 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 96 | 294 | −198 | 12.36 |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 40.00 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 100.00 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 60.00 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 66.67 |
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15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 40.00 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0.00 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0.00 |
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13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 30.77 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
Total | 772 | 204 | 157 | 411 | 910 | 1,605 | −695 | 26.42 |
Honours
- 1912 Summer Olympics
- Fourth place: 1912
Minor tournaments
- Baltic Cup
- Runners-up: 2012
- Third-place: 2014
- Nordic Football Championship
- Winners: 2000–01
- Third-place: 1964–67
- King's Cup
- Runners-up: 2000, 2013
- Fourth place: 1996
See also
- Finland national under-21 football team
- Finland national under-19 football team
- Finland national under-17 football team
- Finland women's national football team
- Finland women's national under-17 football team
- Football in Finland
- Åland official football team
- Sápmi football team
References
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- 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.
- "Nordic Championships 1964–67". www.rsssf.com.
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- "KuPS:n puolustaja Diogo Tomas Huuhkajiin". www.palloliitto.fi.
- "Robin Lod sivuun syyskuun otteluista loukkaantumisen takia – Oliver Antman nousee Huuhkajiin". www.palloliitto.fi.
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External links
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- Official website (in Finnish)
- RSSSF archive of results 1911–
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
- RSSSF archive of coaches
- The Finnish National Team Supporters' Association
- Reports for all official matches
- Russian fan site about Finnish football and national team (in Russian)