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Finland (2026)

Suomi

Matches: 7; 7 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 3-1-3; 3 W · 1 D · 3 L
Goals: 13; 8 against
Goal difference: +5

General Information

Suomen Palloliitto

Founded: 1907
FIFA entry: 1908
Average height in 2026: 1.83 m
Average age in 2026: 26.3 years
Confederation: United European Football Association (UEFA)
Continent: Europe
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Jacob Friis(Coach)

Date of birth: 11 December 1976
Place of birth: Aalborg, Denmark
Matches: 7 (3 official · 4 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Players of Finland in 2026

34 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers3
Lukáš Hrádecký	24 November 1989	Goalkeeper	AS Monaco	5	0	0
Viljami Sinisalo	11 October 2001	Goalkeeper	Celtic Glasgow	2	0	0
Jesse Joronen	21 March 1993	Goalkeeper	Palermo FC	0	1	0
Defenders10
Ville Koski	27 January 2002	Centre Back	Deportivo Alavés	6	0	0
Tony Miettinen	23 September 2002	Centre Back	Mjällby AIF	4	3	1
Juho Lähteenmäki	15 June 2006	Left Back	FC Nordsjælland	4	1	0
Nikolai Alho	12 March 1993	Right Back	HJK Helsinki	3	1	0
Ryan Mahuta	7 July 2002	Left Back	FK Pardubice	3	1	0
Samuli Miettinen	16 June 2004	Centre Back	Istra 1961 Pula	3	1	0
Adam Ståhl	8 October 1994	Right Back	Djurgårdens IF	2	1	0
Miro Tenho	2 April 1995	Centre Back	Djurgårdens IF	1	2	0
Rony Jansson	10 January 2004	Right Back	FC St.Pauli	1	0	0
Leo Väisänen	23 July 1997	Centre Back	BK Häcken	0	1	0
Midfielders15
Leo Walta	24 June 2003	Centre Midfielder	Los Angeles FC	7	0	4
Adam Markhiyev	17 March 2002	Centre Midfielder	1.FC Nürnberg	7	0	0
Anssi Suhonen	14 January 2001	Centre Midfielder	Odense BK	4	1	0
Naatan Skyttä	7 May 2002	Attacking Midfielder	1.FC Kaiserslautern	3	1	1
Kaan Kairinen	22 December 1998	Centre Midfielder	AEK Athinon	3	0	0
Daniel Håkans	26 October 2000	Right Midfielder	Lech Poznań	2	2	0
Glen Kamara	28 October 1995	Centre Midfielder	Queens Park Rangers	1	1	0
Robin Lod	17 April 1993	Centre Midfielder	Chicago Fire	1	1	0
Onni Valakari	18 August 1999	Attacking Midfielder	San Diego FC	0	4	0
Matti Peltola	3 July 2002	Defensive Midfielder	Washington DC United	0	3	0
Santeri Väänänen	1 January 2002	Defensive Midfielder	Karlsruher SC	0	3	0
Jaakko Oksanen	7 November 2000	Centre Midfielder	Qayrat Almaty	0	2	1
Doni Arifi	11 April 2002	Defensive Midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	0	2	0
Kasper Paananen	16 March 2003	Attacking Midfielder	Kalmar FF	0	1	0
Niklas Pyyhtiä	25 September 2003	Centre Midfielder	FC Südtirol Alto Adige	0	1	0
Forwards6
Joel Pohjanpalo	13 September 1994	Centre Forward	Palermo FC	6	1	4
Topi Keskinen	7 March 2003	Left Winger	Odense BK	3	3	0
Oliver Antman	15 August 2001	Right Winger	RSC Anderlecht	2	2	0
Benjamin Källman	17 June 1998	Centre Forward	Hannover 96	2	1	1
Adrian Svanbäck	8 June 2004	Centre Forward	BK Häcken	2	1	1
Oiva Jukkola	21 May 2002	Right Winger	Qayrat Almaty	0	3	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Finland in 2026

7 matches

3 Oct 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 1 · Helsingin olympiastadionHvs.AlbaniaMatch report: Finland vs. Albania 2–1Win
29 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 1 · Helsingin olympiastadionHvs.BelarusMatch report: Finland vs. Belarus 0–0Draw
26 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 1 · San Marino StadiumAvs.San MarinoMatch report: San Marino vs. Finland 0–7Win
5 Jun 2026Friendly · Puskás ArénaAvs.HungaryMatch report: Hungary vs. Finland 2–1Defeat
31 May 2026Friendly · Mewa ArenaAvs.GermanyMatch report: Germany vs. Finland 4–0Defeat
30 Mar 2026Friendly · Eden ParkAvs.Cape VerdeMatch report: Cape Verde vs. Finland 1–12–4 pensDefeat
27 Mar 2026Friendly · Eden ParkAvs.New ZealandMatch report: New Zealand vs. Finland 0–2Win

