Association | Finland Volleyball Federation | |||
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Confederation | CEV | |||
Head coach | Nikolas Buser | |||
FIVB ranking | 39 (as of 31 July 2023) | |||
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World Championship | ||||
Appearances | 1 (First in 1978 ) | |||
Best result | 21st place (1978) | |||
European Championship | ||||
Appearances | 5 (First in 1977 ) | |||
Best result | 12th (1977, 1989) |
The Finland women's national volleyball team represents Finland in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches.
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1978 | Round 1 | 21st | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | Squad | ||
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/ 2022 | ||||||||||
2025 | To be determined | |||||||||
Total | Qualified: 1/19 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | — |
European Championship record | |||||||||
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1977 | Preliminary round | 12th | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | Squad | |
1979 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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1989 | Preliminary round | 12th | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 21 | Squad | |
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/ / / 2019 | Preliminary round | 18th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | Squad | |
/ / / 2021 | Preliminary round | 18th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | Squad | |
/ / / 2023 | Preliminary round | 21st | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
/ / / 2026 | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | Qualified: 5/33 | 29 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 81 | — |
Summer Universiade | ||||
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Year | Position | |||
2015 | 10th | |||
2017 | 5th | |||
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