Finland
Nickname(s)	Huuhkajat ("Eurasian Eagle Owls")
Association	Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto, Finlands Bollförbund)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Roy Hodgson, 2006-
Captain	Jari Litmanen
Most caps	Jari Litmanen (109)
Top scorer	Jari Litmanen (28)
Home stadium	Helsinki Olympic Stadium
FIFA code	FIN
FIFA ranking	44
Highest FIFA ranking	33 (March 2007)
Lowest FIFA ranking	79 (December 1996)
Elo ranking	47
Highest Elo ranking	30 (March 2002)
First kit Second kit
First international Finland 2 - 5 Sweden (Helsinki, Finland; October 22, 1911)
Biggest win Finland 10 - 2 Estonia (Helsinki, Finland; August 11, 1922)
Biggest defeat Germany 13 - 0 Finland (Leipzig, Germany; September 1, 1940)

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The Finnish national team has never qualified for a finals tournament of the World Cup or the European Championships, but has made four Olympic tournament appearances. It was considered one of the weakest teams in Europe in past decades; especially at a time when many of today's smallest nations didn't yet compete in international football. Finland is one of the few European countries where football is not the most popular spectator sport, and the game has traditionally been played on an amateur basis in the country. Only in the last decade – after the Bosman ruling and the removal of foreign quotas in the EU region – have Finnish players had significant opportunities to play in the continent's top leagues. Today, nearly all regular members of the national team play outside of Finland. For the club competition, see FIFA Club World Cup. ... The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football... Football (soccer) has been included in every Summer Olympic Games except 1896 and 1932 as a mens competition sport. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... In football (soccer), the Bosman ruling is a 1995 European Court of Justice decision that allows professional football players in the European Union (EU) to move freely to another club at the end of their term of contract with their present team. ...

Last and next games

• Last game:  Portugal 0-0 Finland  - Porto, Portugal - 21 November 2007. (UEFA Euro 2008)

• Next game: To be announced

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History

The Football Association of Finland was founded as early as 1907 and became a member of FIFA in 1908, despite the fact that at that time Finland was still an autonomous grand duchy of the Russian Empire and didn't gain independence until 1917. Finland played its first international match on October 22, 1911, losing to neighbours Sweden 2-5 in Helsinki. This article is about an international football organization. ... The Grand Duchy of Finland was a state that existed 1809–1917 as part of the Russian Empire. ... The subject of this article was previously also known as Russia. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Location of Helsinki in Northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Province Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Charter 1550 Capital city 1812 Government  - Mayor Jussi Pajunen Area  - Total 187. ...

A fourth place finish at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm still arguably ranks as the country's best ever achievement in international football. Finland beat Italy and Russia in the first two rounds before losing to Great Britain in the semi-finals. In the bronze medal match they were beaten 0-9 by the Netherlands. According to the story, the Finns were under the impression that the match would be a day later, so they had gone out celebrating the night before the match, and as a consequence were easily beaten. Finland's star player Eino Soinio, aged only 17 at the time, was chosen to the all-star team of the tournament by Swedish paper Idrottsbladet. The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ... For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ... Eino Alex Soinio né Salin (born November 12, 1894 - died December 7, 1973 in Helsinki) was a Finnish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. ...

Finland also took part in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but was beaten by Peru in the first round. The country sought qualification for the World Cup for the first time in the 1938 event, but failed to score a single point. The fortunes of the team didn't improve much in the 1950s or 1960s: they were never near qualification, and didn't achieve their first win until 1965. Finland also took part in European Championship qualifying since the 1968 event, but had to wait for its first win until 1978. The 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki saw the hosts crash to Austria in the first round. Finland did, however, win the unofficial Nordic championship in 1952, 1964 and 1966. The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Qualifying countries The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from June 4 to June 19. ... The 1968 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. ... The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. ... Political map of the Nordic countries and associated territories. ...

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. The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 80) final tournament was held in Italy. ... The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... Badge, released in the USSR The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Occident redirects here. ...

