Finland women's national football team

The Finland women's national football team (Finnish: Suomen naisten jalkapallomaajoukkue, Swedish: Finlands damlandslag i fotboll), also known as nickname The Boreal Owls (Finnish: Helmarit), 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 before losing to Germany in the semifinals. Finland hosted the 2009 EC finals.

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

As of December 2023, the team is ranked 27th in the FIFA world ranking.

History

The beginning

The Finland women's national football team played its first international match in 1973 against Sweden. The game was played in Mariehamn, Åland.

Team image

Nicknames

The Finland women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Helmarit (the Boreal Owls)".

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

2024

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of August 2022

• Head coach: Marko Saloranta
• Assistant coach: Marianne Miettinen
• Assistant coach: Mika Sankala
• Assistant coach: Ann-Helen Grahm
• Goalkeeping coach: Aki Moilanen

Manager history

As of 21 February 2024

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches against Norway and the Italy on 5 and 9 April 2024 respectively.

Stats after match with Scotland on 18 July 2023.

Recent call ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Records

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 9 July 2022

1. Finland national football team
2. Finland women's national under-19 football team
3. Norway women's national football team
4. Finland women's national under-17 football team
5. Nigeria women's national football team
6. Republic of Ireland women's national football team
7. Croatia women's national football team
8. Israel women's national football team
9. Finland women's national American football team
10. Russia women's national football team
11. Finland women's national under-20 football team
12. Philippines women's national football team
13. Iceland women's national football team
14. Spain women's national football team
15. Romania women's national football team
16. England women's national football team
17. Portugal women's national football team
18. France women's national football team
19. Finland national under-17 football team
20. Ukraine women's national football team