Association | Finland's Bandy Association (Suomen Jääpalloliitto) (Finlands Bandyförbund) | ||
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Head coach | Ari Holopainen | ||
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First international | |||
Finland 1 – 12 Sweden Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire 11 March 1907 | |||
Biggest win | |||
Finland 23–0 Belarus (Haparanda, Sweden; 25 March 2001) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Sweden 15–2 Finland (Trollhättan, Sweden; 22 November 1998) | |||
Olympics | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1952) | ||
Medals | Bronze: (1952) | ||
Bandy World Championship | |||
Appearances | 38 (first in 1957) | ||
Best result | Gold: (2004) |
The Finnish national bandy team (Finnish: Suomen jääpallomaajoukkue, Swedish: Finlands herrlandslag i bandy) has taken part in all the Bandy World Championships for men since the competition was launched for the first time in 1957. Finland won the championship title in 2004.[1][2] They have always finished in the top four, and have won 28 medals in 36 championships.
The team is controlled by Finland's Bandy Association.