Finland national under-21 football team

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Finland U21
Nickname(s) Pikkuhuuhkajat
(The Little Eagle-Owls) [1]
Association Football Association of Finland
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Flag of Finland.svg Mika Lehkosuo
FIFA code FIN
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First international
Flag of Finland.svg Finland 1–3 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg
(Vaasa, Finland; 11 August 1976)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2009 )
Best resultGroup stage (2009)

The Finland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Finland. The team qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship final tournament in 2009.

Contents

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

YearRoundPldWDLGFGASquad
1978 did not qualify
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1994
Flag of Spain.svg 1996
Flag of Romania.svg 1998
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2000
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2002
Flag of Germany.svg 2004
Flag of Portugal.svg 2006
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2007
Flag of Sweden.svg 2009 Group stage300316 Squad
Flag of Denmark.svg 2011 did not qualify
Flag of Israel.svg 2013
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2015
Flag of Poland.svg 2017
Flag of Italy.svg 2019
Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021
Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Georgia.svg 2023
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2025 To be determined

2023 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Norway.svgFlag of Croatia.svgFlag of Finland.svgFlag of Austria.svgFlag of Azerbaijan.svgFlag of Estonia.svg
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 108022611+1524 Final tournament 3–2 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–0
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 107122510+1522 Play-offs 3–2 2–3 0–0 2–0 2–0
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 106131813+519 0–2 0–2 3–1 3–0 1–0
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 105142213+916 2–1 1–3 2–3 6–0 2–0
5Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 102171224127 1–2 1–5 1–1 0–3 3–0
6Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 100010032320 0–5 0–4 0–3 0–4 0–5
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2025 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgFlag of Romania.svgFlag of Finland.svgFlag of Albania.svgFlag of Montenegro.svgFlag of Armenia.svg
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 6420166+1014 Final tournament 2–2 11 Oct '24 6 Sep '24 4–2 5–0
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 6411135+813 Play-offs 15 Oct '24 1–0 5–0 6 Sep '24 2–0
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6312135+810 1–2 10 Sep '24 4–1 15 Oct '24 6–0
4Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 8314916710 1–3 3–2 0–0 2–0 15 Oct '24
5Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 62135837 10 Sep '24 11 Oct '24 1–2 1–0 0–0
6Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia (E)8026117162 0–0 0–1 6 Sep '24 1–2 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated

Current squad

The following players have been called up for Baltic Cup friendly tournament matches against Estonia and Latvia or Lithuania on 6 and 9 June 2024, respectively. [2]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Lucas Bergström (vice-captain) (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 21)90 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
1 GK Lasse Schulz (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21)40 Flag of Denmark.svg Vendsyssel
1 GK Jasper Samooja (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 20)10 Flag of Italy.svg Lecce
2 DF Kalle Wallius (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21)100 Flag of Norway.svg Start
2 DF Rony Jansson (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 20)70 Flag of Sweden.svg Kalmar
2 DF Daniel Armstrong (2005-03-24) 24 March 2005 (age 19)20 Flag of Italy.svg Atalanta U23
2 DF Arttu Lötjönen (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 20)20 Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria
2 DF Lucas Von Hellens (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 19)20 Flag of Portugal.svg Maritimo B
2 DF Elias Äijälä (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21)20 Flag of Finland.svg Gnistan
2 DF Joona Kuismala (2005-11-23) 23 November 2005 (age 18)10 Flag of Finland.svg MP

3 MF Naatan Skyttä (vice-captain) (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 22)208 Flag of France.svg Toulouse
3 MF Santeri Väänänen (captain) (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22)181 Flag of Norway.svg Rosenborg
3 MF Luka Hyryläinen (2004-08-25) 25 August 2004 (age 19)20 Flag of Germany.svg SSV Ulm
3 MF Dren Terrnava (2005-05-21) 21 May 2005 (age 19)10 Flag of Italy.svg Parma
3 MF Matias Ritari (2005-07-15) 15 July 2005 (age 19)10 Flag of Finland.svg HJK Klubi 04
3 MF Marlo Hyvönen (2005-05-02) 2 May 2005 (age 19)20 Flag of Finland.svg HJK Klubi 04
3 MF Ville Vuorinen (2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 (age 19)20 Flag of Finland.svg HJK Klubi 04
3 MF Daniel Rökman (2004-03-20) 20 March 2004 (age 20)10 Flag of Finland.svg Inter Turku
4 FW Kai Meriluoto (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21)152 Flag of Poland.svg Stal Mielec
4 FW Henri Salomaa (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 21)81 Flag of Italy.svg Lecco
4 FW Onni Suutari (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21)20 Flag of Estonia.svg Tallinna Kalev
4 FW Danila Bulgakov (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19)20 Flag of Finland.svg Ilves

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the Finland under-21 squad and remain eligible:

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Elmo Henriksson (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21)20 Flag of Finland.svg HJK
GK Roope Paunio (2002-12-14) 14 December 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of Finland.svg SJK
GK Eetu Huuhtanen (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 21)10 Flag of Finland.svg Inter Turku v. Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia, 20 June 2023
DF Robin Tihi (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 22)220 Flag of Qatar.svg Al Ahli v. Flag of Albania.svg  Albania, 13 October 2023
DF Ville Koski (vice-captain) (2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 (age 22)211 Flag of Croatia.svg Istra 1961
DF Miska Ylitolva (2004-05-23) 23 May 2004 (age 20)101 Flag of Finland.svg HJK
DF Tony Miettinen (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21)90 Flag of Norway.svg Odd
DF Jussi Niska (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 21)70 Flag of Finland.svg Inter Turku
DF Tomas Galvez (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19)60 Flag of England.svg Manchester City U21
DF Miika Koskela (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21)60 Flag of Norway.svg Tromsø v. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland, 12 September 2023
DF Matti Peltola (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 22)51 Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United
DF Otto Kemppainen (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 20)30 Flag of Finland.svg SJK v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 17 October 2023
DF Oliver Pettersson (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21)30 Flag of Finland.svg HJK v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 17 October 2023
DF Dario Naamo (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 19)10 Flag of Finland.svg SJK
DF Juho Lehtiranta (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 21)20 Flag of Finland.svg AC Oulu
DF Nikolas Talo (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21)10 Flag of Finland.svg Haka
DF Matias Kivikko Arraño (2003-12-05) 5 December 2003 (age 20)00 Flag of Finland.svg Ilves v. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland, 12 September 2023
MF Adam Markhiyev (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 22)180 Flag of Latvia.svg RFS
MF Niklas Pyyhtiä (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 20)160 Flag of Italy.svg Ternana
MF Casper Terho (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 21)131 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Union SG
MF Otso Liimatta (2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 20)116 Flag of Portugal.svg Famalicão
MF Leo Walta (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 21)101 Flag of Sweden.svg Sirius
MF Juho Kilo (2002-06-23) 23 June 2002 (age 22)90 Flag of Finland.svg Haka
MF Topi Keskinen (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 21)82 Flag of Finland.svg HJK
MF Jere Kallinen (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22)50 Flag of Finland.svg AC Oulu
MF Jimi Tauriainen (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20)00 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
MF Otso Koskinen (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21)20 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti v. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland, 12 September 2023
MF Juho Ojanen (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22)20 Flag of the United States.svg Harvard v. Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia, 15 November 2021
FW Eetu Mömmö (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22)142 Flag of Finland.svg SJK
FW Juho Talvitie (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 (age 19)101 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Heracles Almelo
FW Agon Sadiku (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21)102 Flag of Norway.svg Rosenborg v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 17 October 2023
FW Roni Hudd (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19)21 Flag of Finland.svg VPS
FW Maksim Stjopin (2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 21)20 Flag of Finland.svg Ilves v. Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia, 20 June 2023
FW Jonathan Muzinga (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21)10 Flag of Finland.svg KuPS v. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland, 12 September 2023

Coaching staff

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PositionName
Head coach Flag of Finland.svg Mika Lehkosuo
Assistant coach Flag of Estonia.svg Gert Remmel
Assistant coach Flag of Spain.svg Ramiro Muñoz
Assistant coach Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Silvennoinen
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Finland.svg Eemeli Reponen
Conditioning coach Flag of Finland.svg Toni Huuhka

Past squads

See also

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References

  1. "Pikkuhuuhkajat". Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  2. "Pikkuhuuhkajien joukkue Baltic Cupiin nimetty". 28 May 2024.
  3. Valmennus ja joukkueenjohto