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General Information for Finland

Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 2017
1.83m
Average age in 2017
26
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 2017
Jersey in 2017

Coaches in 2017

Kanerva, Markku (Coach)

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Kanerva, Markku (Coach)

Day of Birth
1964-05-24
Place of Birth
Helsinki (Finland)
Height
1.85m
Matches
11 (6 / 5)
Goto coach Markku Kanerva

Players of Finland in 2017

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Hrádecký, Lukáš 1989-11-24 Goalkeeper Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 7 0 0 0 0 0
Viitala, Walter 1992-01-09 Goalkeeper Denmark Viborg FF 1 0 0 1 0 0
Jaakkola, Anssi 1987-03-13 Goalkeeper England Reading FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Joronen, Jesse 1993-03-21 Goalkeeper Denmark AC Horsens 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hilander, Mika 1983-08-17 Goalkeeper Finland Ilves Tampere 0 1 0 0 0 0
Arajuuri, Paulus 1988-06-15 Centre Back Denmark Brøndby IF 7 0 1 0 0 0
Moisander, Niklas 1985-09-29 Centre Back Germany Werder Bremen 7 0 0 0 0 0
Lam, Thomas 1993-12-18 Centre Back Netherlands FC Twente Enschede 5 2 0 0 0 0
Ojala, Juhani 1989-06-19 Centre Back Sweden BK Häcken 5 0 0 1 0 1
Uronen, Jere 1994-07-13 Left Back Belgium KRC Genk 5 0 0 0 0 0
Arkivuo, Kari 1983-06-23 Left Back Sweden BK Häcken 4 2 0 1 0 0
Väisänen, Sauli 1994-06-05 Centre Back Italy SPAL Ferrara 3 3 0 0 0 0
Granlund, Albin 1989-09-01 Right Back Finland IFK Mariehamn 3 1 0 0 1 0
Raitala, Jukka 1988-09-15 Left Back USA Columbus Crew 3 0 0 0 0 0
Toivio, Joona 1988-03-10 Centre Back Poland Termalica Nieciecza 2 1 0 0 0 0
Pirinen, Juha 1991-10-22 Left Back Finland HJK Helsinki 1 3 0 1 0 0
Soiri, Pyry 1994-09-22 Right Back Belarus Shakhtsyor Salihorsk 1 2 2 0 0 0
Sumusalo, Mikko 1990-03-12 Left Back Germany Chemnitzer FC 1 0 0 0 1 0
Kojola, Kristian 1986-09-12 Centre Back Finland IFK Mariehamn 1 0 0 0 0 0
Saksela, Janne 1993-03-14 Right Back Netherlands Jong Sparta Rotterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lod, Robin 1993-04-17 Centre Midfielder Greece Panathinaikos AO 7 0 2 0 0 0
Hetemaj, Perparim 1986-12-12 Centre Midfielder Italy Chievo Verona 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hämäläinen, Kasper 1986-08-08 Attacking Midfielder Poland Legia Warszawa 4 2 0 0 0 0
Schüller, Rasmus 1991-06-18 Centre Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 4 0 0 1 0 0
Sparv, Tim 1987-02-20 Defensive Midfielder Denmark FC Midtjylland 3 0 0 0 0 0
Yaghoubi, Moshtagh 1994-11-08 Defensive Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 2 1 0 0 0 0
Ring, Alexander 1991-04-09 Defensive Midfielder USA New York City FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
Jensen, Fredrik 1997-09-09 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands FC Twente Enschede 1 4 1 0 0 0
Skrabb, Simon 1995-01-19 Right Midfielder Sweden IFK Norrköping 1 3 0 1 0 0
Mattila, Sakari 1989-07-14 Defensive Midfielder Denmark Sønderjysk Elitesport 1 2 0 1 0 0
Hetemaj, Mehmet 1987-12-08 Defensive Midfielder Finland SJK Seinäjoki 1 0 1 0 0 0
Kauko, Joni 1990-07-12 Defensive Midfielder Denmark Randers FC 1 0 0 0 1 0
Taylor, Robert 1994-10-21 Centre Midfielder Sweden AIK Solna 1 0 0 0 1 0
Kamara, Glen 1995-10-28 Centre Midfielder Scotland Dundee FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Forsell, Petteri 1990-10-16 Centre Midfielder Poland Miedź Legnica 0 2 0 1 0 0
Halsti, Markus 1984-03-19 Centre Midfielder Denmark FC Midtjylland 0 1 0 1 0 0
Hradecky, Matej 1995-04-17 Centre Midfielder Finland SJK Seinäjoki 0 0 0 1 0 0
Pukki, Teemu 1990-03-29 Centre Forward Denmark Brøndby IF 7 1 1 0 0 0
Pohjanpalo, Joel 1994-09-13 Centre Forward Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5 2 2 0 0 0
Markkanen, Eero 1991-07-03 Centre Forward Denmark Randers FC 2 4 0 1 0 0
Tuominen, Jasse 1995-11-12 Centre Forward Belarus BATE Barysaw 1 2 0 0 1 0
Riski, Riku 1989-08-16 Secondary striker Norway Odd Skien 1 0 0 0 1 0
Pelvas, Akseli 1989-02-08 Left Winger Finland HJK Helsinki 1 0 0 0 0 0
Väyrynen, Tim 1993-03-30 Centre Forward Germany Hansa Rostock 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Finland in 2017

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2017-01-09
Morocco
Morocco
Finland
Finland
0:1 c
Morocco vs. Finland
Friendly
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
2017-01-13
Slovenia
Slovenia
Finland
Finland
2:0 c
Slovenia vs. Finland
Friendly
Armed Forces Stadium
2017-03-24
Turkey
Turkey
Finland
Finland
2:0 c
Turkey vs. Finland
World Cup 2018 - Group I
Antalya Stadyumu
2017-03-28
Austria
Austria
Finland
Finland
1:1 c
Austria vs. Finland
Friendly
Tivoli Stadion Tirol
2017-06-07
Finland
Finland
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1:1 c
Finland vs. Liechtenstein
Friendly
Veritas Stadion
2017-06-11
Finland
Finland
Ukraine
Ukraine
1:2 c
Finland vs. Ukraine
World Cup 2018 - Group I
Tampere Stadium
2017-09-02
Finland
Finland
Iceland
Iceland
1:0 c
Finland vs. Iceland
World Cup 2018 - Group I
Tammela Stadion
2017-09-05
Kosovo
Kosovo
Finland
Finland
0:1 c
Kosovo vs. Finland
World Cup 2018 - Group I
Loro Boriçi Stadium
2017-10-06
Croatia
Croatia
Finland
Finland
1:1 c
Croatia vs. Finland
World Cup 2018 - Group I
Stadion Gradski vrt
2017-10-09
Finland
Finland
Turkey
Turkey
2:2 c
Finland vs. Turkey
World Cup 2018 - Group I
Veritas Stadion
2017-11-09
Finland
Finland
Estonia
Estonia
3:0 c
Finland vs. Estonia
Friendly
Telia 5G -areena
11 Matches

Match Progress for Finland in 2017

Favorite Opponents of Finland

Opponent M W D L G
Sweden
Sweden
35 7 4 24 35
Poland
Poland
23 4 7 12 23
Estonia
Estonia
22 13 3 6 53
Greece
Greece
16 5 2 9 16
Germany
Germany
15 1 6 8 14
Wales
Wales
14 4 5 5 14
Denmark
Denmark
14 2 2 10 10
Norway
Norway
13 2 3 8 14
Belgium
Belgium
12 4 4 4 19
Hungary
Hungary
12 2 3 7 7
Turkey
Turkey
12 4 4 4 16
France
France
11 1 0 10 5
Netherlands
Netherlands
11 0 1 10 3
Portugal
Portugal
11 1 4 6 8
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
11 5 2 4 18
Italy
Italy
10 1 0 9 5
Malta
Malta
10 6 2 2 15
Ireland
Ireland
9 2 2 5 5
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
9 2 1 6 7
Romania
Romania
9 0 3 6 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 0 1 15
Austria
Austria
8 1 1 6 9
England
England
8 0 2 6 5
Spain
Spain
8 1 2 5 5
Iceland
Iceland
7 3 1 3 10
Scotland
Scotland
7 0 3 4 6
Kuwait
Kuwait
7 3 2 2 6
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
7 5 0 2 10
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
7 0 2 5 2
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
7 2 2 3 11
Armenia
Armenia
6 5 1 0 11
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 23
Latvia
Latvia
6 3 1 2 12
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
6 3 1 2 9
Russia
Russia
6 1 0 5 3
Oman
Oman
6 3 2 1 10
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 2 1 12
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 2 1 2 5
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 5 0 0 14
Czechia
Czechia
5 1 1 3 7
Belarus
Belarus
5 3 2 0 12
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
5 3 2 0 9
Thailand
Thailand
5 1 1 3 6
Ukraine
Ukraine
4 0 1 3 3
Moldova
Moldova
4 2 1 1 7
Qatar
Qatar
4 0 3 1 3
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 0 1 3 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
4 2 1 1 7
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Cyprus
Cyprus
4 2 1 1 7
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 2 1 1 7
Bahrain
Bahrain
4 3 1 0 8
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 2 1 1 6
Albania
Albania
4 3 1 0 7
Switzerland
Switzerland
4 1 0 3 6
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 3
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 0 1 2 4
Mexico
Mexico
3 0 0 3 3
Andorra
Andorra
3 2 1 0 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 6
East Germany
East Germany
3 1 1 1 3
China
China
3 0 0 3 3
Iraq
Iraq
3 0 1 2 0
South Korea
South Korea
3 0 0 3 0
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 1 0 2
Croatia
Croatia
2 0 1 1 1
Uruguay
Uruguay
2 0 0 2 1
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 1
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 0 2 2
Bolivia
Bolivia
2 0 1 1 2
Morocco
Morocco
2 1 1 0 1
Cameroon
Cameroon
2 0 1 1 0
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 1 1 0 2
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
2 2 0 0 4
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 0 1 3
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 2 0 0 4
Serbia
Serbia
2 0 1 1 0
India
India
2 1 1 0 2
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1 0 1 0 1
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 3
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 1
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 2
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
USA
USA (Amateur)
1 0 0 1 0
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 0 1 2
Yemen
Yemen
1 0 1 0 0
USA
USA
1 0 0 1 1
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 2
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 1
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 0 1 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 1
Barbados
Barbados
1 0 1 0 0
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 1
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
1 0 0 1 3
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 0 0 1 1
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