Finland national under-21 football team
Finland national football team under 21 years
Nickname(s) | Pikkuhuuhkajat (The Little Eagle-Owls)[1] | ||
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Association | Football Association of Finland | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Mika Lehkosuo | ||
FIFA code | FIN | ||
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First international | |||
Finland 1–3 Sweden (Vaasa, Finland; 11 August 1976) | |||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2009) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2009) |
The Finland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Finland. The team qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship final tournament in 2009.
UEFA U-21 Championship Record
Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
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1978 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1980 | |||||||||
1982 | |||||||||
1984 | |||||||||
1986 | |||||||||
1988 | |||||||||
1990 | |||||||||
1992 | |||||||||
1994 | |||||||||
1996 | |||||||||
1998 | |||||||||
2000 | |||||||||
2002 | |||||||||
2004 | |||||||||
2006 | |||||||||
2007 | |||||||||
2009 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Squad | |
2011 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2013 | |||||||||
2015 | |||||||||
2017 | |||||||||
2019 | |||||||||
2021 | |||||||||
2023 | |||||||||
2025 | To be determined |
2009 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Finland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 19 |
Denmark | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 16 |
Scotland | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 16 |
Slovenia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 5 |
Lithuania | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 1 |
2023 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Norway | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | Croatia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 22 | Play-offs | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
3 | Finland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 19 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
4 | Austria | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 16 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 6–0 | 2–0 | ||
5 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | ||
6 | Estonia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–5 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
2025 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Switzerland | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 17 | Final tournament | — | 11 Oct '24 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | |
2 | Finland | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 16[a] | Play-offs | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 15 Oct '24 | 6–0 | |
3 | Romania | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 16[a] | 15 Oct '24 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
4 | Albania (E) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 13 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 15 Oct '24 | ||
5 | Montenegro (E) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 11 Oct '24 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
6 | Armenia (E) | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Notes:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head results: Romania 1–0 Finland, Finland 2–0 Romania.
Current squad
The following players have been called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Armenia and Romania on 6 and 10 September 2024, respectively.[2]
- Caps and goals as of 10 September 2024 after the match against Romania.
- Players in bold have been called up or have played at least one full international match with senior national team.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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1GK | Lucas Bergström (vice-captain) | (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 22) | 11 | 0 | Chelsea | |||
1GK | Lasse Schulz | (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Vendsyssel | |||
1GK | Elmo Henriksson | (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Sporting de Gijón | |||
2DF | Ville Koski (vice-captain) | (2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 (age 22) | 23 | 1 | Istra 1961 | |||
2DF | Miska Ylitolva | (2004-05-23) 23 May 2004 (age 20) | 10 | 1 | HJK | |||
2DF | Kalle Wallius | (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) | 12 | 0 | IFK Mariehamn | |||
2DF | Tony Miettinen | (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21) | 11 | 1 | Odd | |||
2DF | Jussi Niska | (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 22) | 8 | 0 | Inter Turku | |||
2DF | Dario Naamo | (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | St. Pölten | |||
2DF | Samuli Miettinen | (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | KuPS | |||
2DF | Luka Kuittinen | (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Inter Turku | |||
3MF | Naatan Skyttä (vice-captain) | (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 22) | 22 | 8 | Dunkerque | |||
3MF | Santeri Väänänen (captain) | (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) | 19 | 1 | Rosenborg | |||
3MF | Adam Markhiyev | (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 22) | 20 | 0 | RFS | |||
3MF | Casper Terho | (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 21) | 15 | 1 | Union SG | |||
3MF | Otso Liimatta | (2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 20) | 13 | 8 | Famalicão | |||
3MF | Luka Hyryläinen | (2004-08-25) 25 August 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | SSV Ulm | |||
3MF | Liam Möller | (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | HJK | |||
3MF | Doni Arifi | (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Ilves | |||
3MF | Marius Söderbäck | (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Ilves | |||
4FW | Henri Salomaa | (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 1 | Casertana | |||
4FW | Oiva Jukkola | (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 2 | Ilves | |||
