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.

Finland U21
Nickname(s)Pikkuhuuhkajat
(The Little Eagle-Owls)[1]
AssociationFootball Association of Finland
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coach Juha Malinen
FIFA codeFIN
First colours
Second colours
First international
Finland 1–3 Sweden 
(Vaasa, Finland; 11 August 1976)
Biggest win
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Biggest defeat
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UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2009)
Best resultGroup stage

UEFA U-21 Championship Record
  • 1978: Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 1980: Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 1982: Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1984: Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1986: Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1988: Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1990: Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1992: Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1994: Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
  • 1996: Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 1998: Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2000: Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2002: Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2004: Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2006: Finished 5th of 7 in qualification group.
  • 2007: Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 2009: Won qualification group 6 and beat Austria in play-offs. Qualified for the final tournament, where finished 4th of 4 in Group B.
  • 2011: Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2013: Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2015: Finished 2nd of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2017: Finished 3rd of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2019: Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2021: Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.

2023 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification
Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 8 6 1 1 19 7 +12 19 Final tournament — 0–0 3–2 2–3 2–0 2–0
2  Austria (Y) 9 5 1 3 20 10 +10 16 Play-offs 1–3 — 2–1 3 Jun 6–0 2–0
3  Norway 7 5 0 2 19 8 +11 15 3 Jun 3–1 — 3–1 14 Jun 3–0
4  Finland 7 4 1 2 12 9 +3 13 0–2 3–1 10 Jun — 7 Jun 1–0
5  Azerbaijan (E) 7 1 1 5 6 19 −13 4 1–5 0–3 1–2 1–1 — 3–0
6  Estonia (E) 8 0 0 8 0 23 −23 0 8 Jun 0–4 0–5 0–3 3 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Y) Cannot Qualify Directly, May Only Advance To Play-Offs

Current squad

The following players have been called-up for the friendly match against Romania on 25 March 2022 and 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Croatia on 29 March 2022.[2][3]

Caps and goals as of 29 March 2022 after the match against Croatia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Lucas Bergström (2002-09-05) September 5, 2002 0 0 Chelsea
1GK Rasmus Leislahti (2000-06-16) June 16, 2000 3 0 Ilves
1GK Viljami Sinisalo (2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 11 0 Aston Villa
2DF Taneli Hämäläinen (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 9 0 KuPS
2DF Juho Hyvärinen (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 14 0 Inter Turku
2DF Ville Koski (2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 10 0 Honka
2DF Matias Rale (2001-03-04) 4 March 2001 3 0 Honka
2DF Robin Tihi (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 15 0 IFK Värnamo
2DF Matias Vainionpää (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 9 0 SJK
3MF Oliver Antman (2001-08-15) 15 August 2001 8 1 Nordsjælland
3MF Daniel Håkans (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 5 0 SJK
3MF Pyry Hannola (2001-10-21) 21 October 2001 7 0 SJK
3MF Juho Kilo (2002-06-23) 23 June 2002 3 0 Hamburger SV
3MF Adam Marhiev (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 6 0 S.P.A.L.
3MF Matti Peltola (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 4 0 HJK
3MF Naatan Skyttä (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 11 5 Toulouse
3MF Anssi Suhonen (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 7 2 Hamburger SV
3MF Julius Tauriainen (2001-04-18) 18 April 2001 7 0 SC Freiburg
3MF Santeri Väänänen (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 4 0 HJK
3MF Axel Vidjeskog (2001-04-14) 14 April 2001 2 0 KuPS
4FW Terry Ablade (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 5 1 AFC Wimbledon
4FW Niklas Jokelainen (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 1 0 AC Oulu
4FW Eetu Mömmö (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 9 2 Lecce

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 Joona Tiainen (2000-05-07) May 7, 2000 0 0 Lahti v.  Slovakia, 8 June 2021
DF Kalle Katz (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 5 0 Ilves v.  Croatia, 29 March 2022
DF Miika Koskela (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 2 0 Oulu v.  Estonia, 15 November 2021
DF Mikael Almén (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 4 0 Ilves v.  Croatia, 7 September 2021 INJ
DF Noah Nurmi (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 2 0 Inter Turku v.  Croatia, 7 September 2021 INJ
MF Juho Ojanen (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 2 0 Greuther Fürth II v.  Estonia, 15 November 2021
MF Jaakko Oksanen (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 15 0 Greenock Morton v.  Estonia, 15 November 2021
MF Casper Terho (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 4 0 HJK v.  Estonia, 15 November 2021
MF Leo Walta (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 2 0 Nordsjælland v.  Austria, 12 October 2021 INJ
MF Jere Kallinen (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 0 0 Oulu v.  Austria, 12 October 2021 INJ
MF Niklas Pyyhtiä (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 4 0 Bologna v.  Croatia, 7 September 2021
MF Teemu Jäntti (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 2 0 Ilves v.  Sweden, 11 June 2019
MF Eemeli Virta (2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 0 0 Lahti v.  Sweden, 11 June 2019
FW Anthony Olusanya (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 7 1 HJK v.  Croatia, 29 March 2022
FW Elias Mastokangas (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 2 0 IFK Mariehamn v.  Slovakia, 8 June 2021
FW Momodou Sarr (2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 2 0 Ilves v.  Slovakia, 8 June 2021
FW Tobias Fagerström (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 3 0 Unattached v.  Slovakia, 8 June 2021
FW Enoch Banza (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 6 0 Raufoss v.  Malta, 17 November 2020
  • INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.

Coaching staff

[4]

Position Name
Head coach Juha Malinen
Assistant coach Martin Foyston
Assistant coach Joaquin Gomez
Goalkeeping coach Mikko Kavén
Video analyst Jouko Kylmäoja
Physiotherapist Tony Elomaa
Doctor Jonne Väisänen
Kit manager Timo Naukkarinen
Team manager Joonas Vilkki

Past squads

See also

References
  1. Pikkuhuuhkajat
  2. Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty maaliskuun maaotteluihin
  3. Muutoksia Pikkuhuuhkajien ryhmään
  4. Valmennus ja joukkueenjohto
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