Finland national football team results
This is a list of the Finland national football team results from 2000 to present.[1]
Results
2000
| 31 January Friendly | Faroe Islands  | 0–1 |  | La Manga, Spain |
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Stadium: La Manga Club Centro de Fútbol Profesional Attendance: 102 Referee: Gylfi Orrason (Iceland) |
| 2 February Friendly | Finland | 0–1 |  | La Manga, Spain |
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Stadium: La Manga Club Centro de Fútbol Profesional Attendance: 350 Referee: Lassin Isaksen (Faroe Islands) |
| 4 February Friendly | Denmark  | 1–2 | | La Manga, Spain |
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Stadium: La Manga Club Centro de Fútbol Profesional Attendance: 300 Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden) |
| 20 February Friendly | Thailand  | 0–0 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Pongsathorn Permpanich (Thailand) |
| 23 February Friendly | Estonia  | 2–4 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Abdul Halim Hamid (Malaysia) |
| 27 February Friendly | Thailand | 5–1 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
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Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia) |
| 29 March Friendly | Wales .svg.png){kind=small} | 1–2 | | Cardiff, Wales |
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Stadium: Millennium Stadium Attendance: 65,614 Referee: Michael Ross (Northern Ireland) |
| 26 April Friendly | Poland  | 0–0 | | Poznań, Poland |
| Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Juhos Attila (Hungary) |
| 3 June Friendly | Latvia  | 1–0 | | Riga, Latvia |
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Stadium: Daugava Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Aleh Chikun (Belarus) |
| 16 August Friendly | Finland | 3–1 |  | Helsinki, Finland |
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Stadium: Finnair Stadium Attendance: 10,748 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) |
| 2 September 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | Finland | 2–1 |  | Helsinki, Finland |
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Stadium: Finnair Stadium Attendance: 10,770 Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands) |
| 7 October 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | Greece  | 1–0 | | Athens, Greece |
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Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 8,489 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
| 11 October 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | Finland | 0–0 |  | Helsinki, Finland |
| Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 26,310 Referee: Alain Sars (France) |
| 15 November Friendly | Republic of Ireland  | 3–0 | | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 22,368 Referee: Paul Durkin (England) |
2001
| 15 February Friendly | Kuwait  | 4–3 | | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 28 February Friendly | Luxembourg  | 0–1 | | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| 24 March 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | England | 2–1 | | Liverpool, England |
| 9 May Friendly | Estonia | 1–1 | | Kuressaare, Estonia |
| 2 June 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | Finland | 2–2 |  | Helsinki, Finland |
| 1 September 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | Albania | 0–2 | | Tirana, Albania |
| 5 September 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | Finland | 5–1 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 6 October 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | Germany | 0–0 | | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
2002
| 20 March 2002 Friendly | South Korea  | 2–0 | | Cartagena, Spain |
| 21 August 2002 Friendly | Finland | 0–3 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 12 October 2002 UEFA Euro qualifying | Finland | 3–0 |  | Helsinki, Finland |
| 16 October 2002 UEFA Euro qualifying | Serbia and Montenegro %3B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png){kind=small} | 2–0 | | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro |
2003
| 26 January 2003 Friendly | Barbados  | 0–0 | | Waterford, Barbados |
| Stadium: Barbados National Stadium |
| 29 January 2003 Friendly | Trinidad and Tobago  | 0–1 | | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| 12 February 2003 Friendly | Northern Ireland  | 0–1 | | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 7 June 2003 UEFA Euro qualifying | Finland | 3–0 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 20 August 2003 Friendly | Denmark | 1–1 | | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 6 September 2003 UEFA Euro qualifying | Azerbaijan | 1–2 | | Baku, Azerbaijan |
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| 19 November 2003 Friendly | Costa Rica  | 2–1 | | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
2004
| 28 April 2004 Friendly | Bosnia and Herzegovina  | 1–0 | | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 13 October 2004 FIFA World Cup qualification | Netherlands  | 3–1 | | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
2005
| 18 March 2005 Friendly | Saudi Arabia  | 1–4 | | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| 26 March 2005 FIFA World Cup qualification | Czech Republic  | 4–3 | | Teplice, Czech Republic |
| 8 June 2005 FIFA World Cup qualification | Finland | 0–4 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 3 September 2005 FIFA World Cup qualification | Andorra  | 0–0 | | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
| 12 October 2005 FIFA World Cup qualification | Finland | 0–3 | | Helsinki, Finland |
2006
| 21 January 2006 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 25 January 2006 Friendly | South Korea | 1–0 | | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 28 February 2006 Friendly | Finland | 0–0 |  | Larnaca, Cyprus |
| 25 May 2006 Friendly | Sweden  | 0–0 | | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 16 August 2006 Friendly | Finland | 1–2 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 2 September 2006 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland | 1–3 | | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| 20:30 CEST | Garguła  |
Litmanen Väyrynen |
Stadium: Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) |
| 6 September 2006 UEFA Euro qualifying | Finland | 1–1 |  | Helsinki, Finland |
| 20:00 EEST | Johansson |
Nuno Gomes |
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 38,015 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria) |
| 7 October 2006 UEFA Euro qualifying | Armenia  | 0–0 | | Yerevan, Armenia |
| 21:00 UTC+5 | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
| 11 October 2006 UEFA Euro qualifying | Kazakhstan | 0–2 | | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| 22:00 UTC+6 | Litmanen Hyypiä |
Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Athanassios Briakos (Greece) |
2007
| 28 March 2007 UEFA Euro qualifying | Azerbaijan | 1–0 | | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 20:00 UTC+5 | Imamaliev |
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy) |
| 2 June 2007 UEFA Euro qualifying | Finland | 0–2 |  | Helsinki, Finland |
| 19:15 EEST | Janković Jovanović |
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 33,615 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
| 6 June 2007 UEFA Euro qualifying | Finland | 2–0 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Helsinki, Finland |
| 20:15 EEST | Johansson A. Eremenko |
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 34,818 Referee: Mike Riley (England) |
| 22 August 2007 UEFA Euro qualifying | Finland | 2–1 | | Tampere, Finland |
| 19:00 EEST | A. Eremenko Tainio |
Byakov |
Stadium: Tampere Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
| 8 September 2007 UEFA Euro qualifying | Serbia | 0–0 | | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 20:15 CEST | Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
| 12 September 2007 UEFA Euro qualifying | Finland | 0–0 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 19:00 EEST | Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 34,088 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
| 13 October 2007 UEFA Euro qualifying | Belgium | 0–0 | | Brussels, Belgium |
| 20:45 CEST | Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 4,131 Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus) |
| 17 November 2007 UEFA Euro qualifying | Finland | 2–1 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 16:05 EET | Forssell Kuqi |
Gurbanov |
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 10,325 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
2008
| 6 February 2008 Friendly | Finland | 1–2 | | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Litmanen |
Charisteas Katsouranis |
Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Panayiotis Kailis (Cyprus) |
| 26 March 2008 Friendly | Bulgaria  | 2–1 | | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 20:30 UTC+2 | Lazarov Genchev |
Litmanen |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania) |
| 29 May 2008 Friendly | Finland | 0–2 |  | Duisburg, Germany |
| 20:30 UTC+2 | Şanlı Şentürk |
Stadium: MSV Arena Attendance: 15,036 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Germany) |
| 11 October 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification | Finland | 1–0 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 19 November 2008 Friendly | Switzerland  | 1–0 | | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
2009
| 6 June 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification | Finland | 2–1 |  | Helsinki, Finland |
| 5 September 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification | Azerbaijan | 1–2 | | Lankaran, Azerbaijan |
| 9 September 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification | Liechtenstein | 1–1 | | Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
2010
| 18 January 2010 Friendly | South Korea | 2–0 | | Málaga, Spain |
| 3 September 2010 UEFA Euro qualifying | Moldova  | 2–0 | | Chișinău, Moldova |
| 19:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 10,300 Referee: Robert Małek (Poland) |
| 7 September 2010 UEFA Euro qualifying | Netherlands | 2–1 | | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:30 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: De Kuip Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev (Russia) |
| 12 October 2010 UEFA Euro qualifying | Finland | 1–2 |  | Helsinki, Finland |
| 18:30 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 18,532 Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland) |
| 17 November 2010 UEFA Euro qualifying | Finland | 8–0 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Helsinki, Finland |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 8,192 Referee: Radek Matějek (Czech Republic) |
2011
