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General Information for Finland

Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 2008
1.83m
Average age in 2008
27.4
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 2008
Jersey in 2008

Coaches in 2008

Baxter, Stuart (Coach)

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Baxter, Stuart (Coach)

Day of Birth
1953-08-16
Place of Birth
Wolverhampton (England)
Matches
10 (3 / 7)
Goto coach Stuart Baxter

Players of Finland in 2008

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Jääskeläinen, Jussi 1975-04-19 Goalkeeper England Bolton Wanderers 5 0 0 0 0 0
Enckelman, Peter 1977-03-10 Goalkeeper Wales Cardiff City 3 1 0 0 0 0
Mäenpää, Niki 1985-01-23 Goalkeeper Netherlands FC Den Bosch 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sillanpää, Henri 1979-06-04 Goalkeeper Finland VPS Vaasa 1 0 0 0 0 0
Fredrikson, Otto 1981-11-30 Goalkeeper Norway Lillestrøm SK 0 2 0 0 0 0
Kallio, Toni 1978-08-09 Centre Back England Fulham FC 7 1 1 0 0 0
Lampi, Veli 1984-07-18 Right Back Switzerland FC Zürich 6 2 0 0 0 0
Hyypiä, Sami 1973-10-07 Centre Back England Liverpool FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
Pasoja, Juha 1976-11-16 Centre Back Norway Hamarkameratene 4 0 0 0 0 0
Tihinen, Hannu 1976-07-01 Centre Back Switzerland FC Zürich 4 0 0 0 0 0
Kuivasto, Toni 1975-12-31 Centre Back Sweden Djurgårdens IF 3 1 0 0 0 0
Pasanen, Petri 1980-09-24 Centre Back Germany Werder Bremen 3 0 0 0 0 0
Arkivuo, Kari 1983-06-23 Left Back Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles Deventer 1 1 0 0 0 0
Moisander, Niklas 1985-09-29 Centre Back Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 1 1 0 0 0 0
Järvinen, Toni 1981-01-27 Right Back Finland Tampere United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Patronen, Hannu 1984-05-23 Centre Back Sweden Helsingborgs IF 0 1 0 0 0 0
Saarinen, Janne 1977-02-28 Left Back Sweden BK Häcken 0 1 0 0 0 0
Väyrynen, Mika 1981-12-28 Centre Midfielder Netherlands SC Heerenveen 8 2 1 0 0 0
Eremenko, Roman 1987-03-19 Attacking Midfielder Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 7 1 0 0 0 0
Kolkka, Joonas 1974-09-28 Left Midfielder Netherlands NAC Breda 7 0 0 0 0 0
Heikkinen, Markus 1978-10-13 Defensive Midfielder Austria Rapid Wien 6 2 0 0 0 0
Tainio, Teemu 1979-11-27 Centre Midfielder England Sunderland AFC 4 1 0 0 0 0
Nyman, Ari 1984-02-07 Defensive Midfielder Switzerland FC Thun 3 1 0 0 0 0
Sjölund, Daniel 1983-04-22 Centre Midfielder Sweden Djurgårdens IF 2 1 1 0 0 0
Eremenko, Aleksey 1983-03-24 Attacking Midfielder Russia Saturn Ramenskoye 2 0 0 0 0 0
Halsti, Markus 1984-03-19 Centre Midfielder Sweden Malmö FF 2 0 0 0 0 0
Haapala, Tuomas 1979-04-20 Defensive Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hämäläinen, Kasper 1986-08-08 Attacking Midfielder Finland TPS Turku 1 0 0 0 0 0
Könönen, Tuomo 1977-12-29 Left Midfielder Norway Odd Grenland 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kujala, Jussi 1983-04-04 Defensive Midfielder Finland Tampere United 0 1 0 0 0 0
Svanbäck, Fredrik 1979-05-12 Defensive Midfielder Sweden Helsingborgs IF 0 1 0 0 0 0
Taulo, Ville 1985-08-14 Attacking Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 0 1 0 0 0 0
Forssell, Mikael 1981-03-15 Centre Forward Germany Hannover 96 8 0 1 0 0 0
Johansson, Jonatan 1975-08-16 Centre Forward Scotland Hibernian Edinburgh 6 1 3 0 0 0
Litmanen, Jari 1971-02-20 Secondary striker Finland FC Lahti 3 5 2 0 0 0
Porokara, Roni 1983-12-12 Left Winger Sweden Örebro SK 1 2 0 0 0 0
Roiha, Paulus 1980-08-03 Centre Forward Finland HJK Helsinki 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mäkelä, Juho 1983-06-23 Centre Forward Scotland Heart of Midlothian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tarvajärvi, Niklas 1983-03-13 Centre Forward Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pohja, Antti 1977-01-11 Centre Forward Finland Tampere United 0 4 0 0 0 0
Sadik, Berat 1986-09-14 Centre Forward Germany Arminia Bielefeld 0 2 0 0 0 0
Innanen, Mikko 1982-09-08 Left Winger Finland Haka Valkeakoski 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kuqi, Njazi 1983-03-25 Centre Forward Germany TuS Koblenz 0 1 0 0 0 0
Lehtinen, Toni 1984-05-05 Centre Forward Greece APO Levadiakos 0 1 0 0 0 0
Manninen, Mikko 1985-05-25 Left Winger Finland Haka Valkeakoski 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Finland in 2008

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2008-02-02
Finland
Finland
Poland
Poland
0:1 c
Finland vs. Poland
Friendly
Paphiako Athlítiko Kentro
2008-02-06
Greece
Greece
Finland
Finland
2:1 c
Greece vs. Finland
Friendly
GSP Stadium
2008-03-26
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Finland
Finland
2:1 c
Bulgaria vs. Finland
Friendly
Vassil Levski National Stadium
2008-05-29
Turkey
Turkey
Finland
Finland
2:0 c
Turkey vs. Finland
Friendly
Wedaustadion
2008-06-02
Finland
Finland
Belarus
Belarus
1:1 c
Finland vs. Belarus
Friendly
Veritas Stadion
2008-08-20
Finland
Finland
Israel
Israel
2:0 c
Finland vs. Israel
Friendly
Helsingin olympiastadion
2008-09-10
Finland
Finland
Germany
Germany
3:3 c
Finland vs. Germany
World Cup 2010 - Group 4
Helsingin olympiastadion
2008-10-11
Finland
Finland
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1:0 c
Finland vs. Azerbaijan
World Cup 2010 - Group 4
Helsingin olympiastadion
2008-10-15
Russia
Russia
Finland
Finland
3:0 c
Russia vs. Finland
World Cup 2010 - Group 4
Lokomotiv Stadium Moskva
2008-11-19
Switzerland
Switzerland
Finland
Finland
1:0 c
Switzerland vs. Finland
Friendly
Kybunpark
10 Matches

Match Progress for Finland in 2008

Favorite Opponents of Finland

Opponent M W D L G
Sweden
Sweden
27 5 2 20 26
Estonia
Estonia
19 12 3 4 50
Greece
Greece
14 5 2 7 16
Poland
Poland
14 2 6 6 14
Wales
Wales
13 4 5 4 13
Hungary
Hungary
12 2 3 7 7
Germany
Germany
12 1 6 5 13
Denmark
Denmark
11 1 2 8 5
Turkey
Turkey
11 3 4 4 14
Norway
Norway
10 1 2 7 10
France
France
9 1 0 8 3
Netherlands
Netherlands
9 0 1 8 3
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
9 4 2 3 16
Romania
Romania
9 0 3 6 4
Belgium
Belgium
8 4 3 1 13
Malta
Malta
8 5 2 1 14
Portugal
Portugal
8 1 4 3 6
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 0 1 15
Italy
Italy
8 1 0 7 4
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
7 2 2 3 11
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
7 5 0 2 10
Austria
Austria
6 1 1 4 8
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
6 2 1 3 6
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
6 3 1 2 9
Russia
Russia
6 1 0 5 3
Spain
Spain
6 0 2 4 3
Oman
Oman
6 3 2 1 10
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 2 1 12
Armenia
Armenia
6 5 1 0 11
Iceland
Iceland
6 2 1 3 7
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 23
Kuwait
Kuwait
6 3 2 1 6
Latvia
Latvia
6 3 1 2 12
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 2 1 2 5
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 5 0 0 14
Ireland
Ireland
5 2 1 2 3
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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
England
England
4 0 2 2 3
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
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 0 1 3 1
Ukraine
Ukraine
4 0 1 3 3
Cyprus
Cyprus
4 2 1 1 7
Scotland
Scotland
4 0 2 2 2
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 6
Albania
Albania
3 2 1 0 5
South Korea
South Korea
3 0 0 3 0
China
China
3 0 0 3 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 1 0 6
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 3
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 0 2 2
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
2 0 2 0 0
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
East Germany
East Germany
2 1 1 0 2
Qatar
Qatar
2 0 1 1 0
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 1 0 2
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 1 0 1 3
Mexico
Mexico
2 0 0 2 3
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 1
Andorra
Andorra
2 1 1 0 3
Croatia
Croatia
2 0 1 1 1
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 1
Barbados
Barbados
1 0 1 0 0
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 0 1 0
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 0 0 1 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 1
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 3
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1 0 1 0 1
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 1
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 0 1 2
Yemen
Yemen
1 0 1 0 0
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 1 0 2
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 2
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 1
USA
USA
1 0 0 1 1
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
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