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Finland women's national football team

April 07, 2023

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Finland national football team.

The Finland women's national football team, also known as nickname The Boreal Owls (Finnish: Helmarit),[1] 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.[3]

Finland
Nickname(s)Helmarit (the Boreal Owls)[1]
AssociationFootball Association
of Finland
(Suomen Palloliitto)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMarko Saloranta (interim)
CaptainTinja-Riikka Korpela
Most capsAnna Westerlund (145)
Top scorerLinda Sällström (51)
FIFA codeFIN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 29 2 (24 March 2023)[2]
Highest14 (September 2005)
Lowest32 (March 2019)
First international
 Finland 0–0 Sweden 
(Mariehamn, Åland 25 August 1973)
Biggest win
 Bulgaria 0–8 Finland 
(Lovech, Bulgaria 21 August 2014)
 Finland 8–0 Hungary 
(Larnaca, Cyprus 19 February 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Denmark 9–0 Finland 
(Vejen, Denmark 26 July 1975)
European Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2005)
Best resultSemi-finals (2005)

The Finnish team has had a few players that are considered to be among the best in women's football, such as Laura Österberg Kalmari, Sanna Valkonen and Anne Mäkinen.

As of August 2022, the team is ranked 29th in the FIFA world ranking. From 2004 to 2010 the typical ranking was 16th.[4]

History

The beginning

The Finland women's national football team played its first international match in 1973 against Sweden. The game was played in Mariehamn, Åland.

Team image

Nicknames

The Finland women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Helmarit (the Boreal Owls)".[1]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022

8 April 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A Slovakia   1–1   Finland Trnava
  • Šurnovská   16'
 Report
Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
12 April 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A Finland   6–0   Georgia Helsinki
17:15 (18:15 EEST)
Report Stadium: Bolt Arena
Referee: Reelika Turi (Estonia)
27 June Friendly Finland   1–5   Japan Turku, Finland
--:-- UTC+2 Stadium: Veritas Stadium
2 July Friendly Netherlands   2–0   Finland Enschede, Netherlands
18:00 UTC+1 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
8 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage Spain   4–1   Finland Milton Keynes, England
 Report
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 16,819
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
12 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage Denmark   1–0   Finland Milton Keynes, England
Report Stadium: Stadium MK
16 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage Finland   0–3   Germany Milton Keynes, England
Report
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 20,721
Referee: Emikar Calderas Barrera (Venezuela)
12 November Friendly Wales   1–1   Finland San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
--:-- UTC+1

2023

19 February 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup Finland   8–0   Hungary Larnaca, Cyprus
 Stadium: AEK Arena
22 February 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup Finland   4–0   Romania Larnaca, Cyprus
Stadium: AEK Arena
7 April Friendly Slovakia   v   Finland
10 April Friendly Slovakia   v   Finland

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of August 2022

  • Head coach: Marko Saloranta (interim)
  • Assistant coach: Marianne Miettinen
  • Assistant coach: Mika Sankala
  • Assistant coach: Ann-Helen Grahm
  • Goalkeeping coach: Aki Moilanen

Manager history

See also: Category:Finland women's national football team managers
As of 24 July 2022
Tenure Coach Record
G W D L Win %
1973–77   Juhani Nirkkonen 12 1 1 10 008.33
1978   Simo Syrjävaara 3 1 1 1 033.33
1979–89   Kaj Österberg 44 13 12 19 029.55
1989–92   Jyrki Nieminen 24 3 4 17 012.50
1993–96   Nils Suomalainen 24 4 5 15 016.67
1996–00   Reima Kokko 46 11 3 32 023.91
2001–09   Michael Käld 107 35 22 50 032.71
2010–16   Andrée Jeglertz 76 27 13 36 035.53
2017   Marko Saloranta 6 2 0 4 033.33
2017–2022   Anna Signeul 47 19 11 17 040.43
2022–   Marko Saloranta 0 0 0 0 !—

Players

Current squad

Finland

The squad was announced on 9 June 2022 for Women Euro 2022.[5]

