Finland women's national football team

Finland
Nickname(s) Helmarit (the Pearl Owls)[1]
Association Football Association
of Finland
(Suomen Palloliitto)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Anna Signeul
Captain Tinja-Riikka Korpela
Most caps Laura Österberg Kalmari (130)
Top scorer Laura Österberg Kalmari (41)
FIFA code FIN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 30 Decrease 2 (22 June 2018)
Highest 14 (September 2005)
Lowest 30 (June 2018)
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
Appearances 11 (first in 1984)
Best result Semifinals (2005)

The Finland women's national football team 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.[2]

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.[3]

Competitive record

World Cup

Year Result
China 1991Did Not Qualify
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015
France 2019
Total0/8

European Championship

Year Result GP W D L GF GA GD
1984Did Not Qualify
Norway 1987
West Germany 1989
Denmark 1991
Italy 1993
Germany 1995
Norway Sweden 1997
Germany 2001
England 2005Semifinals411258−3
Finland 2009Quarterfinals420255±0
Sweden 2013Group stage302116−5
Netherlands 2017Did Not Qualify
Total3/11113351119-8

Algarve Cup

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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_000000
Portugal 1995_000000
Portugal 1996did not enter
Portugal 1997did not enter
Portugal 1998_000000
Portugal 1999_000000
Portugal 2000_000000
Portugal 2001_000000
Portugal 2002_000000
Portugal 2003_000000
Portugal 2004_000000
Portugal 2005_000000
Portugal 2006_000000
Portugal 2007_000000
Portugal 2008_000000
Portugal 2009_000000
Portugal 2010_000000
Portugal 2011_000000
Portugal 2012_000000
Portugal 2013_000000
Portugal 2014_000000
Portugal 2015_000000
Portugal 2016did not enter
Portugal 2017did not enter
Portugal 2018did not enter
Total11/25000000
Nordic Football Championship
Year Result GP W D L GF GA GD
Finland 1974Third place200206−6
Denmark 1975Third place2002013−13
Sweden 1976Third place200215−4
Finland 1977Third place200205−5
Denmark 1978Third place311114−3
Norway 1979Third place311125−3
Sweden 1980Fourth place302118−7
Finland 1981Runners-up311134−1
Denmark 1982Fourth place301216−5
Total9/9233614956-47
Cyprus Cup
Year Result GP W D L GF GA GD
20127th place411267−1
20137th place411256−1
201412th place401318−7
20159th place411237−4
20168th place401338−5
201811th place411247−3
Total2446142243−21

Managers

  • Correct as of 9 August 2018
Tenure Coach Record
G W D L Win %
1973–77Finland Juhani Nirkkonen 12 1 1 10 008.33
1978Finland Simo Syrjävaara 3 1 1 1 033.33
1979–89Finland Kaj Österberg 44 13 12 19 029.55
1989–92Finland Jyrki Nieminen 24 3 4 17 012.50
1993–96Finland Nils Suomalainen 24 4 5 15 016.67
1996–00Finland Reima Kokko 46 11 3 32 023.91
2001–09Finland Michael Käld 107 35 22 50 032.71
2010–16Sweden Andrée Jeglertz 76 27 13 36 035.53
2017Finland Marko Saloranta 6 2 0 4 033.33
2017–Sweden Anna Signeul 12 4 4 4 033.33

Players

The following squad was announced for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualification against Portugal and Spain on 16 and 20 September 2016.[4]

Caps and goals as of 21 September 2016.

Head coach: Andrée Jeglertz

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Minna Meriluoto (1985-10-04) 4 October 1985 58 0 Finland HJK Helsinki
23 1GK Tinja-Riikka Korpela (vc) (1986-05-05) 5 May 1986 71 0 Germany FC Bayern München
3 2DF Tuija Hyyrynen (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 84 1 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring
5 2DF Emma Koivisto (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 22 1 United States Florida State Seminoles
6 2DF Katarina Naumanen (1995-07-24) 24 July 1995 9 0 Finland HJK Helsinki
2 2DF Maija Saari (c) (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986 95 11 Norway Vålerenga Fotball
16 2DF Anna Westerlund (1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 92 1 Norway Lillestrøm SK
8 3MF Olga Ahtinen (1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 0 0 Finland Turun Palloseura
10 3MF Emmi Alanen (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 63 14 Sweden Vittsjö GIK
11 3MF Nora Heroum (1994-07-20) 20 July 1994 48 1 Italy Brescia Calcio Femminile
15 3MF Natalia Kuikka (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 24 2 United States Florida State Seminoles
7 3MF Annika Kukkonen (1990-04-12) 12 April 1990 75 2 Sweden Djurgårdens IF FF
4 3MF Ria Öling (1994-09-15) 15 September 1994 13 1 Spain Santa Teresa CD
20 3MF Linda Ruutu (1990-02-17) 17 February 1990 14 1 Finland HJK Helsinki
14 3MF Iina Salmi (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 3 0 Sweden FC Rosengård
13 4FW Jenny Danielsson (1994-08-30) 30 August 1994 11 3 Spain Sporting de Huelva
19 4FW Adelina Engman (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 42 6 Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
22 4FW Sanni Franssi (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 7 1 Switzerland FC Zürich Frauen
9 4FW Juliette Kemppi (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 23 3 Norway Kolbotn IL
18 4FW Linda Sällström (1988-07-13) 13 July 1988 71 29 Sweden Vittsjö GIK

Recent call-ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Siiri Välimaa (1990-04-14) 14 April 1990 0 0 Norway Kolbotn IL v.  Portugal; 7 June 2016 PRE
DF Janni Laakso (1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 0 0 Finland FC Honka v.  Montenegro; 12 April 2016 PRE
DF Katri Mattsson (1982-11-22) 22 November 1982 100 3 Finland FC Ilves v.  Spain; 27 October 2015
DF Tia Painilainen (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 0 0 United States Arizona Wildcats v.  Portugal; 7 June 2016 PRE
MF Kaisa Björn (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 0 0 Finland FC Ilves v.  Montenegro; 12 April 2016 PRE
MF Riikka Ketoja (1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 5 0 Sweden Sunnanå SK v.  Australia; 9 March 2015
MF Sanna Saarinen (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 17 3 Finland PK-35 Vantaa v.  Montenegro; 12 April 2016
MF Julia Tunturi (1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 6 0 Finland Åland United v.  Republic of Ireland; 9 March 2016
MF Ella Vanhanen (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 0 0 Finland Åland United v.  Montenegro; 12 April 2016 PRE
FW Tia Hälinen (1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 3 0 Spain Santa Teresa CD v.  Norway; 29 May 2015

Coaching staff

  • Head coach: Andrée Jeglertz
  • Assistant coach: Marianne Miettinen
  • Assistant coach: Marko Saloranta
  • Assistant coach: Mika Sankala
  • Goalkeeping coach: Aki Moilanen

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Helmarit nimetty MM-karsinta-avaukseen Serbiaa vastaan" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Women's Euro 2009 in Finland". Embassy of Finland. 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Finland". FIFA. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Finland". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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