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Finlandnational football team record

218
Wins
167
Draws
437
Defeats

822 matches, 1911 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1583, 85th in the world

Finland have played 822 internationals since 1911: 218 wins, 167 draws and 437 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Sweden, with 91 meetings. Their biggest win is 10–2 against Estonia in a friendly on 11 August 1922.

Finland's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All822218167437969–167727%
Competitive48112691264530–98226%
Friendlies3419276173439–69527%
At home33511265158495–64233%
Away4318690255417–96520%
Neutral venues5620122457–7036%

Record against every opponent

Finland have played 94 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Sweden9111116996–2992023
Norway639144077–1752025
Denmark601194060–1542023
Estonia3818101079–452024
Poland32482029–762025
Germany24161719–862026
Greece20631122–342024
Russia20161314–572021
Hungary19331313–492026
Latvia1693428–172012
Netherlands16121314–492025
Wales1645714–252024
Italy1511138–362019
Turkey1564522–242017
Iceland1473421–152022
England1302118–412024
Romania130495–302022
Belgium1244419–222021
Austria1112811–242017
France1110105–222021
Northern Ireland1152418–122023
Portugal111468–182024
Bulgaria102177–202020
Malta1062215–62025
Ireland92255–142024
Scotland90367–202024
Albania851210–72026
Azerbaijan870115–52009
Belarus83419–62026
Spain81255–162013
Bosnia722311–122022
East Germany72148–211989
Kazakhstan75119–32023
Kuwait73226–52005
Lithuania741219–82025
San Marino770030–22026
Armenia651011–12019
Czechoslovakia62227–91990
Israel62137–132013
North Macedonia632112–32022
Oman63307–22014
Switzerland62047–102021
Trinidad and Tobago63129–92012
Bahrain54109–12004
Czech Republic51137–132014
Faroe Islands550014–12015
Liechtenstein53209–32019
Luxembourg540112–42013
Thailand51136–122013
China41037–62004
Cyprus42117–42012
Moldova42117–52011
Qatar40313–41994
Saudi Arabia42117–42006
Serbia41123–42007
Slovakia40131–62022
Slovenia42115–42023
Ukraine40133–62021
Yugoslavia41127–181989
Andorra32107–02025
Brazil30033–91992
Mexico30031–61985
South Korea30030–52010
Tunisia32106–21992
Bolivia0–3 (1980), 2–2 (1980)20112–51980
Cameroon0–0 (1993), 0–2 (1993)20110–21993
Croatia0–1 (2016), 1–1 (2017)20111–22017
Egypt1–2 (1989), 1–2 (1989)20022–41989
Georgia1–1 (2012), 1–0 (2013)21102–12013
India0–0 (1993), 2–0 (1993)21102–01993
Iraq0–1 (1979), 0–2 (1979)20020–31979
Japan0–2 (2006), 1–5 (2009)20021–72009
Kosovo1–1 (2016), 1–0 (2017)21102–12017
Montenegro2–0 (2022), 2–0 (2022)22004–02022
Morocco0–0 (1994), 1–0 (2017)21101–02017
Uruguay0–6 (1980), 1–2 (1985)20021–81985
Algeria0–2 (1989)10010–21989
Barbados0–0 (2003)10100–02003
Bermuda2–0 (1979)11002–01979
Canada3–2 (2003)11003–22003
Cape Verde1–1 (2026)10101–12026
Chile0–2 (1985)10010–21985
Colombia1–3 (1988)10011–31988
Costa Rica1–2 (2003)10011–22003
Ecuador1–3 (1985)10011–31985
Honduras2–1 (2003)11002–12003
Jordan2–1 (2018)11002–12018
Malaysia1–2 (1997)10011–21997
New Zealand2–0 (2026)11002–02026
North Korea2–3 (1993)10012–31993
Singapore1–0 (1997)11001–01997
UAE1–1 (1990)10101–11990
USA1–2 (1990)10011–21990
Yemen0–0 (2015)10100–02015

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v EstoniaFriendly, 11 Aug 192210–2 for Finland
  2. v San MarinoEuro qualifying, 17 Nov 20108–0 for Finland
  3. v LithuaniaFriendly, 9 Aug 19339–2 for Finland
  4. at San MarinoNations League, 26 Sept 20267–0 for Finland
  5. at EstoniaFriendly, 26 Oct 19947–0 for Finland

Heaviest defeats

  1. at GermanyFriendly, 1 Sept 19400–13 for Finland
  2. at NorwayFriendly, 28 Jun 19460–12 for Finland
  3. v RussiaWorld Cup qualifying, 15 Aug 19570–10 for Finland
  4. v SwedenNordic Championship, 15 Aug 19541–10 for Finland
  5. at RomaniaWorld Cup qualifying, 14 Oct 19730–9 for Finland

