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General Information for Finland

Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 2012
1.82m
Average age in 2012
25.5
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 2012
Jersey in 2012

Coaches in 2012

Paatelainen, Mixu (Coach)

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Paatelainen, Mixu (Coach)

Day of Birth
1967-02-03
Place of Birth
Helsinki (Finland)
Height
1.83m
Matches
10 (4 / 6)
Goto coach Mixu Paatelainen

Players of Finland in 2012

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Mäenpää, Niki 1985-01-23 Goalkeeper Netherlands VVV Venlo 6 0 0 0 0 0
Hrádecký, Lukáš 1989-11-24 Goalkeeper Denmark Esbjerg fB 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sillanpää, Henri 1979-06-04 Goalkeeper Norway Tromsø IL 0 1 0 0 0 0
Toivio, Joona 1988-03-10 Centre Back Sweden Djurgårdens IF 6 2 0 0 0 0
Arkivuo, Kari 1983-06-23 Left Back Sweden BK Häcken 6 0 0 0 0 0
Raitala, Jukka 1988-09-15 Left Back Netherlands SC Heerenveen 6 0 0 0 0 0
Moisander, Niklas 1985-09-29 Centre Back Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ojala, Juhani 1989-06-19 Centre Back Russia Terek Grozny 4 0 0 0 0 0
Uronen, Jere 1994-07-13 Left Back Sweden Helsingborgs IF 4 0 0 0 0 0
Pasanen, Petri 1980-09-24 Centre Back Denmark Aarhus GF 3 0 0 0 0 0
Arajuuri, Paulus 1988-06-15 Centre Back Sweden Kalmar FF 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sorsa, Sebastian 1984-01-25 Right Back Finland HJK Helsinki 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sumusalo, Mikko 1990-03-12 Left Back Finland HJK Helsinki 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hurme, Jarkko 1986-06-04 Centre Back Finland TPS Turku 0 2 0 0 0 0
Aho, Joni 1986-04-12 Right Back Finland FC Inter Turku 0 1 0 0 0 0
Äijälä, Ilari 1986-09-30 Left Back Finland FC Honka Espoo 0 1 0 0 0 0
Lampi, Veli 1984-07-18 Right Back Ukraine Arsenal Kyiv 0 1 0 0 0 0
Patronen, Hannu 1984-05-23 Centre Back Norway Sogndal IL 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rannankari, Tuomas 1991-05-21 Left Back Germany SpVgg Greuther Fürth II 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hämäläinen, Kasper 1986-08-08 Attacking Midfielder Poland Lech Poznań 8 1 1 0 0 0
Sparv, Tim 1987-02-20 Defensive Midfielder Netherlands FC Groningen 8 1 1 0 0 0
Ring, Alexander 1991-04-09 Defensive Midfielder Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 7 0 0 0 0 0
Eremenko, Roman 1987-03-19 Attacking Midfielder Russia Rubin Kazan 6 0 1 0 0 0
Hetemaj, Perparim 1986-12-12 Centre Midfielder Italy Chievo Verona 5 3 3 0 0 0
Halsti, Markus 1984-03-19 Centre Midfielder Sweden Malmö FF 3 2 0 0 0 0
Kolehmainen, Toni 1988-07-20 Defensive Midfielder Norway Hønefoss BK 2 4 3 0 0 0
Sjölund, Daniel 1983-04-22 Centre Midfielder Sweden Djurgårdens IF 2 4 0 0 0 0
Eremenko, Aleksey 1983-03-24 Attacking Midfielder Russia Rubin Kazan 2 1 0 0 0 0
Kauko, Joni 1990-07-12 Defensive Midfielder Finland FC Inter Turku 1 0 0 0 0 0
Väyrynen, Mika 1981-12-28 Centre Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mannström, Sebastian 1988-10-29 Left Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 0 1 0 0 0 0
Pukki, Teemu 1990-03-29 Centre Forward Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 9 0 4 0 0 0
Kuqi, Njazi 1983-03-25 Centre Forward Greece Atromitos Athinon 2 6 2 0 0 0
Riski, Riku 1989-08-16 Secondary striker Norway Hønefoss BK 2 2 1 0 0 0
Furuholm, Timo 1987-10-11 Centre Forward Germany Hallescher FC 2 1 1 0 0 0
Porokara, Roni 1983-12-12 Left Winger Israel Hapoel Ironi Kiryat-Shmona 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sadik, Berat 1986-09-14 Centre Forward Switzerland FC Thun 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ojala, Mika 1988-06-21 Right Winger Finland FC Inter Turku 0 4 0 0 0 0
Ääritalo, Mika 1985-07-25 Left Winger Finland TPS Turku 0 2 1 0 0 0
Pelvas, Akseli 1989-02-08 Left Winger Finland HJK Helsinki 0 1 0 0 0 0
Pohjanpalo, Joel 1994-09-13 Centre Forward Finland HJK Helsinki 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Finland in 2012

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2012-01-22
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
Finland
Finland
2:3 c
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Finland
Friendly
Hasely Crawford Stadium
2012-02-29
Austria
Austria
Finland
Finland
3:1 c
Austria vs. Finland
Friendly
Wörthersee Stadion
2012-05-26
Finland
Finland
Turkey
Turkey
3:2 c
Finland vs. Turkey
Friendly
Red Bull Arena Salzburg
2012-06-01
Estonia
Estonia
Finland
Finland
1:2 c
Estonia vs. Finland
Baltic 2012 - Semi-Finals
Tamme Stadium
2012-06-03
Finland
Finland
Latvia
Latvia
1:1 (5:6) c
Finland vs. Latvia
Baltic 2012 - Final
Võru Spordikeskuse Staadion
2012-08-15
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Finland
Finland
3:3 c
Northern Ireland vs. Finland
Friendly
Windsor Park
2012-09-07
Finland
Finland
France
France
0:1 c
Finland vs. France
World Cup 2014 - Group I
Helsingin olympiastadion
2012-09-11
Czechia
Czechia
Finland
Finland
0:1 c
Czechia vs. Finland
Friendly
Na Stínadlech
2012-10-12
Finland
Finland
Georgia
Georgia
1:1 c
Finland vs. Georgia
World Cup 2014 - Group I
Helsingin olympiastadion
2012-11-14
Cyprus
Cyprus
Finland
Finland
0:3 c
Cyprus vs. Finland
Friendly
GSP Stadium
10 Matches

Match Progress for Finland in 2012

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
Belgium
Belgium
12 4 4 4 19
Hungary
Hungary
12 2 3 7 7
Norway
Norway
12 1 3 8 11
Turkey
Turkey
12 4 4 4 16
France
France
11 1 0 10 5
Portugal
Portugal
11 1 4 6 8
Netherlands
Netherlands
11 0 1 10 3
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
11 5 2 4 18
Malta
Malta
10 6 2 2 15
Ireland
Ireland
9 2 2 5 5
Romania
Romania
9 0 3 6 4
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
Spain
Spain
8 1 2 5 5
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
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 23
Latvia
Latvia
6 3 1 2 12
Austria
Austria
6 1 1 4 8
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
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
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 2 1 2 5
Cyprus
Cyprus
4 2 1 1 7
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 2 1 1 7
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
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
China
China
3 0 0 3 3
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
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
Cameroon
Cameroon
2 0 1 1 0
Morocco
Morocco
2 1 1 0 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 0 1 3
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 2 0 0 4
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 1 1 0 2
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
2 2 0 0 4
Serbia
Serbia
2 0 1 1 0
India
India
2 1 1 0 2
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
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
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