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| Association | Football Association of Finland |
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Peter Lundberg  |
| Most caps | Valmir Seferi (15) |
| Top scorer | Vahid Hambo (5) |
| FIFA code | FIN |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 93 |
The Finland national under-18 football team are a feeder team for the main Finland national football team.
| UEFA European Under-18 Championship record | UEFA European Under-18 Championship Qualification/Elite record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | |
| 1948–1962 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 1963 | Did not qualify | Qualifying Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 1964–1968 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 1969 | Did not qualify | Qualifying Round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
 1970 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Received Bye for qualifying round | |||||||
 1971 | Did not qualify | Qualifying Round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
 1972 | Qualifying Round | 2 | 0 | 2 (a) | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
 1973 | Qualifying Round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
 1974 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Received Bye for qualifying round | |||||||
 1975 | Final | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Qualifying Round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
 1976 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Qualifying Round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
 1977 | Did not qualify | Qualifying Round | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |||||||
 1978 | Qualifying Round | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
 1979 | Qualifying Round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1980 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Qualifying Round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
 1981 | Did not qualify | Qualifying Round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
 1982 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Qualified as host | |||||||
| 1983 | Did not qualify | Qualifying Round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
 1984 | Qualification Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
 1986 | Qualification Round | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1988 | Qualification Round | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1990 | Qualification Round | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1992 | Qualification Round | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1993 | Qualification Round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||
 1994 | Qualification Round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||
 1995 | Qualification Round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||
 1996 | Qualification Round | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||
 1997 | Qualification Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
 1998 | Qualification Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1999 | Qualification Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2000 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Elite Round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2001 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | Qualified as host | |||||||
| 2002- | See Finland national under-19 football team | ||||||||||||||
The following players were called up for two friendly tournament matches against Switzerland and Croatia on 22 and 24 March 2024 respectively. [1]
Caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2024, after the match against Croatia.
The following players have also been called up during the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Johannes Viitala | 10 August 2006 | 2 | 0 | Ilves | |
| GK | Niklas Schulz | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Gravina | v.  Portugal, 28 March 2023 |
| DF | Sebastian Suvanne | 27 December 2006 | 1 | 0 | Honka | |
| DF | Mustafa Abdulrasoul | 8 June 2006 | 1 | 0 | HJK | |
| DF | Ilari Kangasniemi | 22 April 2007 | 1 | 0 | Inter Milan U17 | |
| FW | Rene Kähkönen | 13 January 2006 | 1 | 0 | AC Oulu | |
| FW | Djoully Nzoko | 11 October 2007 | 1 | 0 | Inter Turku | |
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