Finland men's national handball team

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Finland
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Information
Association Finnish Handball Association
(Suomen Käsipalloliitto)
Coach Ola Lindgren [1] [2]
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances1 (First in 1958 )
Best result14th (1958)
European Championship
Appearances0
Last updated on Unknown.

The Finnish men's national handball team is the national men's handball team of Finland and is controlled by the Finnish Handball Association. Finland has participated in the finals of an international prestigious tournament just once, which happened at the 1958 World Men's Handball Championship in East Germany. [3] There was no qualification at all for the competition in question. [4] In addition, the Finnish national team participated in the 1955 final tournament of handball played outdoors with 11-man teams. [5]

Contents

The Finland national handball team in January 2016 Men's Handball AUT vs. FIN 20160117 (002).jpg
The Finland national handball team in January 2016

World Championships record

World Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1938 did not qualify
Flag of Sweden.svg 1954
Flag of East Germany.svg 1958 Preliminary round1430124660
Flag of Germany.svg 1961 did not qualify
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1964
Flag of Sweden.svg 1967
Flag of France.svg 1970
Flag of East Germany.svg 1974
Flag of Denmark.svg 1978
Flag of Germany.svg 1982
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1986
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1990
Flag of Sweden.svg 1993
Flag of Iceland.svg 1995
Flag of Japan.svg 1997
Flag of Egypt.svg 1999
Flag of France.svg 2001
Flag of Portugal.svg 2003
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2005
Flag of Germany.svg 2007
Flag of Croatia.svg 2009
Flag of Sweden.svg 2011
Flag of Spain.svg 2013
Flag of Qatar.svg 2015
Flag of France.svg 2017
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 2019
Flag of Egypt.svg 2021
Flag of Poland.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg 2023
Flag of Croatia.svg / Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2025
Flag of Germany.svg 2027 TBD
Flag of France.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 2029
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Iceland.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2031
Total1/3230124660

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the team within the last months and are still available for selection. [6]

Finland men's national handball team

Top goalscorers

As of 30 August 2024. [7]
RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer
1 Mikael Källman 7641166.591982–1997
2 Björn Monnberg 5661354.191989–2005
3 Jan Rönnberg 537826.551977–1993
4 Teemu Tamminen 433944.612007–2021
5 Teddy Nordling 3601023.531991–2006

Most appearances

As of 30 August 2024. [8]
RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer
1 Björn Monnberg 1355661989–2005
2 Tommi Sillanpää 1191841996–2013
3 Mikael Källman 1167641982–1997
4 Teddy Nordling 1023601991–2006
5 Teemu Tamminen 944332007–2021

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References

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