Finland women's national football team

The Finland women's national football team represents Finland in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Finland (SPL/FBF), reached the semi-finals of the 2005 European Championship, surprising the female football world having drawn with Sweden and beaten Denmark. Finland hosted the 2009 EC finals.

The Finnish team now has a few players that are considered to be among the best in the female football, such as Laura Österberg Kalmari, Sanna Valkonen and Anne Mäkinen.

Honours

World Cup record

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Performance in European Championship

• 1984 : qualification round
• 1987 : qualification round
• 1989 : qualification round
• 1991 : qualification round
• 1993 : qualification round
• 1995 : qualification round
• 1997 : qualification round
• 2001 : qualification round
• 2005 : Semi final
• 2009 : Quarter final

Current squad

Selections for the matches against Portugal on 19 June and Italy 23 June 2010.

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• Caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2010

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Andrée Jeglertz
• Team director/coach: Ari Murtonen
• Goalkeeping coach: Aki Moilanen

References

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