Finland men's national field hockey team

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Finland
Flag of Finland.svg
Association Finnish Field Hockey Association
Confederation EHF (Europe)
FIH ranking
Current 61 Steady2.svg (13 August 2024) [1]
Highest53 (2003)
Lowest76 (January 2017)
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 1952 )
Best result9th (1952)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances2 (first in 1970 )
Best result16th (1970)

The Finland men's national field hockey team (Swedish : Finlands herrlandslag i landhockey) represents Finland in men's international field hockey and is controlled by the Finnish Field Hockey Association the governing body for field hockey in Finland. [2]

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Competitive record

Finland against Austria in 2022 Tommi Rantala, EuroHockey5s Championship, Walcz (Puola) Itavalta-Suomi 6.7.2022.jpg
Finland against Austria in 2022

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGASquad
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1908
until
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1948
Did not participate
Flag of Finland.svg 1952 Classification9th2002013 Squad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1956
until
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg 1988
Did not participate
Flag of Spain.svg 1992
until
Flag of France.svg 2024
Did not qualify
Total9th (1x)1/242002013

European championships

Friendship Games

See also

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References

  1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. "Suomen Hockeyliitto - Finnish Hockey Association" . Retrieved 12 November 2014.