Match Progress for Finland

3 W · 1 D · 3 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Finland

98 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Sweden	36	7	4	25	35
Poland	25	4	7	14	24
Estonia	22	13	3	6	49
Greece	20	6	3	11	22
Germany	16	1	6	9	14
Hungary	15	3	3	9	11
Wales	14	4	5	5	14
Norway	14	2	3	9	15
Denmark	14	2	2	10	10
Italy	14	1	1	12	6
Netherlands	13	0	1	12	5
Belgium	12	4	4	4	19
Turkey	12	4	4	4	16
Northern Ireland	11	5	2	4	18
Portugal	11	1	4	6	8
France	11	1	0	10	5
Soviet Union	11	0	4	7	7
Romania	11	0	4	7	5
Malta	10	6	2	2	15
Bulgaria	10	2	1	7	7
Austria	10	1	2	7	10
England	10	0	2	8	7
Ireland	9	2	2	5	5
Azerbaijan	8	7	0	1	15
Albania	8	5	1	2	10
Iceland	8	3	2	3	11
Spain	8	1	2	5	5
San Marino	7	7	0	0	30
Kazakhstan	7	5	0	2	9
Kuwait	7	3	2	2	6
Bosnia & Herzegovina	7	2	2	3	11
Scotland	7	0	3	4	6
Armenia	6	5	1	0	11
Belarus	6	3	3	0	7
North Macedonia	6	3	2	1	12
Oman	6	3	2	1	7
Trinidad & Tobago	6	3	1	2	9
Latvia	6	3	1	2	7
Russia	6	1	0	5	3
Faroe Islands	5	5	0	0	14
Liechtenstein	5	3	2	0	9
Slovenia	5	2	1	2	5
Czechia	5	1	1	3	7
Thailand	5	1	1	3	6
East Germany	5	1	1	3	4
Luxembourg	4	4	0	0	12
Bahrain	4	3	1	0	8
Cyprus	4	2	1	1	7
Lithuania	4	2	1	1	7
Moldova	4	2	1	1	7
Saudi Arabia	4	2	1	1	7
Israel	4	2	1	1	6
Czechoslovakia	4	2	1	1	6
Switzerland	4	1	0	3	6
Qatar	4	0	3	1	3
Ukraine	4	0	1	3	3
Slovakia	4	0	1	3	1
Andorra	3	2	1	0	7
Tunisia	3	2	1	0	6
Yugoslavia	3	0	1	2	4
Iraq	3	0	1	2	0
Brazil	3	0	0	3	3
China	3	0	0	3	3
Mexico	3	0	0	3	3
South Korea	3	0	0	3	0
Montenegro	2	2	0	0	4
Georgia	2	1	1	0	2
India	2	1	1	0	2
Kosovo	2	1	1	0	2
Morocco	2	1	1	0	1
Costa Rica	2	1	0	1	4
Serbia & Montenegro	2	1	0	1	3
Bolivia	2	0	1	1	2
Croatia	2	0	1	1	1
Cameroon	2	0	1	1	0
Serbia	2	0	1	1	0
Egypt	2	0	0	2	2
Japan	2	0	0	2	1
Uruguay	2	0	0	2	1
Canada	1	1	0	0	3
Honduras	1	1	0	0	2
Jordan	1	1	0	0	2
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	2
Singapore	1	1	0	0	1
United Arab Emirates	1	0	1	0	1
Barbados	1	0	1	0	0
Yemen	1	0	1	0	0
North Korea	1	0	0	1	2
Cape Verde	1	0	0	1	1
Colombia	1	0	0	1	1
Ecuador	1	0	0	1	1
Malaysia	1	0	0	1	1
USA	1	0	0	1	1
Algeria	1	0	0	1	0
Chile	1	0	0	1	0
England (Olympic)	1	0	0	1	0
Yugoslavia (Olympic)	1	0	0	1	0
USA (Amateur)	1	0	0	1	0
Total	589	173	124	292	673

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Finland

Games Total: 145
Goals: 152
Goals Against: 311
Games W/D/L: 38/26/81
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.05
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 2.14

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 10; Mikael Forssell
Most Matches: 39; Jari Litmanen
Most Yellow Cards: 7; Petri Pasanen
Most Red Cards: 1; Jukka Raitala

