Finland men's national basketball team

Finland
FIBA ranking20 Steady (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1939
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationBasketball Finland
CoachLassi Tuovi
Nickname(s)Susijengi
(The Wolf Pack)
Olympic Games
Appearances2
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances2
MedalsNone
EuroBasket
Appearances17
MedalsNone
First international
 France 76–11 Finland 
(Kaunas, Lithuania; 22 May 1939)
Biggest win
 Luxembourg 53–111 Finland 
(Luxembourg City; 16 September 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Lithuania 112–9 Finland 
(Kaunas, Lithuania; 27 May 1939)

The Finland men's national basketball team (Finnish: Suomen koripallomaajoukkue, Swedish: Finlands herrlandslag i basket) represents Finland in international basketball competition. The national team is governed by Basketball Finland.

Finland has played in 17 EuroBasket tournaments, with their best finish coming in sixth place at EuroBasket 1967, on home soil. Finland has appeared at the Olympic Games twice, in 1952 as hosts, and 1964. Finland has also qualified for the FIBA World Cup twice, in 2014 and 2023.

Since 2011, Finland has had the highest FIBA World Ranking among Nordic countries.

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

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