Finland national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Finland women's national under-17 football team.

The Finland national under-17 football team represents Finland in international football competitions in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Football Association of Finland.

Finland U-17

Association	Football Association of Finland
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Erkka V. Lehtola
FIFA code	FIN
First colours Second colours
First international
Finland 2–1 China  (Helsinki, Finland; 13 August 2003)
Biggest win
Liechtenstein 0–8 Finland  (Oeiras, Portugal; 19 November 2024)
Biggest defeat
Colombia 9–1 Finland  (Helsinki, Finland; 19 August 2003)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2003)
Best result	Group Stage (2003)
European Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2002)
Best result	Group Stage (2002)

Competitive record

FIFA U-16/17 World Cup Record

Year	Round	Position	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF[note 1]	GA[note 2]
1985	did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003	Group Stage	12th	3	1	0	2	3	12
2005	did not qualify
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	to be determined
Total	1/20	12th	3	1	0	2	3	12

UEFA European U-17 Championship record

Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1982-2001	See Finland national under-16 football team
2002	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	3	15
2003	did not qualify
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]
2021
2022	did not qualify
2023
2024
2025
2026	to be determined
Total	1/16	3	0	0	3	3	15

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Recent results

2023

Finland  v  Sweden

2 August 2023 Friendly tournament	Finland	0–0	Sweden	Imatra, Finland
		Report		Stadium: Ukonniemi Attendance: 457

Israel  v  Finland

4 August 2023 Friendly tournament	Israel	2–5	Finland	Lappeenranta, Finland
	Zahrani 80' Aviv 89'	Report	Sabwele 11' Kirilov 41' Siltanen 55' Tulehmo 71' Daldum 74'	Stadium: Kimpinen Sports Centre Attendance: 2100

Finland  v  Denmark

8 August 2023 Friendly tournament	Finland	0–1	Denmark	Lappeenranta, Finland
		Report	Abildgaard 22'	Stadium: Kimpinen Sports Centre Attendance: 1200

Switzerland  v  Finland

12 September 2023 Friendly	Switzerland	2–2	Finland	Mendrisio, Switzerland
	Kabashi 68' Simic 82'	Report	Daldum 5' Koukkumäki 60'	Stadium: Stadio comunale

Switzerland  v  Finland

14 September 2023 Friendly	Switzerland	1–0	Finland	Mendrisio, Switzerland
	Renovales 82'	Report		Stadium: Stadio comunale

Finland  v  Ukraine

15 October 2023 2024 UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualification: Main round	Finland	2–2	Ukraine	Triesen, Liechtenstein
	Siltanen 70' Mero 76'	Report	Bondar 67' Kangasniemi 87' (og)	Stadium: Sportanlage Blumenau Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)

Germany  v  Finland

18 October 2023 2024 UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualification: Main round	Germany	1–1	Finland	Eschen, Liechtenstein
	Husser 66'	Report	Daldum 83' (p.)	Stadium: Sportpark Eschen-Mauren Referee: Martin Dohal (Slovakia)

Liechtenstein  v  Finland

21 October 2023 2024 UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualification: Main round	Liechtenstein	0–3	Finland	Vaduz, Liechtenstein
		Report	Sabwele 53' Kirilov 63' Koukkumäki 82'	Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion Referee: Martin Dohal (Slovakia)

2024

Portugal  v  Finland

23 January 2024 Friendly	Portugal	2–2	Finland	Algés, Portugal
	Meireles 52' Miranda 73'	Report	Siltanen 37' Tulehmo 58'	Stadium: Cidade do Futebol Referee: Ricardo Bogas (Portugal)

Portugal  v  Finland

25 January 2024 Friendly	Portugal	0–1	Finland	Algés, Portugal
		Report	Velásquez 12' (p.)	Stadium: Cidade do Futebol Referee: Nuno Oliveira (Portugal)

Finland  v  Iceland

28 February 2024 Friendly	Finland	1–2	Iceland	Tammela, Finland
				Stadium: Eerikkilä Sports Centre

Finland  v  Iceland

1 March 2024 Friendly	Finland	4–1	Iceland	Vantaa, Finland
				Stadium: Myyrmäki Stadium

Finland  v  Belgium

20 March 2024 2024 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Elite round	Finland	0–1	Belgium	Vantaa, Finland
		Report	Van De Ven 13' (p.)	Stadium: Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion Referee: Alan Kijas (Austria)