Latest results

  1. v BelarusNations League, 6 Oct 20260–1 for Finland
  2. v AlbaniaNations League, 3 Oct 20262–1 for Finland
  3. v BelarusNations League, 29 Sept 20260–0 for Finland
  4. at San MarinoNations League, 26 Sept 20267–0 for Finland
  5. at HungaryFriendly, 5 Jun 20261–2 for Finland
  6. at GermanyFriendly, 31 May 20260–4 for Finland
  7. v Cape VerdeFIFA Series, 30 Mar 20261–1 for Finland
  8. at New ZealandFIFA Series, 27 Mar 20262–0 for Finland
  9. v AndorraFriendly, 17 Nov 20254–0 for Finland
  10. v MaltaWorld Cup qualifying, 14 Nov 20250–1 for Finland

Finland's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1911: 1477End of 1912: 1477End of 1914: 1471End of 1919: 1462End of 1920: 1477End of 1921: 1498End of 1922: 1454End of 1923: 1444End of 1924: 1451End of 1925: 1418End of 1926: 1410End of 1927: 1397End of 1928: 1369End of 1929: 1357End of 1930: 1317End of 1931: 1369End of 1932: 1387End of 1933: 1363End of 1934: 1389End of 1935: 1363End of 1936: 1371End of 1937: 1292End of 1938: 1316End of 1939: 1277End of 1940: 1266End of 1941: 1261End of 1943: 1263End of 1945: 1254End of 1946: 1231End of 1947: 1212End of 1948: 1204End of 1949: 1244End of 1950: 1266End of 1951: 1257End of 1952: 1322End of 1953: 1296End of 1954: 1274End of 1955: 1238End of 1956: 1225End of 1957: 1171End of 1958: 1147End of 1959: 1145End of 1960: 1129End of 1961: 1150End of 1962: 1133End of 1963: 1193End of 1964: 1251End of 1965: 1319End of 1966: 1342End of 1967: 1296End of 1968: 1241End of 1969: 1282End of 1970: 1289End of 1971: 1257End of 1972: 1290End of 1973: 1274End of 1974: 1295End of 1975: 1279End of 1976: 1318End of 1977: 1330End of 1978: 1374End of 1979: 1421End of 1980: 1322End of 1981: 1347End of 1982: 1353End of 1983: 1348End of 1984: 1403End of 1985: 1423End of 1986: 1486End of 1987: 1518End of 1988: 1543End of 1989: 1555End of 1990: 1577End of 1991: 1561End of 1992: 1526End of 1993: 1541End of 1994: 1522End of 1995: 1528End of 1996: 1471End of 1997: 1533End of 1998: 1580End of 1999: 1553End of 2000: 1583End of 2001: 1709End of 2002: 1661End of 2003: 1708End of 2004: 1697End of 2005: 1667End of 2006: 1700End of 2007: 1702End of 2008: 1688End of 2009: 1696End of 2010: 1609End of 2011: 1620End of 2012: 1649End of 2013: 1696End of 2014: 1653End of 2015: 1629End of 2016: 1569End of 2017: 1629End of 2018: 1661End of 2019: 1690End of 2020: 1752End of 2021: 1762End of 2022: 1731End of 2023: 1684End of 2024: 1584End of 2025: 1555End of 2026: 1583
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1773, reached on 13 November 2021. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly3419276173439–695
World Cup qualifying145382681152–311
Nordic Championship134202490148–392
Euro qualifying125392462144–186
Nations League281231331–29
Cyprus International Tournament82339–11
King's Cup721410–17
Malta International Tournament51223–4
Nehru Cup51224–5
Prime Minister's Cup53208–2
Baltic Cup42115–3
Dunhill Cup31023–4
Olympic Games32015–12
European Championship31021–3
FIFA Series21103–1

Top scorers

  1. 1Teemu Pukki31
  2. 2Mikael Forssell20
  3. 3Jari Litmanen18
  4. 4Joel Pohjanpalo15
  5. 5Mixu Paatelainen13
  6. 6Jonatan Johansson11
  7. 7Alexei Eremenko10
  8. 8Benjamin Källman8
  9. 9Antti Sumiala7
  10. 10Ari Hjelm7

Counted from the 287 of 822 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Finland play their first international?

On 22 October 1911, a 2–5 defeat against Sweden in a friendly.

What is Finland's biggest win?

10–2 against Estonia in a friendly on 11 August 1922.

What is Finland's heaviest defeat?

0–13 against Germany in a friendly on 1 September 1940.

Who have Finland played the most?

Sweden: 91 matches, with 11 wins, 11 draws and 69 defeats for Finland.

What is Finland's longest winning run?

5 wins in a row, from 9 June 2018 to 15 October 2018.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.