Finland women's national football team

Finland
Nickname(s)	Helmarit (the Boreal Owls)
Association	Football Association; of Finland ; (Suomen Palloliitto)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Marko Saloranta
Captain	Tinja-Riikka Korpela
Most caps	Anna Westerlund (145)
Top scorer	Linda Sällström (59)
FIFA code	FIN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	27 (15 March 2024)
Highest	14 (September 2005)
Lowest	32 (March 2019)
First international
	Finland 0–0 Sweden ; (Mariehamn, Finland; 25 August 1973)
Biggest win
	Bulgaria 0–8 Finland ; (Lovech, Bulgaria; 21 August 2014); Finland 8–0 Hungary ; (Larnaca, Cyprus; 19 February 2023)
Biggest defeat
	Denmark 9–0 Finland ; (Vejen, Denmark; 26 July 1975)
European Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2005 )
Best result	Semi-finals (2005)

Last updated April 10, 2024

The Finland women's national football team (Finnish : Suomen naisten jalkapallomaajoukkue, Swedish : Finlands damlandslag i fotboll), also known as nickname The Boreal Owls (Finnish : Helmarit),^[1] represents Finland in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Finland (SPL/FBF), reached the semi-finals of the 2005 European Championship, surprising the female football world having drawn with Sweden and beaten Denmark before losing to Germany in the semifinals.^[3] Finland hosted the 2009 EC finals.^[4]

History

The beginning

The Finland women's national football team played its first international match in 1973 against Sweden. The game was played in Mariehamn, Åland.

Team image

Nicknames

The Finland women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Helmarit (the Boreal Owls)".^[1]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2023

14 July Friendly

Iceland

1–2

Finland

18 July Friendly

Finland

1–2

Scotland

23 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Finland	4–0	Slovakia	Turku
17:30 (18:30 EEST)	Sällström 5' Rantala 23' Kosola 45', 75'	Report		Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 5,062 Referee: Michèle Schmölzer (Switzerland)

26 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Romania	0–1	Finland	Bucharest
18:00		Report		Stadium: Stadionul Arcul de Triumf Referee: Angelika Soeder (Germany)

27 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Finland	3–0	Croatia	Helsinki
17:45	Sällström 6' Kunštek 65' (o.g.) Franssi 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Bolt Arena Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)

31 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Croatia	0–2	Finland	Šibenik
18:00		Report	Summanen 5', 12'	Stadium: Stadion Šubićevac Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portugal)

30 November 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Finland	6–0	Romania	Turku
17:45		Report		Stadium: Veritas Stadion

5 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Slovakia	2–2	Finland	Trnava
		Report		Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium

2024

21 February Friendly	Finland	4–0	Philippines	San Pedro del Pinatar
	Sevenius 24', 43', 72' Nyström 28'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena

24 February 2024 Pinatar Cup SF	Slovenia	0–1	Finland	San Pedro del Pinatar
				Stadium: Pinatar Arena

27 February 2024 Pinatar Cup Final	Scotland	1–1 (4–5 p)	Finland	San Pedro del Pinatar
				Stadium: Pinatar Arena

5 April Euro 2025 qualifying	Norway	4–0	Finland	Oslo
18:00		Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)

9 April Euro 2025 qualifying	Finland	2–1	Italy	Helsinki
18:15		Report		Stadium: Helsinki Football Stadium Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of August 2022

Head coach: Marko Saloranta
Assistant coach: Marianne Miettinen
Assistant coach: Mika Sankala
Assistant coach: Ann-Helen Grahm
Goalkeeping coach: Aki Moilanen

Manager history

As of 21 February 2024

Tenure	Coach	Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
1973–77	Juhani Nirkkonen	12	1	1	10	008.33
1978	Simo Syrjävaara	3	1	1	1	033.33
1979–89	Kaj Österberg	44	13	12	19	029.55
1989–92	Jyrki Nieminen	24	3	4	17	012.50
1993–96	Nils Suomalainen	24	4	5	15	016.67
1996–00	Reima Kokko	46	11	3	32	023.91
2001–09	Michael Käld	107	35	22	50	032.71
2010–16	Andrée Jeglertz	76	27	13	36	035.53
2017	Marko Saloranta	6	2	0	4	033.33
2017–2022	Anna Signeul	47	19	11	17	040.43
2022–	Marko Saloranta	17	12	2	3	070.59

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches against Norway and the Italy on 5 and 9 April 2024 respectively.^[6]

Stats after match with Scotland on 18 July 2023.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
23	1 GK	Tinja-Riikka Korpela (captain)	(1986-05-05) 5 May 1986 (age 37)	115	0	AS Roma
12	1 GK	Anna Tamminen	(1994-10-30) 30 October 1994 (age 29)	6	0	Hammarby
	1 GK	Milla-Maj Majasaari	(1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 24)	1	0	Anderlecht

15	2 DF	Natalia Kuikka	(1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 28)	71	3	Chicago Red Stars
	2 DF	Joanna Tynnilä	(2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Brann
3	2 DF	Eva Nyström	(1999-11-29) 29 November 1999 (age 24)	8	0	Hammarby
2	2 DF	Elli Pikkujämsä	(1999-10-24) 24 October 1999 (age 24)	23	1	Racing Louisville
5	2 DF	Emma Koivisto	(1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 29)	78	3	Liverpool
11	2 DF	Nora Heroum	(1994-07-20) 20 July 1994 (age 29)	84	1	Parma
	2 DF	Tiia Peltonen	(1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 28)	7	0	Fortuna Hjørring

	3 MF	Emma Peuhkurinen	(1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 (age 24)	5	0	Lillestrøm
	3 MF	Katariina Kosola	(2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 23)	8	1	Häcken
	3 MF	Vilma Koivisto			0	Linköpings FC
	3 MF	Eveliina Summanen	(1998-05-29) 29 May 1998 (age 25)	53	11	Tottenham Hotspur
	3 MF	Oona Siren	(2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Lillestrøm
	3 MF	Anni Hartikainen	(2003-08-19) 19 August 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Rosengård
	3 MF	Olga Ahtinen	(1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 (age 26)	55	3	Tottenham Hotspur
4	3 MF	Ria Öling	(1994-09-15) 15 September 1994 (age 29)	62	9	Rosengård

17	4 FW	Sanni Franssi	(1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 29)	60	4	Real Sociedad
18	4 FW	Linda Sällström	(1988-07-13) 13 July 1988 (age 35)	120	51	Vittsjö GIK
22	4 FW	Jutta Rantala	(1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 24)	17	5	Leicester City
	4 FW	Heidi Kollanen	(1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 26)	19	2	Vittsjö GIK
	4 FW	Oona Sevenius	(2004-04-28) 28 April 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Como
	4 FW	Lotta Lindström	(2004-09-10) 10 September 2004 (age 19)	2	0	London City Lionesses

Recent call ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Katriina Talaslahti	(2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 (age 23)	2	0	Le Havre
GK	Anna Koivunen	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 24)		0	IF Brommapojkarna	2024 Pinatar Cup

DF	Nea Lehtola	(1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 25)	2	0	Brøndby IF	v. Romania, 26 September 2023
DF	Tuuli Viinikka			0		v. Slovakia, 5 December 2023

MF	Emmi Siren	(2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Nordsjælland	v. Slovakia, 5 December 2023
MF	Emmi Alanen	(1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 32)	101	21	Kristianstads DFF	v. Slovakia, 5 December 2023
MF	Aada Nurmi			0		v. Slovakia, 5 December 2023

Records

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 9 July 2022

Most capped players

Anna Westerlund currently holds the record for the most appearances for the Finland women's national football team. AnnaWesterlund.jpg — Anna Westerlund currently holds the record for the most appearances for the Finland women's national football team.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Years
1	Anna Westerlund	145	4	2008–
2	Linda Sällström	132	57	2007–
3	Laura Österberg Kalmari	130	41	1996–2011
4	Tuija Hyyrynen	121	3	2007–
5	Sanna Valkonen	120	7	1995–2009
6	Anne Mäkinen	118	16	1991–2009
6	Jessica Julin	118	4	1997–2009
8	Tinja-Riikka Korpela (GK)	109	0	2007–
9	Anna-Kaisa Rantanen	105	8	1996–2011
10	Sanna Talonen	103	36	2004–2014
11	Katri Mattsson	100	2	1999–2015

Source:^[7]

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Years	Avg
1	Linda Sällström	57	132	2007–	0,425
2	Laura Österberg Kalmari	41	130	1996–2011	0,315
3	Sanna Talonen	36	103	2004–2014	0,35
4	Emmi Alanen	21	97	2010–	0,216
5	Annica Sjölund	17	69	2006–2014	0,246
6	Anne Mäkinen	16	118	1991–2009	0,136
7	Heidi Kackur	12	48	1999–2005	0,25
7	Adelina Engman	12	85	2012–	0,141
9	Maija Saari	11	94	2007–2016	0,117
10	Ria Öling	9	62	2015–	0,145
11	Anu Toikka	8	29	1979–1992	0,276
	Susanna Heikari	8	44	1994–2002	0,182
	Anna-Kaisa Rantanen	8	105	1996–2011	0,076

Source:^[7]

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
FIFA Women's World Cup record									Qualification record
1991	Did not qualify								UEFA Euro 1991
1995									UEFA Euro 1995
1999									8	3	1	4	8	9	−1
2003									6	1	0	5	4	24	−20
2007									8	5	1	2	16	5	+11
2011									8	6	1	1	25	6	+19
2015									10	7	0	3	27	9	+18
2019									8	3	1	4	9	13	−4
2023									8	3	1	4	14	12	−10
2027	To be determined								To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	56	28	5	23	103	78	+13

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024	Unable to qualify
2028	To be determined
2032	To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

UEFA Women's Championship

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA Women's Championship record									Qualifying record
1984	Did not qualify								6	2	0	4	5	17	−12
1987									6	1	2	3	2	6	−4
1989									6	1	2	3	9	11	−2
1991									6	1	2	3	3	6	−3
1993									4	0	2	2	3	12	−9
1995									6	2	3	1	8	7	+1
1997									8	1	1	6	2	24	−22
2001									8	2	0	6	8	21	−13
2005	Semi-finals	4	1	1	2	5	8	−3	10	4	4	2	16	7	+9
2009	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	5	5	0	Qualified as host
2013	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	6	−5	8	6	1	1	22	4	+18
2017	Did not qualify								8	4	1	3	17	12	+5
2022	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	8	7	1	0	24	2	+22
2025
Total	4/13	14	3	3	8	12	27	−15	84	31	19	34	119	129	−10

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2023–24	B	2	1st	6	5	1	0	18	2		18th
2025–26	A	To be determined
Total										18th

Pinatar Cup

Pinatar Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2024	Champions	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Total		2	1	1	0	2	1	+1

Cyprus Women's Cup

Cyprus Women's Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2012	7th place	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1
2013	7th place	4	1	1	2	5	6	−1
2014	12th place	4	0	1	3	1	8	−7
2015	9th place	4	1	1	2	3	7	−4
2016	8th place	4	0	1	3	3	8	−5
2018	11th place	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3
2019	9th place	4	1	1	2	3	6	−3
2020	Runners-up	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1
2023	Champions	3	3	0	0	16	1	+15
Total		34	9	8	17	48	56	−8

Algarve Cup

Algarve Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1994	6th place	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9
1995	6th place	4	1	0	3	3	6	−3
1996	8th place	4	0	0	4	1	15	−14
1997	6th place	4	1	0	3	3	8	−5
1998	8th place	4	0	0	4	2	6	−4
1999	8th place	4	0	1	3	1	7	−6
2000	7th place	4	1	0	3	5	8	−3
2001	7th place	4	1	0	3	4	15	−11
2002	7th place	4	1	0	3	4	8	−5
2003	6th place	4	0	2	2	0	6	−6
2004	9th place	4	1	0	3	6	10	−4
2005	10th place	4	0	0	4	3	10	−7
2006	7th place	4	1	1	2	5	12	−7
2007	6th place	4	1	0	3	2	6	−4
2008	8th place	4	0	0	4	1	10	−9
2009	7th place	4	1	0	3	1	5	−4
2010	8th place	4	0	1	3	2	11	−9
2011	10th place	4	0	0	4	2	13	−11
Total

Nordic Football Championship

Women's Nordic Football Championship record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1974	Third place	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6
1975	Third place	2	0	0	2	0	13	−13
1976	Third place	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4
1977	Third place	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5
1978	Third place	3	1	1	1	1	4	−3
1979	Third place	3	1	1	1	2	5	−3
1980	Fourth place	3	0	2	1	1	8	−7
1981	Runners-up	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1
1982	Fourth place	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5
Total	9/9	23	3	6	14	9	56	−47

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