# Finland men's national handball team

The Finnish men's national handball team is the national men's handball team of Finland and is controlled by the Finnish Handball Association. Finland has participated in the finals of an international prestigious tournament just once, which happened at the 1958 World Men's Handball Championship in East Germany. There was no qualification at all for the competition in question. In addition, the Finnish national team participated in the 1955 final tournament of handball played outdoors with 11-man teams.

## World Championships record

World Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1938 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1954 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1958 | Preliminary round | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 60 |
| 1961 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1964 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1967 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1970 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1974 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1978 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1982 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1986 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1990 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1993 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| / 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2021 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| / 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| // 2025 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2027 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| / 2029 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| // 2031 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Total | 1/32 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 60 |

## Players
### Current squad

The following players have been called up for the team within the recent months and are still available for selection.
    As of 30 August 2024.
Finland men's national handball team :
Goalkeepers
01 Joonas Klama (TuS N-Lübbecke)
12 Patrik Roslander (GrIFK)
16 Fredrik Parvinen (GrIFK)
41 Mikael Mäkelä (Hammarby IF)
Left Wingers
02 Linus Lindberg (HK Varberg)
11 Benjamin Helander (Alingsås HK)
14 Julius Kemppainen (Riihimäki Cocks)
30 Felix Karlsson (Sjundeå IF)
37 Jonathan Roos (BK-46)
Right Wingers
02 Jonathan Ekman (BK-46)
17 Fredrik von Troil (Stralsunder HV)
19 Roni Syrjälä (Dicken [fi])
23 Sebastian Säkkinen (BK-46)
24 Gusten Montonen (Skånela IF)
25 Cajus Maskula (ÅIFK)
Pivots
03 Kalle Kankaanpää (GrIFK)
09 Viktor Grönmark (HIFK)
13 Nicolas Reenpää (HIFK)
22 Santeri Vainionpää (Riihimäki Cocks)
Left Backs
06 Benjamin Peitsaro (Dicken [fi])
10 Þorsteinn Gauti Hjálmarsson (Fram)
18 Edward Hammarberg (HG Oftersheim/Schwetzingen)
20 Robin Granlund (Eskilstuna Guif)
21 Max Granlund (Alingsås HK)
29 Anton Koskue (Dicken [fi])
34 Fredrik Karlsson (Örebro SK)
Central Backs
36 Oliver Nordlund (BK-46)
Right Backs
04 Miska Henriksson (BK-46)
08 Alexander Qvist (GrIFK)
15 Richard Sundberg (GrIFK)
33 Carl Weurlander (GrIFK) :

### Top goalscorers

    As of 30 August 2024.
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
| 1 | Mikael Källman | 764 | 116 | 6.59 | 1982–1997 |
| 2 | Björn Monnberg | 566 | 135 | 4.19 | 1989–2005 |
| 3 | Jan Rönnberg | 537 | 82 | 6.55 | 1977–1993 |
| 4 | Teemu Tamminen | 433 | 94 | 4.61 | 2007–2021 |
| 5 | Teddy Nordling | 360 | 102 | 3.53 | 1991–2006 |

### Most appearances

    As of 30 August 2024.
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Björn Monnberg | 135 | 566 | 1989–2005 |
| 2 | Tommi Sillanpää | 119 | 184 | 1996–2013 |
| 3 | Mikael Källman | 116 | 764 | 1982–1997 |
| 4 | Teddy Nordling | 102 | 360 | 1991–2006 |
| 5 | Teemu Tamminen | 94 | 433 | 2007–2021 |