Netherlands  v  Finland

23 March 2024 2024 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Elite round	Netherlands	0–1	Finland	Vantaa, Finland
		Report	Koukkumäki 1'	Stadium: Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion Referee: Mihály Káprály (Hungary)

Italy  v  Finland

26 March 2024 2024 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Elite round	Italy	2–2	Finland	Vantaa, Finland
				Stadium: Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion

Finland  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

13 November 2024 (2024-11-13) 2025 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Round 1	Finland	2–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Estádio do Real SC, Queluz
16:00	Katz 62' (pen.), 90'	Report	Delić 45+1' Spahić 52'	Referee: Marek Radina (Czech Republic)

Portugal  v  Finland

16 November 2024 (2024-11-16) 2025 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Round 1	Portugal	5–1	Finland	Cidade do Futebol, Oeiras
16:00	Lima 6' Neves 36' Töllinen 42' (o.g.) Cunha 58' Chelmik 75'	Report	Siren 20'	Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus)

Liechtenstein  v  Finland

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) 2025 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualification: Round 1	Liechtenstein	0–8	Finland	Estádio Nacional, Oeiras
12:00		Report	Velásquez 2' (pen.), 54' (pen.) Töllinen 15' Rantasalmi 28' Katz 50', 67' Tiitinen 90+1' Lehtomäki 90+2'	Referee: Marek Radina (Czech Republic)

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.^[3]
• Match dates: 19, 22 and 25 March 2025
• Opposition:  France,  Greece,  Denmark
• Caps and goals correct as of: 14 February 2025, after the match against   Switzerland

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Niki Hasselman	(2008-02-25) 25 February 2008 (age 17)	6	0	PKKU
	1GK	Max Kulmala	(2008-04-01) 1 April 2008 (age 17)	2	0	FC Inter
	2DF	Topias Töllinen	(2008-12-16) 16 December 2008 (age 16)	13	1	PKKU
	2DF	Eerik Salmivuori	(2008-11-08) 8 November 2008 (age 16)	13	0	FC Honka
	2DF	Musa Hietakangas	(2008-09-09) 9 September 2008 (age 16)	10	0	SJK
	2DF	Ville Kumpu	(2008-02-18) 18 February 2008 (age 17)	9	0	Ilves
	2DF	Lauri Suutarinen	(2008-06-25) 25 June 2008 (age 16)	3	0	JJK
	2DF	Luka Puhakainen	(2008-03-03) 3 March 2008 (age 17)	2	0	KTP
	2DF	Alexander Wik		2	0	VPS
	2DF	Sameli Puputti		1	0	KäPä
	3MF	Otto Tiitinen	(2008-04-25) 25 April 2008 (age 16)	15	3	Ilves
	3MF	Leevi Palmula	(2008-02-23) 23 February 2008 (age 17)	13	2	HJK
	3MF	Tomi Väkiparta	(2008-01-06) 6 January 2008 (age 17)	9	0	TPS
	3MF	Antton Nylund	(2008-06-18) 18 June 2008 (age 16)	8	0	HJK
	3MF	Eze Onuoha	(2008-12-19) 19 December 2008 (age 16)	2	0	FC Honka
	4FW	Alberto Velásquez	(2008-07-02) 2 July 2008 (age 16)	15	8	Midtjylland
	4FW	Bruno Katz	(2008-05-14) 14 May 2008 (age 16)	13	8	VfL Wolfsburg
	4FW	Otto Eloluoto	(2008-03-10) 10 March 2008 (age 17)	13	0	FC Inter
	4FW	Noah Rantasalmi	(2008-07-13) 13 July 2008 (age 16)	12	3	SJK
	4FW	Osagie Okungbowa		6	2	KäPä

Coaching staff

^[4]

• Head coach: Erkka V. Lehtola
• Coach: Teemu Eskola
• Goalkeeping Coach: Eemeli Reponen
• Video Analyst: Juho Suuperko
• Doctor: Aapo Haavisto
• Physiotherapist: Niklas Virtanen
• Kit Manager: Jaakko Tawast
• Team Manager: Ville Sairanen

Minor tournaments

• Under-17 Baltic Cup
  • Winners: 2011, 2013
  • Runners-up: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Third-place: 2012, 2014
• Nordic Under-17 Football Championship
  • Winners: 1999, 2013
  • Runners-up: 1975, 2018
  • Third-place: 1982, 1986, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2006