By the mid-1990s Finland started to have more players in high profile European leagues, led by the Ajax superstar Jari Litmanen. 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, highpoints 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. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax (pronounced /ˈʌɪjaks/), is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Jari Olavi Litmanen ( ) (born February 20, 1971 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer, widely considered the countrys greatest ever. ... The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 92) final tournament was hosted by Sweden. ... Richard Møller Nielsen (born August 19, 1937), nick-named Ricardo, is a Danish former football (soccer) player and current football manager. ... 1998 World Cup redirects here. ... The 2000 UEFA UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ...

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. 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. 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. Antti Muurinen (born March 4, 1954) is a Finnish football manager, currently the head coach of FC Lahti in Finlands Veikkausliiga. ... Antti Niemi (born May 31, 1972 in Oulu) is a Finnish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Fulham F.C. in the English Premiership. ... Sami Tuomas Hyypiä (born 7 October 1973 in Porvoo) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Liverpool F.C. in the English Premiership. ... Teemu Tainio (born November 27, 1979 in Tornio) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premiership. ... Mikael Kaj Forssell (born March 15, 1981 in Steinfurt, Germany) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Birmingham City who are in Englands FA Premier League. ... A total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. ... 2002 World Cup redirects here. ... First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). ... The finals of the 2004 UEFA European Championship, commonly called EURO 2004, were held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between June 12 and July 4, 2004. ... First international  Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Biggest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland  (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Biggest defeat  Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 The Wales national football team... The finals of the 2004 UEFA European Championship, commonly called EURO 2004, were held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... In the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 197 teams from the six FIFA confederations were allocated a share of the 31 spots available on the basis of the strength of their teams. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. ... Jyrki Heliskoski (born September 28, 1945) is a Finnish football manager. ...

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. The Englishman becomes the second high profile foreign coach in recent history of the country, as he tries to lead the team to its first ever major championship qualification. Roy Hodgson (born August 9, 1947) is an English football manager. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

Euro 2008 Qualification

Finland is currently competing in Group A in qualification for UEFA Euro 2008, together with Portugal, Poland, Serbia, Belgium, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. The team started the campaign very well, beating Poland 3-1 away and earning a 1-1 draw with Portugal at home. The Finns then gained four points from their difficult away ties against Armenia and Kazakhstan, drawing 0-0 with the former and beating the latter 2-0. On 15th of November, 2006 Finland beat Armenia 1-0 at home, thus remaining undefeated in the qualifying. In Finland's first match of 2007, they were in poor form when they lost against Azerbaijan 1-0, one of the worst matches in Finnish footballing history. On early June they lost to Serbia 2-0 at home, which many fans felt being the end of a real battle for qualification. But the next match was against Belgium and team Finland gained the trust of their fans back by winning 2-0 at home. Belgium match had its own amusements when an eagle-owl (which is named as Bubi referring to eagle owl's binomal name Bubo bubo, as well as famous football commentator Bror-Erik Wallenius) landed to arena and then flew few rounds above the audience, stopping the game for 6 minutes. Afterwards, the eagle owl has been considered a "mascot" for Finnish national team. Standings and results for Group A of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying tournament. ... This page describes the qualifying procedure for the UEFA Euro 2008. ... The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, will take place in Austria and Switzerland, from 7 to 29 June 2008. ... First international Brazil 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Porto Alegre, Brazil; 23 December 1994) First international as Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 2 - 2 Azerbaijan (Podgorica, SCG; 12 February 2003) First international as Serbia Czech Republic 1 - 3 Serbia (Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic; 16 August 2006) Biggest win Faroe Islands... Bror-Erik Bubi Wallenius (born 1943) is a Finnish sports commentator who works for Finlands National Broadcasting Company YLE. Wallenius had a great passion for sports since his childhood. ...

Finland currently ranks somewhere around the middle class in the UEFA region. It regularly beats the lowest-ranked teams, and can occasionally perform well against the stronger teams. It has not, however, yet found enough consistency against the top nations to truly push for qualification. The Union Européenne de Football Association or Union of European Football Associations in English, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ...

Despite not qualifying for Euro 2008, the team put in a respectable perfomance going unbeaten at home, and only going behind once against Azerbaijan. They also avoided defeat against Portugal twice, and were the only team to beat group winners Poland at home.

