Finland National Under-21 Football Team
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.
| Nickname(s) | Pikkuhuuhkajat (The Little Eagle-Owls) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Finland | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach |  Mika Lehkosuo | ||
| FIFA code | FIN | ||
| |||
| 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) | ||
UEFA U-21 Championship Record
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
2023 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  | |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
2025 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Current squad
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.
- 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.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Lucas Bergström (vice-captain) | 5 September 2002 | 8 | 0 | IF Brommapojkarna | |||
| GK | Elmo Henriksson | 10 March 2003 | 2 | 0 | HJK | |||
| GK | Roope Paunio | 14 December 2002 | 0 | 0 | SJK | |||
| DF | Ville Koski (vice-captain) | 27 January 2002 | 21 | 1 | Istra 1961 | |||
| DF | Miska Ylitolva | 23 May 2004 | 10 | 1 | HJK | |||
| DF | Tony Miettinen | 23 September 2002 | 9 | 0 | Odd | |||
| DF | Jussi Niska | 15 August 2002 | 7 | 0 | Inter Turku | |||
| DF | Tomas Galvez | 28 January 2005 | 6 | 0 |  Manchester City U21 | |||
| DF | Rony Jansson | 10 January 2004 | 5 | 0 | Kalmar | |||
| DF | Juho Lehtiranta | 27 September 2002 | 2 | 0 | AC Oulu | |||
| DF | Nikolas Talo | 24 March 2003 | 1 | 0 | Haka | |||
| DF | Arttu Lötjönen | 28 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | Sampdoria | |||
| MF | Naatan Skyttä (vice-captain) | 7 May 2002 | 18 | 8 |  Toulouse | |||
| MF | Adam Markhiyev | 17 March 2002 | 18 | 0 |  RFS | |||
| MF | Niklas Pyyhtiä | 25 September 2003 | 16 | 0 | Ternana | |||
| MF | Santeri Väänänen (captain) | 1 January 2002 | 16 | 0 | Rosenborg | |||
| MF | Casper Terho | 24 June 2003 | 13 | 1 |  Union SG | |||
| MF | Otso Liimatta | 10 July 2004 | 11 | 6 | Famalicão | |||
| MF | Leo Walta | 24 June 2003 | 10 | 1 | Sirius | |||
| MF | Juho Kilo | 23 June 2002 | 9 | 0 | Haka | |||
| MF | Topi Keskinen | 7 March 2003 | 8 | 2 | HJK | |||
| MF | Jere Kallinen | 10 January 2002 | 5 | 0 | AC Oulu | |||
| MF | Jimi Tauriainen | 8 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | |||
| MF | Luka Hyryläinen | 25 August 2004 | 0 | 0 | TSG Hoffenheim II | |||
| FW | Eetu Mömmö | 4 May 2002 | 14 | 2 | SJK | |||
| FW | Kai Meriluoto | 2 January 2003 | 13 | 2 | Stal Mielec | |||
| FW | Juho Talvitie | 25 March 2005 | 10 | 1 | Lommel | |||
| FW | Henri Salomaa | 14 February 2003 | 6 | 0 | Lecco | |||
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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Eetu Huuhtanen | 31 January 2003 | 1 | 0 | Inter Turku | v. Slovenia, 20 June 2023 | |||||||||
| GK | Lasse Schulz | 29 March 2003 | 4 | 0 | Viborg | ||||||||||
| DF | Robin Tihi | 16 March 2002 | 22 | 0 |  Al Ahli | v. Albania, 13 October 2023 | |||||||||
| DF | Kalle Wallius | 2 January 2003 | 9 | 0 | Start | ||||||||||
| DF | Miika Koskela | 12 July 2003 | 6 | 0 | Tromsø | v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 | |||||||||
| DF | Matti Peltola | 3 July 2002 | 5 | 1 |  D.C. United | ||||||||||
| DF | Otto Kemppainen | 27 October 2003 | 3 | 0 | SJK | v. Romania, 17 October 2023 | |||||||||
| DF | Oliver Pettersson | 13 May 2003 | 3 | 0 | HJK | v. Romania, 17 October 2023 | |||||||||
| DF | Dario Naamo | 14 May 2005 | 1 | 0 | SJK | ||||||||||
| DF | Matias Kivikko Arraño | 5 December 2003 | 0 | 0 | Ilves | v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 | |||||||||
| MF | Otso Koskinen | 1 January 2003 | 2 | 0 | Lahti | v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 | |||||||||
| MF | Juho Ojanen | 2 January 2002 | 2 | 0 | Harvard | v. Estonia, 15 November 2021 | |||||||||
| FW | Agon Sadiku | 10 March 2003 | 10 | 2 | Rosenborg | v. Romania, 17 October 2023 | |||||||||
| FW | Roni Hudd | 20 January 2005 | 2 | 1 | VPS | ||||||||||
| FW | Maksim Stjopin | 8 April 2003 | 2 | 0 | Ilves | v. Slovenia, 20 June 2023 | |||||||||
| FW | Jonathan Muzinga | 10 November 2002 | 1 | 0 | KuPS | v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 | |||||||||
- INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Mika Lehkosuo |
| Assistant coach | Gert Remmel |
| Assistant coach | Ramiro Muñoz |
| Assistant coach | Tuomas Silvennoinen |
| Goalkeeping coach | Eemeli Reponen |
| Conditioning coach | Toni Huuhka |
Past squads
See also
References
Wiki Commons has media related to Finland national under-21 football team.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article Finland national under-21 football team, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.