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General Information for Finland

Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 1981
1.81m
Average age in 1981
23.7
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1981
Jersey in 1981

Coaches in 1981

Malm, Esko (Coach)

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Malm, Esko (Coach)

Day of Birth
1940-08-23
Day of Death
2023-07-11
Place of Birth
Valkeakoski (Finland)
Matches
2 (2 / 0)
Goto coach Esko Malm

Players of Finland in 1981

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Isoaho, Olli 1956-03-02 Goalkeeper Finland HJK Helsinki 5 0 0 - - -
Huttunen, Olli 1960-08-04 Goalkeeper Finland Haka Valkeakoski 4 0 0 - - -
Lahtinen, Aki 1958-10-31 Left Back England Notts County 9 0 0 - - -
Vaittinen, Reijo 1956-01-24 Defender Finland MP Mikkeli 8 0 0 - - -
Turunen, Hannu 1956-06-24 Centre Back Finland KPT Kuopio 5 1 2 - - -
Pekonen, Esa 1961-11-04 Right Back Finland Kuusysi Lahti 5 0 0 - - -
Tolsa, Arto 1945-08-09 Centre Back Finland KTP Kotka 3 0 0 - - -
Helin, Juha 1954-01-04 Defender Finland RoPS Rovaniemi 1 1 0 - - -
Kupiainen, Petteri 1960-02-26 Centre Back Finland KuPS Kuopio 1 0 0 - - -
Bergqvist, Kari 1957-04-04 Defender Finland KTP Kotka 0 3 0 - - -
Kokko, Reima 1952-03-26 Defender Finland HJK Helsinki 0 1 0 - - -
Ikäläinen, Jukka 1957-05-14 Defensive Midfielder Sweden Örgryte IS 8 0 1 - - -
Dahllund, Juha 1954-03-20 Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 8 0 0 - - -
Houtsonen, Leo 1958-10-25 Attacking Midfielder Hong Kong Caroline Hill FC 7 1 1 - - -
Pyykkö, Seppo 1955-12-24 Attacking Midfielder Germany Bayer Uerdingen 6 0 0 - - -
Utriainen, Peter 1960-11-20 Centre Midfielder Sweden Östers IF Växjö 5 0 0 - - -
Virtanen, Kari 1958-09-15 Left Midfielder Sweden IFK Eskilstuna 3 2 0 - - -
Jaakonsaari, Pasi 1959-03-27 Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 3 2 0 - - -
Nieminen, Jyrki 1951-03-30 Attacking Midfielder Sweden AIK Solna 3 1 0 - - -
Ronkainen, Antti 1958-06-07 Centre Midfielder Sweden Vasalunds IF 0 3 0 - - -
Kousa, Keijo 1959-07-27 Centre Forward Finland Kuusysi Lahti 7 0 2 - - -
Valvee, Ari 1960-12-01 Centre Forward Finland Haka Valkeakoski 4 1 2 - - -
Rajaniemi, Hannu 1953-09-15 Striker Finland Sepsi-78 Seinäjoki 3 1 2 - - -
Ismail, Atik 1957-01-05 Centre Forward Finland HJK Helsinki 1 1 0 - - -

Matches of Finland in 1981

Missing match data:
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1981-05-24
Finland
Finland
Germany
Germany
0:4 c
Finland vs. Germany
World Cup 1982 - Group 1
Lahti Stadium
1981-09-23
Germany
Germany
Finland
Finland
7:1 c
Germany vs. Finland
World Cup 1982 - Group 1
Vonovia Ruhrstadion
2 Matches

Match Progress for Finland in 1981

Favorite Opponents of Finland

Opponent M W D L G
Sweden
Sweden
33 6 4 23 33
Estonia
Estonia
22 13 3 6 53
Poland
Poland
21 3 7 11 21
Greece
Greece
16 5 2 9 16
Germany
Germany
15 1 6 8 14
Wales
Wales
14 4 5 5 14
Denmark
Denmark
13 2 2 9 9
Hungary
Hungary
12 2 3 7 7
Norway
Norway
12 1 3 8 11
Turkey
Turkey
12 4 4 4 16
Belgium
Belgium
12 4 4 4 19
Portugal
Portugal
11 1 4 6 8
Netherlands
Netherlands
11 0 1 10 3
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
11 5 2 4 18
France
France
11 1 0 10 5
Malta
Malta
10 6 2 2 15
Romania
Romania
9 0 3 6 4
Ireland
Ireland
9 2 2 5 5
Spain
Spain
8 1 2 5 5
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 0 1 15
Italy
Italy
8 1 0 7 4
England
England
8 0 2 6 5
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
8 2 1 5 7
Iceland
Iceland
7 3 1 3 10
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
7 5 0 2 10
Kuwait
Kuwait
7 3 2 2 6
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
7 2 2 3 11
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
7 0 2 5 2
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
6 3 1 2 9
Russia
Russia
6 1 0 5 3
Oman
Oman
6 3 2 1 10
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 2 1 12
Armenia
Armenia
6 5 1 0 11
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 23
Latvia
Latvia
6 3 1 2 12
Austria
Austria
6 1 1 4 8
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 2 1 2 5
Scotland
Scotland
5 0 3 2 4
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 5 0 0 14
Czechia
Czechia
5 1 1 3 7
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
5 3 2 0 9
Thailand
Thailand
5 1 1 3 6
Belarus
Belarus
5 3 2 0 12
Bahrain
Bahrain
4 3 1 0 8
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 2 1 1 6
Switzerland
Switzerland
4 1 0 3 6
Moldova
Moldova
4 2 1 1 7
Qatar
Qatar
4 0 3 1 3
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 0 1 3 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
4 2 1 1 7
Ukraine
Ukraine
4 0 1 3 3
Cyprus
Cyprus
4 2 1 1 7
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 2 1 1 7
Albania
Albania
3 2 1 0 5
South Korea
South Korea
3 0 0 3 0
East Germany
East Germany
3 1 1 1 3
China
China
3 0 0 3 3
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 3
Mexico
Mexico
3 0 0 3 3
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 0 1 2 4
Andorra
Andorra
3 2 1 0 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 6
Cameroon
Cameroon
2 0 1 1 0
Morocco
Morocco
2 1 1 0 1
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 1 1 0 2
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
2 2 0 0 4
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 0 1 3
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 2 0 0 4
Serbia
Serbia
2 0 1 1 0
India
India
2 1 1 0 2
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 1 0 2
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 1
Croatia
Croatia
2 0 1 1 1
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 0 2 2
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 1
Barbados
Barbados
1 0 1 0 0
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 0 1 0
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 1
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 0 0 1 1
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 3
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1 0 1 0 1
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 1
USA
USA (Amateur)
1 0 0 1 0
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 0 1 2
Yemen
Yemen
1 0 1 0 0
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 2
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 1
USA
USA
1 0 0 1 1
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