1981 Women's Nordic Football Championship

1981 Women's Nordic Football Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Finland
Dates	15 July – 19 July 1981
Teams	4
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (5th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	12 (2 per match)
Attendance	2,970 (495 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pia Sundhage Birgitta Söderström (2 goals each)

1981 Women's Nordic Football Championship was the eighth edition of the Women's Nordic Football Championship tournament. It was held from 15 July to 19 July in Finland.

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	6
Finland	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
Denmark	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
Norway	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Results

15 July 1981

Norway	0–2	Sweden
	Report	Andersson ?' Ödlund ?'

Centralplan, Karis

Attendance: 285

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16 July 1981

18:00

Denmark	0–0	Finland
	Report

Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki

Attendance: 550

Referee: Ari Petäjä, Finland

17 July 1981

19:00

Denmark	0–0	Norway
	Report

Keskuskenttä, Porvoo

Attendance: 300

Referee: Taisto Mäkelä, Finland

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17 July 1981

Finland	0–2	Sweden
	Report	Sundhage 30' Söderström 52'

Urheilupuisto, Hyvinkää

Attendance: 300

Referee: Erkki Multanen, Finland

19 July 1981

14:00

Denmark	1–2	Sweden
Own goal ?'	Report	Söderström 7' Sundhage 20'

Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki

Attendance: 750

Referee: Heikki L. Tuominen, Finland

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19 July 1981

Finland	3–2	Norway
Rautiainen 8' Mortensen Kvistnes 18' (o.g.) Jääskeläinen 23'	Report	Støre 39' Bjørkli 76'

Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki

Attendance: 785

Referee: Gunnar Hellgren, Finland

Goalscorers

2 goals

• Pia Sundhage
• Birgitta Söderström

1 goal

• Eva Andersson
• Marit Bjørkli
• Eeva Jääskeläinen
• Jutta Rautiainen
• Heidi Støre
• Karin Ödlund

Own goal

• Mariann Mortensen Kvistnes (against Finland)
• Unknown player (against Denmark)

Sources

• Nordic Championships (Women) 1981 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• Lautela, Yrjö & Wallén, Göran: Rakas jalkapallo — Sata vuotta suomalaista jalkapalloa, p. 419. Football Association of Finland / Teos Publishing 2007. ISBN 978-951-851-068-3.