منتخب فنلندا لكرة القدم

(تم التحويل من Finland national football team)
Finland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Huuhkajat
(The Eagle-owls)[1]
AssociationSuomen Palloliitto (SPL)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJacob Friis
CaptainLukas Hradecky
Most capsJari Litmanen (137)
Top scorerTeemu Pukki (43)
Home stadiumHelsinki Olympic Stadium
FIFA codeFIN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 56 4 (14 June 2019)[2]
Highest33 (March 2007)
Lowest110 (July–August 2017)
First international
Finland 2–5 السويد Flag of السويد
(Helsinki, Finland; 22 October 1911)
as Finland
 السويد 1–0 فنلندا [[Image:{{{flag alias-1918}}}|22x20px|border |Flag of فنلندا]]
(Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1919)
Biggest win
 فنلندا 10–2 إستونيا Flag of إستونيا
(Helsinki, Finland; 11 August 1922)
 فنلندا 8–0 سان مارينو Flag of سان مارينو
(Helsinki, Finland; 17 November 2010)
Biggest defeat
 ألمانيا 13–0 فنلندا Flag of فنلندا
(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)
Baltic Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2012)
Best resultRunners-up (2012)

The Finland national football team (فنلندية: Suomen jalkapallomaajoukkue, سويدية: 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.[5] After decades of average results and campaigns, the nation made progress in the 2000s, achieving notable results against established European teams and reaching a peak of 33rd in the FIFA World Rankings in 2007. Afterward, their performances and results declined, drawing them to their all-time low of 110th in the FIFA Rankings in 2017. Seven years after their all-time low in the FIFA Rankings, as of October 2025, they sit at 72nd place in the overall ranking.[6]

History

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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 the next year. At the time, Finland was an autonomous grand duchy ruled by the Russian Emperors. 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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The Finnish 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). The Finnish Football Association was a member of the SVUL.[7] Both sides had their own championship series, and between 1919 and 1939 the Finland national team was selected from Football Association players only. The Finnish Workers' Sports Federation football team participated in the competitions of the international labour movement.[8]

However, from the late 1920s several top footballers defected from the TUL and joined the Football Association so as 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 included eight former TUL players.[8] In 1937, Finland participated FIFA World Cup qualification for the first time, losing all three matches against Sweden, Germany and Estonia.

From 1939, TUL players were selected for the national team and finally, in 1956, the TUL and the Football Association series were merged.[8]

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.[9]

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

Late 20th century

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Finnish team after the victory over Yugoslavia in 1950

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 Ajax superstar Jari Litmanen.[10] In 1996, 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, the high points of which were a draw and a win away to Norway and Switzerland respectively. Going into the last match, Finland 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 their qualification campaign was over. Møller Nielsen also tried to lead Finland to Euro 2000. In that 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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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 performed quite well under him in qualification for the 2002 World Cup despite a difficult group, 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, although they were the only team in the group not to lose at home. Hopes were high going into qualification for Euro 2004 after the promising previous campaign and friendly wins over the likes of Norway, Belgium and Portugal (which saw the Finns jump from 40th to 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 replaced by caretaker Jyrki Heliskoski, but results didn't improve.

Recent history

In August 2005, it was announced that Englishman Roy Hodgson would become the new Finland coach in 2006, and he started the job in January of that year. Hodgson stepped down as manager after they failed to qualify for Euro 2008.[11]

Hodgson's replacement was a Scotsman, Stuart Baxter, who signed a contract until the end of the 2012 European Championship qualification campaign.[12] In the Euro 2008 qualifying Finland needed to win their last qualifying game away to 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 33rd.

The 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign 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 equalizers.

Mixu Paatelainen era (2011–2015)

During the Euro 2012 qualifying, head coach Baxter was sacked, and on 31 March 2011 he was replaced by former national team player Mixu Paatelainen. Paatelainen started his tenure with a win against San Marino, only to be followed by a 5–0 loss against Sweden. Finland eventually finished fourth in its group with only three wins, two of them against San Marino.

Paatelainen's deal with the Finnish FA extended until 2016, covering the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers, and also the next 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification and the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers. As Finland had already been eliminated from UEFA Euro 2012, his main task was to renew the national team with a generation switch, and try to qualify for one or more of the tournaments during his projected tenure as Finland's head coach. This included ultimately leaving out Jari Litmanen, the most capped player and the team's long-served captain and "The King of Finnish Football".[13]

In the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign, Finland's best result was a 1–1 draw against reigning world champions Spain. They finished third in the five-team Group I, behind Spain and France. On 14 June 2015, Paatelainen was sacked following his fourth defeat in a row during the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign. Finland eventually finished fourth in Euro 2016 qualifying under the guidance of a caretaker manager, Markku Kanerva. They achieved a somewhat noteworthy result when 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.

Paatelainen had applied his preferred formation of 4–3–2–1, which he had named joulukuusi – the Christmas tree – due to its shape. Because of the bad results while insistently using the same formation, and his defensive statements to media, he gained a negative reputation among the supporters and the media, and his time as the national team head coach is still remembered mainly for joulukuusi.[14]

Hans Backe (2016)

On 12 August 2015, Swedish Hans Backe was named the new manager, starting on 1 January 2016.[15] His first official match with the team was on 10 January 2016, and ended in a 3–0 defeat by Sweden.[16] On 12 December 2016, Backe was fired during the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, and a former assistant and caretaker Markku Kanerva was named the new head coach.[17] Finland did not win a single game during Backe's time as head coach. His record during 2016 was nine defeats and two draws.

Markku Kanerva era (2016–2024)

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

Finland's FIFA ranking had declined from its peak of 33rd in 2007 to 110th in 2017. As UEFA created a new competition, UEFA Nations League, to largely replace international friendlies, Finland were placed in the League C in the first 2018–19 edition due to the low ranking position. Kanerva renewed the team roster, as veterans such as Perparim Hetemaj, Niklas Moisander and Alexander Ring had announced their retirement from international duty. Roman Eremenko was also no longer available for national team due to a competition ban. With a help of goalscoring by Teemu Pukki and saves by captain goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky, Finland won their League C Group 2, ahead of Hungary, Greece and Estonia, and won promotion to League B for the next edition of UEFA Nations League.

Kanerva continued to get outstanding results with the team in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualification, and on 15 November 2019 Finland qualified for the country's first ever major tournament, UEFA Euro 2020, after defeating Liechtenstein 3–0 and finishing as the Group J runner-up behind Italy.[18][5] The successful qualifying campaign was aided by the distinguished performance of Teemu Pukki, who scored ten goals in ten qualifying matches.[19] However, the tournament finals were postponed to the summer of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The second edition of UEFA Nations League started in autumn 2020, and Finland was drawn with Wales, Ireland and Bulgaria in Group 4. They defeated both Ireland and Bulgaria home and away, but lost both games against Wales, finishing 2nd in the group and missing out on promotion to the following season's League A.

On 12 June 2021, in the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, Finland beat Denmark 1-0, with Joel Pohjanpalo scoring the only goal with a header to give his country their first goal and the first win in a major tournament finals.[20] The game was interrupted by a heart attack suffered by Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, which he survived.[21] Unfortunately, after losing the next two games against Russia and Belgium, Finland finished third in the group and were knocked out at the group stage alongside fellow debutants North Macedonia.

Finland failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, even though Pukki continued his scoring streak with 6 goals in the qualifiers. They were drawn with France, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kazakhstan in the Group D, finishing 3rd and missing the second round qualification play-offs. The long-serving defenders Jukka Raitala, Paulus Arajuuri and Joona Toivio announced their retirement from international football after the qualifiers.

Having secured their spot in the Nations League B, Finland was drawn in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B Group 3 with Bosnia, Romania and Montenegro. They had two wins, two draws and two losses, and defended their place in League B again as the group's runners-up behind Bosnia and Herzegovina.

After qualifying for the previous European tournament, the team and the country had high hopes when starting the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying campaign. Finland started expectedly with an away loss to Denmark, but won the next three games in a row against Northern Ireland away in March, and Slovenia and San Marino at home in June, with zero goals conceded in the three games. They continued with an away win against Kazakhstan in September, but lost the next three games against Denmark at home, Slovenia away and Kazakhstan at home. The shocking loss to Kazakhstan occurred with two goals conceded late in the game after Finland had been leading 1–0. The defeat took away the possibility of direct qualification. Finland ended the qualifying campaign with two wins in the last two matches, including 4–0 victory over Northern Ireland at home in November, and finished third in the group. As they had placed among the best runner-ups in the previous Nations League, and with a help of overlapping results in other games, Finland had secured their place in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs. In March 2024, in the first decisive play-off match against Wales away, Finland were destroyed 4–1 and so failed to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament.[22]

After a run of mediocre results and having been seen as not realising the full potential of the team, speculations had started about the extension of Kanerva's contract. However, during Kanerva's seven-year spell, Finland had ascended in FIFA rankings and as of Summer 2024, were sitting at the 63rd place. The national team roster had undergone a relatively large renovation by Kanerva. He had successfully called up players from the younger generation, including Kaan Kairinen, Benjamin Källman, Oliver Antman, Daniel Håkans and Matti Peltola.

On 17 June 2024, after some ambiguous comments by the Finnish FA president Ari Lahti,[23] it was announced by the FA that Markku Kanerva would continue as the manager of the team until the end of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification and for the possible final tournament.[24] The assistant coaches Mika Nurmela and Toni Korkeakunnas would be replaced by Jani Honkavaara, and by former long-time national team players Teemu Tainio and Tim Sparv. Kanerva, with his new staff, was set to start preparing the team for the upcoming 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B, where Finland would face England, Ireland and Greece in Group 2, starting in September. Finland lost both games against Greece and England away with apathetic performances.[25][26] According to Helsingin Sanomat, Kanerva was by that point only a puppet leader of the national team until the 2024 Veikkausliiga season finished, after which assistant coach Jani Honkavaara, also a current manager of Veikkausliiga club KuPS, would be named a sole head coach of the national team, although he then later allegedly declined the job offer. There was also a conflict of interest for Finnish FA president Ari Lahti, who was the owner of KuPS.[27][28] Finland finished the Nations League campaign at the bottom of the group after six losses, with a 2–13 goal difference, and were relegated to League C. On 22 November 2024, the board of the Finnish FA released head coach Kanerva from his contract.[29]

Jacob Friis (2025–present)

On 20 January 2025, the Finnish FA announced that Danish coach Jacob Friis had been named the new manager of the Finland national team, on a three-year deal with an option for the possible UEFA Euro 2028 final tournament.[30]

Home stadiums

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Helsinki Central Station lantern carriers dressed in national colours during the 2020 European Championships in 2021
Finnish national team supporters at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in 2009

Most of Finland's 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.

During 2000s and 2010s, some qualifying matches against lower profile opponents and some friendlies were 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 between 2016 and 2020, Tampere Stadium served as the main stadium for qualifying games.

The team returned permanently to Helsinki Olympic Stadium in 2020, after a delayed reconstruction and renovation were finished, but had to play some of the first games without an audience due to the pandemic.

In the five home matches during the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification campaign, Huuhkajat had a record audience average of 31,406 (157,029 in total), which corresponds to around 97 per cent of the stadium's full capacity.[31]

Kits and crest

Finland's home kit worn at 2008
Finland's home kit worn at UEFA Euro 2020

Finland's kit is currently supplied by American brand Nike. They replaced German company Adidas, who supplied Finland's kits between 1979 and 2013.

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier Period
ألمانيا Adidas 1979–2013
الولايات المتحدة Nike 2014–present

