Finland women's national football team

Finland

Nickname(s)	Helmarit (the Pearl Owls)
Association	Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Andrée Jeglertz
Captain	Tinja-Riikka Korpela
Most caps	Laura Österberg Kalmari (130)
Top scorer	Laura Österberg Kalmari (41)
FIFA ranking	24 1 (27 March 2015)
Highest FIFA ranking	14 (September 2005)
Lowest FIFA ranking	24 (March 2015)
First colours Second colours
First international
Finland 0–0 Sweden  (Mariehamn, 25 August 1973)
Biggest win
Finland 7–0 Armenia  (Helsinki, 21 November 2009)
Biggest defeat
Denmark 9–0 Finland  (Vejen, 26 July 1975)
UEFA Women's Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1984)
Best result	Semifinals (2005)

The Finland women's national football team represents Finland in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Finland (SPL/FBF), reached the semi-finals of the 2005 European Championship, surprising the female football world having drawn with Sweden and beaten Denmark. Finland hosted the 2009 EC finals.

The Finnish team now has a few players that are considered to be among the best in the female football, such as Laura Österberg Kalmari, Sanna Valkonen and Anne Mäkinen.

Competitive record

World Cup

Year	Result
1991	Did Not Qualify
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
Total	0/7

European Championship

Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1984	Did Not Qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
2001
2005	Semifinals	4	1	1	2	5	8	−3
2009	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	5	5	±0
2013	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	6	−5
Total	3/11	11	3	3	5	11	19	-8

Minor tournaments

Nordic Football Championship

Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1974	Third place	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6
1975	Third place	2	0	0	2	0	13	−13
1976	Third place	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4
1977	Third place	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5
1978	Third place	3	1	1	1	1	4	−3
1979	Third place	3	1	1	1	2	5	−3
1980	Fourth place	3	0	2	1	1	8	−7
1981	Runners-up	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1
1982	Fourth place	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5
Total	9/9	23	3	6	14	9	56	-47

Cyprus Cup

Managers

• Correct as of 21 June 2013

Tenure	Coach	Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
1973–77	Juhani Nirkkonen	7001120000000000000♠12	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	7001100000000000000♠10	07000833000000000000♠8.33
1978	Simo Syrjävaara	7000300000000000000♠3	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	7001333300000000000♠33.33
1979–89	Kaj Österberg	7001440000000000000♠44	7001130000000000000♠13	7001120000000000000♠12	7001190000000000000♠19	7001295500000000000♠29.55
1989–92	Jyrki Nieminen	7001240000000000000♠24	7000300000000000000♠3	7000400000000000000♠4	7001170000000000000♠17	7001125000000000000♠12.50
1993–96	Nils Suomalainen	7001240000000000000♠24	7000400000000000000♠4	7000500000000000000♠5	7001150000000000000♠15	7001166700000000000♠16.67
1996–00	Reima Kokko	7001460000000000000♠46	7001110000000000000♠11	7000300000000000000♠3	7001320000000000000♠32	7001239100000000000♠23.91
2001–09	Michael Käld	7002107000000000000♠107	7001350000000000000♠35	7001220000000000000♠22	7001500000000000000♠50	7001327100000000000♠32.71
2010–	Andrée Jeglertz	7001390000000000000♠39	7001140000000000000♠14	7000600000000000000♠6	7001190000000000000♠19	7001359000000000000♠35.90

Current squad

The following squad was announced for 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification against Austria on 14 June 2014 and Bulgaria on 18 June .^{[1] [2]}

Caps and goals as of 15 June 2014.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Minna Meriluoto (1985-10-04) 4 October 1985 50 0 Vittsjö GIK 23 1GK Tinja-Riikka Korpela (1986-05-05) 5 May 1986 54 0 Tyresö FF 2 2DF Maija Saari (C) (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986 76 7 AIK 3 2DF Tuija Hyyrynen (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 64 0 Umeå IK 4 2DF Susanna Lehtinen (1983-05-08) 8 May 1983 79 3 KIF Örebro DFF 5 2DF Emma Koivisto (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 9 0 FC Honka 8 2DF Katri Nokso-Koivisto (1982-11-22) 22 November 1982 87 2 PK-35 Vantaa 16 2DF Anna Westerlund (1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 69 1 Lillestrøm SK 6 3MF Riikka Ketoja (1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 1 0 Kokkola Futis 10 7 3MF Annika Kukkonen (1990-04-12) 12 April 1990 51 2 KIF Örebro DFF 10 3MF Emmi Alanen (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 40 8 Umeå IK 11 3MF Nora Heroum (1994-07-20) 20 July 1994 26 0 Åland United 13 3MF Heidi Kivelä (1988-11-06) 6 November 1988 6 0 PK-35 Vantaa 17 3MF Sanna Saarinen (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 5 0 PK-35 Vantaa 3MF Linda Ruutu (1990-02-17) 17 February 1990 2 0 PK-35 Vantaa 14 4FW Sanna Talonen (1984-06-15) 15 June 1984 100 32 KIF Örebro DFF 15 4FW Juliette Kemppi (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 8 1 Åland United 19 4FW Adelina Engman (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 20 4 Åland United 20 4FW Annica Sjölund (1985-03-31) 31 March 1985 66 16 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Andrée Jeglertz
• Assistant coach: Marianne Miettinen
• Assistant coach: Marko Saloranta
• Assistant coach: Mika Sankala
• Goalkeeping coach: Aki Moilanen

See also

• Women's association football around the world

References

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile