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General Information for Finland
Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 1981
1.81m
Average age in 1981
23.8
Confederation
UEFA
Infos provided by
Emblem
Jersey in 1981
Coaches in 1981
Malm, Esko (Coach)
Day of Birth
1940-08-23
Day of Death
2023-07-11
Place of Birth
Valkeakoski
(Finland)
Matches
9
(5 /
4)
Players of Finland in 1981
| FIFA | Non FIFA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Day of Birth | Position | Current Club | M | S | G | M | S | G | |
| Isoaho, Olli | 1956-03-02 | Goalkeeper |
|
HJK Helsinki | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Huttunen, Olli | 1960-08-04 | Goalkeeper |
|
Haka Valkeakoski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lahtinen, Aki | 1958-10-31 | Left Back |
|
Notts County | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaittinen, Reijo | 1956-01-24 | Defender |
|
MP Mikkeli | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turunen, Hannu | 1956-06-24 | Centre Back |
|
KPT Kuopio | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pekonen, Esa | 1961-11-04 | Right Back |
|
Kuusysi Lahti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tolsa, Arto | 1945-08-09 | Centre Back |
|
KTP Kotka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Helin, Juha | 1954-01-04 | Defender |
|
RoPS Rovaniemi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kupiainen, Petteri | 1960-02-26 | Centre Back |
|
KuPS Kuopio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bergqvist, Kari | 1957-04-04 | Defender |
|
KTP Kotka | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kokko, Reima | 1952-03-26 | Defender |
|
HJK Helsinki | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ikäläinen, Jukka | 1957-05-14 | Defensive Midfielder |
|
Örgryte IS | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dahllund, Juha | 1954-03-20 | Midfielder |
|
HJK Helsinki | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houtsonen, Leo | 1958-10-25 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Caroline Hill FC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pyykkö, Seppo | 1955-12-24 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
Bayer Uerdingen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utriainen, Peter | 1960-11-20 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Östers IF Växjö | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virtanen, Kari | 1958-09-15 | Left Midfielder |
|
IFK Eskilstuna | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaakonsaari, Pasi | 1959-03-27 | Midfielder |
|
HJK Helsinki | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nieminen, Jyrki | 1951-03-30 | Attacking Midfielder |
|
AIK Solna | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronkainen, Antti | 1958-06-07 | Centre Midfielder |
|
Vasalunds IF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kousa, Keijo | 1959-07-27 | Centre Forward |
|
Kuusysi Lahti | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valvee, Ari | 1960-12-01 | Centre Forward |
|
Haka Valkeakoski | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajaniemi, Hannu | 1953-09-15 | Striker |
|
Sepsi-78 Seinäjoki | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ismail, Atik | 1957-01-05 | Centre Forward |
|
HJK Helsinki | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of Finland in 1981
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result | Event | Stadium | FIFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-03-01 |
|
|
2:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 1981-05-13 |
|
|
4:0 c | World Cup 1982 - Group 1 | ||
| 1981-05-24 |
|
|
0:4 c | World Cup 1982 - Group 1 | ||
| 1981-06-17 |
|
|
5:1 c | World Cup 1982 - Group 1 | ||
| 1981-07-02 |
|
|
3:1 c | Friendly | ||
| 1981-07-29 |
|
|
1:0 c | Friendly | ||
| 1981-08-12 |
|
|
1:2 c | Friendly | ||
| 1981-09-02 |
|
|
2:1 c | World Cup 1982 - Group 1 | ||
| 1981-09-23 |
|
|
7:1 c | World Cup 1982 - Group 1 | ||
| 9 Matches | ||||||
Match Progress for Finland in 1981
Favorite Opponents of Finland
| Opponent | M | W | D | L | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
35 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 35 |
|
23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 |
|
22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 53 |
|
16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
|
|
15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
|
|
14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
|
|
13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
|
12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
|
12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
|
12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
|
11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
|
11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
|
11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
|
11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
|
10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
|
9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
|
9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
|
9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
|
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
|
|
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
|
|
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
|
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
|
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
USA (Amateur)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
England (Olympic)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 545 | 164 | 116 | 265 | 641 |