Finland national under-21 football team

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

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.

UEFA U-21 Championship Record[edit]

Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1978 did not qualify
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
France 1994
Spain 1996
Romania 1998
Slovakia 2000
Switzerland 2002
Germany 2004
Portugal 2006
Netherlands 2007
Sweden 2009 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 6 Squad
Denmark 2011 did not qualify
Israel 2013
Czech Republic 2015
Poland 2017
Italy 2019
HungarySlovenia 2021
RomaniaGeorgia (country) 2023
Slovakia 2025 To be determined

2023 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification[edit]

Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group A
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 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2025 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification[edit]

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group E

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

Current squad[edit]

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.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Lucas Bergström (vice-captain) (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 21) 8 0 Sweden IF Brommapojkarna
1GK Elmo Henriksson (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Finland HJK
1GK Roope Paunio (2002-12-14) 14 December 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Finland SJK
2DF Ville Koski (vice-captain) (2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 (age 22) 21 1 Croatia Istra 1961
2DF Miska Ylitolva (2004-05-23) 23 May 2004 (age 19) 10 1 Finland HJK
2DF Tony Miettinen (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21) 9 0 Norway Odd
2DF Jussi Niska (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 21) 7 0 Finland Inter Turku
2DF Tomas Galvez (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19) 6 0 England Manchester City U21
2DF Rony Jansson (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 20) 5 0 Sweden Kalmar
2DF Juho Lehtiranta (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 21) 2 0 Finland AC Oulu
2DF Nikolas Talo (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Finland Haka
2DF Arttu Lötjönen (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Italy Sampdoria
3MF Naatan Skyttä (vice-captain) (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 21) 18 8 France Toulouse
3MF Adam Markhiyev (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 22) 18 0 Latvia RFS
3MF Niklas Pyyhtiä (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 20) 16 0 Italy Ternana
3MF Santeri Väänänen (captain) (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) 16 0 Norway Rosenborg
3MF Casper Terho (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 20) 13 1 Belgium Union SG
3MF Otso Liimatta (2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 19) 11 6 Portugal Famalicão
3MF Leo Walta (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 20) 10 1 Sweden Sirius
3MF Juho Kilo (2002-06-23) 23 June 2002 (age 21) 9 0 Finland Haka
3MF Topi Keskinen (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 21) 8 2 Finland HJK
3MF Jere Kallinen (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22) 5 0 Finland AC Oulu
3MF Jimi Tauriainen (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20) 0 0 England Chelsea
3MF Luka Hyryläinen (2004-08-25) 25 August 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Germany TSG Hoffenheim II
4FW Eetu Mömmö (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 21) 14 2 Finland SJK
4FW Kai Meriluoto (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) 13 2 Poland Stal Mielec
4FW Juho Talvitie (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 (age 19) 10 1 Belgium Lommel
4FW Henri Salomaa (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 21) 6 0 Italy Lecco

Recent callups[edit]

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 (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Finland Inter Turku v.  Slovenia, 20 June 2023
GK Lasse Schulz (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Denmark Viborg
DF Robin Tihi (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 22) 22 0 Qatar Al Ahli v.  Albania, 13 October 2023
DF Kalle Wallius (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) 9 0 Norway Start
DF Miika Koskela (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 20) 6 0 Norway Tromsø v.   Switzerland, 12 September 2023
DF Matti Peltola (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 21) 5 1 United States D.C. United
DF Otto Kemppainen (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Finland SJK v.  Romania, 17 October 2023
DF Oliver Pettersson (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Finland HJK v.  Romania, 17 October 2023
DF Dario Naamo (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Finland SJK
DF Matias Kivikko Arraño (2003-12-05) 5 December 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Finland Ilves v.   Switzerland, 12 September 2023
MF Otso Koskinen (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Finland Lahti v.   Switzerland, 12 September 2023
MF Juho Ojanen (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22) 2 0 United States Harvard v.  Estonia, 15 November 2021
FW Agon Sadiku (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21) 10 2 Norway Rosenborg v.  Romania, 17 October 2023
FW Roni Hudd (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19) 2 1 Finland VPS
FW Maksim Stjopin (2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Finland Ilves v.  Slovenia, 20 June 2023
FW Jonathan Muzinga (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Finland KuPS v.   Switzerland, 12 September 2023
  • INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.

Coaching staff[edit]

[3]

Position Name
Head coach Finland Mika Lehkosuo
Assistant coach Estonia Gert Remmel
Assistant coach Spain Ramiro Muñoz
Assistant coach Finland Tuomas Silvennoinen
Goalkeeping coach Finland Eemeli Reponen
Conditioning coach Finland Toni Huuhka

Past squads[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pikkuhuuhkajat". Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  2. ^ "Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty maaliskuun otteluihin". 13 March 2024.
  3. ^ Valmennus ja joukkueenjohto
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