# Finland national under-21 football team

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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 1972 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 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 | 1974 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 1976 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 1976 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Since 1978 UEFA Under-21 European championships ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1978 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 1980 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 1980 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 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 | 1982 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 1984 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 1984 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 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 | 1986 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 1988 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 1988 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 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 | 1990 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 1992 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 1992 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 1994 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 1994 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 1996 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| 1998 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 1998 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2000 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2002 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2004 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2006 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 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 | 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2011 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| 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 | 2013 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 |
| 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 | 2015 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 |
| 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 | 2017 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 |
| 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 | 2019 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 |
| 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 | 2021 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 |
| 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 | 2023 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | 2025 (PO) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |

### 2009 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification

| 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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | — |

### 2025 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | — |

## Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs matches against Norway on 15 and 19 November 2024, respectively.
* Caps and goals as of 19 November 2024 after the second play-offs match against Norway.
* Players in bold have been called up or have played at least one full international match with senior national team.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Lucas Bergström (vice-captain) | (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 22) | 15 | 0 | Chelsea |
| 1GK | Elmo Henriksson | (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Sporting de Gijón |
| 1GK | Roope Paunio | (2002-12-14) 14 December 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | SJK |
| 2DF | Ville Koski (vice-captain) | (2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 (age 23) | 27 | 1 | Istra 1961 |
| 2DF | Kalle Wallius | (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 22) | 16 | 0 | Ilves |
| 2DF | Tony Miettinen | (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 22) | 15 | 1 | Mjällby |
| 2DF | Miska Ylitolva | (2004-05-23) 23 May 2004 (age 20) | 13 | 1 | HJK |
| 2DF | Jussi Niska | (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 22) | 8 | 0 | Inter Turku |
| 2DF | Rony Jansson | (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | Kalmar |
| 2DF | Tomas Galvez | (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 20) | 8 | 1 | Cambuur |
| 2DF | Daniel Armstrong | (2005-03-24) 24 March 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Atalanta U23 |
| 2DF | Luka Kuittinen | (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Inter Turku |
| 3MF | Naatan Skyttä (vice-captain) | (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 22) | 26 | 11 | Dunkerque |
| 3MF | Adam Markhiyev | (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 23) | 23 | 0 | Aris Limassol |
| 3MF | Casper Terho | (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 21) | 19 | 4 | SC Paderborn 07 |
| 3MF | Otso Liimatta | (2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 20) | 17 | 8 | Famalicão |
| 3MF | Leo Walta | (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 21) | 12 | 2 | Sirius |
| 3MF | Luka Hyryläinen | (2004-08-25) 25 August 2004 (age 20) | 8 | 0 | SSV Ulm |
| 3MF | Liam Möller | (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | HJK |
| 3MF | Doni Arifi | (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | KuPS |
| 4FW | Juho Talvitie | (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 (age 19) | 14 | 2 | Heracles Almelo |
| 4FW | Henri Salomaa | (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 22) | 10 | 1 | Lucchese |
| 4FW | Topi Keskinen | (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 22) | 10 | 2 | Aberdeen |
| 4FW | Teemu Hytönen | (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Ilves |

### 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 | Lasse Schulz | (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Vendsyssel | |
| GK | Eetu Huuhtanen | (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Inter Turku | v. Slovenia, 20 June 2023 |
| GK | Jasper Samooja | (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Lecce | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 |
| DF | Robin Tihi | (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 23) | 22 | 0 | Al Ahli | v. Albania, 13 October 2023 |
| DF | Miika Koskela | (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Tromsø | v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 |
| DF | Dario Naamo | (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | St. Pölten | |
| DF | Matti Peltola | (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 1 | D.C. United | |
| DF | Otto Kemppainen | (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | AC Oulu | v. Romania, 17 October 2023 |
| DF | Oliver Pettersson | (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Gnistan | v. Romania, 17 October 2023 |
| DF | Juho Lehtiranta | (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | KTP | |
| DF | Nikolas Talo | (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Haka | |
| DF | Matias Kivikko Arraño | (2003-12-05) 5 December 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | IFK Mariehamn | v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 |
| DF | Arttu Lötjönen | (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | KuPS | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 |
| DF | Lucas Von Hellens | (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Maritimo B | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 |
| DF | Elias Äijälä | (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Honka | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 |
| DF | Samuli Miettinen | (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | KuPS | |
| DF | Joona Kuismala | (2005-11-23) 23 November 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Elva | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 |
| MF | Santeri Väänänen (captain) | (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 23) | 19 | 1 | Rosenborg | |
| MF | Niklas Pyyhtiä | (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 21) | 16 | 0 | Südtirol | |
| MF | Juho Kilo | (2002-06-23) 23 June 2002 (age 22) | 9 | 0 | ADO Den Haag | |
| MF | Jere Kallinen | (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 23) | 5 | 0 | HJK | |
| MF | Jimi Tauriainen | (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | |
| MF | Otso Koskinen | (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Lahti | v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 |
| MF | Dren Terrnava | (2005-05-21) 21 May 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Parma | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 |
| MF | Matias Ritari | (2005-07-15) 15 July 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | HJK | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 |
| MF | Marlo Hyvönen | (2005-05-02) 2 May 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | HJK Klubi 04 | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 |
| MF | Ville Vuorinen | (2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | HJK | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 |
| MF | Daniel Rökman | (2004-03-20) 20 March 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Inter Turku | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 |
| MF | Juho Ojanen | (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Harvard | v. Estonia, 15 November 2021 |
| FW | Oiva Jukkola | (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 2 | Ilves | v. Norway, 15 November 2024 $^{INJ}$ |
| FW | Kai Meriluoto | (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 22) | 15 | 2 | HJK | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 |
| FW | Eetu Mömmö | (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22) | 14 | 2 | SJK | |
| FW | Agon Sadiku | (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 22) | 10 | 2 | Emmen | v. Romania, 17 October 2023 |
| FW | Roni Hudd | (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 1 | HJK | |
| FW | Maksim Stjopin | (2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Ilves | v. Slovenia, 20 June 2023 |
| FW | Jonathan Muzinga | (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | KuPS | v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023 |
| FW | Onni Suutari | (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | AC Oulu | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 |
| FW | Danila Bulgakov | (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Ilves | v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024 |
* $^{INJ}$ = Withdrew due to an injury.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Mika Lehkosuo |
| Assistant coach | Gert Remmel |
| Assistant coach | Ramiro Muñoz |
| Goalkeeping coach | Eemeli Reponen |
| Conditioning coach | Janne Ukkonen |

### Past squads

* 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad