Nickname(s) | Pikkuhuuhkajat (The Little Eagle-Owls) [1] | ||
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Association | Football Association of Finland | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Mika Lehkosuo | ||
FIFA code | FIN | ||
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First international | |||
Finland 1–3 Sweden (Vaasa, Finland; 11 August 1976) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Finland 6–0 Armenia (Turku, Finland; 21 November 2023) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
England 8–1 Finland (Hull, England; 12 October 1977) | |||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2009 ) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2009) |
The Finland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Finland.
The team qualified for the UEFA Euro U21 Championship final tournament for the first time in 2009, under head coach Markku Kanerva. 15 years later, coached by Mika Lehkosuo, they qualified for the 2025 UEFA Euro U21 Championship tournament in Slovakia, for the second time in the nation's history, after defeating Norway in the qualification play-offs.
Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Qualification Campaign | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1972-1976 UEFA Under-23 European championships | |||||||||||||||
1972 | did not qualify | 1972 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |||||||
1974 | 1974 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
1976 | 1976 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||
Since 1978 UEFA Under-21 European championships | |||||||||||||||
1978 | did not qualify | 1978 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |||||||
1980 | 1980 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
1982 | 1982 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||
1984 | 1984 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||
1986 | 1986 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
1988 | 1988 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||
1990 | 1990 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||
1992 | 1992 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | ||||||||
1994 | 1994 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | ||||||||
1996 | 1996 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | ||||||||
1998 | 1998 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||
2000 | 2000 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||
2002 | 2002 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | ||||||||
2004 | 2004 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||
2006 | 2006 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | ||||||||
2007 | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
2009 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Squad | 2009 (PO) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
2011 | did not qualify | 2011 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | |||||||
2013 | 2013 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | ||||||||
2015 | 2015 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | ||||||||
2017 | 2017 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||
2019 | 2019 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | ||||||||
2021 | 2021 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||
2023 | 2023 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | ||||||||
2025 | Qualified | 2025 (PO) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Finland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 19 |
Denmark | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 16 |
Scotland | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 16 |
Slovenia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 5 |
Lithuania | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Norway | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | Croatia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 22 | Play-offs | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
3 | Finland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 19 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
4 | Austria | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 16 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 6–0 | 2–0 | ||
5 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | ||
6 | Estonia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–5 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Romania | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 22 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Finland | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 20 | Play-offs | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
3 | Switzerland | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 18 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | ||
4 | Albania | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 16 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
5 | Montenegro | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 7 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
6 | Armenia | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
The following players have been called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs matches against Norway on 15 and 19 November 2024, respectively. [2]
The following players have also been called up to the Finland under-21 squad and remain eligible:
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up | |||||||||
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GK | Lasse Schulz | 29 March 2003 | 4 | 0 | Vendsyssel | ||||||||||
GK | Eetu Huuhtanen | 31 January 2003 | 1 | 0 | Inter Turku | v. Slovenia, 20 June 2023 | |||||||||
GK | Jasper Samooja | 21 July 2003 | 1 | 0 | Lecce | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
DF | Robin Tihi | 16 March 2002 | 22 | 0 | Al Ahli | v. Albania, 13 October 2023 | |||||||||
DF | Miika Koskela | 12 July 2003 | 6 | 0 | Tromsø | v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 | |||||||||
DF | Dario Naamo | 14 May 2005 | 5 | 0 | St. Pölten | ||||||||||
DF | Matti Peltola | 3 July 2002 | 5 | 1 | D.C. United | ||||||||||
DF | Otto Kemppainen | 27 October 2003 | 3 | 0 | AC Oulu | v. Romania, 17 October 2023 | |||||||||
DF | Oliver Pettersson | 13 May 2003 | 3 | 0 | Gnistan | v. Romania, 17 October 2023 | |||||||||
DF | Juho Lehtiranta | 27 September 2002 | 2 | 0 | KTP | ||||||||||
DF | Nikolas Talo | 24 March 2003 | 1 | 0 | Haka | ||||||||||
DF | Matias Kivikko Arraño | 5 December 2003 | 0 | 0 | Ilves | v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 | |||||||||
DF | Arttu Lötjönen | 28 January 2004 | 2 | 0 | Sampdoria | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
DF | Lucas Von Hellens | 5 March 2005 | 2 | 0 | Maritimo B | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
DF | Elias Äijälä | 24 March 2003 | 2 | 0 | Gnistan | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
DF | Samuli Miettinen | 16 June 2004 | 1 | 0 | KuPS | ||||||||||
DF | Joona Kuismala | 23 November 2005 | 1 | 0 | Elva | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
MF | Santeri Väänänen (captain) | 1 January 2002 | 19 | 1 | Rosenborg | ||||||||||
MF | Niklas Pyyhtiä | 25 September 2003 | 16 | 0 | Bologna | ||||||||||
MF | Juho Kilo | 23 June 2002 | 9 | 0 | ADO Den Haag | ||||||||||
MF | Jere Kallinen | 10 January 2002 | 5 | 0 | AC Oulu | ||||||||||
MF | Jimi Tauriainen | 8 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | ||||||||||
MF | Otso Koskinen | 1 January 2003 | 2 | 0 | Lahti | v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 | |||||||||
MF | Dren Terrnava | 21 May 2005 | 1 | 0 | Parma | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
MF | Matias Ritari | 15 July 2005 | 1 | 0 | HJK Klubi 04 | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
MF | Marlo Hyvönen | 2 May 2005 | 2 | 0 | HJK Klubi 04 | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
MF | Ville Vuorinen | 21 February 2005 | 2 | 0 | HJK Klubi 04 | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
MF | Daniel Rökman | 20 March 2004 | 1 | 0 | Inter Turku | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
MF | Juho Ojanen | 2 January 2002 | 2 | 0 | Harvard | v. Estonia, 15 November 2021 | |||||||||
FW | Oiva Jukkola | 21 May 2002 | 4 | 2 | Ilves | v. Norway, 15 November 2024 INJ | |||||||||
FW | Kai Meriluoto | 2 January 2003 | 15 | 2 | HJK | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
FW | Eetu Mömmö | 4 May 2002 | 14 | 2 | SJK | ||||||||||
FW | Agon Sadiku | 10 March 2003 | 10 | 2 | Emmen | v. Romania, 17 October 2023 | |||||||||
FW | Roni Hudd | 20 January 2005 | 2 | 1 | HJK | ||||||||||
FW | Maksim Stjopin | 8 April 2003 | 2 | 0 | Ilves | v. Slovenia, 20 June 2023 | |||||||||
FW | Jonathan Muzinga | 10 November 2002 | 1 | 0 | KuPS | v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 | |||||||||
FW | Onni Suutari | 29 April 2003 | 2 | 0 | AC Oulu | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
FW | Danila Bulgakov | 20 January 2005 | 2 | 0 | Ilves | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Mika Lehkosuo |
Assistant coach | Gert Remmel |
Assistant coach | Ramiro Muñoz |
Goalkeeping coach | Eemeli Reponen |
Conditioning coach | Janne Ukkonen |
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