Stats after match with   Germany on 17 July 2022. Head coach:   Anna Signeul

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Katriina Talaslahti (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 (age 22) 2 0   FC Fleury 91
12 1GK Anna Tamminen (1994-10-30)30 October 1994 (aged 27) 6 0   Hammarby
23 1GK Tinja-Riikka Korpela (captain) (1986-05-05)5 May 1986 (aged 36) 109 0   Tottenham Hotspur
2 2DF Elli Pikkujämsä (1999-10-24) 24 October 1999 (age 23) 18 0   Racing Louisville
3 2DF Tuija Hyyrynen (1988-03-10)10 March 1988 (aged 34) 121 3 Unattached
5 2DF Emma Koivisto (1994-09-25)25 September 1994 (aged 27) 78 3   Liverpool
6 2DF Anna Auvinen (1987-03-02)2 March 1987 (aged 35) 20 0 Unattached
11 2DF Nora Heroum (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 27) 84 1   Parma
15 2DF Natalia Kuikka (1995-12-01)1 December 1995 (aged 26) 71 3   Portland Thorns
16 2DF Anna Westerlund (1989-04-09)9 April 1989 (aged 33) 145 4   Åland United
4 3MF Ria Öling (1994-09-15)15 September 1994 (aged 27) 62 9   Rosengård
8 3MF Olga Ahtinen (1997-08-15)15 August 1997 (aged 24) 46 3   Linköpings FC
9 3MF Juliette Kemppi (1994-05-14)14 May 1994 (aged 28) 64 5   IFK Kalmar
10 3MF Emmi Alanen (1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 31) 97 21   Kristianstads DFF
13 3MF Jenny Danielsson (1994-08-30)30 August 1994 (aged 27) 39 7   Rangers
19 3MF Essi Sainio (1986-09-09)9 September 1986 (aged 35) 58 3   HJK
20 3MF Eveliina Summanen (1998-05-29)29 May 1998 (aged 24) 44 7   Tottenham Hotspur
7 4FW Adelina Engman (1994-10-11)11 October 1994 (aged 27) 85 12   Hammarby
14 4FW Heidi Kollanen (1997-06-06)6 June 1997 (aged 25) 19 2   KIF Örebro DFF
17 4FW Sanni Franssi (1995-03-19)19 March 1995 (aged 27) 60 3   Real Sociedad
18 4FW Linda Sällström (1988-07-13)13 July 1988 (aged 33) 120 51   Vittsjö GIK
21 4FW Amanda Rantanen (1998-05-11)11 May 1998 (aged 24) 13 1   KIF Örebro DFF
22 4FW Jutta Rantala (1999-11-11)11 November 1999 (aged 22) 8 1   Vittsjö GIK

