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Finland women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Finland national football team.
Finland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Helmarit (the Boreal Owls)[1]
AssociationFootball Association
of Finland
(Suomen Palloliitto)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAnna Signeul
CaptainTinja-Riikka Korpela
Most capsLaura Österberg Kalmari (130)
Top scorerLinda Sällström (46)
FIFA codeFIN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 25 Increase 5 (18 December 2020)[2]
Highest14 (September 2005)
Lowest32 (March 2019)
First international
Finland 0–0 Sweden
(Mariehamn, 25 August 1973)
Biggest win
Finland 7–0 Armenia
(Helsinki, 21 November 2009)
Biggest defeat
Denmark 9–0 Finland
(Vejen, 26 July 1975)
UEFA Women's Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2005)
Best resultSemifinals (2005)

The Finland women's national football team, also known as nickname The Boreal Owls (Finnish: Helmarit),[1] represents Finland in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Finland (SPL/FBF), reached the semi-finals of the 2005 European Championship, surprising the female football world having drawn with Sweden and beaten Denmark. Finland hosted the 2009 EC finals.[3]

The Finnish team now has a few players that are considered to be among the best in the female football, such as Laura Österberg Kalmari, Sanna Valkonen and Anne Mäkinen.

As of March 2017, the team is ranked 28th in the FIFA world ranking. This is the lowest status since the ranking started in 2003. From 2004 to 2010 the typical ranking was #16.[4]

History

Main article: History of the Finland women's national football team

Beginnings

The Finland women's national football team played its first international match...

Coaching staff

As of 2020

  • Head coach: Sweden Anna Signeul
  • Assistant coach: Marianne Miettinen
  • Assistant coach: Marko Saloranta
  • Assistant coach: Mika Sankala
  • Goalkeeping coach: Aki Moilanen

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the match against Scotland on 27 October 2020.

Caps and goals accurate up to 27 October 2020.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Milla-Maj Majasaari 15 October 1999 0 0 Sweden AIK
12 GK Anna Tamminen 30 October 1994 5 0 Finland Åland United
23 GK Tinja-Riikka Korpela 5 May 1986 91 0 England Everton
2 DF Elli Pikkujämsä 24 October 1999 2 0 Sweden KIF Örebro
3 DF Tuija Hyyrynen 10 March 1988 109 2 Italy Juventus
5 DF Emma Koivisto 25 September 1994 54 2 Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg
6 DF Anna Auvinen 2 March 1987 16 0 Italy Inter Milan
15 DF Natalia Kuikka 1 December 1995 51 3 United States Portland Thorns
16 DF Anna Westerlund 9 April 1989 127 4 Finland Åland United
4 MF Ria Öling 15 September 1994 39 6 Sweden Växjö
7 MF Essi Sainio 9 September 1986 48 3 Finland HJK
8 MF Olga Ahtinen 15 August 1997 30 3 Sweden Linköpings
10 MF Emmi Alanen 30 April 1991 76 19 Sweden Växjö
11 MF Nora Heroum 20 July 1994 72 1 England Brighton & Hove Albion
14 MF Julia Tunturi 25 April 1996 25 0 Sweden Eskilstuna United
19 MF Kaisa Collin 16 April 1997 21 2 Sweden Eskilstuna United
20 MF Eveliina Summanen 29 May 1998 20 2 Sweden Kristianstad
21 MF Iina Salmi 12 October 1994 11 1 Spain Valencia
9 FW Juliette Kemppi 14 May 1994 52 4 England London City Lionesses
13 FW Jenny Danielsson 30 August 1994 26 6 Sweden AIK
17 FW Sanni Franssi 19 March 1995 38 2 Spain Real Sociedad
18 FW Linda Sällström 13 July 1988 103 46 France Paris FC
22 FW Jutta Rantala 11 November 1999 1 1 Sweden Kristianstad

Recent call ups

The following players have been called up to the Finland squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Paula Myllyoja 20 May 1984 2 0 Italy Pink Bari 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup
DF Nea Lehtola 24 October 1998 1 0 Finland HJK 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup
MF Linda Nyman 21 January 1994 6 0 Spain Logroño 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup
FW Adelina Engman 11 October 1994 68 7 France Montpellier 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup
FW Heidi Kollanen 6 June 1997 10 2 Sweden KIF Örebro 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup

Previous squads

Individual records

Main article: List of Finland women's international footballers
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Managers

Correct as of 9 August 2018

Tenure Coach Record
G W D L Win %
1973–77 Finland Juhani Nirkkonen 12 1 1 10 008.33
1978 Finland Simo Syrjävaara 3 1 1 1 033.33
1979–89 Finland Kaj Österberg 44 13 12 19 029.55
1989–92 Finland Jyrki Nieminen 24 3 4 17 012.50
1993–96 Finland Nils Suomalainen 24 4 5 15 016.67
1996–00 Finland Reima Kokko 46 11 3 32 023.91
2001–09 Finland Michael Käld 107 35 22 50 032.71
2010–16 Sweden Andrée Jeglertz 76 27 13 36 035.53
2017 Finland Marko Saloranta 6 2 0 4 033.33
2017–present Sweden Anna Signeul 12 4 4 4 033.33

Results and fixtures

Main article: Finland women's national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

 Win  Draw  Lose  Fixtures

2020

5 March 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup Finland 1–1 Czech Republic Larnaca, Cyprus
15:30 Collin Goal 68' Report Westerlund Goal 48' (o.g.) Stadium: AEK Arena
8 March 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup Croatia 3–2 Finland Larnaca, Cyprus
13:00
  • Rudelić Goal 21'
  • Lojna Goal 40'
  • Landeka Goal 55'
 Report
  • Rantala Goal 5'
  • Öling Goal 20'
 Stadium: AEK Arena
11 March 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup Finland 4–2 Slovakia Larnaca, Cyprus
15:30
  • Öling Goal 16'
  • Sällström Goal 34'
  • Westerlund Goal 75'
  • Collin Goal 84'
 Report
  • Westerlund Goal 11' (o.g.)
  • Hmírová Goal 90+1' (pen.)
 Stadium: GSZ Stadium
27 October 2020 Euro 2021 qualifying Finland 1–0 Scotland Helsinki
17:15 (18:15 EET)
  • Summanen Goal 49'
 Report Stadium: Helsinki Football Stadium
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
1 December 2020 Euro 2021 qualifying Scotland 0–1 Finland Edinburgh, Scotland
20:30 (19:30 GMT) Report
  • Rantanen Goal 90+5'
 Stadium: Easter Road
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

2021

February 2021 Euro 2021 qualifying Finland v Portugal Vaasa
Report Stadium: Hietalahti Stadium
February 2021 Euro 2021 qualifying Cyprus v Finland Larnaca, Cyprus
Report Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis

Achievements

Women's World Cup record

Year Result
China 1991 Did not qualify
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 To be determined
Total 0/9

UEFA Women's Championship record

Main article: Finland at the UEFA Women's Championship
Year Result GP W D L GF GA GD
1984 Did not qualify
Norway 1987
West Germany 1989
Denmark 1991
Italy 1993
Germany 1995
Norway Sweden 1997
Germany 2001
England 2005 Semifinals 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3
Finland 2009 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 5 5 ±0
Sweden 2013 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 6 −5
Netherlands 2017 Did not qualify
England 2022 To be determined
Total 3/11 11 3 3 5 11 19 –8

Algarve Cup record

Complete this table with details

The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
Portugal 1994 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 1995 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 1996 did not enter
Portugal 1997 did not enter
Portugal 1998 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 1999 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2000 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2001 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2002 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2003 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2004 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2005 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2006 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2007 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2008 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2009 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2010 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2011 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2012 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2013 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2014 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2015 _ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 2016 did not enter
Portugal 2017 did not enter
Portugal 2018 did not enter
Total 11/25 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cyprus Women's Cup record

Year Result GP W D L GF GA GD
2012 7th place 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1
2013 7th place 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1
2014 12th place 4 0 1 3 1 8 −7
2015 9th place 4 1 1 2 3 7 −4
2016 8th place 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5
2018 11th place 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3
2019 9th place 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3
2020 Runners-up 3 1 1 1 7 6 −3
Total 24 6 8 17 22 43 −21

Nordic Football Championship record

Year Result GP W D L GF GA GD
Finland 1974 Third place 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6
Denmark 1975 Third place 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13
Sweden 1976 Third place 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4
Finland 1977 Third place 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5
Denmark 1978 Third place 3 1 1 1 1 4 −3
Norway 1979 Third place 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3
Sweden 1980 Fourth place 3 0 2 1 1 8 −7
Finland 1981 Runners-up 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1
Denmark 1982 Fourth place 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5
Total 9/9 23 3 6 14 9 56 -47

See also

  • Women's association football around the world
Finland national teams
Women's
  • Footballers
  • Football team
  • Results
  • Under-20 football team
  • Under-17 football team

References

  1. ^ a b "Helmarit nimetty MM-karsinta-avaukseen Serbiaa vastaan" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Women's Euro 2009 in Finland". Embassy of Finland. 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Finland". FIFA. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

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