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

21 March 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification مالطا Flag of مالطا 0–1  فنلندا Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45 UTC+1 Report
استاد: National Stadium
جمهور: 5,106
حكم: Simone Sozza (Italy)
24 March 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification لتوانيا Flag of لتوانيا 2–2  فنلندا Kaunas, Lithuania
21:45 UTC+2
Report استاد: Darius and Girenas Stadium
جمهور: 10,421
حكم: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
4 September 2025 Friendly النرويج Flag of النرويج 1–0  فنلندا Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+2 Report استاد: Ullevaal Stadion
جمهور: 18,665
حكم: Rob Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)
7 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification پولندا Flag of پولندا 3–1  فنلندا Chorzów, Poland
20:45 UTC+2
Report
استاد: Silesian Stadium
جمهور: 50,897
حكم: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)
12 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification هولندا Flag of هولندا 4–0  فنلندا Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:00 UTC+2
Report استاد: Johan Cruyff Arena
جمهور: 52,387
حكم: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
14 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification فنلندا Flag of فنلندا 0–1  مالطا Helsinki, Finland
19:00 UTC+2 Report Grech هدف 81' استاد: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
جمهور: 13,577
حكم: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
17 November 2025 Friendly فنلندا Flag of فنلندا 4–0  أندورا Tampere, Finland
19:00 UTC+2
Report استاد: Tammelan stadion
جمهور: 5,500
حكم: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)

2026

31 May 2026 Friendly ألمانيا Flag of ألمانيا v  فنلندا Mainz, Germany
20:45 UTC+2 Report استاد: Mewa Arena
5 June 2026 Friendly المجر Flag of المجر v  فنلندا Budapest, Hungary
TBD استاد: Puskás Aréna

Coaching staff

[33]

Position Name
Head coach الدنمارك Jacob Friis
Assistant coach الدنمارك Lars Stensgaard
فنلندا Tim Sparv
Set-piece coach Vacant
Goalkeeping coach فنلندا Jyri Nieminen
Video analyst فنلندا Henri Lehto
Fitness coach فنلندا Joni Ruuskanen
Physiotherapist فنلندا Jari-Pekka Keurulainen
Doctor فنلندا Heikki Kinnunen
Kit manager فنلندا Sami Miettinen
Team manager فنلندا Joonas Vilkki
Press officer فنلندا Timo Walden (fi)

Coaching history

في 17 November 2025.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for FIFA World Cup qualification match against Malta and friendly match against Andorra on 14 and 17 November 2025, respectively.[34][35][36][37]
Caps and goals as of 17 November 2025, after the match against Andorra.

No. Pos. اللاعب تاريخ الميلاد (العمر) لعب أهداف النادي
1 1مرمى Lukas Hradecky (captain) 24 نوفمبر 1989 (1989-11-24) (age 36) 102 0 فرنسا Monaco[ب]
12 1مرمى Viljami Sinisalo 11 أكتوبر 2001 (2001-10-11) (age 24) 6 0 اسكتلندا Celtic
23 1مرمى Lucas Bergström 5 سبتمبر 2002 (العمر 23 سنة) 1 0 إسپانيا Mallorca
3 2دفاع Jussi Niska 15 أغسطس 2002 (2002-08-15) (age 23) 1 0 فنلندا Inter Turku
4 2دفاع Robert Ivanov 19 سبتمبر 1994 (1994-09-19) (age 31) 43 0 اليونان Asteras Tripolis
5 2دفاع Miro Tenho 2 أبريل 1995 (1995-04-02) (age 30) 12 0 السويد Djurgården
15 2دفاع Ryan Mahuta 7 يوليو 2002 (2002-07-07) (age 23) 2 0 التشيك Pardubice
17 2دفاع Juho Lähteenmäki 15 يونيو 2006 (العمر 19 سنة) 4 0 الدنمارك FC Nordsjælland
21 2دفاع Ville Koski 27 يناير 2002 (العمر 24 سنة) 7 0 إسپانيا Alavés
2دفاع Nikolai Alho 12 مارس 1993 (1993-03-12) (age 32) 47 0 اليونان Asteras Tripolis
2 3وسط Matti Peltola 3 يوليو 2002 (2002-07-03) (age 23) 23 0 الولايات المتحدة D.C. United
6 3وسط Leo Walta 24 يونيو 2003 (2003-06-24) (age 22) 10 1 ويلز Swansea City
8 3وسط Robin Lod 17 أبريل 1993 (1993-04-17) (age 32) 83 6 الولايات المتحدة Chicago Fire
9 3وسط Naatan Skyttä 7 مايو 2002 (2002-05-07) (age 23) 2 0 ألمانيا 1. FC Kaiserslautern
11 3وسط Adam Markhiyev 17 مارس 2002 (العمر 23 سنة) 5 1 ألمانيا 1. FC Nürnberg
14 3وسط Kaan Kairinen 22 ديسمبر 1998 (1998-12-22) (age 27) 28 1 التشيك Sparta Prague
16 3وسط Anssi Suhonen 14 يناير 2001 (2001-01-14) (age 25) 12 0 الدنمارك OB
22 3وسط Niklas Pyyhtiä 25 سبتمبر 2003 (العمر 22 سنة) 1 1 إيطاليا Modena
7 4هجوم Oliver Antman 15 أغسطس 2001 (2001-08-15) (age 24) 27 8 اسكتلندا Rangers
10 4هجوم Teemu Pukki (vice-captain) 29 مارس 1990 (1990-03-29) (age 35) 133 43 فنلندا HJK RET
13 4هجوم Oiva Jukkola 21 مايو 2002 (العمر 23 سنة) 2 0 قزخستان Kairat
18 4هجوم Topi Keskinen 7 مارس 2003 (2003-03-07) (age 22) 9 0 اسكتلندا Aberdeen
19 4هجوم Benjamin Källman 17 يونيو 1998 (1998-06-17) (age 27) 37 10 ألمانيا Hannover 96
20 4هجوم Joel Pohjanpalo (vice-captain) 13 سبتمبر 1994 (1994-09-13) (age 31) 85 18 إيطاليا Palermo

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months and are still available for selection.

Notes
  • ILL = Withdrew due to an illness
  • INJ = Withdrew due to an injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad / standby
  • RET = Retired from international duty
  • SUS = Suspended
  • WD = Withdrew due to a non-injury issue
الموقع اللاعب الميلاد (العمر) المباريات الأهداف النادي آخر استدعاء
حارس Jesse Joronen 21 مارس 1993 (1993-03-21) (age 32) 22 0 إيطاليا Palermo v.  مالطا, 14 November 2025 INJ
مدافع Adam Ståhl 8 أكتوبر 1994 (1994-10-08) (age 31) 7 0 السويد Djurgården v.  مالطا, 14 November 2025 INJ
مدافع Jere Uronen 13 يوليو 1994 (1994-07-13) (age 31) 75 1 اليونان Atromitos v.  هولندا, 12 October 2025
مدافع Juhani Pikkarainen 30 يوليو 1998 (1998-07-30) (age 27) 1 0 السويد Degerfors v.  هولندا, 12 October 2025
مدافع Tony Miettinen 23 سبتمبر 2002 (العمر 23 سنة) 0 0 السويد Mjällby v.  لتوانيا, 9 October 2025 INJ
مدافع Ville Tikkanen 10 أغسطس 1999 (1999-08-10) (age 26) 1 0 فنلندا HJK v.  پولندا, 7 September 2025
مدافع Ilmari Niskanen 12 أكتوبر 1997 (1997-10-12) (age 28) 25 1 إنگلترة Exeter City v.  پولندا, 10 June 2025
مدافع Arttu Hoskonen 16 أبريل 1997 (1997-04-16) (age 28) 19 1 إنگلترة Stockport County v.  پولندا, 10 June 2025
مدافع Leo Väisänen 24 يوليو 1997 (1997-07-24) (age 28) 28 0 السويد Häcken v.  لتوانيا, 24 March 2025
مدافع Daniel O'Shaughnessy 14 سبتمبر 1994 (1994-09-14) (age 31) 23 1 فنلندا HJK v. لتوانيا, 24 March 2025
مدافع Tuomas Ollila 25 أبريل 2000 (2000-04-25) (age 25) 5 0 فرنسا Paris FC v.  لتوانيا, 24 March 2025
مدافع Noah Pallas 9 فبراير 2001 (2001-02-09) (age 25) 3 0 النرويج Vålerenga v.  لتوانيا, 24 March 2025
وسط Fredrik Jensen 9 سبتمبر 1997 (1997-09-09) (age 28) 37 8 اليونان Aris v.  مالطا, 14 November 2025 INJ
وسط Santeri Väänänen 1 يناير 2002 (العمر 24 سنة) 5 0 النرويج Rosenborg v.  هولندا, 12 October 2025
وسط Glen Kamara 28 أكتوبر 1995 (1995-10-28) (age 30) 70 2 فرنسا Rennes v.  پولندا, 7 September 2025
وسط Onni Valakari 18 أغسطس 1999 (1999-08-18) (age 26) 13 1 الولايات المتحدة San Diego FC v.  پولندا, 7 September 2025
وسط Rasmus Schüller 18 يونيو 1991 (1991-06-18) (age 34) 79 0 الدنمارك Vendsyssel FF (vice-captain) v.  النرويج, 4 September 2025 RET
وسط Tommi Jyry 16 أغسطس 1999 (1999-08-16) (age 26) 0 0 رومانيا Petrolul Ploiești v.  پولندا, 10 June 2025
وسط Matias Siltanen 29 مارس 2007 (2007-03-29) (age 18) 0 0 السويد Djurgården v.  پولندا, 10 June 2025
وسط Roman Eremenko 19 مارس 1987 (1987-03-19) (age 38) 73 5 فنلندا Gnistan v.  هولندا, 7 June 2025 INJ
مهاجم Casper Terho 24 يونيو 2003 (العمر 22 سنة) 3 0 هولندا Sparta Rotterdam v.  مالطا, 14 November 2025 INJ
مهاجم Adrian Svanbäck 8 يونيو 2004 (العمر 21 سنة) 0 0 السويد Häcken v.  هولندا, 12 October 2025
مهاجم Daniel Håkans 26 أكتوبر 2000 (2000-10-26) (age 25) 12 4 پولندا Lech Poznań v.  لتوانيا, 24 March 2025