| 3 June 2011 UEFA Euro qualifying | San Marino | 0–1 | | Serravalle, San Marino |
| 20:30 UTC+2 | Report |
| 6 September 2011 UEFA Euro qualifying | Finland | 0–2 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report |
2012
| 22 January 2012 Friendly | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–3 | | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| 29 February 2012 Friendly | Austria  | 3–1 | | Klagenfurt, Austria |
| 26 May 2012 Friendly | Finland | 3–2 | | Wals-Siezenheim, Austria |
| 15 August 2012 Friendly | Northern Ireland | 3–3 | | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 11 September 2012 Friendly | Czech Republic | 0–1 | | Teplice, Czech Republic |
2013
| 23 January 2013 Friendly | Thailand | 1–3 | | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| 26 January 2013 Friendly | Finland | 0–3 | | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| 26 March 2013 Friendly | Luxembourg | 0–3 | | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| 15 October 2013 FIFA World Cup qualification | France  | 3–0 | | Saint-Denis, France |
2014
| 21 May 2014 Friendly | Finland | 2–2 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 7 September 2014 UEFA Euro qualifying | Faroe Islands | 1–3 | | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
2015
| 29 March 2015 UEFA Euro qualifying | Northern Ireland | 2–1 | | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 7 September 2015 UEFA Euro qualifying | Finland | 1–0 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 11 October 2015 UEFA Euro qualifying | Finland | 1–1 | | Helsinki, Finland |
2016
| 6 June 2016 Friendly | Italy  | 2–0 | | Verona, Italy |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Candreva De Rossi |
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 27,702 Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) |
| 31 August 2016 Friendly | Germany | 2–0 | | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Meyer Özil |
Stadium: Borussia Park Stadium Attendance: 30,121 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
| 5 September 2016 FIFA World Cup qualification | Finland | 1–1 |  | Turku, Finland |
| 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Arajuuri |
Berisha |
Stadium: Veritas Stadium Attendance: 7,571 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
| 6 October 2016 FIFA World Cup qualification | Iceland | 3–2 | | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| 20:45 (18:45 UTC±0) |
Árnason Finnbogason Sigurðsson |
Pukki Lod |
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 9,548 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
2017
| 24 March 2017 FIFA World Cup qualification | Turkey | 2–0 | | Antalya, Turkey |
| 18:00 (20:00 UTC+3) |
Tosun |
Stadium: Antalya Stadium Attendance: 28,990 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
| 28 March 2017 Friendly | Austria | 1–1 | | Innsbruck, Austria |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Arnautović |
Jensen |
Stadium: Tivoli Neu Stadium Attendance: 13,700 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic) |
| 7 June 2017 Friendly | Finland | 1–1 | | Turku, Finland |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | M. Hetemaj |
Hasler |
Stadium: Veritas Stadium Attendance: 5,460 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden) |
| 11 June 2017 FIFA World Cup qualification | Finland | 1–2 |  | Tampere, Finland |
| 18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) |
Pohjanpalo |
Konoplyanka Besyedin |
Stadium: Tampere Stadium Attendance: 8,723 Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel) |
| 2 September 2017 FIFA World Cup qualification | Finland | 1–0 | | Tampere, Finland |
| 18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) |
Ring |
Stadium: Tampere Stadium Attendance: 15,835 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
| 5 September 2017 FIFA World Cup qualification | Kosovo | 0–1 | | Shkodër, Albania |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Pukki |
Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium Attendance: 2,446 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria) |
| 6 October 2017 FIFA World Cup qualification | Croatia  | 1–1 | | Rijeka, Croatia |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Mandžukić |
Soiri |
Stadium: Rujevica Stadium Attendance: 7,578 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland) |
| 9 October 2017 FIFA World Cup qualification | Finland | 2–2 | | Turku, Finland |
| 20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) |
Arajuuri Pohjanpalo |
Tosun |
Stadium: Veritas Stadium Attendance: 6,612 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
2018
| 11 January 2018 Friendly | Jordan  | 1–2 | | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
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Report | Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium |
| 23 March 2018 Friendly | Finland | 0–0 |  | Belek, Turkey |
| Report | Stadium: Gloria Sports Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey) |
| 26 March 2018 Friendly | Finland | 5–0 |  | Belek, Turkey |
| Report | Stadium: Gloria Sports Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey) |
| 5 June 2018 Friendly | Romania  | 2–0 | | Ploiești, Romania |
| Report | Stadium: Stadionul Ilie Oană Attendance: 13,312 Referee: Robert Harvey (Republic of Ireland) |
| 9 June 2018 Friendly | Finland | 2–0 |  | Tampere, Finland |
| Report | Stadium: Tampere Stadium Attendance: 4,520 Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg) |