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Finland

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Litmanen, Jari	Secondary striker	1989–2010	137	120	17	32	7	4	0	0
2	Pukki, Teemu	Centre Forward	2009–2025	132	104	28	43	19	6	0	0
3	Johansson, Jonatan	Centre Forward	1996–2010	106	77	29	21	3	3	0	1
4	Hyypiä, Sami	Centre Back	1992–2010	106	103	3	5	2	7	0	1
5	Hrádecký, Lukáš	Goalkeeper	2010–2026	106	103	3	0	0	1	0	0
6	Kolkka, Joonas	Left Midfielder	1994–2010	99	78	21	12	3	7	0	1
7	Pohjanpalo, Joel	Centre Forward	2012–2026	92	57	35	22	5	6	0	0
8	Hjelm, Ari	Centre Forward	1983–1996	92	82	10	18	0	2	0	0
9	Forssell, Mikael	Centre Forward	1999–2014	85	64	21	27	3	1	0	0
10	Lod, Robin	Centre Midfielder	2013–2026	85	69	16	6	14	5	0	0
11	Sparv, Tim	Defensive Midfielder	2009–2021	84	74	10	1	2	19	0	0
12	Toivio, Joona	Centre Back	2011–2021	76	64	12	3	1	4	0	0
13	Pasanen, Petri	Centre Back	2000–2013	76	74	2	1	0	14	0	0
14	Tihinen, Hannu	Centre Back	1999–2009	75	73	2	4	1	10	0	0
15	Uronen, Jere	Left Back	2012–2025	75	63	12	1	3	6	0	1
16	Schüller, Rasmus	Centre Midfielder	2013–2024	75	48	27	0	3	8	0	0
17	Kuivasto, Toni	Centre Back	1997–2009	74	57	17	1	0	2	0	0
18	Eremenko, Roman	Attacking Midfielder	2007–2016	73	70	3	5	9	8	0	0
19	Petäjä, Erkka	Centre Back	1983–1994	73	62	11	0	0	3	0	0
20	Tolsa, Arto	Centre Back	1964–1981	72	71	1	9	0	6	0	0
21	Nurmela, Mika	Right Midfielder	1992–2007	71	58	13	4	0	7	0	1
22	Kamara, Glen	Centre Midfielder	2017–2026	71	60	11	2	3	7	0	0
23	Riihilahti, Aki	Defensive Midfielder	1998–2007	69	50	19	11	1	3	0	0
24	Niemi, Antti	Goalkeeper	1992–2007	68	65	3	0	0	1	0	0
25	Paatelainen, Mixu	Centre Forward	1988–2000	63	55	8	17	0	6	0	0
26	Raitala, Jukka	Left Back	2009–2021	63	53	10	0	2	3	0	1
27	Ranta, Esko	Left Back	1969–1980	63	63	0	0	0	1	0	0
28	Hämäläinen, Kasper	Attacking Midfielder	2008–2019	62	45	17	9	7	2	0	0
29	Peltonen, Juhani	Attacking Midfielder	1955–1970	62	61	1	9	0	0	0	0
30	Tainio, Teemu	Centre Midfielder	1998–2014	62	53	9	6	1	4	0	0
31	Väyrynen, Mika	Centre Midfielder	2002–2015	62	45	17	5	2	12	1	0
32	Moisander, Niklas	Centre Back	2008–2017	62	60	2	2	2	8	0	0
33	Kuqi, Shefki	Centre Forward	1999–2010	61	19	42	8	0	0	0	0
34	Heikkinen, Markus	Defensive Midfielder	2002–2011	61	46	15	1	0	8	0	0
35	Huttunen, Olli	Goalkeeper	1980–1992	60	58	2	0	0	0	0	0
36	Turunen, Hannu	Centre Back	1979–1987	59	52	7	3	0	1	0	0
37	Ikäläinen, Jukka	Defensive Midfielder	1980–1989	58	57	1	4	0	1	0	0
38	Pekonen, Esa	Right Back	1981–1989	58	57	1	2	0	2	0	0
39	Eremenko, Aleksey	Attacking Midfielder	2003–2013	57	45	12	14	3	6	1	0
40	Myntti, Stig-Göran	Attacking Midfielder	1945–1958	57	57	0	5	0	0	0	0
41	Toivola, Miikka	Secondary striker	1968–1980	56	50	6	4	0	2	0	0
42	Arajuuri, Paulus	Centre Back	2010–2021	56	50	6	3	0	9	0	0
43	Jääskeläinen, Jussi	Goalkeeper	1998–2010	56	51	5	0	1	3	0	0
44	Karjagin, Frans	Defender	1929–1941	56	56	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	Arkivuo, Kari	Left Back	2005–2017	54	50	4	1	3	2	0	0
46	Kanerva, Markku	Centre Back	1987–1995	54	50	4	1	0	7	0	0
47	Asikainen, Veikko	Midfielder	1938–1955	54	54	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	Ukkonen, Kari	Defensive Midfielder	1983–1996	53	52	1	4	0	9	0	0
49	Europaeus, Jari	Centre Back	1984–1991	53	48	5	0	0	1	0	0
50	Lahtinen, Aki	Left Back	1979–1989	51	48	3	0	0	3	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Finland

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Lod, Robin	Pukki, Teemu	2018–2024	7	16
2	Eremenko, Roman	Johansson, Jonatan	2008–2009	3	15
3	Pukki, Teemu	Pohjanpalo, Joel	2015–2023	3	14
4	Pohjanpalo, Joel	Pukki, Teemu	2019–2024	3	7
5	Pukki, Teemu	Antman, Oliver	2022–2023	3	38
6	Antman, Oliver	Källman, Benjamin	2022–2025	3	27
7	Forssell, Mikael	Litmanen, Jari	2006	2	6
8	Kolkka, Joonas	Johansson, Jonatan	2006–2007	2	10
9	Johansson, Jonatan	Eremenko, Aleksey	2007	2	14
10	Litmanen, Jari	Johansson, Jonatan	2008–2009	2	10

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 165 of 614 goals.