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)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2009)
Best result	Group stage (2009)

The Finnish national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Finland. The team qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship final tournament in 2009.

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1978	did not qualify
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2007
2009	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	6	Squad
2011	did not qualify
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025	To be determined

2023 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification

Pos	Team v t e	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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	5	3	2	0	13	5	+8	11	Final tournament	—	2–2	6 Sep '24	11 Oct '24	4–2	5–0
2	Romania	5	3	1	1	12	5	+7	10	Play-offs	15 Oct '24	—	5–0	1–0	6 Sep '24	2–0
3	Albania	5	3	0	2	8	10	−2	9		26 Mar '24	3–2	—	22 Mar '24	2–0	15 Oct '24
4	Finland	4	2	0	2	11	4	+7	6		1–2	10 Sep '24	4–1	—	15 Oct '24	6–0
5	Montenegro	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3		10 Sep '24	11 Oct '24	21 Nov	26 Mar '24	—	22 Mar '24
6	Armenia	6	0	1	5	1	18	−17	1		0–0	26 Mar '24	1–2	6 Sep '24	0–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Current squad

The following players have been called up for a friendly match against Sweden on 16 November 2023, and for a 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Armenia on 21 November 2023.^[2]

Caps and goals as of 21 November 2023 after the match against Armenia.
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 21)	6	0	Chelsea
1GK	Lasse Schulz	(2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 20)	4	0	Viborg
1GK	Elmo Henriksson	(2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 20)	2	0	HJK

2DF	Ville Koski (vice-captain)	(2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 (age 21)	19	0	Istra 1961
2DF	Kalle Wallius	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21)	9	0	Start
2DF	Tony Miettinen	(2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21)	8	0	KuPS
2DF	Miska Ylitolva	(2004-05-23) 23 May 2004 (age 19)	8	1	HJK
2DF	Jussi Niska	(2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 21)	7	0	Inter Turku
2DF	Matti Peltola	(2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 21)	5	1	HJK
2DF	Rony Jansson	(2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Kalmar
2DF	Arttu Lötjönen	(2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Sampdoria
2DF	Dario Naamo	(2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 18)	1	0	SJK

3MF	Adam Markhiyev	(2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 21)	17	0	RFS
3MF	Niklas Pyyhtiä	(2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 20)	14	0	Ternana
3MF	Santeri Väänänen (captain)	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22)	14	0	Rosenborg
3MF	Casper Terho	(2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 20)	11	0	Union SG
3MF	Otso Liimatta	(2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 19)	9	6	Famalicão
3MF	Leo Walta	(2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 20)	8	1	Nordsjælland
3MF	Topi Keskinen	(2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 20)	8	2	HJK
3MF	Jere Kallinen	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22)	5	0	AC Oulu

4FW	Kai Meriluoto	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21)	12	2	Stal Mielec
4FW	Juho Talvitie	(2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 (age 18)	8	1	Lommel
4FW	Henri Salomaa	(2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Lecco
4FW	Roni Hudd	(2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19)	2	1	VPS

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	Eetu Huuhtanen	(2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Inter Turku	v. Slovenia, 20 June 2023

DF	Robin Tihi	(2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 21)	22	0	Al Ahli	v. Albania, 13 October 2023
DF	Miika Koskela	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Tromsø	v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023
DF	Tomas Galvez	(2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 18)	6	0	Manchester City U21	v. Romania, 17 October 2023
DF	Otto Kemppainen	(2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 20)	3	0	SJK	v. Romania, 17 October 2023
DF	Oliver Pettersson	(2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 20)	3	0	HJK	v. Romania, 17 October 2023
DF	Nikolas Talo	(2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 20)	1	0	KTP	v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023
DF	Matias Kivikko Arraño	(2003-12-05) 5 December 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Ilves	v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023

MF	Naatan Skyttä (vice-captain)	(2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 21)	16	8	Toulouse	v. Bulgaria, 28 March 2023 ^INJ
MF	Juho Kilo	(2002-06-23) 23 June 2002 (age 21)	9	0	Unattached	v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023
MF	Otso Koskinen	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Honka	v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023
MF	Juho Ojanen	(2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Harvard	v. Estonia, 15 November 2021
MF	Jimi Tauriainen	(2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Chelsea U21	v. Slovenia, 20 June 2023
MF	Luka Hyryläinen	(2004-08-25) 25 August 2004 (age 19)	0	0	TSG Hoffenheim II

FW	Eetu Mömmö	(2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 21)	14	2	FH	v. Romania, 17 October 2023
FW	Agon Sadiku	(2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 20)	10	2	Start	v. Romania, 17 October 2023
FW	Maksim Stjopin	(2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 20)	2	0	HJK	v. Slovenia, 20 June 2023
FW	Jonathan Muzinga	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Honka	v. Switzerland, 12 September 2023