 | |||
| Nickname(s) | Huuhkajat (The Eagle-owls)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Finland | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Markku Kanerva | ||
| Captain | Lukas Hradecky | ||
| Most caps | Jari Litmanen (137) | ||
| Top scorer | Teemu Pukki (42) | ||
| Home stadium | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | FIN | ||
| |||
| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 63 2 (20 June 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 33 (March 2007) | ||
| Lowest | 110 (July–August 2017) | ||
| First international | |||
 Finland 2–5 Sweden  (Helsinki, Finland; 22 October 1911) asFinland Sweden 1–0 Finland  (Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1919) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Finland 10–2 Estonia  (Helsinki, Finland; 11 August 1922) Finland 8–0 San Marino  (Helsinki, Finland; 17 November 2010) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Germany 13–0 Finland (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) | ||
| Baltic Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2012) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2012) | ||
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.[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 April 2024, they sit at 61st place in the overall ranking.[6]
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.
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.[7] 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 in the competitions of the international labour movement.[8]
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.[8] 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 for the national team and finally, in 1956, the TUL and Football Association series were merged.[8]
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 since the 1968 event, but had to wait for its first win until 1978.
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 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 their qualification campaign was 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.
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 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 he was replaced by caretaker Jyrki Heliskoski, but results didn't improve.
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] His 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 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 equalizers. 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.[13][5] The successful qualifying campaign in Group J, was aided by a distinctive performance of Teemu Pukki, who scored ten goals in the qualifications.[14]
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.[15] Unfortunately, having lost the next two games from both Russia and Belgium to finish third, 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 among third place teams due to goal difference.
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.
Today, some qualifying matches against lower profile opponents and some friendlies are hosted at the Tampere StadiuminTampere and Veritas StadioninTurku. 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.
Finland's kit are currently supplied by American brand Nike. They replaced German company Adidas, who supplied Finland's kits between 1979 and 2013.
| Kit supplier | Period |
|---|---|
 Adidas
|
1979–2013 |
 Nike
|
2014–present |
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
v Finland
| 7 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Kazakhstan | 0–1 | Finland | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| 20:00 UTC+6 | Report |
|
Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 30,019 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
v
Denmark
| 10 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Finland | 0–1 | Denmark | Helsinki, Finland |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report |
|
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 32,571 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
v Finland
| 14 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Slovenia | 3–0 | Finland | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 15,823 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
v Kazakhstan
| 17 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Finland | 1–2 | Kazakhstan | Helsinki, Finland |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 30,375 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
v
Northern Ireland
| 17 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Finland | 4–0 | Northern Ireland | Helsinki, Finland |
| 19:00 UTC+2 |
48' 73' 88' |
Report | Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 28,711 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan) |
v Finland
| 20 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | San Marino | 1–2 | Finland | Serravalle, San Marino |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle Attendance: 1,427 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania) |
v Finland
| 21 March 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs | Wales | 4–1 | Finland | Cardiff, Wales |
| 20:45 |
38' 47' 86' |
Report |
|
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 32,162 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
v Estonia
| 26 March 2024 Friendly | Finland | 2–1 | Estonia | Helsinki, Finland |
| 17:00 |
38' (o.g.) |
Report |
|
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 12,559 Referee: Mads Kristoffersen (Denmark) |
v Finland
| 4 June 2024 Friendly | Portugal | 4–2 | Finland | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 19:45 UTC+1 |
45+4' (pen.) 55' 84' |
Report |
|
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 43,125 Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria) |
v Finland
| 7 June 2024 Friendly | Scotland | 2–2 | Finland | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 19:45 UTC+1 |
58' |
Report |
85' (pen.) |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 40,519 Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Poland) |
v Finland
| 7 September 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B Group 2 | Greece | v | Finland | Athens, Greece |
| Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium |
v Finland
| 10 September 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B Group 2 | England | v | Finland | London, England |
| Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
v
Republic of Ireland
| 10 October 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B Group 2 | Finland | v | Republic of Ireland | Helsinki, Finland |
| Stadium: Bolt Arena |
v England
| 13 October 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B Group 2 | Finland | v | England | Helsinki, Finland |
| Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
v Finland
| 14 November 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B Group 2 | Republic of Ireland | v | Finland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Stadium: Aviva Stadium |
v Greece
| 17 November 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B Group 2 | Finland | v | Greece | Helsinki, Finland |
| Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Markku Kanerva
|
| Assistant coach | Jani Honkavaara
|
| Teemu Tainio
| |
| Tim Sparv
| |
| Goalkeeping coach | Antti Niemi
|
| Fitness coach | Jari-Pekka Keurulainen
|
| Joni Ruuskanen
| |
| Physiotherapists | Jari-Pekka Keurulainen
|
| Paavo Leiramo
| |
| Video analyst | Henri Lehto
|
| Sami Ristilä
| |
| Doctor | Heikki Kinnunen
|
| Osteopath | Hannu Kanerva
|
| Kit Manager | Jari Parikka
|
| Team Manager | Lennart Wangel
|
| Technical director | Aki Hyryläinen
|
| Tenure | Nat | Coach | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| 1911–21 | None | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 035.29 | ||||
| 1922 |
|
Jarl Öhman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 025.00 | |||
| 1923–35 | None | 77 | 22 | 12 | 43 | 028.57 | ||||
| 1936–37 |
|
Ferdinand Fabra | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 012.50 | |||
| 1937–38 | None | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 033.33 | ||||
| 1939 | 
|
Gábor Obitz | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 016.67 | |||
| 1939–43 | None | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 000.00 | ||||
| 1945 |
|
Axel Mårtensson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.00 | |||
| 1946 |
|
Niilo Tammisalo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 000.00 | |||
| 1947–55 |
|
Aatos Lehtonen | 51 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 013.73 | |||
| 1955–58 |
|
Kurt Weinreich | 23 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 013.04 | |||
| 1959–61 |
|
Aatos Lehtonen | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 015.79 | |||
| 1962–74 |
|
Olavi Laaksonen | 91 | 16 | 21 | 54 | 017.58 | |||
| 1975 |
|
Martti Kosma | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 000.00 | |||
| 1975–78 |
|
Aulis Rytkönen | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 026.67 | |||
| 1979–81 |
|
Esko Malm | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 014.81 | |||
| 1982–87 |
|
Martti Kuusela | 53 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 016.98 | |||
| 1988–92 |
|
Jukka Vakkila | 48 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 014.58 | |||
| 1993–94 |
|
Tommy Lindholm | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 020.00 | |||
| 1994–96 |
|
Jukka Ikäläinen | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 033.33 | |||
| 1996–99 |
|
Richard Møller Nielsen | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 026.47 | |||
| 2000–05 |
|
Antti Muurinen | 72 | 34 | 12 | 26 | 047.22 | |||
| 2005 |
|
Jyrki Heliskoski (caretaker) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 033.33 | |||
| 2006–07 |
|
Roy Hodgson | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 027.27 | |||
| 2008–10 |
|
Stuart Baxter | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 025.81 | |||
| 2010–2011 |
|
Olli Huttunen (caretaker) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| 2011 |
|
Markku Kanerva (caretaker) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 000.00 | |||
| 2011–2015 |
|
Mixu Paatelainen | 45 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 037.78 | |||
| 2015 |
|
Markku Kanerva (caretaker) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 050.00 | |||
| 2016 |
|
Hasse Backe | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 000.00 | |||
| 2016– |
|
Markku Kanerva | 62 | 29 | 9 | 24 | 046.77 | |||
| Total | 783 | 196 | 163 | 424 | 025.03 | |||||
The following players were called up for friendlies against Portugal and Scotland on 4 and 7 June 2024, respectively.[19][20]
Caps and goals as of 7 June 2024, after the match against Scotland.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Lukas Hradecky (captain) | (1989-11-24) 24 November 1989 (age 34) | 92 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen
|
| 12 | 1GK | Jesse Joronen | (1993-03-21) 21 March 1993 (age 31) | 19 | 0 |  Venezia
|
| 23 | 1GK | Viljami Sinisalo | (2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Exeter City
|
| 2 | 2DF | Leo Väisänen | (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 26) | 27 | 0 | Austin FC
|
| 3 | 2DF | Richard Jensen | (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 28) | 14 | 0 | Aberdeen
|
| 4 | 2DF | Robert Ivanov | (1994-09-19) 19 September 1994 (age 29) | 29 | 0 | Eintracht Braunschweig
|
| 5 | 2DF | Miro Tenho | (1995-04-02) 2 April 1995 (age 29) | 4 | 0 | Djurgården
|
| 13 | 2DF | Pyry Soiri | (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 29) | 45 | 7 | Athens Kallithea
|
| 15 | 2DF | Arttu Hoskonen | (1997-04-16) 16 April 1997 (age 27) | 11 | 0 |  Cracovia
|
| 17 | 2DF | Nikolai Alho | (1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 (age 31) | 37 | 0 | Asteras Tripolis
|
| 18 | 2DF | Tuomas Ollila | (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 24) | 3 | 0 |  Paris FC
|
| 21 | 2DF | Tomas Galvez | (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Manchester City
|
| 22 | 2DF | Ilmari Niskanen | (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 26) | 20 | 1 | Exeter City
|
| 7 | 3MF | Matti Peltola | (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 22) | 9 | 0 | D.C. United
|
| 8 | 3MF | Robin Lod | (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 (age 31) | 68 | 6 | Minnesota United
|
| 14 | 3MF | Niilo Mäenpää | (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | Warta Poznań
|
| 16 | 3MF | Anssi Suhonen | (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 23) | 8 | 0 | Hamburger SV
|
| 19 | 3MF | Urho Nissilä | (1996-04-04) 4 April 1996 (age 28) | 13 | 0 |  Puskás Akadémia
|
| 24 | 3MF | Leo Walta | (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Sirius
|
| 9 | 4FW | Benjamin Källman | (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 26) | 21 | 7 | Cracovia
|
| 10 | 4FW | Teemu Pukki (vice-captain) | (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34) | 122 | 42 | Minnesota United
|
| 11 | 4FW | Oliver Antman | (2001-08-15) 15 August 2001 (age 22) | 12 | 6 | Nordsjælland
|
| 20 | 4FW | Joel Pohjanpalo | (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 29) | 72 | 15 | Venezia
|
| 25 | 4FW | Juho Talvitie | (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 |  Lommel
|
| 26 | 4FW | Casper Terho | (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Union SG
|
The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months and are still available for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Hugo Keto | (1998-02-09) 9 February 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 |  Sandefjord
|
v. San Marino, 20 November 2023
|
| DF | Jere Uronen | (1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 (age 29) | 67 | 1 | Charlotte FC
|
v. Wales, 21 March 2024
|
| DF | Noah Pallas | (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | HJK
|
v. San Marino, 20 November 2023
|
| DF | Diogo Tomas | (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | HJK
|
v. Kazakhstan, 17 October 2023
|
| DF | Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan | (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | HJK
|
v. Denmark, 10 September 2023
|
