Finland national under-21 football team

Finland U21
Nickname(s)Pikkuhuuhkajat
(The Little Eagle-Owls)[1]
AssociationFootball Association of Finland
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coach Mika Lehkosuo
FIFA codeFIN
First colours
Second colours
First international
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

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
1994 1994 10 4 2 4 10 13
1996 1996 8 5 1 2 12 16
1998 1998 8 2 3 3 8 10
2000 2000 8 3 4 1 9 7
2002 2002 8 1 1 6 7 20
2004 2004 8 3 2 3 11 9
2006 2006 10 2 1 7 7 16
2007 2007 2 0 0 2 1 10
2009 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 6 Squad 2009 (PO) 8 6 1 1 11 6
2011 did not qualify 2011 8 3 1 4 11 4
2013 2013 10 3 3 4 12 14
2015 2015 10 4 4 2 17 10
2017 2017 10 4 2 4 13 10
2019 2019 10 2 3 5 13 21
2021 2021 10 4 1 5 14 15
2023 2023 10 6 1 3 18 13
2025 Group stage 3 0 2 1 4 6 Squad 2025 (PO) 12 7 2 3 27 11
2027 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 San Marino and Cyprus on 26 and 31 March 2026, 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 SC Freiburg II
23 1GK Oliver Heino (2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 0 0 EIF
1GK Eero Vuorjoki (2006-07-09) 9 July 2006 0 0 Inter Turku
2 2DF Arttu Lötjönen (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 5 0 KuPS
4 2DF Rony Jansson (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 16 0 Kalmar
15 2DF Oskari Väistö (2005-09-15) 15 September 2005 1 0 SJK
16 2DF Dario Naamo (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 13 0 Dundee United
22 2DF Miska Ylitolva (2004-05-23) 23 May 2004 23 2 HJK
2DF Tomas Galvez (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 14 1 Cambuur
2DF Oscar Häggström (2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 0 0 TPS
2DF Emil Leveälahti (2006-08-22) 22 August 2006 0 0 HJK
6 3MF Matias Siltanen (2007-03-29) 29 March 2007 5 1 Djurgårdens IF
8 3MF Pyry Mentu (2006-11-01) 1 November 2006 4 1 HJK
11 3MF Marius Söderbäck (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 5 2 Kalmar
14 3MF Tuomas Pippola (2004-10-12) 12 October 2004 1 0 Sogndal
17 3MF Otto Ruoppi (2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 5 3 KuPS
18 3MF Niilo Kujasalo (2004-03-17) 17 March 2004 2 0 KuPS
20 3MF Otso Liimatta (2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 27 8 Halmstad
3MF Julius Paananen (2006-11-26) 26 November 2006 0 0 AC Oulu
3MF Jimi Tauriainen (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 0 0 Chelsea
7 4FW Juho Talvitie (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 21 3 NAC Breda
9 4FW Onni Helén (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 2 0 Sogndal
4FW Adrian Svanbäck (2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 2 4 Häcken
4FW Vincent Ulundu (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 2 0 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 Aleksi Piispa (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 0 0 VPS v.  Kosovo, 18 November 2025
GK Johannes Viitala (2006-08-10) 10 August 2006 0 0 SJK v.  Spain, 14 October 2025
DF Samuli Miettinen (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 6 0 Istra 1961 v.  Kosovo, 18 November 2025
DF Akseli Puukko (2006-08-24) 24 August 2006 2 0 KuPS v.  Kosovo, 18 November 2025
DF Kaius Simojoki (2006-03-21) 21 March 2006 0 0 HJK v.  Kosovo, 18 November 2025
DF Daniel Armstrong (2005-03-24) 24 March 2005 2 0 Bra v.  Cyprus, 9 September 2025
DF Juho Lähteenmäki (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 2 1 FC Nordsjælland v.  Cyprus, 9 September 2025
DF Lucas von Hellens (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 2 0 Gnistan v.  Lithuania, 9 June 2024
DF Joona Kuismala (2005-11-23) 23 November 2005 1 0 MyPa v.  Lithuania, 9 June 2024
MF Luka Hyryläinen (2004-08-25) 25 August 2004 18 1 1. FC Magdeburg v.  Kosovo, 18 November 2025
MF Liam Möller (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 6 0 HJK v.  Kosovo, 18 November 2025
MF Samuel Pasanen (2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 0 0 KuPS v.  Romania, 14 November 2025 INJ
MF Matias Ritari (2005-07-15) 15 July 2005 1 0 FC Rosengård v.  Spain, 14 October 2025
MF Altti Hellemaa (2004-07-25) 25 July 2004 0 0 Elfsborg v.  Cyprus, 9 September 2025 WD
MF Marlo Hyvönen (2005-05-02) 2 May 2005 2 0 IFK Mariehamn v.  Lithuania, 9 June 2024
MF Daniel Rökman (2004-03-20) 20 March 2004 1 0 KäPa v.  Lithuania, 9 June 2024
MF Dren Terrnava (2005-05-21) 21 May 2005 1 0 Perugia v.  Lithuania, 9 June 2024
MF Ville Vuorinen (2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 2 0 HJK v.  Lithuania, 9 June 2024
FW Lauri Laine (2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 0 0 Baník Ostrava v.  Kosovo, 18 November 2025
FW David Ezeh (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 2 1 HJK v.  Cyprus, 9 September 2025
FW Danila Bulgakov (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 2 0 SJK v.  Lithuania, 9 June 2024
FW Roni Hudd (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 2 1 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 Mika Lehkosuo
Assistant coach Matti Lähitie
Goalkeeping coach Eemeli Reponen
Video analyst Robert Nygård
Fitness coach Mika Lähderinne

Past squads

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pikkuhuuhkajat". Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  2. ^ "Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty maaliskuun EM-karsintaotteluihin". 18 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Pikkuhuuhkajien taustatiimi uudistuu" (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
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