Finland national under-21 football team

Finland U21
Nickname(s)	Pikkuhuuhkajat ; (The Little Eagle-Owls)
Association	Football Association of Finland
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Mika Lehkosuo
FIFA code	FIN
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Finland 1–3 Sweden ; (Vaasa, Finland; 11 August 1976)
Biggest win
	6–0 Armenia ; (Turku, Finland; 21 November 2023)
Biggest defeat
	England 8–1 ; (Hull, England; 12 October 1977)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2009)
Best result	Group 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

Finland U21 team before the match against Slovenia in Pori in 2011

Finland U21 team before the match against Austria in 2015

Finland U21 team after the win against Austria in 2022

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	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	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		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

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		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

Current squad

The following players have been called up in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament between 11 June and 28 June 2025 in Slovakia.^[2]^[3]

Caps and goals as of 18 June 2025 after the match against Denmark.
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	19	0	Mallorca
1GK	Elmo Henriksson	(2003-03-10) 10 March 2003	3	0	HJK
1GK	Roope Paunio	(2002-12-14) 14 December 2002	1	0	SJK

2DF	Ville Koski (vice-captain)	(2002-01-27) 27 January 2002	31	1	Istra 1961
2DF	Kalle Wallius	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003	20	0	Ilves
2DF	Miska Ylitolva	(2004-05-23) 23 May 2004	18	1	HJK
2DF	Tomas Galvez	(2005-01-28) 28 January 2005	13	1	Cambuur
2DF	Rony Jansson	(2004-01-10) 10 January 2004	12	0	Kalmar
2DF	Dario Naamo	(2005-05-14) 14 May 2005	8	0	Dundee United
2DF	Matti Peltola	(2002-07-03) 3 July 2002	7	1	D.C. United
2DF	Samuli Miettinen	(2004-06-16) 16 June 2004	3	0	KuPS

3MF	Naatan Skyttä (vice-captain)	(2002-05-07) 7 May 2002	29	12	1. FC Kaiserslautern
3MF	Adam Markhiyev	(2002-03-17) 17 March 2002	26	0	Aris Limassol
3MF	Santeri Väänänen (captain)	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002	24	1	Rosenborg
3MF	Otso Liimatta	(2004-07-10) 10 July 2004	22	8	IFK Värnamo
3MF	Niklas Pyyhtiä	(2003-09-25) 25 September 2003	21	1	Modena
3MF	Luka Hyryläinen	(2004-08-25) 25 August 2004	13	1	TSG Hoffenheim
3MF	Doni Arifi	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002	6	0	KuPS

4FW	Casper Terho	(2003-06-24) 24 June 2003	24	5	OH Leuven
4FW	Juho Talvitie	(2005-03-25) 25 March 2005	18	3	NAC Breda
4FW	Topi Keskinen	(2003-03-07) 7 March 2003	15	4	Aberdeen
4FW	Oiva Jukkola	(2002-05-21) 21 May 2002	7	2	Ilves
4FW	Teemu Hytönen	(2002-08-15) 15 August 2002	4	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	Jaaso Jantunen	(2005-01-31) 31 January 2005	0	0	SC Freiburg II	2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship ^PRE
GK	Lasse Schulz	(2003-03-29) 29 March 2003	4	0	Vendsyssel	v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024
GK	Jasper Samooja	(2003-07-21) 21 July 2003	1	0	Lecce	v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024
GK	Eetu Huuhtanen	(2003-01-31) 31 January 2003	1	0	Inter Turku	v. Slovenia, 20 June 2023