Stadiums

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. The tower of the Olympic Stadium The Helsinki Olympic Stadium, (in Finnish and Swedish: Olympiastadion) located in the Töölö district about 2 km from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. ... Pallokenttä is a multi-use stadium in Helsinki, Finland. ...

Today, some qualifying matches against lower profile opponents and some friendlies are hosted at the Ratina Stadion in Tampere. Helsinki's Finnair Stadium, which has artificial turf, is also used for some friendlies and qualifiers. Ratina Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Tampere, Finland. ... Tampere ( , IPA: ; Swedish: Tammerfors ) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. ... Finnair Stadium is a football stadium in Helsinki, Finland. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1934 - Did not enter
• 1938 - Did not qualify
• 1950 - Withdrew during qualifying
• 1954 to 2006 - Did not qualify

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European Championship record

• 1960 to 1964 - Did not enter
• 1968 to 2008 - Did not qualify

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Current squad

Updated 2007-11-19.

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Club 2 DF Petri Pasanen September 24, 1980 39 1 SV Werder Bremen 4 DF Sami Hyypiä October 7, 1973 84 5 Liverpool 5 DF Hannu Tihinen July 1, 1976 58 4 FC Zürich 8 MF Teemu Tainio November 27, 1979 37 6 Tottenham Hotspur 9 FW Mikael Forssell March 15, 1981 48 16 Birmingham City 10 MF Jari Litmanen February 20, 1971 110 28 None 11 MF Joonas Kolkka September 28, 1974 78 11 NAC Breda 12 GK Magnus Bahne March 15, 1979 2 0 Halmstad BK 16 MF Aki Riihilahti September 9, 1976 67 11 Djurgårdens IF 18 FW Shefki Kuqi November 10, 1976 49 5 Fulham F.C. 19 DF Toni Kallio August 9, 1978 31 1 BSC Young Boys 20 MF Alexei Eremenko jr March 24, 1983 29 12 FC Saturn 21 FW Jonatan Johansson August 16, 1975 79 14 Malmö FF 22 GK Jussi Jääskeläinen April 19, 1975 37 0 Bolton Wanderers 23 MF Markus Heikkinen October 13, 1978 30 0 SK Rapid Wien 24 MF Daniel Sjölund April 22, 1983 10 1 Djurgårdens IF 28 DF Ari Nyman February 7, 1984 14 0 FC Thun 32 MF Roman Eremenko March 19, 1987 2 0 Udinese Calcio

• Head coach: Roy Hodgson

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Recent call-up

The following players have all recently been called up to the Finland squad for the Euro 2008 qualifying.

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Club GK Mikko Kavén February 19, 1975 15 0 Tampere United GK Peter Enckelman March 10, 1977 7 0 Blackburn Rovers DF Juha Pasoja November 16, 1976 12 0 Ham-Kam MF Markus Paatelainen January 23, 1983 0 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle MF Pekka Lagerblom October 19, 1982 12 0 Alemannia Aachen MF Jarkko Wiss April 17, 1972 43 3 Tampere United

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Coaching staff

• Head coach: Roy Hodgson
• Coach: Jyrki Heliskoski
• Coach: Jari-Pekka Keurulainen
• Goalkeeping coach: Olli Huttunen
• U-21 coach: Markku Kanerva
• Team director: Lennart Wangel
• Team doctor: Heikki Kinnunen
• Masseur: Hannu Kanerva
• Physiotherapist: Paavo Leiramo
• Kit manager: Kai Kyntölä
• Media officer: Timo Walden

