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Finland national under-21 football team
Finnish national football team under 21 years
The Finnish 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.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
| 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) | ||
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More information Year, Round ...
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
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| 1978 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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| 2009 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Squad | |
 2011 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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| 2025 | To be determined | ||||||||
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2023 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification
More information Pos, Pld ...
| 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 | — |
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2025 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Switzerland |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 14 | Final tournament | — | 2–2 | 11 Oct '24 | 6 Sep '24 | 4–2 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Romania |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 13 | Play-offs | 15 Oct '24 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 6 Sep '24 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Finland |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | 1–2 | 10 Sep '24 | — | 4–1 | 15 Oct '24 | 6–0 | ||
| 4 | Albania |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 10 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 15 Oct '24 | ||
| 5 | Montenegro |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | 10 Sep '24 | 11 Oct '24 | 1–2 | 21 Nov | — | 0–0 | ||
| 6 | Armenia (E) |
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 6 Sep '24 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
The following players have been called up for 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification away matches against Albania and Montenegro on 22 and 26 March 2024, respectively.[2]
- Caps and goals as of 26 March 2024 after the match against
Montenegro. - Players in bold have been called up or have played at least one full international match with senior national team.
More information No., Pos. ...
| 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 21) | 8 | 0 | IF Brommapojkarna | |||
| 1GK | Elmo Henriksson | (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | HJK | |||
| 1GK | Roope Paunio | (2002-12-14) 14 December 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | SJK | |||
| 2DF | Ville Koski (vice-captain) | (2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 (age 22) | 21 | 1 | Istra 1961 | |||
| 2DF | Miska Ylitolva | (2004-05-23) 23 May 2004 (age 19) | 10 | 1 | HJK | |||
| 2DF | Tony Miettinen | (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | Odd | |||
| 2DF | Jussi Niska | (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 21) | 7 | 0 | Inter Turku | |||
| 2DF | Tomas Galvez | (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19) | 6 | 0 |  Manchester City U21 | |||
| 2DF | Rony Jansson | (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | Kalmar | |||
| 2DF | Juho Lehtiranta | (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | AC Oulu | |||
| 2DF | Nikolas Talo | (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Haka | |||
| 2DF | Arttu Lötjönen | (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Sampdoria | |||
| 3MF | Naatan Skyttä (vice-captain) | (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 21) | 18 | 8 |  Toulouse | |||
| 3MF | Adam Markhiyev | (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 22) | 18 | 0 |  RFS | |||
| 3MF | Niklas Pyyhtiä | (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 20) | 16 | 0 | Ternana | |||
| 3MF | Santeri Väänänen (captain) | (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) | 16 | 0 | Rosenborg | |||
| 3MF | Casper Terho | (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 20) | 13 | 1 |  Union SG | |||
| 3MF | Otso Liimatta | (2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 19) | 11 | 6 | Famalicão | |||
| 3MF | Leo Walta | (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 20) | 10 | 1 | Sirius | |||
| 3MF | Juho Kilo | (2002-06-23) 23 June 2002 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | Haka | |||
| 3MF | Topi Keskinen | (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 21) | 8 | 2 | HJK | |||
| 3MF | Jere Kallinen | (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | AC Oulu | |||
| 3MF | Jimi Tauriainen | (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | |||
| 3MF | Luka Hyryläinen | (2004-08-25) 25 August 2004 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | TSG Hoffenheim II | |||
| 4FW | Eetu Mömmö | (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 21) | 14 | 2 | SJK | |||
| 4FW | Kai Meriluoto | (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) | 13 | 2 | Stal Mielec | |||
| 4FW | Juho Talvitie | (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 (age 19) | 10 | 1 | Lommel | |||
| 4FW | Henri Salomaa | (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Lecco | |||
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Recent callups
The following players have also been called up to the Finland under-21 squad and remain eligible:
More information Pos., Player ...
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up | |||||||||
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| GK | Eetu Huuhtanen | (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Inter Turku |
v. Slovenia, 20 June 2023 | |||||||||
| GK | Lasse Schulz | (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Viborg |
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| DF | Robin Tihi | (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 22) | 22 | 0 |  Al Ahli |
v. Albania, 13 October 2023 | |||||||||
| DF | Kalle Wallius | (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | Start |
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| DF | Miika Koskela | (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | Tromsø |
v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 | |||||||||
| DF | Matti Peltola | (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 21) | 5 | 1 |  D.C. United |
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| 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 20) | 3 | 0 | HJK |
v. Romania, 17 October 2023 | |||||||||
| DF | Dario Naamo | (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | SJK |
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| DF | Matias Kivikko Arraño | (2003-12-05) 5 December 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Ilves |
v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 | |||||||||
| MF | Otso Koskinen | (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Lahti |
v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 | |||||||||
| MF | Juho Ojanen | (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Harvard |
v. Estonia, 15 November 2021 | |||||||||
| FW | Agon Sadiku | (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 2 | Rosenborg |
v. Romania, 17 October 2023 | |||||||||
| FW | Roni Hudd | (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 1 | VPS |
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| 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 | |||||||||
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- INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.
More information Position, Name ...
| 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 | Toni Huuhka |
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Past squads
- "Pikkuhuuhkajat". Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- "Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty maaliskuun otteluihin". 13 March 2024.
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