This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Finland women's national football team.
Finland
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 (40)
Home stadium
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
FIFA code
FIN
First colours
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Second colours
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FIFA ranking
Current
61 1 (4 April 2024)[2]
Highest
33 (March 2007)
Lowest
110 (July–August 2017)
First international
Finland 2–5 Sweden (Helsinki, Finland; 22 October 1911) as Finland 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)
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. 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. However, after six years of their all-time low in the FIFA Rankings, as of September 2023, they sit at 54th place in the overall ranking.[5]
^[1] Archived 8 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^ abCite error: The named reference elo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"FIFA Rankings". Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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Global Information
1 (4 April 2024)[2]
Finland 2–5 Sweden 
Finland 10–2 Estonia 
Germany 13–0 Finland 
