Back منتخب فنلندا لكرة القدم للسيدات Arabic Seleición femenina de fútbol de Finlandia AST Finlands kvindefodboldlandshold Danish Finnische Fußballnationalmannschaft der Frauen German Finna virina nacia teamo de futbalo Esperanto Selección femenina de fútbol de Finlandia Spanish Finlandiako emakumezkoen futbol selekzio nazionala Basque تیم ملی فوتبال زنان فنلاند Persian Suomen naisten jalkapallomaajoukkue Finnish Équipe de Finlande féminine de football French
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| Nickname(s) | Helmarit (the Boreal Owls)[1] | ||
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| Association | Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Marko Saloranta | ||
| Captain | Tinja-Riikka Korpela | ||
| Most caps | Anna Westerlund (145) | ||
| Top scorer | Linda Sällström (59) | ||
| FIFA code | FIN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 26  (16 August 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 14 (September 2005) | ||
| Lowest | 32 (March 2019) | ||
| First international | |||
 Finland 0–0 Sweden  (Mariehamn, Finland; 25 August 1973) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Bulgaria 0–8 Finland (Lovech, Bulgaria; 21 August 2014) Finland 8–0 Hungary  (Larnaca, Cyprus; 19 February 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Denmark 9–0 Finland (Vejen, Denmark; 26 July 1975) | |||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Semi-finals (2005) | ||
The Finland women's national football team (Finnish: Suomen naisten jalkapallomaajoukkue, Swedish: Finlands damlandslag i fotboll), also known as nickname The Boreal Owls (Finnish: Helmarit),[1] represents Finland in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Finland (SPL/FBF), reached the semi-finals of the 2005 European Championship, surprising the female football world having drawn with Sweden and beaten Denmark before losing to Germany in the semifinals.[3] Finland hosted the 2009 European Championship.[4]
The Finnish team has had a few players that are considered to be among the best in women's football, such as Laura Österberg Kalmari, Sanna Valkonen and Anne Mäkinen.
As of December 2023, the team is ranked 27th in the FIFA world ranking.[5]
- ^ a b "Helmarit nimetty MM-karsinta-avaukseen Serbiaa vastaan" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Season 2005 Matches | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Women's Euro 2009 in Finland". Embassy of Finland. 2009. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Finland". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2016.