Finland vs Poland head-to-head record

Finland wins: 4
Draws: 8
Poland wins: 20

32 meetings, 1923 to 2025Goals: Finland 29, Poland 76

Finland and Poland have met 32 times since 1923. Poland have won 20, Finland 4, and 8 matches ended level. They last met on 7 September 2025, when Poland won 3–1 in World Cup qualifying.

The 32 meetings have produced 105 goals, 3.28 per game. The biggest win is Poland’s 7–0 in World Cup qualifying in 1965. They went 21 years without meeting, between 1926 and 1947.

Who has won more, Finland or Poland?

All matches32 matches

4 Finland8 drawsPoland 20

Competitive12 matches

3 Finland2 drawsPoland 7

Friendlies20 matches

1 Finland6 drawsPoland 13

Key numbers

Goals: Finland 29, Poland 763.28 per game
First meeting: Finland 5–3 PolandFriendly, 23 Sept 1923
Most recent: Poland 3–1 FinlandWorld Cup qualifying, 7 Sept 2025
Finland’s biggest win: Finland 5–3 PolandFriendly, 23 Sept 1923
Poland’s biggest win: Poland 7–0 FinlandWorld Cup qualifying, 24 Oct 1965
Most goals in a meeting: Poland 7–1 FinlandFriendly, 8 Aug 1926
Biggest upset: Poland 1–3 FinlandEuro qualifying, 2 Sept 2006Winner’s rating-based win expectancy: 21%
TFN Elo rating now: Finland 1583 (85th), Poland 1738 (51st)How the rating works

Last five meetings

7 Sept 2025
Poland3Finland1
World Cup qualifying
Chorzów, Poland
10 Jun 2025
Finland2Poland1
World Cup qualifying
Helsinki, Finland
7 Oct 2020
Poland5Finland1
Friendly
Gdańsk, Poland
26 Mar 2016
Poland5Finland0
Friendly
Wrocław, Poland
29 May 2010
Poland0Finland0
Friendly
Kielce, Poland

Who has had the upper hand over time?

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

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

Level

Poland lead by 16 wins after the latest meeting. The biggest lead was 16, held by Poland from 7 October 2020.

Every meeting on one timeline

Finland wins

Draws

Poland wins

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

Home, away and neutral

In Finland's home games

13 matches

337

FinlandDrawsPoland

In Poland's home games

18 matches

1413

FinlandDrawsPoland

At neutral venues

1 match

010

FinlandDrawsPoland

Record by competition

Record by competition
Competition	Played	Finland	Draws	Poland	Goals
Friendly	20	1	6	13	16–48
World Cup qualifying	6	2	0	4	6–18
Euro qualifying	6	1	2	3	7–10

Meetings by decade

Finland wins Draws Poland wins

Meetings by decade
Decade	Played	Finland	Draws	Poland	Goals
1920s	4	1	1	2	21
1940s	2	0	0	2	6
1950s	4	0	0	4	17
1960s	2	1	0	1	9
1970s	3	0	0	3	7
1980s	5	0	1	4	16
1990s	4	0	3	1	7
2000s	3	1	2	0	4
2010s	2	0	1	1	5
2020s	3	1	0	2	13

Longest runs

Longest runs
Longest run of	Finland	Poland
Wins in a row	12025	71926 to 1957
Unbeaten meetings	51999 to 2010	141965 to 2000

The longest run of draws is 2, from 12 September 2007 to 29 May 2010.

Top scorers in Finland vs Poland

1Edward JankowskiPoland4
2Włodzimierz LubańskiPoland4
3Benjamin KällmanFinland2
4Grzegorz LatoPoland2
5Jari LitmanenFinland2(1 penalty)
6Jerzy SadekPoland2
7Lucjan BrychczyPoland2
8Włodzimierz SmolarekPoland2(2 penalties)

Scorer records exist for 11 of the 32 meetings, mostly competitive matches. Own goals are not credited to a player.

Questions answered

How many times have Finland and Poland played each other?

32 times, starting on 23 September 1923. 12 of those meetings were competitive and 20 were friendlies.

Who has won more matches between Finland and Poland?

Poland, with 20 wins to 4. 8 matches ended level.

What is the biggest win in Finland vs Poland?

Poland’s 7–0 win in World Cup qualifying on 24 October 1965 in Szczecin.

When did Finland and Poland last play?

On 7 September 2025 in Chorzów, when Poland won 3–1 in World Cup qualifying.

What is the competitive record between Finland and Poland?

In 12 competitive matches, Finland have 3 wins, Poland have 7, and 2 ended level.

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Every Finland vs Poland result

All 32 Competitive 12 Friendlies 20

Every Finland vs Poland result
Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue
7 Sept 2025	Poland	3–1	Finland	World Cup qualifying	Chorzów, Poland
10 Jun 2025	Finland	2–1	Poland	World Cup qualifying	Helsinki, Finland
7 Oct 2020	Poland	5–1	Finland	Friendly	Gdańsk, Poland
26 Mar 2016	Poland	5–0	Finland	Friendly	Wrocław, Poland
29 May 2010	Poland	0–0	Finland	Friendly	Kielce, Poland
12 Sept 2007	Finland	0–0	Poland	Euro qualifying	Helsinki, Finland
2 Sept 2006	Poland	1–3	Finland	Euro qualifying	Bydgoszcz, Poland
26 Apr 2000	Poland	0–0	Finland	Friendly	Poznań, Poland
10 Feb 1999	Finland	1–1	Poland	Friendly	Attard, Malta (neutral)
13 Apr 1993	Poland	2–1	Finland	Friendly	Radom, Poland
26 Aug 1992	Finland	0–0	Poland	Friendly	Jakobstad, Finland
13 Mar 1991	Poland	1–1	Finland	Friendly	Warsaw, Poland
18 Mar 1987	Poland	3–1	Finland	Friendly	Rybnik, Poland
17 Apr 1985	Poland	2–1	Finland	Friendly	Opole, Poland
12 Sept 1984	Finland	0–2	Poland	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland
17 Apr 1983	Poland	1–1	Finland	Euro qualifying	Warsaw, Poland
8 Sept 1982	Finland	2–3	Poland	Euro qualifying	Kuopio, Finland
30 Aug 1978	Finland	0–1	Poland	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland
9 Oct 1974	Poland	3–0	Finland	Euro qualifying	Poznań, Poland
1 Sept 1974	Finland	1–2	Poland	Euro qualifying	Helsinki, Finland
24 Oct 1965	Poland	7–0	Finland	World Cup qualifying	Szczecin, Poland
26 Sept 1965	Finland	2–0	Poland	World Cup qualifying	Helsinki, Finland
3 Nov 1957	Poland	4–0	Finland	World Cup qualifying	Warsaw, Poland
5 Jul 1957	Finland	1–3	Poland	World Cup qualifying	Helsinki, Finland
4 Nov 1956	Poland	5–0	Finland	Friendly	Kraków, Poland
11 Sept 1955	Finland	1–3	Poland	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland
17 Oct 1948	Poland	1–0	Finland	Friendly	Warsaw, Poland
17 Sept 1947	Finland	1–4	Poland	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland
8 Aug 1926	Poland	7–1	Finland	Friendly	Poznań, Poland
30 Aug 1925	Finland	2–2	Poland	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland
10 Aug 1924	Poland	1–0	Finland	Friendly	Warsaw, Poland
23 Sept 1923	Finland	5–3	Poland	Friendly	Helsinki, Finland