| MF | Glen Kamara | (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 28) | 59 | 2 | Leeds United
|
v. Portugal, 4 June 2024 INJ
|
| MF | Daniel Håkans | (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 23) | 8 | 4 | Vålerenga
|
v. Estonia, 26 March 2024
|
| MF | Fredrik Jensen | (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 26) | 30 | 8 | FC Augsburg
|
v. Estonia, 26 March 2024
|
| MF | Kaan Kairinen | (1998-12-22) 22 December 1998 (age 25) | 17 | 0 |  Sparta Prague
|
v. Estonia, 26 March 2024
|
| MF | Rasmus Schüller (vice-captain) | (1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 (age 33) | 75 | 0 | Djurgården
|
v. Estonia, 26 March 2024
|
| MF | Robert Taylor | (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 29) | 34 | 2 | Inter Miami
|
v. Wales, 21 March 2024 WD
|
| MF | Lucas Lingman | (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 (age 26) | 11 | 0 | HJK
|
v. San Marino, 20 November 2023
|
| FW | Marcus Forss | (1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 25) | 21 | 2 | Middlesbrough
|
v. Wales, 21 March 2024 INJ
|
| ||||||
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jari Litmanen | 137 | 32 | 1989–2010 |
| 2 | Teemu Pukki | 122 | 42 | 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 | Lukas Hradecky | 92 | 0 | 2010–present |
| 8 | Mikael Forssell | 87 | 29 | 1999–2014 |
| 9 | Erkka Petäjä | 84 | 0 | 1983–1994 |
| Tim Sparv | 84 | 1 | 2009–2021 |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teemu Pukki | 42 | 122 | 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 | 0.26 | 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 | Joel Pohjanpalo | 15 | 72 | 0.21 | 2012–present |
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Campaign | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1930
|
Did not enter | Declined invitation | ||||||||||||||
 1934
|
Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
 1938
|
Did not qualify | 1938 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
 1950
|
Withdrew during qualifying | 1950 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
 1954
|
Did not qualify | 1954 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | ||||||||
| 1958
|
1958 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | |||||||||
 1962
|
1962 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1966
|
1966 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | |||||||||
 1970
|
1970 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 28 | |||||||||
| 1974
|
1974 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 | |||||||||
 1978
|
1978 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | |||||||||
 1982
|
1982 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | |||||||||
| 1986
|
1986 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1990
|
1990 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |||||||||
| 1994
|
1994 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | |||||||||
 1998
|
1998 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||
  2002
|
2002 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2006
|
2006 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 19 | |||||||||
 2010
|
2010 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||
 2014
|
2014 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||
| 2018
|
2018 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||
 2022
|
2022 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
 2026
|
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
 2030
| ||||||||||||||||
 2034
| ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/22 | 137 | 35 | 25 | 77 | 144 | 297 | |||||||||
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Campaign | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1960
|
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
 1964
| |||||||||||||||||
| 1968
|
Did not qualify | 1968 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1972
|
1972 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||
 1976
|
1976 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 1980
|
1980 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 1984
|
1984 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1988
|
1988 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1992
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1992 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1996
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1996 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||
 2000
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2000 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 2004
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2004 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
 2008
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2008 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 7 | ||||||||||
 2012
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2012 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 2016
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2016 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
 2020
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Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad | 2020 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | |
| 2024
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Did not qualify | 2024 (PO) | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 14 | |||||||||
 2028
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To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
 2032
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| Total | Group stage | 1/17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 125 | 39 | 24 | 62 | 144 | 186 | |
| 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 |  |
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 | 2 | To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 21st | |||||
| Olympic Games record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
| AsGrand Duchy of Finland | ||||||||||
 1896 |
No football tournament was held | |||||||||
| 1900 |
Did not enter | |||||||||
 1904
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| 1908
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| 1912 |
Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | Squad | |
Since 1917, Declaration of Independence 
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| 1920 |
Did not enter | |||||||||
| 1924
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| 1928
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 1932 |
No football tournament was held | |||||||||
| 1936 |
Round of 16 | 14th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Squad | |
| 1948 |
Did not enter | |||||||||
| 1952 |
Round of 16 | 9th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | |
 1956 |
Did not enter | |||||||||
| 1960 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
 1964
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| 1968
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| 1972
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| 1976
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 1980 |
