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