Finland vs Norway head-to-head record

Finland wins: 9
Draws: 14
Norway wins: 40

63 meetings, 1921 to 2025Goals: Finland 77, Norway 175

Finland and Norway have met 63 times since 1921. Norway have won 40, Finland 9, and 14 matches ended level. They last met on 4 September 2025, when Norway won 1–0 in a friendly.

The 63 meetings have produced 252 goals, 4.00 per game. The biggest win is Norway’s 12–0 in a friendly in 1946. Norway are unbeaten in the last five meetings (4 wins, 1 draw). They went 15 years without meeting, between 1982 and 1997.

Who has won more, Finland or Norway?

All matches63 matches

9 Finland14 drawsNorway 40

Competitive47 matches

7 Finland13 drawsNorway 27

Friendlies16 matches

2 Finland1 drawNorway 13

Key numbers

Goals: Finland 77, Norway 1754.00 per game
First meeting: Norway 3–2 FinlandFriendly, 25 May 1921
Most recent: Norway 1–0 FinlandFriendly, 4 Sept 2025
Finland’s biggest win: Finland 4–0 NorwayNordic Championship, 8 Aug 1965
Norway’s biggest win: Norway 12–0 FinlandFriendly, 28 Jun 1946
Most goals in a meeting: Norway 12–0 FinlandFriendly, 28 Jun 1946
Current run: Norway unbeaten in 5
Biggest upset: Norway 1–2 FinlandFriendly, 10 Jun 1952Winner’s rating-based win expectancy: 13%
TFN Elo rating now: Finland 1583 (85th), Norway 1960 (15th)How the rating works

Last five meetings

4 Sept 2025
Norway1Finland0
Friendly
Oslo, Norway
20 Nov 2022
Norway1Finland1
Friendly
Oslo, Norway
29 Mar 2016
Norway2Finland0
Friendly
Oslo, Norway
1 Apr 2009
Norway3Finland2
Friendly
Oslo, Norway
22 May 2003
Norway2Finland0
Friendly
Oslo, Norway

Who has had the upper hand over time?

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

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

Level

Norway lead by 31 wins after the latest meeting. The biggest lead was 31, held by Norway from 4 September 2025.

Every meeting on one timeline

Finland wins

Draws

Norway wins

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

Home, away and neutral

In Finland's home games

29 matches

6815

FinlandDrawsNorway

In Norway's home games

34 matches

3625

FinlandDrawsNorway

Record by competition

Record by competition
Competition	Played	Finland	Draws	Norway	Goals
Nordic Championship	45	7	12	26	62–122
Friendly	16	2	1	13	14–48
World Cup qualifying	2	0	1	1	1–5

Meetings by decade

Finland wins Draws Norway wins

Meetings by decade
Decade	Played	Finland	Draws	Norway	Goals
1920s	9	1	0	8	36
1930s	10	1	1	8	53
1940s	5	0	2	3	25
1950s	11	1	2	8	46
1960s	10	3	2	5	38
1970s	7	1	4	2	19
1980s	3	1	1	1	13
1990s	2	0	1	1	6
2000s	3	1	0	2	11
2010s	1	0	0	1	2
2020s	2	0	1	1	3

Longest runs

Longest runs
Longest run of	Finland	Norway
Wins in a row	12000	61925 to 1930
Unbeaten meetings	31981 to 1997	111925 to 1935

The longest run of draws is 2, from 28 April 1982 to 30 April 1997.

Questions answered

How many times have Finland and Norway played each other?

63 times, starting on 25 May 1921. 47 of those meetings were competitive and 16 were friendlies.

Who has won more matches between Finland and Norway?

Norway, with 40 wins to 9. 14 matches ended level.

What is the biggest win in Finland vs Norway?

Norway’s 12–0 win in a friendly on 28 June 1946 in Bergen.

When did Finland and Norway last play?

On 4 September 2025 in Oslo, when Norway won 1–0 in a friendly.

What is the competitive record between Finland and Norway?

In 47 competitive matches, Finland have 7 wins, Norway have 27, and 13 ended level.

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Every Finland vs Norway result

All 63 Competitive 47 Friendlies 16

Every Finland vs Norway result
Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue
4 Sept 2025	Norway	1–0	Finland	Friendly	Oslo, Norway
20 Nov 2022	Norway	1–1	Finland	Friendly	Oslo, Norway
29 Mar 2016	Norway	2–0	Finland	Friendly	Oslo, Norway
1 Apr 2009	Norway	3–2	Finland	Friendly	Oslo, Norway
22 May 2003	Norway	2–0	Finland	Friendly	Oslo, Norway
16 Aug 2000	Finland	3–1	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
20 Aug 1997	Finland	0–4	Norway	World Cup qualifying	Helsinki, Finland
30 Apr 1997	Norway	1–1	Finland	World Cup qualifying	Oslo, Norway
28 Apr 1982	Norway	1–1	Finland	Nordic Championship	Stavanger, Norway
2 Jul 1981	Finland	3–1	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
21 Aug 1980	Norway	6–1	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
9 Aug 1978	Finland	1–1	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
18 Aug 1977	Norway	1–1	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
15 May 1975	Finland	3–5	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
15 Aug 1974	Norway	1–2	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
28 May 1972	Finland	0–0	Norway	Nordic Championship	Turku, Finland
25 Aug 1971	Finland	1–1	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
17 Jun 1970	Norway	2–0	Finland	Nordic Championship	Bergen, Norway
24 Aug 1969	Finland	2–2	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
18 Aug 1968	Norway	4–1	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
1 Jun 1967	Finland	0–2	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
14 Aug 1966	Norway	1–1	Finland	Nordic Championship	Stavanger, Norway
8 Aug 1965	Finland	4–0	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
20 Aug 1964	Norway	2–0	Finland	Nordic Championship	Trondheim, Norway
27 Jun 1963	Finland	2–0	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
26 Aug 1962	Norway	2–1	Finland	Nordic Championship	Bergen, Norway
27 Jun 1961	Finland	4–1	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
28 Aug 1960	Norway	6–3	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
28 Jun 1959	Finland	2–4	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
15 Jun 1958	Norway	2–0	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
1 Sept 1957	Finland	0–4	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
26 Aug 1956	Norway	1–1	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
14 Aug 1955	Finland	1–3	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
29 Aug 1954	Norway	3–1	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
30 Aug 1953	Finland	1–4	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
31 Aug 1952	Norway	7–2	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
10 Jun 1952	Norway	1–2	Finland	Friendly	Oslo, Norway
16 Aug 1951	Finland	1–1	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
10 Sept 1950	Norway	4–1	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
8 Jul 1949	Finland	1–1	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
5 Sept 1948	Norway	2–0	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
7 Sept 1947	Finland	3–3	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
26 Jun 1947	Finland	1–2	Norway	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland
28 Jun 1946	Norway	12–0	Finland	Friendly	Bergen, Norway
3 Sept 1939	Finland	1–2	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
17 Jun 1938	Norway	9–0	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
5 Sept 1937	Finland	0–2	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
6 Sept 1936	Norway	0–2	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
8 Sept 1935	Finland	1–5	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
2 Sept 1934	Norway	4–2	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
3 Sept 1933	Finland	1–5	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
17 Jun 1932	Norway	2–1	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
6 Sept 1931	Finland	4–4	Norway	Nordic Championship	Helsinki, Finland
1 Jun 1930	Norway	6–2	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
18 Jun 1929	Norway	4–0	Finland	Nordic Championship	Oslo, Norway
3 Jun 1928	Finland	0–6	Norway	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland
15 Jun 1927	Norway	3–1	Finland	Friendly	Oslo, Norway
6 Jun 1926	Finland	2–5	Norway	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland
7 Jun 1925	Norway	1–0	Finland	Friendly	Oslo, Norway
23 Aug 1924	Finland	2–0	Norway	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland
17 Jun 1923	Norway	3–0	Finland	Friendly	Kristiania, Norway
26 Aug 1922	Finland	1–3	Norway	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland
25 May 1921	Norway	3–2	Finland	Friendly	Kristiania, Norway