Finland men's national volleyball team

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Finland
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Nickname(s)Veljekset (Brothers)
AssociationFinnish Volleyball Association
Confederation CEV
Head coach Olli Kunnari
FIVB ranking 23 (as of 8 January 2025)
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Home
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Third
World Championship
Appearances9 (First in 1952 )
Best result9th place (2014)
European Championship
Appearances19 (First in 1955 )
Best result4th (2007)
www.lentopalloliitto.fi/en (in English)
Honours
European League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Brno
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Kazan

The Finland men's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of Finland. It is governed by the Finland Volleyball Association and takes part in international volleyball competitions. The team's best results to date are fourth place at the European Championships 2007 and ninth place at the 2014 World Championships. After a one-off appearance in 1993, Finland rejoined the FIVB World League in 2006 and has been part of the competition ever since, making this year’s entry their 12th consecutive. Their best finish to date has been seventh place in 2007.

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Results

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record Qualification record
YearRoundPldWLYearPldWL
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Did not qualify 2000 312
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 2004 734
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 2008 853
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 2012 743
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 2016 303
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 2019 303
Flag of France.svg 2024 2023 725
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 Future eventFuture event
Total0/7000Total381523

World Championship

World Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1949 did not qualify
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg 1952 7th–11th places11th place707121Squad
Flag of France.svg 1956 did not qualify
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg 1960
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1962 11th–20th places18th place1019727Squad
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1966 17th–22nd places19th place9361320Squad
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1970 17th–24th places20th place12482026Squad
Flag of Mexico.svg 1974 did not qualify
Flag of Italy.svg 1978 17th–20th places17th place10462021Squad
Flag of Argentina.svg 1982 17th–20th places17th place10461919Squad
Flag of France.svg 1986 did not qualify
Flag of Brazil.svg 1990
Flag of Greece.svg 1994
Flag of Japan.svg 1998
Flag of Argentina.svg 2002
Flag of Japan.svg 2006
Flag of Italy.svg 2010
Flag of Poland.svg 2014 Second round9th place12571925 Squad
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2018 Second round16th place8261021 Squad
Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg 2022 did not qualify
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2025 Qualified
Total9/21782355109180—

FIVB World League

FIVB World League
YearPosition
1990–1992did not qualify
Flag of Brazil.svg 1993 12th
1994–2005did not qualify
Flag of Russia.svg 2006 10th
Flag of Poland.svg 2007 7th
Flag of Brazil.svg 2008 10th
Flag of Serbia.svg 2009 8th
Flag of Argentina.svg 2010 13th
Flag of Poland.svg 2011 10th
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2012 13th
Flag of Argentina.svg 2013 16th
Flag of Italy.svg 2014 16th
Flag of Brazil.svg 2015 15th
Flag of Poland.svg 2016 17th
Flag of Brazil.svg 2017 21st

Nations League

YearRank
Flag of France.svg 2018 did not qualify
Flag of the United States.svg 2019
Flag of Italy.svg 2021
Flag of Italy.svg 2022
Flag of Poland.svg 2023
Flag of Poland.svg 2024
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2025

European Championship

1955 European Championship, Finland - Austria Campionatul European de Volei din 1955 32.jpg
1955 European Championship, Finland - Austria
1963 European Championship, Finland - Romania Campionatele Europene de volei din 1963.jpg
1963 European Championship, Finland - Romania
Finland national team at the European Championships in 2007 Finland volleyball national team.jpg
Finland national team at the European Championships in 2007
European Championship
YearRoundPosition
1948–1951did not qualify
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 1955 Consolation round 9-14th11th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1958 Consolation round 9-16th14th
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 1963 Consolation round 9-17th14th
Flag of Turkey.svg 1967 Consolation round 17-20th17th
Flag of Italy.svg 1971 Consolation round 13-17th13th
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1975did not qualify
Flag of Finland.svg 1977 Consolation round 9-12th11th
Flag of France.svg 1979did not qualify
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg 1981 Consolation round 7-12th9th
Flag of East Germany.svg 1983 Consolation round 7-12th7th
1985–1989did not qualify
Flag of Germany.svg 1991 Consolation round 5-8th8th
Flag of Finland.svg 1993 Preliminary Round10th
Flag of Greece.svg 1995did not qualify
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1997 Preliminary Round11th
1999–2005did not qualify
Flag of Russia.svg 2007 Final Round4th
Flag of Turkey.svg 2009 Playoff Round12th
Flag of Austria.svg \ Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2011 Quarterfinals8th
Flag of Denmark.svg \ Flag of Poland.svg 2013 Quarterfinals8th
Flag of Bulgaria.svg \ Flag of Italy.svg 2015 Playoff Round12th
Flag of Poland.svg 2017 Playoff Round12th
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg \ Flag of France.svg \ Flag of the Netherlands.svg \ Flag of Slovenia.svg 2019 Round of 1614th
Flag of Finland.svg \ Flag of Estonia.svg \ Flag of the Czech Republic.svg \ Flag of Poland.svg 2021 Round of 1612th
Flag of Italy.svg \ Flag of North Macedonia.svg \ Flag of Bulgaria.svg \ Flag of Israel.svg 2023 Preliminary Round19th
Flag of Romania.svg \ Flag of Bulgaria.svg \ Flag of Finland.svg \ Flag of Italy.svg 2026

European League

European League
YearPosition
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2004 6th
Flag of Russia.svg 2005 Silver medal icon.svg
Flag of Turkey.svg 2006 Did not enter
Flag of Portugal (official).svg 2007 Did not enter
Flag of Turkey.svg 2008 Did not enter
Flag of Portugal (official).svg 2009 Did not enter
Flag of Spain.svg 2010 Did not enter
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2011 Did not enter
Flag of Turkey.svg 2012 Did not enter
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 Did not enter
2014 Did not enter
Flag of Poland.svg 2015 Did not enter
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2016 Did not enter
Flag of Denmark.svg 2017 Did not enter
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2018 7th
Flag of Estonia.svg 2019 11th
Flag of Turkey.svg 2021 Did not enter
Flag of Hungary.svg 2022 13th
Flag of Croatia.svg 2023 6th
Flag of Croatia.svg 2024 7th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2025 Gold medal icon.svg

Current squad

The following is the Finnish roster in the 2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship

Head coach: Joel Banks
Assistants: Sami Kurttila, Andres Esper, Panagiotis Kountouridis [1]
No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2016/17 club
2 Eemi Tervaportti 26 July 19891.93 m (6 ft 4 in)80 kg (180 lb)338 cm (133 in)317 cm (125 in) Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos CFP
3 Antti Siltala 14 March 19841.93 m (6 ft 4 in)90 kg (200 lb)347 cm (137 in)320 cm (130 in) Flag of Finland.svg Savo Volley
4 Lauri Kerminen 18 January 19931.80 m (5 ft 11 in)70 kg (150 lb)325 cm (128 in)290 cm (110 in) Flag of Russia.svg Kuzbass Kemerovo
6 Antti Ronkainen 11 August 19961.89 m (6 ft 2 in)81 kg (179 lb)330 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in) Flag of Germany.svg SVG Lüneburg
7 Niko Suihkonen 11 April 19991.90 m (6 ft 3 in)86 kg (190 lb)342 cm (135 in)320 cm (130 in) Flag of Finland.svg Vammalan Lentopallo
8 Elviss Krastins 15 September 19941.92 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb)340 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in) Flag of Turkey.svg Arhavi Bld Spor
9 Tommi Siirilä 5 August 19932.03 m (6 ft 8 in)102 kg (225 lb)350 cm (140 in)325 cm (128 in) Flag of Austria.svg Hypo Tirol AlpenVolleys Haching
10 Urpo Sivula 15 March 19881.95 m (6 ft 5 in)100 kg (220 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in) Flag of Finland.svg Akaa-Volley
11 Sauli Sinkkonen 14 September 19892.01 m (6 ft 7 in)94 kg (207 lb)345 cm (136 in)330 cm (130 in) Flag of Romania.svg VM Zalau
12 Samuli Kaislasalo 3 August 19952.05 m (6 ft 9 in)94 kg (207 lb)350 cm (140 in)325 cm (128 in) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lindeman Aalst
14 Markus Kaurto 31 August 19931.96 m (6 ft 5 in)85 kg (187 lb)345 cm (136 in)320 cm (130 in) Flag of Finland.svg Vammalan Lentopallo
15 Henrik Porkka 14 January 19982.02 m (6 ft 8 in)82 kg (181 lb)360 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in) Flag of Finland.svg Hurrikaani-Loimaa
18 Akseli Lankinen 31 August 19971.94 m (6 ft 4 in)81 kg (179 lb)335 cm (132 in)315 cm (124 in) Flag of Finland.svg Akaa-Volley
21 Fedor Ivanov 1 December 20001.92 m (6 ft 4 in)78 kg (172 lb)340 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in) Flag of Finland.svg Savo Volley
Finland national volleyball team in 2012. Finland national volleyball team 2012.jpg
Finland national volleyball team in 2012.
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