Finland national under-21 football team

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.

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)

UEFA U-21 Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1978did 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 2009Group stage300316Squad
Denmark 2011did not qualify
Israel 2013
Czech Republic 2015
Poland 2017
Italy 2019
HungarySlovenia 2021
RomaniaGeorgia (country) 2023

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

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the Antalya Cup friendly matches against North Macedonia on 25 March 2023, and Bulgaria on 28 March 2023.[2]

Caps and goals as of 10 June 2022 after the match against Norway.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Lucas Bergström (2002-09-05) September 5, 2002 1 0 England Chelsea
1GK Lasse Schulz (2003-03-29) March 29, 2003 1 0 Germany Greuther Fürth
1GK Elmo Henriksson (2003-03-10) March 10, 2003 1 0 Finland IFK Mariehamn
2DF Robin Tihi (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 20 0 Sweden AIK
2DF Tomas Galvez (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 2 0 England Manchester City
2DF Tony Miettinen (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 2 0 Finland KuPS
2DF Jussi Niska (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 2 0 Finland Inter Turku
2DF Oliver Pettersson (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 2 0 Finland HJK
2DF Kalle Wallius (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 1 0 Italy Bologna
2DF Nikolas Talo (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 0 0 Netherlands Groningen
2DF Otto Kemppainen (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 0 0 Finland SJK
3MF Naatan Skyttä (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 16 8 Denmark OB
3MF Adam Markhiyev (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 10 0 Latvia RFS
3MF Casper Terho (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 8 0 Belgium Union SG
3MF Juho Kilo (2002-06-23) 23 June 2002 7 0 Germany Hamburger SV II
3MF Niklas Pyyhtiä (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 6 0 Italy Bologna
3MF Santeri Väänänen (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 6 0 Norway Rosenborg
3MF Leo Walta (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 4 0 Denmark Køge
3MF Otso Liimatta (2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 2 1 Finland AC Oulu
3MF Topi Keskinen (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 2 0 Finland HJK
4FW Eetu Mömmö (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 11 2 Iceland FH
4FW Agon Sadiku (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 5 2 Norway Rosenborg
4FW Kai Meriluoto (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 5 0 Finland HJK
4FW Maksim Stjopin (2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 2 0 Finland HJK

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
DF Ville KoskiINJ (2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 12 0 Finland Honka v.  North Macedonia, 25 March 2023
DF Matti Peltola (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 4 0 Finland HJK v.  North Macedonia, 25 March 2023
DF Miika Koskela (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 2 0 Norway Tromsø v.  Estonia, 15 November 2021
MF Juho Ojanen (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 2 0 United States Harvard v.  Estonia, 15 November 2021
MF Jere Kallinen (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 0 0 Finland AC Oulu v.  Austria, 12 October 2021 INJ
  • INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.

Coaching staff

[3]

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

Past squads

See also

References
  1. Pikkuhuuhkajat
  2. Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty maaliskuun maaotteluihin
  3. Valmennus ja joukkueenjohto
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