DF	Luka Kuittinen	(2003-03-29) 29 March 2003	2	0	Inter Turku	2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship ^PRE
DF	Tony Miettinen	(2002-09-23) 23 September 2002	17	1	Mjällby	v. Slovenia, 25 March 2025
DF	Jussi Niska	(2002-08-15) 15 August 2002	8	0	Inter Turku	v. Norway, 19 November 2024
DF	Daniel Armstrong	(2005-03-24) 24 March 2005	2	0	Atalanta U23	v. Norway, 19 November 2024
DF	Arttu Lötjönen	(2004-01-28) 28 January 2004	2	0	KuPS	v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024
DF	Lucas von Hellens	(2005-03-05) 5 March 2005	2	0	Gnistan	v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024
DF	Elias Äijälä	(2003-03-24) 24 March 2003	2	0	Honka	v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024
DF	Joona Kuismala	(2005-11-23) 23 November 2005	1	0	MP	v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024
DF	Juho Lehtiranta	(2002-09-27) 27 September 2002	2	0	KTP	v. Montenegro, 26 March 2024
DF	Nikolas Talo	(2003-03-24) 24 March 2003	1	0	Haka	v. Montenegro, 26 March 2024
DF	Otto Kemppainen	(2003-10-27) 27 October 2003	3	0	AC Oulu	v. Romania, 17 October 2023
DF	Oliver Pettersson	(2003-05-13) 13 May 2003	3	0	Gnistan	v. Romania, 17 October 2023
DF	Robin Tihi	(2002-03-16) 16 March 2002	22	0	Al Ahli	v. Albania, 13 October 2023 ^WD
DF	Miika Koskela	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003	6	0	Haugesund	v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023
DF	Matias Kivikko Arraño	(2003-12-05) 5 December 2003	0	0	IFK Mariehamn	v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023

MF	Leo Walta	(2003-06-24) 24 June 2003	14	2	Sirius	2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship ^ILL
MF	Liam Möller	(2004-12-21) 21 December 2004	5	0	HJK	2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship ^PRE
MF	Marlo Hyvönen	(2005-05-02) 2 May 2005	2	0	HJK Klubi 04	v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024
MF	Ville Vuorinen	(2005-02-21) 21 February 2005	2	0	HJK	v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024
MF	Dren Terrnava	(2005-05-21) 21 May 2005	1	0	Parma	v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024
MF	Matias Ritari	(2005-07-15) 15 July 2005	1	0	Gnistan	v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024
MF	Daniel Rökman	(2004-03-20) 20 March 2004	1	0	PK Keski-Uusimaa	v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024
MF	Juho Kilo	(2002-06-23) 23 June 2002	9	0	ADO Den Haag	v. Montenegro, 26 March 2024
MF	Jere Kallinen	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002	5	0	HJK	v. Montenegro, 26 March 2024
MF	Marius Söderbäck	(2004-02-06) 6 February 2004	0	0	Ilves	v. Romania, 10 September 2024
MF	Jimi Tauriainen	(2004-03-08) 8 March 2004	0	0	Chelsea	v. Montenegro, 26 March 2024 ^ILL
MF	Otso Koskinen	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003	2	0	Lahti	v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023
MF	Juho Ojanen	(2002-01-02) 2 January 2002	2	0	Harvard	v. Estonia, 15 November 2021

FW	Henri Salomaa	(2003-02-14) 14 February 2003	10	1	Lucchese	v. Norway, 19 November 2024
FW	Kai Meriluoto	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003	15	2	IFK Värnamo	v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024
FW	Danila Bulgakov	(2005-01-20) 20 January 2005	2	0	Haka	v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024
FW	Onni Suutari	(2003-04-29) 29 April 2003	2	0	OLS	v. Lithuania, 9 June 2024
FW	Eetu Mömmö	(2002-05-04) 4 May 2002	14	2	Haka	v. Montenegro, 26 March 2024
FW	Roni Hudd	(2005-01-20) 20 January 2005	2	1	Haka	v. Armenia, 21 November 2023
FW	Agon Sadiku	(2003-03-10) 10 March 2003	10	2	KuPS	v. Romania, 17 October 2023
FW	Jonathan Muzinga	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002	1	0	Lahti	v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023
FW	Maksim Stjopin	(2003-04-08) 8 April 2003	2	0	Ilves	v. Slovenia, 20 June 2023

^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

^[4]

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

References

^ "Pikkuhuuhkajat". Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
^ "Pikkuhuuhkajien EM-kisajoukkue nimetty". 28 May 2025.
^ "Leo Walta sivuun U21-EM-kisoista – tilalle Doni Arifi". 7 June 2025.
^ Valmennus ja joukkueenjohto

[1] "Pikkuhuuhkajat". Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

[2] "Pikkuhuuhkajien EM-kisajoukkue nimetty". 28 May 2025.

[3] "Leo Walta sivuun U21-EM-kisoista – tilalle Doni Arifi". 7 June 2025.

[4] Valmennus ja joukkueenjohto

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