Recent call ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

Records

See also: Category:Finland women's international footballers

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 9 July 2022

April 07, 2023
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This article is about the women s team For the men s team see Finland national football team The Finland women s national football team also known as nickname The Boreal Owls Finnish Helmarit 1 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 3 FinlandNickname s Helmarit the Boreal Owls 1 AssociationFootball Associationof Finland Suomen Palloliitto ConfederationUEFA Europe Head coachMarko Saloranta interim CaptainTinja Riikka KorpelaMost capsAnna Westerlund 145 Top scorerLinda Sallstrom 51 FIFA codeFINFirst coloursSecond coloursFIFA rankingCurrent29 2 24 March 2023 2 Highest14 September 2005 Lowest32 March 2019 First international Finland 0 0 Sweden Mariehamn Aland 25 August 1973 Biggest win Bulgaria 0 8 Finland Lovech Bulgaria 21 August 2014 Finland 8 0 Hungary Larnaca Cyprus 19 February 2023 Biggest defeat Denmark 9 0 Finland Vejen Denmark 26 July 1975 European ChampionshipAppearances4 first in 2005 Best resultSemi finals 2005 The Finnish team has had a few players that are considered to be among the best in women s football such as Laura Osterberg Kalmari Sanna Valkonen and Anne Makinen As of August 2022 the team is ranked 29th in the FIFA world ranking From 2004 to 2010 the typical ranking was 16th 4 Contents 1 History 1 1 The beginning 2 Team image 2 1 Nicknames 3 Results and fixtures 3 1 2022 3 2 2023 4 Coaching staff 4 1 Current coaching staff 4 2 Manager history 5 Players 5 1 Current squad 5 2 Finland 5 3 Recent call ups 6 Records 6 1 Most capped players 6 2 Top goalscorers 7 Competitive record 7 1 FIFA Women s World Cup 7 2 UEFA Women s Championship 7 3 Cyprus Women s Cup 7 4 Nordic Football Championship 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditThe beginning Edit The Finland women s national football team played its first international match in 1973 against Sweden The game was played in Mariehamn Aland Team image EditNicknames Edit The Finland women s national football team has been known or nicknamed as the Helmarit the Boreal Owls 1 Results and fixtures EditThe following is a list of match results in the last 12 months as well as any future matches that have been scheduled Win Draw Loss Fixture 2022 Edit Slovakia v Finland 8 April 2023 FIFA Women s World Cup qualification UEFA Group ASlovakia 1 1 FinlandTrnavaSurnovska 16 Report Hyyrynen 6 Stadium Anton Malatinsky Stadium Referee Monika Mularczyk Poland Finland v Georgia 12 April 2023 FIFA Women s World Cup qualification UEFA Group AFinland 6 0 GeorgiaHelsinki17 15 18 15 EEST Alanen 24 Summanen 35 pen 65 Engman 39 Kalandadze 55 o g Danielsson 73 Report Stadium Bolt Arena Referee Reelika Turi Estonia Finland v Japan 27 June FriendlyFinland 1 5 JapanTurku Finland UTC 2 Stadium Veritas Stadium Netherlands v Finland 2 July FriendlyNetherlands 2 0 FinlandEnschede Netherlands18 00 UTC 1 Stadium De Grolsch Veste Spain v Finland 8 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stageSpain 4 1 FinlandMilton Keynes EnglandGuerrero 26 Bonmati 41 L Garcia 75 M Caldentey 90 5 pen Report Sallstrom 1 Stadium Stadium MK Attendance 16 819Referee Kateryna Monzul Ukraine Denmark v Finland 12 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stageDenmark 1 0 FinlandMilton Keynes EnglandReport Stadium Stadium MK Finland v Germany 16 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stageFinland 0 3 GermanyMilton Keynes EnglandReport Kleinherne 40 Popp 48 Anyomi 63 Stadium Stadium MK Attendance 20 721Referee Emikar Calderas Barrera Venezuela Republic of Ireland v Finland 1 September 2023 FIFA Women s World Cup qualification UEFA Group ARepublic of Ireland 1 0 FinlandDublin17 00 20 00 GET Agg 54 Report Stadium Tallaght Stadium Referee Stephanie Frappart France Finland v Sweden 6 September 2023 FIFA Women s World Cup