Player records

في 14 November 2025.[38]
  Players still active are highlighted in blue

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 133 43 2009–2025
3 Jonatan Johansson 106 22 1996–2010
4 Sami Hyypiä 105 5 1992–2010
5 Lukas Hradecky 102 0 2010–present
6 Ari Hjelm 100 20 1983–1996
7 Joonas Kolkka 98 11 1994–2010
8 Mikael Forssell 87 29 1999–2014
9 Joel Pohjanpalo 85 18 2012–present
10 Erkka Petäjä 84 0 1983–1994
Tim Sparv 84 1 2009–2021

Top goalscorers

Teemu Pukki is Finland's top scorer with 43 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Teemu Pukki 43 133 0.32 2009–2025
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 0.26 1986–2000
Joel Pohjanpalo 18 85 0.21 2012–present
8 Verner Eklöf 17 32 0.53 1919–1927
9 Aulis Koponen 16 39 0.41 1924–1935
Gunnar Åström 16 44 0.36 1923–1937

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Campaign Pld W D L GF GA
أوروگواي 1930 Did not enter Declined invitation
إيطاليا 1934 Did not enter
فرنسا 1938 Did not qualify 1938 3 0 0 3 0 7
البرازيل 1950 Withdrew during qualifying 1950 2 0 1 1 1 4
سويسرا 1954 Did not qualify 1954 4 0 2 2 7 13
السويد 1958 1958 4 0 0 4 2 19
تشيلي 1962 1962 4 0 0 4 3 12
إنگلترة 1966 1966 6 1 0 5 5 20
المكسيك 1970 1970 6 1 0 5 6 28
ألمانيا الغربية 1974 1974 6 1 1 4 3 21
الأرجنتين 1978 1978 6 2 0 4 11 16
إسپانيا 1982 1982 8 1 0 7 4 27
المكسيك 1986 1986 8 3 2 3 7 12
إيطاليا 1990 1990 6 1 1 4 4 16
الولايات المتحدة 1994 1994 10 2 1 7 9 18
فرنسا 1998 1998 8 3 2 3 11 12
كوريا الجنوبية اليابان 2002 2002 8 3 3 2 12 7
ألمانيا 2006 2006 12 5 1 6 21 19
جنوب أفريقيا 2010 2010 10 5 3 2 14 14
البرازيل 2014 2014 8 2 3 3 5 9
روسيا 2018 2018 10 2 3 5 9 13
قطر 2022 2022 8 3 2 3 10 10
كندا المكسيك الولايات المتحدة 2026 2026 8 3 1 4 8 14
المغرب الپرتغال إسپانيا 2030 Future event Future event
السعودية 2034
Total 0/23 145 38 26 81 152 311