4FW | Teemu Hytönen | (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | VPS |
Recent callups
The following players have also been called up to the Finland under-21 squad and remain eligible:
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up | |||||||||
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GK | Roope Paunio | (2002-12-14) 14 December 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | SJK | ||||||||||
GK | Eetu Huuhtanen | (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Inter Turku | v. Slovenia, 20 June 2023 | |||||||||
GK | Jasper Samooja | (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Lecce | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
DF | Robin Tihi | (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 22) | 22 | 0 | Al Ahli | v. Albania, 13 October 2023 | |||||||||
DF | Tomas Galvez | (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19) | 6 | 0 | LASK | ||||||||||
DF | Miika Koskela | (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Tromsø | v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 | |||||||||
DF | Matti Peltola | (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 1 | D.C. United | ||||||||||
DF | Otto Kemppainen | (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | SJK | v. Romania, 17 October 2023 | |||||||||
DF | Oliver Pettersson | (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Gnistan | v. Romania, 17 October 2023 | |||||||||
DF | Juho Lehtiranta | (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | AC Oulu | ||||||||||
DF | Nikolas Talo | (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Haka | ||||||||||
DF | Matias Kivikko Arraño | (2003-12-05) 5 December 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Ilves | v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 | |||||||||
DF | Rony Jansson | (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 20) | 7 | 0 | Kalmar | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
DF | Daniel Armstrong | (2005-03-24) 24 March 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Atalanta U23 | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
DF | Arttu Lötjönen | (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Sampdoria | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
DF | Lucas Von Hellens | (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Maritimo B | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
DF | Elias Äijälä | (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Gnistan | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
DF | Joona Kuismala | (2005-11-23) 23 November 2005 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Elva | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
MF | Niklas Pyyhtiä | (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 20) | 16 | 0 | Bologna | ||||||||||
MF | Leo Walta | (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 1 | Sirius | ||||||||||
MF | Juho Kilo | (2002-06-23) 23 June 2002 (age 22) | 9 | 0 | ADO Den Haag | ||||||||||
FW | Topi Keskinen | (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 21) | 8 | 2 | Aberdeen | ||||||||||
MF | Jere Kallinen | (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | AC Oulu | ||||||||||
MF | Jimi Tauriainen | (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | ||||||||||
MF | Otso Koskinen | (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Lahti | v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 | |||||||||
MF | Dren Terrnava | (2005-05-21) 21 May 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Parma | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
MF | Matias Ritari | (2005-07-15) 15 July 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | HJK Klubi 04 | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
MF | Marlo Hyvönen | (2005-05-02) 2 May 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | HJK Klubi 04 | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
MF | Ville Vuorinen | (2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | HJK Klubi 04 | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
MF | Daniel Rökman | (2004-03-20) 20 March 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Inter Turku | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
MF | Juho Ojanen | (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Harvard | v. Estonia, 15 November 2021 | |||||||||
FW | Juho Talvitie | (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 (age 19) | 10 | 1 | Heracles Almelo | ||||||||||
FW | Kai Meriluoto | (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) | 15 | 2 | HJK | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
FW | Eetu Mömmö | (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22) | 14 | 2 | SJK | ||||||||||
FW | Agon Sadiku | (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 2 | Emmen | v. Romania, 17 October 2023 | |||||||||
FW | Roni Hudd | (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 1 | HJK | ||||||||||
FW | Maksim Stjopin | (2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Ilves | v. Slovenia, 20 June 2023 | |||||||||
FW | Jonathan Muzinga | (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | KuPS | v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 | |||||||||
FW | Onni Suutari | (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | AC Oulu | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
FW | Danila Bulgakov | (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Ilves | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 | |||||||||
- INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.
Coaching staff
[3]
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Mika Lehkosuo |
Assistant coach | Gert Remmel |
Assistant coach | Ramiro Muñoz |
Assistant coach | Tuomas Silvennoinen |
Goalkeeping coach | Eemeli Reponen |
Conditioning coach | Janne Ukkonen |
Past squads
See also
- Finland national football team
- Finland national under-19 football team
- Finland national under-18 football team
- Finland national under-17 football team
- Finland national under-16 football team
- Finland national under-21 football team at UEFA web pages
References
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