List of Finland international footballers

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The following list of Finland international footballers covers all football players with 30 or more official caps for the Finland national football team. The players are listed here sorted first by the total number of caps, and then by last name.

Contents

Key

Still active for the national team.
Caps Appearances
PosPositions
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward

List of players

Jari Litmanen Litmanen jari.jpg
Jari Litmanen
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Sami Hyypiä
As of 16 June 2017.
PlayerPosCapsGoalsFirstLast
Jari Litmanen FW1373219892010
Sami Hyypiä DF105519922010
Jonatan Johansson FW1052219962010
Ari Hjelm FW1002019831996
Joonas Kolkka FW981119942010
Mikael Forssell FW872919992014
Erkka Petäjä DF84019831994
Arto Tolsa DF771019641981
Petri Pasanen DF76120002013
Hannu Tihinen DF76519972010
Toni Kuivasto DF75119972009
Roman Eremenko MF73520072016
Mika Nurmela MF71419922008
Mixu Paatelainen FW701819862000
Esko Ranta [1] DF69019711980
Aki Riihilahti MF691119982007
Juhani Peltonen [2] MF681119551970
Antti Niemi GK67019922007
Hannu Turunen DF66319791987
Teemu Tainio MF64619982014
Mika Väyrynen MF63520022015
Shefki Kuqi FW62719992010
Miikka Toivola DF62419681980
Markus Heikkinen MF61020022011
Olli Huttunen GK61019801992
Stig-Göran Myntti MF61519451958
Erik Holmgren DF60219861995
Marko Myyry MF60219861996
Esa Pekonen DF60219811989
Jukka Ikäläinen MF59319801989
Markku Kanerva MF59119861995
Kari Ukkonen MF59419831996
Niklas Moisander DF58220082017
Alexei Eremenko MF571420032013
Frans Karjagin DF57019291941
Teemu Pukki FW57920092017
Veikko Asikainen MF56019381955
Jari Europaeus DF56019831991
Kasper Hämäläinen FW56820082017
Jussi Jääskeläinen GK56019982010
Aki Lahtinen DF56019791989
Pertti Mäkipää [3] DF56219621970
Kai Pahlman FW561319541968
Kari Arkivuo DF54120052017
Tim Sparv MF54120092017
Jouko Suomalainen MF54219701978
Ari Heikkinen DF51119891994
William Kanerva MF501319221938
Max Viinioksa DF50119261935
Toni Kallio DF49220002010
Kari Laukkanen GK49019851996
Leo Houtsonen MF48119781986
Timo Kautonen MF47019641976
Matti Paatelainen FW471119701977
Ari Valvee FW47819801989
Perparim Hetemaj MF46420092017
Mika Lipponen FW461119831991
Jyrki Nieminen MF46919761986
Jarkko Wiss MF45319962007
Harri Ylönen DF45119952002
Kalevi Lehtovirta FW441219471959
Gunnar Åström FW431619231937
Tommy Lindholm [4] FW431119651974
Erkki Vihtilä MF43019711979
Hjalmar Kelin FW42719201928
Arvo Närvänen FW42119241937
Alexander Ring MF42120112017
Janne Saarinen DF42020002008
Olavi Rissanen FW40719691979
Eino Soinio MF40219121927
Joona Toivio DF40220112017
Peter Kopteff DF39120002006
Pauno Kymäläinen DF39019751985
Kaarlo Oksanen DF39019291937
Jukka Raitala DF39020092017
Kim Suominen MF39419931996
Aulis Koponen FW381619241935
Antti Sumiala FW38919922004
Erik Beijar MF37419481964
Ernst Grönlund FW371119311940
Lukáš Hrádecký GK37020102017
Lars Näsman GK37019651971
Aulis Rytkönen MF37719481964
Daniel Sjölund MF37220032012
Kari Virtanen MF37119791986
Tommi Grönlund MF36219952002
Petri Järvinen MF36419891996
Ismo Lius MF36419841990
Kurt Martin DF36019451954
Jari Rantanen [5] MF36419831989
Matti Mäkelä MF35219611972
Kurt Weckström FW351019311943
Seppo Kilponen DF34019661971
Janne Lindberg MF34119931996
Ilkka Remes DF34119821992
Pasi Tauriainen MF34119861993
Jorma Vaihela MF341319471954
Markus Halsti MF33020082017
Veli Lampi DF33020062015
Semi Nuoranen MF33219611972
Kimmo Tarkkio FW33319861992
Verner Eklöf FW321719191927
Aki Heiskanen MF32719741978
Raimo Saviomaa DF32019681974
Simo Valakari MF32019962003
Mika Kottila FW31619982004
Pentti Larvo FW31419291937
Jarl Malmgren MF31619281938
Viljo Halme GK30019321939
Jari Ilola MF30119982007
Seppo Pyykkö FW30119761981

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