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Campaign Pld W D L GF GA
فرنسا 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
إسپانيا 1964
إيطاليا 1968 Did not qualify 1968 6 0 2 4 5 12
بلجيكا 1972 1972 6 0 1 5 1 16
يوغوسلاڤيا 1976 1976 6 0 1 5 3 13
إيطاليا 1980 1980 6 2 2 2 10 15
فرنسا 1984 1984 6 0 1 5 3 14
ألمانيا الغربية 1988 1988 6 1 1 4 4 10
السويد 1992 1992 8 1 4 3 5 8
إنگلترة 1996 1996 10 5 0 5 18 18
بلجيكا هولندا 2000 2000 8 3 1 4 13 13
الپرتغال 2004 2004 8 3 1 4 9 10
النمسا سويسرا 2008 2008 14 6 6 2 13 7
پولندا أوكرانيا 2012 2012 10 3 1 6 16 16
فرنسا 2016 2016 10 3 3 4 9 10
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Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 1 3 Squad 2020 10 6 0 4 16 10
ألمانيا 2024 Did not qualify 2024 (PO) 11 6 0 5 19 14
المملكة المتحدة جمهورية أيرلندا 2028 To be determined To be determined
إيطاليا تركيا 2032
Total Group stage 1/17 3 1 0 2 1 3 125 39 24 62 144 186

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 2 4th 6 0 0 6 2 13 Fall 32nd
Total 24 10 2 12 22 27 21st

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
As Grand Duchy of Finland
اليونان 1896 No football tournament was held
فرنسا 1900 Did not enter
الولايات المتحدة 1904
المملكة المتحدة 1908
السويد 1912 Fourth place 4th 4 2 0 2 5 16 Squad
Since 1917, Declaration of Independence فنلندا
بلجيكا 1920 Did not enter
فرنسا 1924
هولندا 1928
الولايات المتحدة 1932 No football tournament was held
ألمانيا النازية 1936 Round of 16 14th 1 0 0 1 3 7 Squad
المملكة المتحدة 1948 Did not enter
فنلندا 1952 Round of 16 9th 1 0 0 1 3 4 Squad
أستراليا 1956 Did not enter
إيطاليا 1960 Did not qualify
اليابان 1964
المكسيك 1968
ألمانيا الغربية 1972
كندا 1976
الاتحاد السوڤيتي 1980 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 2 Squad
الولايات المتحدة 1984 Did not qualify
كوريا الجنوبية 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.[39]

في 17 November 2025.[40][41]
Opponent GP W D L GF GA GD Win %
All Nations 829 218 170 441 972 1٬706 -734 26٫30
Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD % Won
 ألبانيا 7 4 1 2 8 6 +2 57٫14
 الجزائر 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 00٫00
 أندورا 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 66٫67
 أرمنيا 6 5 1 0 11 1 +10 83٫33
 النمسا 11 1 2 8 11 24 -13 09٫09
 أذربيجان 8 7 0 1 15 5 +10 87٫50
 البحرين 5 4 1 0 9 1 +8 80٫00
 بربادوس 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 00٫00
 بلاروس 5 2 3 0 7 4 +3 40٫00
 بلجيكا 12 4 4 4 19 22 -3 33٫33
 برمودا 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100٫000
 بوليڤيا 2 0 1 1 2 5 -3 00٫00
 البوسنة والهرسك 7 2 2 3 11 12 -1 28٫57
 البرازيل 3 0 0 3 3 9 -6 00٫00
 بلغاريا 10 2 1 7 7 20 -13 20٫00
 الكاميرون 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 00٫00
 كندا 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100٫000
 تشيلي 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 00٫00
 الصين 4 1 0 3 7 6 +1 25٫00
 كولومبيا 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 00٫00
 كوستاريكا 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 00٫00
 كرواتيا 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 00٫00
 قبرص 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 50٫00
 التشيك[ت] 11 3 3 5 14 22 -8 27٫27
 الدنمارك 62 12 10 40 62 155 -93 19٫35
 ألمانيا الشرقية 7 2 1 4 8 21 -13 28٫57
 الإكوادور 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 00٫00
 مصر 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 00٫00
 إنگلترة[ث] 14 0 2 12 8 45 -37 00٫00
 إستونيا 38 18 10 10 79 45 +34 47٫37
 جزر فارو 5 5 0 0 14 1 +13 100٫000
 فرنسا 11 1 0 10 5 22 -17 09٫09
 جورجيا 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50٫00
 ألمانيا 23 1 6 16 19 82 -63 04٫35
 اليونان 20 6 3 11 22 34 -12 30٫00
 هندوراس 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100٫000
 المجر 18 3 3 12 12 47 -35 16٫67
 آيسلندا 14 7 3 4 21 15 +6 50٫00
 الهند 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 50٫00
 العراق 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 00٫00
 إسرائيل 5 2 1 2 6 6 +0 40٫00
 إيطاليا 15 1 1 13 8 36 -28 06٫67
 اليابان 2 0 0 2 1 7 -6 00٫00
 الأردن 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100٫000
 قزخستان 7 5 1 1 9 3 +6 71٫43
 كوسوڤو 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50٫00
 الكويت 7 3 2 2 6 5 +1 42٫86
 لاتڤيا 17 10 3 4 32 18 +14 58٫82
 ليختنشتاين 5 3 2 0 9 3 +6 60٫00
 لتوانيا 7 4 1 2 19 8 +11 57٫14
 لوكسمبورگ 5 4 0 1 12 4 +8 80٫00
 ماليزيا 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 00٫00
 مالطا 10 6 2 2 15 6 +9 60٫00
 المكسيك 4 0 1 3 2 7 -5 00٫00
 مولدوڤا 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 50٫00
 الجبل الأسود 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100٫000
 المغرب 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50٫00
 هولندا 16 1 2 13 14 49 -35 06٫25
 كوريا الشمالية 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100٫000
 شمال مقدونيا 6 3 2 1 12 3 +9 50٫00
 أيرلندا الشمالية 11 5 2 4 18 12 +6 45٫45
 النرويج 68 9 17 42 82 183 -101 13٫24
 عُمان 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 50٫00
 پيرو 1 0 0 1 3 7 -4 00٫00
 پولندا 35 4 8 23 32 86 -54 11٫43
 الپرتغال 11 1 4 6 8 18 -10 09٫09
 قطر 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 25٫00
 أيرلندا 9 2 2 5 5 14 -9 22٫22
 رومانيا 13 0 5 8 6 29 -23 00٫00
 روسيا[ج] 21 1 5 15 13 67 -54 04٫76
 سان مارينو 6 6 0 0 23 2 +21 100٫000
 السعودية 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 50٫00
 اسكتلندا 9 0 3 6 7 20 -13 00٫00
 صربيا[ح] 10 2 2 6 10 32 -22 20٫00
 سنغافورة 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100٫000
 سلوڤاكيا 4 0 1 3 1 6 -5 00٫00
 سلوڤنيا 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 50٫00
 كوريا الجنوبية 3 0 0 3 0 5 -5 00٫00
 إسپانيا 8 1 2 5 5 16 -11 12٫50
 السويد 91 11 11 69 96 299 -203 12٫09
  سويسرا 6 2 0 4 7 10 -3 33٫33
 تايلند 5 1 1 3 6 12 -6 20٫00
 ترنيداد وتوباگو 5 3 1 1 8 7 +1 60٫00
 تونس 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 66٫67
 تركيا 15 6 4 5 22 24 -2 40٫00
 الإمارات العربية المتحدة 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 00٫00
 أوكرانيا 4 0 1 3 3 6 -3 00٫00
 الولايات المتحدة 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 00٫00
 أوروگواي 2 0 0 2 1 8 -7 00٫00
 ويلز 16 4 5 7 14 25 -11 25٫00
 اليمن 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 00٫00
Total 829 218 170 441 972 1٬706 -734 26٫30

Honours

Regional

Friendly

See also

Notes

  1. ^ أ ب Due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus are required to play their home matches at neutral venues, and behind closed doors, until further notice.[32]
  2. ^ Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.
  3. ^ Includes matches against Czechoslovakia
  4. ^ Includes matches against Great Britain
  5. ^ Includes matches against the Soviet Union
  6. ^ Includes matches against Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro

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External links

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