qualification UEFA Group AFinland 0 5 SwedenReport Wales v Finland 12 November FriendlyWales 1 1 FinlandSan Pedro del Pinatar Spain UTC 1 2023 Edit Croatia v Finland 16 February 2023 Cyprus Women s CupCroatia 1 4 FinlandLarnaca CyprusNevrkla 8 Marta Huerta de Aza Spain Summanen 3 Sallstrom 15 Ahtinen 62 Rantala 69 Stadium GSZ Stadium Finland v Hungary 19 February 2023 Cyprus Women s CupFinland 8 0 HungaryLarnaca CyprusCollin 21 Koivisto 35 Danielsson 43 88 Sallstrom 67 77 79 Summanen 84 Stadium AEK Arena Finland v Romania 22 February 2023 Cyprus Women s CupFinland 4 0 RomaniaLarnaca CyprusStadium AEK Arena Slovakia v Finland 7 April FriendlySlovakia v Finland Slovakia v Finland 10 April FriendlySlovakia v FinlandCoaching staff EditCurrent coaching staff Edit As of August 2022 Head coach Marko Saloranta interim Assistant coach Marianne Miettinen Assistant coach Mika Sankala Assistant coach Ann Helen Grahm Goalkeeping coach Aki MoilanenManager history Edit See also Category Finland women s national football team managers As of 24 July 2022Tenure Coach RecordG W D L Win 1973 77 Juhani Nirkkonen 12 1 1 10 00 8 331978 Simo Syrjavaara 3 1 1 1 0 33 331979 89 Kaj Osterberg 44 13 12 19 0 29 551989 92 Jyrki Nieminen 24 3 4 17 0 12 501993 96 Nils Suomalainen 24 4 5 15 0 16 671996 00 Reima Kokko 46 11 3 32 0 23 912001 09 Michael Kald 107 35 22 50 0 32 712010 16 Andree Jeglertz 76 27 13 36 0 35 532017 Marko Saloranta 6 2 0 4 0 33 332017 2022 Anna Signeul 47 19 11 17 0 40 432022 Marko Saloranta 0 0 0 0 Players EditCurrent squad Edit Finland Edit The squad was announced on 9 June 2022 for Women Euro 2022 5 Stats after match with Germany on 17 July 2022 Head coach Anna Signeul No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club1 1 GK Katriina Talaslahti 2000 09 21 21 September 2000 age 22 2 0 FC Fleury 9112 1 GK Anna Tamminen 1994 10 30 30 October 1994 aged 27 6 0 Hammarby23 1 GK Tinja Riikka Korpela captain 1986 05 05 5 May 1986 aged 36 109 0 Tottenham Hotspur2 2 DF Elli Pikkujamsa 1999 10 24 24 October 1999 age 23 18 0 Racing Louisville3 2 DF Tuija Hyyrynen 1988 03 10 10 March 1988 aged 34 121 3 Unattached5 2 DF Emma Koivisto 1994 09 25 25 September 1994 aged 27 78 3 Liverpool6 2 DF Anna Auvinen 1987 03 02 2 March 1987 aged 35 20 0 Unattached11 2 DF Nora Heroum 1994 07 20 20 July 1994 aged 27 84 1 Parma15 2 DF Natalia Kuikka 1995 12 01 1 December 1995 aged 26 71 3 Portland Thorns16 2 DF Anna Westerlund 1989 04 09 9 April 1989 aged 33 145 4 Aland United4 3 MF Ria Oling 1994 09 15 15 September 1994 aged 27 62 9 Rosengard8 3 MF Olga Ahtinen 1997 08 15 15 August 1997 aged 24 46 3 Linkopings FC9 3 MF Juliette Kemppi 1994 05 14 14 May 1994 aged 28 64 5 IFK Kalmar10 3 MF Emmi Alanen 1991 04 30 30 April 1991 aged 31 97 21 Kristianstads DFF13 3 MF Jenny Danielsson 1994 08 30 30 August 1994 aged 27 39 7 Rangers19 3 MF Essi Sainio 1986 09 09 9 September 1986 aged 35 58 3 HJK20 3 MF Eveliina Summanen 1998 05 29 29 May 1998 aged 24 44 7 Tottenham Hotspur7 4 FW Adelina Engman 1994 10 11 11 October 1994 aged 27 85 12 Hammarby14 4 FW Heidi Kollanen 1997 06 06 6 June 1997 aged 25 19 2 KIF Orebro DFF17 4 FW Sanni Franssi 1995 03 19 19 March 1995 aged 27 60 3 Real Sociedad18 4 FW Linda Sallstrom 1988 07 13 13 July 1988 aged 33 120 51 Vittsjo GIK21 4 FW Amanda Rantanen 1998 05 11 11 May 1998 aged 24 13 1 KIF Orebro DFF22 4 FW Jutta Rantala 1999 11 11 11 November 1999 aged 22 8 1 Vittsjo GIKRecent call ups Edit The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call upRecords EditSee also Category Finland women s international footballers Active players in bold statistics correct as of 9 July 2022 Most capped players Edit Anna Westerlund currently holds the record for the most appearances for the Finland women s national football team Rank Player Caps Goals Years1 Anna Westerlund 145 4 2008 2 Laura Osterberg Kalmari 130 41 1996 20113 Tuija Hyyrynen 121 3 2007 4 Sanna Valkonen 120 7 1995 2009Linda Sallstrom 51 2007 6 Anne Makinen 118 16 1991 2009Jessica Julin 4 1997 20098 Tinja Riikka Korpela GK 109 0 2007 9 Anna Kaisa Rantanen 105 8 1996 201110 Sanna Talonen 103 36 2004 201411 Katri Mattsson 100 2 1999 2015Source 6 Top goalscorers Edit Linda Sallstrom currently holds the record for the most goals for the Finland women s national football team Rank Player Goals Caps Years Avg1 Linda Sallstrom 51 120 2007 0 4252 Laura Osterberg Kalmari 41 130 1996 2011 0 3153 Sanna Talonen 36 103 2004 2014 0 354 Emmi Alanen 21 97 2010 0 2165 Annica Sjolund 17 69 2006 2014 0 2466 Anne Makinen 16 118 1991 2009 0 1367 Heidi Kackur 12 48 1999 2005 0 25Adelina Engman 12 85 2012 0 1419 Maija Saari 11 94 2007 2016 0 11710 Ria Oling 9 62 2015 0 14511 Anu Toikka 8 29 1979 1992 0 276Susanna Heikari 8 44 1994 2002 0 182Anna Kaisa Rantanen 8 105 1996 2011 0 076Source 6 Competitive record Edit FIFA Women s World Cup Edit FIFA Women s World Cup record Qualification recordYear Result GP W D L GF GA GD GP W D L GF GA GD 1991 Did not qualify UEFA Euro 1991 1995 UEFA Euro 1995 1999 8 3 1 4 8 9 1 2003 6 1 0 5 4 24 20 2007 8 5 1 2 16 5 11 2011 8 6 1 1 25 6 19 2015 10 7 0 3 27 9 18 2019 8 3 1 4 9 13 4 2023 To be determinedTotal 48 25 4 19 89 66 23 Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks UEFA Women s Championship Edit UEFA Women s Championship record Qualifying recordYear Result GP W D L GF GA GD GP W D L GF GA GD1984 Did not qualify 6 2 0 4 5 17 12 1987 6 1 2 3 2 6 4 1989 6 1 2 3 9 11 2 1991 6 1 2 3 3 6 3 1993 4 0 2 2 3 12 9 1995 6 2 3 1 8 7 1 1997 8 1 1 6 2 24 22 2001 8 2 0 6 8 21 13 2005 Semi finals 4 1 1 2 5 8 3 10 4 4 2 16 7 9 2009 Quarter finals 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 Qualified as host 2013 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 6 5 8 6 1 1 22 4 18 2017 Did not qualify 8 4 1 3 17 12 5 2022 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 8 7 8 7 1 0 24 2 22 2025Total 4 13 14 3 3 8 12 27 15 84 31 19 34 119 129 10 Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks Cyprus Women s Cup Edit Cyprus Women s Cup recordYear Result GP W D L GF GA GD2012 7th place 4 1 1 2 6 7 12013 7th place 4 1 1 2 5 6 12014 12th place 4 0 1 3 1 8 72015 9th place 4 1 1 2 3 7 42016 8th place 4 0 1 3 3 8 52018 11th place 4 1 1 2 4 7 32019 9th place 4 1 1 2 3 6 32020 Runners up 3 1 1 1 7 6 12023 Champions 3 3 0 0 16 1 15Total 34 9 8 17 48 56 8Nordic Football Championship Edit Women s Nordic Football Championship recordYear Result GP W D L GF GA GD 1974 Third place 2 0 0 2 0 6 6 1975 Third place 2 0 0 2 0 13 13 1976 Third place 2 0 0 2 1 5 4 1977 Third place 2 0 0 2 0 5 5 1978 Third place 3 1 1 1 1 4 3 1979 Third place 3 1 1 1 2 5 3 1980 Fourth place 3 0 2 1 1 8 7 1981 Runners up 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 1982 Fourth place 3 0 1 2 1 6 5Total 9 9 23 3 6 14 9 56 47See also Edit Europe portal Finland portal Sports portal Association football portal Women s association football portalSports in Finland Football in Finland Football Association of Finland SPL Finland women s national under 20 football team Finland women s national under 17 football team Finland national football teamReferences Edit a b c Helmarit nimetty MM karsinta avaukseen Serbiaa vastaan in Finnish Football Association of Finland Retrieved 22 June 2018 The FIFA Coca Cola Women s World Ranking FIFA 24 March 2023 Retrieved 24 March 2023 Women s Euro 2009 in Finland Embassy of Finland 2009 Retrieved 28 December 2016 Finland FIFA Archived from the original on 19 February 2015 Retrieved 28 December 2016 Helmareiden EM kisajoukkue valittu Finnish Football Association in Finnish 9 June 2022 Retrieved 9 June 2022 a b Finland Women International Player Records Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation RSSSF Published 8 October 2019 retrieved and Updated data 15 June 2021 External links Edit Official website FIFA profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Finland women 27s national football team amp oldid 1148121655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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