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Finland women's national floorball team

Finland women's national floorball team
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Finland women's national floorball team (Finnish: Suomen naisten salibandymaajoukkue) is the national team of Finland.

The Finnish national team at the 2024 Euro Floorball Tour

The team won two World Championship titles in 1999 and 2001.[1] They have earned a medal at every European and World Championship. As such, they are the second most successful national team, behind Sweden and ahead of Switzerland. After finishing second in the last two championships in 2021 and 2023, they are also ranked second in the IFF World Ranking, behind Sweden and ahead of the Czech Republic.[2][3]

Players of the Finnish national team (in white) at the 2017 World Championship

World Championships

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Year Hosting Country Rank Final match
1997  Finland 2nd place  Sweden 2 : 4
1999  Sweden 1st place   Switzerland 3 : 1
2001  Latvia 1st place  Sweden 2 : 0
2003  Switzerland 3rd place  Norway 4 : 2
2005  Singapore 2nd place   Switzerland 3 : 4
2007  Denmark 2nd place  Sweden 3 : 7
2009  Sweden 3rd place  Czech Republic 3 : 1
2011  Switzerland 2nd place  Sweden 2 : 4
2013  Czech Republic 2nd place  Sweden 1 : 5
2015  Finland 2nd place  Sweden 4 : 5 SO
2017  Slovakia 2nd place  Sweden 5 : 6 SO
2019  Switzerland 3rd place  Czech Republic 5 : 4 OT
2021  Sweden 2nd place  Sweden 3 : 4 OT
2023  Singapore 2nd place  Sweden 6 : 4
2025  Czech Republic

Medal record

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Finland's most successful women's floorball player is Veera Kauppi
Medal Won Year(s)
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 1999, 2001
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 1997, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 2003, 2009, 2019

All-time world championships results

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Year Position GP W D L GF GA +/-
1997 Finland 2nd 6 5 0 1 53 10 +43
1999 Sweden 1st 5 4 0 1 21 6 +15
2001 Latvia 1st 5 5 0 0 31 4 +27
2003 Switzerland 3rd 5 4 0 1 31 10 +21
2005 Singapore 2nd 5 3 0 2 24 14 +10
2007 Denmark 2nd 6 5 0 1 44 11 +33
2009 Sweden 3rd 6 4 0 2 28 21 +7
2011 Switzerland 2nd 6 5 0 1 47 8 +39
2013 Czech Republic 2nd 6 4 0 2 32 20 +12
2015 Finland 2nd 6 5 0 1 49 15 +34
2017 Slovakia 2nd 6 5 0 1 41 12 +29
2021 Sweden 2nd 6 5 0 1 47 19 +28
Total: 12/12 62 49 0 13 401 131 +270

References

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  1. ^ "Šestnáct týmů v lotyšské Rize a šampionát 2001" (in Czech). 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Sweden defeat Finland 6-4 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium for ninth consecutive Women's World Floorball Championships title". WFC 2023. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Sweden stave off Finland comeback to win ninth straight Women's World Floorball Championship". The Straits Times. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
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