Finland vs Germany head-to-head record

Finland wins: 1
Draws: 6
Germany wins: 17

24 meetings, 1921 to 2026Goals: Finland 19, Germany 86

Finland and Germany have met 24 times since 1921. Germany have won 17, Finland 1, and 6 matches ended level. They last met on 31 May 2026, when Germany won 4–0 in a friendly.

The 24 meetings have produced 105 goals, 4.38 per game. The biggest win is Germany’s 13–0 in a friendly in 1940. Germany are unbeaten in the last 22 meetings (17 wins, 5 draws). They went 22 years without meeting, between 1941 and 1964.

Who has won more, Finland or Germany?

All matches24 matches

1 Finland6 drawsGermany 17

Competitive11 matches

0 Finland4 drawsGermany 7

Friendlies13 matches

1 Finland2 drawsGermany 10

Key numbers

Goals: Finland 19, Germany 864.38 per game
First meeting: Finland 3–3 GermanyFriendly, 18 Sept 1921
Most recent: Germany 4–0 FinlandFriendly, 31 May 2026
Finland’s biggest win: Germany 1–2 FinlandFriendly, 12 Aug 1923
Germany’s biggest win: Germany 13–0 FinlandFriendly, 1 Sept 1940
Most goals in a meeting: Germany 13–0 FinlandFriendly, 1 Sept 1940
Current run: Germany unbeaten in 22
TFN Elo rating now: Finland 1583 (85th), Germany 1963 (14th)How the rating works

Last five meetings

31 May 2026
Germany4Finland0
Friendly
Mainz, Germany
31 Aug 2016
Germany2Finland0
Friendly
Mönchengladbach, Germany
14 Oct 2009
Germany1Finland1
World Cup qualifying
Hamburg, Germany
10 Sept 2008
Finland3Germany3
World Cup qualifying
Helsinki, Finland
6 Oct 2001
Germany0Finland0
World Cup qualifying
Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Who has had the upper hand over time?

The line climbs with every Finland win and drops with every Germany win, so its height shows who has won more meetings up to that point.

Above the line: Finland have won more Below: Germany have won more

Level

Germany lead by 16 wins after the latest meeting. The biggest lead was 16, held by Germany from 31 May 2026.

Every meeting on one timeline

Finland wins

Draws

Germany wins

Larger dots mark bigger winning margins. Hover a dot for the result.

Home, away and neutral

In Finland's home games

13 matches

049

FinlandDrawsGermany

In Germany's home games

11 matches

128

FinlandDrawsGermany

Record by competition

Record by competition
Competition	Played	Finland	Draws	Germany	Goals
Friendly	13	1	2	10	10–53
World Cup qualifying	9	0	4	5	8–29
Euro qualifying	2	0	0	2	1–4

Meetings by decade

Finland wins Draws Germany wins

Meetings by decade
Decade	Played	Finland	Draws	Germany	Goals
1920s	4	1	1	2	21
1930s	3	0	0	3	13
1940s	2	0	0	2	19
1960s	1	0	0	1	5
1970s	1	0	0	1	1
1980s	4	0	0	4	23
1990s	3	0	1	2	5
2000s	4	0	4	0	12
2010s	1	0	0	1	2
2020s	1	0	0	1	4

Longest runs

Longest runs
Longest run of	Finland	Germany
Wins in a row	11923	131925 to 1989
Unbeaten meetings	42001 to 2009	221925 to 2026

The longest run of draws is 4, from 2 June 2001 to 14 October 2009.

Top scorers in Finland vs Germany

1Karl-Heinz RummeniggeGermany3
2Klaus FischerGermany3
3Miroslav KloseGermany3
4Rudi VöllerGermany3
5Andreas MöllerGermany2
6Jonatan JohanssonFinland2
7Lothar MatthäusGermany2(1 penalty)
8Mikael ForssellFinland2
9Oliver BierhoffGermany2
10Paul BreitnerGermany2

Scorer records exist for 10 of the 24 meetings, mostly competitive matches. Own goals are not credited to a player.

Questions answered

How many times have Finland and Germany played each other?

24 times, starting on 18 September 1921. 11 of those meetings were competitive and 13 were friendlies.

Who has won more matches between Finland and Germany?

Germany, with 17 wins to 1. 6 matches ended level.

What is the biggest win in Finland vs Germany?

Germany’s 13–0 win in a friendly on 1 September 1940 in Leipzig.

When did Finland and Germany last play?

On 31 May 2026 in Mainz, when Germany won 4–0 in a friendly.

What is the competitive record between Finland and Germany?

In 11 competitive matches, Finland have 0 wins, Germany have 7, and 4 ended level.

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Every Finland vs Germany result

All 24 Competitive 11 Friendlies 13

Every Finland vs Germany result
Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue
31 May 2026	Germany	4–0	Finland	Friendly	Mainz, Germany
31 Aug 2016	Germany	2–0	Finland	Friendly	Mönchengladbach, Germany
14 Oct 2009	Germany	1–1	Finland	World Cup qualifying	Hamburg, Germany
10 Sept 2008	Finland	3–3	Germany	World Cup qualifying	Helsinki, Finland
6 Oct 2001	Germany	0–0	Finland	World Cup qualifying	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
2 Jun 2001	Finland	2–2	Germany	World Cup qualifying	Helsinki, Finland
4 Sept 1999	Finland	1–2	Germany	Euro qualifying	Helsinki, Finland
31 Mar 1999	Germany	2–0	Finland	Euro qualifying	Nuremberg, Germany
27 May 1998	Finland	0–0	Germany	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland
4 Oct 1989	Germany	6–1	Finland	World Cup qualifying	Dortmund, Germany
31 Aug 1988	Finland	0–4	Germany	World Cup qualifying	Helsinki, Finland
23 Sept 1981	Germany	7–1	Finland	World Cup qualifying	Bochum, Germany
24 May 1981	Finland	0–4	Germany	World Cup qualifying	Lahti, Finland
7 Sept 1977	Finland	0–1	Germany	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland
7 Jun 1964	Finland	1–4	Germany	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland
5 Oct 1941	Finland	0–6	Germany	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland
1 Sept 1940	Germany	13–0	Finland	Friendly	Leipzig, Germany
29 Jun 1937	Finland	0–2	Germany	World Cup qualifying	Helsinki, Finland
18 Aug 1935	Germany	6–0	Finland	Friendly	Munich, Germany
1 Jul 1932	Finland	1–4	Germany	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland
20 Oct 1929	Germany	4–0	Finland	Friendly	Altona, Germany
26 Jun 1925	Finland	3–5	Germany	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland
12 Aug 1923	Germany	1–2	Finland	Friendly	Dresden, Germany
18 Sept 1921	Finland	3–3	Germany	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland