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National team · Finland

«The Eagle-owls»

72 Matches
25 wins
12 draws
35 losses
86–100 Goals
−14 Difference
1.2 Scored per game
Form D 30 Mar · Away Cape Verde · 1:1 L 31 May · Away Germany · 0:4 L 5 Jun · Away Hungary · 1:2 W 26 Sep · Away San Marino · 7:0 D 29 Sep · Home Belarus · 0:0 W 3 Oct · Home Albania · 2:1

Finland come into major tournaments now with an expectation they didn't carry for most of their history: a first European Championship in 2020, played in 2021 after the pandemic delay, but not before Finland beat Denmark 1–0 in the opening match, a game overshadowed by Christian Eriksen's collapse on the pitch. It was the country's first win at a major tournament finals, ever.

That drought explains more about Finnish football than any single result. The national side has never reached a World Cup, and its best Olympic finish, fourth place, dates back to the 1912 Stockholm Games. The team itself formed in 1907, the same year the Football Association of Finland was established, and took the field for the first time in 1911 against Sweden.

The nickname Huuhkajat, the Eagle-owls, is newer than most people assume. It stuck in 2007, after a real eagle-owl landed on the pitch mid-match against Belgium. Jari Litmanen, still the most-capped player in the side's history with 137 appearances between 1989 and 2010, belonged to the generations who never got a tournament to show for their careers. Teemu Pukki, who finished with 43 goals, was the one on the pitch when that finally changed in 2021.

Finland's silverware sits mostly in regional competition: two Nordic Football Championship titles, in 1964 and 1966.

Latest results

Fixtures and results
6 Oct UEFA Nations League Belarus A
3 Oct UEFA Nations League Albania H 2:1 W
29 Sep UEFA Nations League Belarus H 0:0 D
26 Sep UEFA Nations League San Marino A 7:0 W
5 Jun Friendlies Hungary A 1:2 L
31 May Friendlies Germany A 0:4 L

Standing

UEFA Nations League

Group stage · League C - Group A

# Team M W D L Goals Pts
1 Finland 3 2 1 0 9:1 7
2 Albania 3 2 0 1 6:2 6
3 Belarus 3 1 1 1 4:2 4
4 San Marino 3 0 0 3 0:14 0
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Team statistics

matches counted in total: 72
72 Matches
25 wins
12 draws
35 losses
86–100 Goals
−14 Difference
1.2 Scored per game
Match outcomes matches counted in total: 72
25wins: 25 · 34% 12draws: 12 · 16% 35losses: 35 · 48%
wins draws losses
Scored and conceded last matches
30 Mar · Away Cape Verde · 1:1
31 May · Away Germany · 0:4
5 Jun · Away Hungary · 1:2
26 Sep · Away San Marino · 7:0
29 Sep · Home Belarus · 0:0
3 Oct · Home Albania · 2:1
scored — above the line conceded — below the line
Metric Total Home Away
Matches 72 33 39
Scored 86 39 47
Conceded 100 34 66
Scored per game 1.2 1.2 1.2
Conceded per game 1.4 1.0 1.7
Difference −14 +5 −19

Key players

by appearances over the last year
Anssi Tapio Suhonen Midfielder 3 Matches Topi Keskinen Forward 3 Matches Ryan Mahuta Defender 3 Matches Joel Julius Ilmari Pohjanpalo Forward 3 Matches Kaan Kairinen Midfielder 3 Matches Glen Adjei Kamara Midfielder 3 Matches Lucas Carl Edvard Bergström Goalkeeper 3 Matches Adam Mikael Sven Ståhl Defender 3 Matches

Squad of Finland

by appearances over the last year
Number Player Position Age Matches
16 Anssi Tapio Suhonen Midfielder 3
18 FI Topi Keskinen Forward 23 3
17 Ryan Mahuta Defender 3
20 Joel Julius Ilmari Pohjanpalo Forward 3
14 Kaan Kairinen Midfielder 3
6 Glen Adjei Kamara Midfielder 3
23 Lucas Carl Edvard Bergström Goalkeeper 3
3 FI Adam Mikael Sven Ståhl Defender 32 3
5 FI Samuli Rasmus Miettinen Defender 22 3
12 FI Viljami Sinisalo Goalkeeper 25 3
9 FI Adrian Swanbak Forward 22 3
15 FI Leo Onni Artturi Väisänen Defender 29 3
11 FI Adam Markhiyev Midfielder 24 3
19 FI Benjamin Källman Forward 28 3
4 FI Tony Miettinen Defender 24 3
10 FI Leo Walta Midfielder 23 3
7 FI Santeri Leevi Oliver Väänänen Midfielder 24 3
13 Juho Väinö Valtteri Lähteenmäki Defender 3
1 Lukáš Hrádecký Goalkeeper 3
8 FI Onni Valakari Midfielder 27 2
2 Matti Peltola Defender 2
22 FI Daniel Noel Mikael Håkans Forward 25 2
21 Oiva Jukkola Midfielder 2
8 FI Robin Lod Midfielder 33 2
21 Ville Koski Defender 2

Fixtures of Finland

Honours of Finland

  • Nordic Football Championship 1964, 1966 2
  • UEFA Nations League C 2019 1
  • Baltic Cup 2012 1

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