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Famous past players

Ari-Juhani Hjelm (born February 24, 1962 in Tampere), nicknamed Zico after the famous Brazilian player, is a Finnish football manager and former player, currently the head coach of home-town club Tampere United in Finlands Veikkausliiga. ... Olavi Olli Huttunen (born August 4, 1960 in Kajaani) is a Finnish football coach and former goalkeeper. ... Åke Lindman as private Lehto (right) in The Unknown Soldier Åke Lindman (born 11 January 1928 in Helsinki) is a Finnish director and actor. ... Antti Niemi (born May 31, 1972 in Oulu) is a Finnish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Fulham F.C. in the English Premiership. ... Mika-Matti Mixu Paatelainen (born February 3, 1967 in Helsinki) is a Finnish football player and manager. ... Juhani Peltonen (born June 16, 1936 in Valkeakoski) is a former Finnish footballer. ... Pasi Rautiainen (born July 18, 1961 in Helsinki) is a Finnish football manager and former player. ... Lars Nasman (1943 - 1994) is considered one of the best Finnish goalkeepers of all time, having being capped for 37 full international matches. ... Aulis Rytkönen (born January 5, 1929 in Karttula) is a Finnish football legend. ... Eino Alex Soinio né Salin (born November 12, 1894 - died December 7, 1973 in Helsinki) was a Finnish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. ... Antti Sumiala (born February 20, 1974 in Pori, Finland) is a 61[1] soccer forward who currently plays for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. ... Simo Valakari (born April 24, 1973 in Helsinki) is a Finnish soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfielder for F.C. Dallas of Major League Soccer. ... Jarl Lali Öhman (born November 14, 1891 in Helsinki - died January 20, 1936 in Kokkola) was a Finnish amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. ... Algoth Niska (1888-1954) was a Finnish liquor smuggler and adventurer. ...

Player records

Most capped players

Jari Olavi Litmanen ( ) (born February 20, 1971 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer, widely considered the countrys greatest ever. ... Ari-Juhani Hjelm (born February 24, 1962 in Tampere), nicknamed Zico after the famous Brazilian player, is a Finnish football manager and former player, currently the head coach of home-town club Tampere United in Finlands Veikkausliiga. ... Sami Tuomas Hyypiä (born 7 October 1973 in Porvoo) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Liverpool F.C. in the English Premiership. ... Jonatan Lillebror Johansson (born August 16, 1975) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Norwich City F.C. in Englands Football League Championship. ... Joonas Kolkka (born September 28, 1974 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Feyenoord in the Dutch Eredivisie. ... Mika-Matti Mixu Paatelainen (born February 3, 1967 in Helsinki) is a Finnish football player and manager. ... Juhani Peltonen (born June 16, 1936 in Valkeakoski) is a former Finnish footballer. ...

Top goalscorers

• Correct as of August 23, 2007
• Players who are still active and available for selection are in bold.

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Coaches

Coach	Career	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses
No coach	1911-21	17	6	2	9
Jarl Öhman	1922	4	1	0	3
No coach	1923-35	77	22	12	43
Ferdinand Fabra	1936-37	8	1	1	6
No coach	1937-38	9	3	0	6
Gábor Obitz	1939	6	1	0	5
No coach	1939-43	7	0	1	6
Axel Mårtensson	1945	2	0	0	2
Niilo Tammisalo	1946	3	0	0	3
Aatos Lehtonen	1947-55	51	7	9	35
Kurt Weinreich	1955-58	23	3	1	19
Aatos Lehtonen	1959-61	19	3	0	16
Olavi Laaksonen	1962-74	91	16	21	54
Martti Kosma	1975	2	0	1	1
Aulis Rytkönen	1975-78	30	8	4	18
Esko Malm	1979-81	27	4	6	17
Martti Kuusela	1982-87	53	9	11	33
Jukka Vakkila	1988-92	48	7	21	20
Tommy Lindholm	1993-94	25	5	7	13
Jukka Ikäläinen	1994-96	21	7	4	10
Richard Møller Nielsen	1996-99	34	9	12	13
Antti Muurinen	2000-05	72	34	12	26
Jyrki Heliskoski	2005	6	2	2	2
Roy Hodgson	2006-	11	2	6	3

• Correct as of October 12, 2006

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See also

• Football in Finland
• Finland national under-21 football team
• Finland women's national football team
• Sápmi national football team
• Åland Islands national football team

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External links

• (Finnish) Official website
• RSSSF archive of results 1911-
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• RSSSF archive of coaches
• The Finnish National Team Supporters' Association

References

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