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Squad | |
| 1984 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
 1988
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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 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 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 | ||
This list is Finland national team complete records, both friendlies and competitive matches.[22]
| Opponent | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Nations | 778 | 207 | 158 | 413 | 923 | 1,617 | −694 | 026.61 |
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 057.14 |
 Algeria
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
 Andorra
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 050.00 |
 Armenia
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 083.33 |
| Austria
|
11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 009.09 |
 Azerbaijan
|
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 087.50 |
 Bahrain
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 080.00 |
 Barbados
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
 Belarus
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 040.00 |
| Belgium
|
11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 036.36 |
 Bermuda
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Bolivia
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 000.00 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 028.57 |
| Brazil
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 000.00 |
 Bulgaria
|
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 020.00 |
 Cameroon
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Canada
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Chile
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
 China
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 025.00 |
 Colombia
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
 Costa Rica
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
 Croatia
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
 Cyprus
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Czech Republic
|
11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 027.27 |
| Denmark
|
62 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 62 | 155 | −93 | 019.35 |
 East Germany
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 028.57 |
 Ecuador
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
 Egypt
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
| England
|
13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 44 | −37 | 000.00 |
| Estonia
|
34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 047.06 |
 Faroe Islands
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 100.00 |
| France
|
11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 009.09 |
 Georgia
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Germany
|
23 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 82 | −63 | 004.35 |
| Greece
|
18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 033.33 |
 Honduras
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Hungary
|
17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 48 | −33 | 017.65 |
 Iceland
|
14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 050.00 |
 India
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 050.00 |
 Indonesia
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
 Iraq
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Ireland
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 000.00 |
 Israel
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 040.00 |
| Italy
|
13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 007.69 |
| Japan
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 000.00 |
 Jordan
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Kazakhstan
|
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 071.43 |
 Kosovo
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 050.00 |
 Kuwait
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 042.86 |
 Latvia
|
17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 058.82 |
 Liechtenstein
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 060.00 |
 Lithuania
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 060.00 |
 Luxembourg
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 080.00 |
 Malaysia
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
 Malta
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 057.14 |
| Mexico
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 000.00 |
 Moldova
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 050.00 |
 Montenegro
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Morocco
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Netherlands
|
14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 43 | −29 | 007.14 |
 North Korea
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
 North Macedonia
|
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 042.86 |
| Northern Ireland
|
11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 045.45 |
| Norway
|
67 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 82 | 182 | −100 | 013.43 |
 Oman
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 050.00 |
 Peru
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Poland
|
29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 67 | −42 | 010.34 |
| Portugal
|
11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 009.09 |
| Qatar
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 025.00 |
 Romania
|
13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 000.00 |
| Russia
|
21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 67 | −54 | 004.76 |
| San Marino
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 100.00 |
| Saudi Arabia
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Scotland
|
9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 000.00 |
 Serbia
|
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 32 | −22 | 020.00 |
 Slovakia
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Slovenia
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 050.00 |
 South Korea
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Spain
|
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 012.50 |
| Sweden
|
90 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 96 | 296 | −200 | 012.22 |
| Switzerland
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 040.00 |
 Thailand
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 100.00 |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 060.00 |
 Tunisia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Turkey
|
15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 040.00 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Ukraine
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 000.00 |
| United States
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Uruguay
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 000.00 |
| Wales
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 028.57 |
 Yemen
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | 778 | 207 | 158 | 413 | 923 | 1,617 | −694 | 026.61 |
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