| 8 September 2018 UEFA Nations League | Finland | 1–0 | | Tampere, Finland |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Tampere Stadium Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania) |
| 11 September 2018 UEFA Nations League | Finland | 1–0 | | Turku, Finland |
| 21:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Veritas Stadium Attendance: 4,632 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
| 12 October 2018 UEFA Nations League | Estonia | 0–1 | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 21:45 | Report |
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Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 8,087 Referee: Craig Pawson (England) |
| 15 October 2018 UEFA Nations League | Finland | 2–0 | | Tampere, Finland |
| 21:45 | Report | Stadium: Tampere Stadium Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland) |
| 15 November 2018 UEFA Nations League | Greece | 1–0 | | Marousi, Greece |
| 21:45 | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Luca Banti (Italy) |
| 18 November 2018 UEFA Nations League | Hungary | 2–0 | | Budapest, Hungary |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Groupama Arena Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
2019
| 8 January 2019 Friendly | Sweden | 0–1 | | Doha, Qatar |
| 19:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Al Sadd Sports Club Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar) |
| 11 January 2019 Friendly | Estonia | 2–1 | | Doha, Qatar |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 200 Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman) |
| 23 March 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | Italy | 2–0 | | Udine, Italy |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
| 26 March 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | Armenia | 0–2 | | Yerevan, Armenia |
| 21:00 UTC+4 | Report | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 12,900 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
| 8 June 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | Finland | 2–0 | | Tampere, Finland |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Tampere Stadium Attendance: 16,103 Referee: Daniel Stefanski (Poland) |
| 11 June 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | Liechtenstein | 0–2 | | Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Rheinpark Stadium Attendance: 2,160 Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark) |
| 5 September 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | Finland | 1–0 | | Tampere, Finland |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Tampere Stadium Attendance: 16,163 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) |
| 8 September 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | Finland | 1–2 | | Tampere, Finland |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Tampere Stadium Attendance: 16,292 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
| 12 October 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4–1 | | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
| 15 October 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | Finland | 3–0 | | Turku, Finland |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Veritas Stadium Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
| 15 November 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | Finland | 3–0 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Telia 5G -areena Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
| 19 November 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | Greece | 2–1 | | Heraklion, Greece |
| 20:45 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Pankritio Stadium Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia) |
Upcoming fixtures
| 31 March 2020 Friendly | France | v | | Décines-Charpieu, France |
| Report | Stadium: Stade de Lyon |
| 3 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League | Finland | v | | Finland |
| 21:45 (UTC+3) |
| 6 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League | Republic of Ireland | v | | Dublin, Ireland |
| 17:00 (UTC+1) | Stadium: Aviva Stadium |
| 11 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League | Finland | v | | Finland |
| 19:00 (UTC+3) |
| 14 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League | Finland | v | | Finland |
| 19:00 (UTC+3) |
| 15 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League | Bulgaria | v | | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 19:00 (UTC+2) | Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium |
| 18 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League | Wales | v | | Cardiff, Wales |
| 19:45 (UTC) | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium |
| 12 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 | Denmark | v | | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 18:00 (UTC+2) | Stadium: Parken Stadium |
| 16 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 | Finland | v |  | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 16:00 (UTC+3) | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium |
| 21 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 | Finland | v | | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 22:00 (UTC+3) | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium |
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References
- "Finland national football team". eu-football.info.
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