Finland national football team

Finland
Nickname(s)	Huuhkajat; (The Eagle-owls)
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
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FIFA ranking
Current	63 2 (20 June 2024)
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)
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]

^ [1] Archived 8 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine
^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference elo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Finland qualifies for major soccer tournament for 1st time". ESPN.com. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "FIFA Rankings". Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[1] [1] Archived 8 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine

[FIFA_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-3] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

[elo-4] Cite error: The named reference elo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:0-5] "Finland qualifies for major soccer tournament for 1st time". ESPN.com. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[6] "FIFA Rankings". Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

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