Finland men's national handball team

The Finnish men's national handball team is the national men's handball team of Finland and is controlled by the Finnish Handball Association. Finland has participated in the finals of an international prestigious tournament just once, which happened at the 1958 World Men's Handball Championship in East Germany.^[3] There was no qualification at all for the competition in question.^[4] In addition, the Finnish national team participated in the 1955 final tournament of handball played outdoors with 11-man teams.^[5]

The Finland national handball team in January 2016

Finland
Information
Association	Finnish Handball Association (Suomen Käsipalloliitto)
Coach	Ola Lindgren[1][2]
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 1958)
Best result	14th (1958)
European Championship
Appearances	0
Last updated on Unknown.

World Championships record

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1938	did not qualify
1954
1958	Preliminary round	14	3	0	1	2	46	60
1961	did not qualify
1964
1967
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
/ 2019
2021
/ 2023
// 2025
2027	TBD
/ 2029
// 2031
Total	1/32	–	3	0	1	2	46	60

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the team within the recent months and are still available for selection.

As of 30 August 2024.^[6]

Finland men's national handball team

Goalkeepers 01 Joonas Klama (TuS N-Lübbecke) 12 Patrik Roslander (GrIFK) 16 Fredrik Parvinen (GrIFK) 41 Mikael Mäkelä (Hammarby IF) Left Wingers 02 Linus Lindberg (HK Varberg) 11 Benjamin Helander (Alingsås HK) 14 Julius Kemppainen (Riihimäki Cocks) 30 Felix Karlsson (Sjundeå IF) 37 Jonathan Roos (BK-46) Right Wingers 02 Jonathan Ekman (BK-46) 17 Fredrik von Troil (Stralsunder HV) 19 Roni Syrjälä (Dicken [fi]) 23 Sebastian Säkkinen (BK-46) 24 Gusten Montonen (Skånela IF) 25 Cajus Maskula (ÅIFK) Pivots 03 Kalle Kankaanpää (GrIFK) 09 Viktor Grönmark (HIFK) 13 Nicolas Reenpää (HIFK) 22 Santeri Vainionpää (Riihimäki Cocks) Left Backs 06 Benjamin Peitsaro (Dicken [fi]) 10 Þorsteinn Gauti Hjálmarsson (Fram) 18 Edward Hammarberg (HG Oftersheim/Schwetzingen) 20 Robin Granlund (Eskilstuna Guif) 21 Max Granlund (Alingsås HK) 29 Anton Koskue (Dicken [fi]) 34 Fredrik Karlsson (Örebro SK) Central Backs 36 Oliver Nordlund (BK-46) Right Backs 04 Miska Henriksson (BK-46) 08 Alexander Qvist (GrIFK) 15 Richard Sundberg (GrIFK) 33 Carl Weurlander (GrIFK)

Top goalscorers

As of 30 August 2024.^[7]

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Mikael Källman	764	116	6.59	1982–1997
2	Björn Monnberg	566	135	4.19	1989–2005
3	Jan Rönnberg	537	82	6.55	1977–1993
4	Teemu Tamminen	433	94	4.61	2007–2021
5	Teddy Nordling	360	102	3.53	1991–2006

Most appearances

As of 30 August 2024.^[8]

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Björn Monnberg	135	566	1989–2005
2	Tommi Sillanpää	119	184	1996–2013
3	Mikael Källman	116	764	1982–1997
4	Teddy Nordling	102	360	1991–2006
5	Teemu Tamminen	94	433	2007–2021

References

1. Lagerkvist, Norah (18 February 2024). "Finland aims for World Championship qualification: Here is the team". GoHandball. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
2. "Miesten maajoukkueelle uusi päävalmentaja". Suomen Käsipalloliitto (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 July 2024.
3. "World Men's Handball Championship 1958 East Germany - Results, fixtures, tables and stats". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
4. "Suomi käsipallon EM-karsinnassa". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
5. "Men Handball Outdoor World Championship 1955 West Germany 29.06-10.07 Winner West Germany". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
6. "Miesten maajoukkue" (in Finnish). finnhandball.net. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
7. "Pelaajakohtaiset maaottelutilastot" (in Finnish). finnhandball.net. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
8. "Pelaajakohtaiset maaottelutilastot" (in Finnish). finnhandball.net. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile