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Finland national under-21 football team

Finland U21
Shirt badge/Association crest
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)
Biggest win
 Finland 6–0 Armenia 
(Turku, Finland; 21 November 2023)
Biggest defeat
 England 8–1 Finland 
(Hull, England; 12 October 1977)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2009)
Best resultGroup stage (2009, 2025)

The Finland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Finland.

The team qualified for the UEFA Euro U21 Championship final tournament for the first time in 2009, under head coach Markku Kanerva. 15 years later, coached by Mika Lehkosuo, they qualified for the 2025 UEFA Euro U21 Championship tournament in Slovakia, for the second time in the nation's history, after defeating Norway in the qualification play-offs.

UEFA European Championship Record

Finland U21 team before the match against Slovenia in Pori in 2011
Finland U21 team before the match against Austria in 2015
Finland U21 team after the win against Austria in 2022
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad Qualification Campaign Pld W D L GF GA
1972-1976 UEFA Under-23 European championships
1972 did not qualify 1972 4 0 1 3 4 10
1974 1974 4 1 1 2 3 8
1976 1976 4 0 0 4 2 12
Since 1978 UEFA Under-21 European championships
1978 did not qualify 1978 4 0 0 4 2 14
1980 1980 4 0 1 3 2 7
1982 1982 6 0 1 5 4 10
1984 1984 6 1 3 2 5 8
1986 1986 6 1 4 1 6 6
1988 1988 6 2 1 3 8 11
1990 1990 6 1 1 4 4 13
1992 1992 6 2 0 4 7 13
France 1994 1994 10 4 2 4 10 13
Spain 1996 1996 8 5 1 2 12 16
Romania 1998 1998 8 2 3 3 8 10
Slovakia 2000 2000 8 3 4 1 9 7
Switzerland 2002 2002 8 1 1 6 7 20
Germany 2004 2004 8 3 2 3 11 9
Portugal 2006 2006 10 2 1 7 7 16
Netherlands 2007 2007 2 0 0 2 1 10
Sweden 2009 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 6 Squad 2009 (PO) 8 6 1 1 11 6
Denmark 2011 did not qualify 2011 8 3 1 4 11 4
Israel 2013 2013 10 3 3 4 12 14
Czech Republic 2015 2015 10 4 4 2 17 10
Poland 2017 2017 10 4 2 4 13 10
Italy 2019 2019 10 2 3 5 13 21
HungarySlovenia 2021 2021 10 4 1 5 14 15
RomaniaGeorgia (country) 2023 2023 10 6 1 3 18 13
Slovakia 2025 Group stage 3 0 2 1 4 6 Squad 2025 (PO) 12 7 2 3 27 11
AlbaniaSerbia2027 To be determined 2027 To be determined

2009 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification

Main article: 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Finland 8 6 1 1 11 6 +5 19
 Denmark 8 5 1 2 13 4 +9 16
 Scotland 8 5 1 2 17 6 +11 16
 Slovenia 8 1 2 5 4 13 −9 5
 Lithuania 8 0 1 7 2 18 −16 1

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  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

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 10 7 1 2 23 10 +13 22 Final tournament — 1–0 3–1 5–0 1–0 2–0
2  Finland 10 6 2 2 21 8 +13 20 Play-offs 2–0 — 1–2 4–1 2–1 6–0
3   Switzerland 10 5 3 2 21 12 +9 18 2–2 1–1 — 1–2 4–2 5–0
4  Albania 10 5 1 4 12 17 −5 16 3–2 0–0 1–3 — 2–0 1–0
5  Montenegro 10 2 1 7 8 19 −11 7 2–6 1–2 0–2 1–0 — 0–0
6  Armenia 10 0 2 8 2 21 −19 2 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2027 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification

Main article: 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 5 0 0 17 2 +15 15 Final tournament — 2–1 31 Mar 6 Oct 3–0 7–0
2  Finland 5 3 1 1 15 2 +13 10 Final tournament or Play-offs 25 Sep — 0–0 2–0 31 Mar 7–0
3  Kosovo 5 2 2 1 12 3 +9 8 1–3 6 Oct — 27 Mar 30 Sep 7–0
4  Romania 5 2 1 2 4 4 0 7 0–2 30 Sep 0–0 — 2–0 31 Mar
5  Cyprus 5 1 0 4 5 14 −9 3 27 Mar 0–5 0–4 25 Sep — 6 Oct
6  San Marino 5 0 0 5 0 28 −28 0 30 Sep 26 Mar 25 Sep 0–2 0–5 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 November 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Current squad

The following players have been called up in the squad for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Romania and Kosovo on 14 and 18 November 2025, respectively.[2]

  • Caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 after the match against Kosovo.
  • 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
1 1GK Jaaso Jantunen (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 5 0 German Football Association SC Freiburg II
12 1GK Aleksi Piispa (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 0 0 Football Association of Finland VPS
23 1GK Oliver Heino (2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 0 0 Football Association of Finland EIF
2 2DF Arttu Lötjönen (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 5 0 Football Association of Finland KuPS
3 2DF Akseli Puukko (2006-08-24) 24 August 2006 2 0 Football Association of Finland KuPS
4 2DF Rony Jansson (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 16 0 Swedish Football Association Kalmar
5 2DF Samuli Miettinen (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 6 0 Croatian Football Federation Istra 1961
13 2DF Kaius Simojoki (2006-03-21) 21 March 2006 0 0 Football Association of Finland HJK
15 2DF Oskari Väistö (2005-09-15) 15 September 2005 1 0 Football Association of Finland SJK
16 2DF Dario Naamo (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 13 0 Scottish Football Association Dundee United
22 2DF Miska Ylitolva (2004-05-23) 23 May 2004 23 2 Football Association of Finland HJK
2DF Tomas Galvez (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 14 1 Royal Dutch Football Association Cambuur
6 3MF Matias Siltanen (2007-03-29) 29 March 2007 5 1 Swedish Football Association Djurgårdens IF
8 3MF Pyry Mentu (2006-11-01) 1 November 2006 4 1 Football Association of Finland HJK
10 3MF Luka Hyryläinen (2004-08-25) 25 August 2004 18 1 German Football Association 1. FC Magdeburg
11 3MF Marius Söderbäck (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 5 2 Swedish Football Association Kalmar
14 3MF Tuomas Pippola (2004-10-12) 12 October 2004 1 0 Norwegian Football Federation Sogndal
17 3MF Otto Ruoppi (2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 5 3 Football Association of Finland KuPS
18 3MF Niilo Kujasalo (2004-03-17) 17 March 2004 2 0 Football Association of Finland KuPS
19 3MF Liam Möller (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 6 0 Football Association of Finland HJK
20 3MF Otso Liimatta (2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 27 8 Portuguese Football Federation Famalicão
7 4FW Juho Talvitie (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 21 3 Royal Dutch Football Association NAC Breda
9 4FW Onni Helén (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 2 0 Norwegian Football Federation Sogndal
21 4FW Lauri Laine (2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 0 0 Football Association of the Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
4FW Vincent Ulundu (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 2 0 Football Association of Finland Inter Turku

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 Johannes Viitala (2006-08-10) 10 August 2006 0 0 Finland SJK v.  Spain, 14 October 2025
GK Eero Vuorjoki (2006-07-09) 9 July 2006 0 0 Finland Inter Turku v.  Cyprus, 9 September 2025
DF Daniel Armstrong (2005-03-24) 24 March 2005 2 0 Italy Bra v.  Cyprus, 9 September 2025
DF Juho Lähteenmäki (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 2 1 Denmark FC Nordsjælland v.  Cyprus, 9 September 2025
DF Lucas von Hellens (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 2 0 Finland Gnistan v.  Lithuania, 9 June 2024
DF Joona Kuismala (2005-11-23) 23 November 2005 1 0 Finland MyPa v.  Lithuania, 9 June 2024
MF Samuel Pasanen (2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 0 0 Finland KuPS v.  Romania, 14 November 2025 INJ
MF Matias Ritari (2005-07-15) 15 July 2005 1 0 Finland HJK v.  Spain, 14 October 2025
MF Altti Hellemaa (2004-07-25) 25 July 2004 0 0 Sweden Elfsborg v.  Cyprus, 9 September 2025 WD
MF Jimi Tauriainen (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 0 0 England Chelsea v.  San Marino, 4 September 2025 INJ
MF Marlo Hyvönen (2005-05-02) 2 May 2005 2 0 Finland HJK Klubi 04 v.  Lithuania, 9 June 2024
MF Daniel Rökman (2004-03-20) 20 March 2004 1 0 Finland KäPa v.  Lithuania, 9 June 2024
MF Dren Terrnava (2005-05-21) 21 May 2005 1 0 Italy Perugia v.  Lithuania, 9 June 2024
MF Ville Vuorinen (2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 2 0 Finland HJK v.  Lithuania, 9 June 2024
FW Adrian Svanbäck (2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 2 4 Sweden Häcken v.  Romania, 14 November 2025 INJ
FW David Ezeh (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 2 1 Finland HJK v.  Cyprus, 9 September 2025
FW Danila Bulgakov (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 2 0 Finland SJK v.  Lithuania, 9 June 2024
FW Roni Hudd (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 2 1 Finland HJK v.  Armenia, 21 November 2023
Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to an injury
  • ILL = Withdrew due to an illness
  • WD = Withdrew due to a non-injury issue
  • PRE = Preliminary squad / standby

Coaching staff

[3]

Position Name
Head coach Finland Mika Lehkosuo
Assistant coach Finland Matti Lähitie
Goalkeeping coach Finland Eemeli Reponen
Video analyst Finland Robert Nygård
Fitness coach Finland Mika Lähderinne

Past squads

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pikkuhuuhkajat". Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  2. ^ "Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty Turun EM-karsintaotteluihin marraskuussa". 5 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Pikkuhuuhkajien taustatiimi uudistuu" (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
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