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	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	Velasquez 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 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.^[3]
• Match dates: 20, 23 and 26 March 2024
• Opposition:  Belgium,  Netherlands,  Italy
• Caps and goals correct as of: 26 March 2024, after the match against  Italy

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
12	1GK	Osku Maukonen	(2007-02-15) 15 February 2007 (age 17)	11	0	Lahti
1	1GK	Ukko Happonen	(2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 (age 17)	3	0	Bologna U19
1	1GK	Tuomas Collin		1	0	KäPa
14	2DF	Axel Sandler	(2007-01-05) 5 January 2007 (age 17)	13	0	AC Milan U18
2	2DF	Adam Le Goff-Conan	(2007-04-21) 21 April 2007 (age 17)	13	0	HJK Youth
3	2DF	Otso-Pekka Parkkila	(2007-08-09) 9 August 2007 (age 17)	14	0	AC Oulu
13	2DF	Eetu Turkki	(2007-01-31) 31 January 2007 (age 17)	8	0	Ilves U19
15	2DF	Ilari Kangasniemi	(2007-04-22) 22 April 2007 (age 17)	12	0	Inter Milan U17
16	2DF	Santeri Romppanen	(2007-09-10) 10 September 2007 (age 17)	6	0	PKKU U19
	2DF	Jere Kari	(2007-02-24) 24 February 2007 (age 17)	5	0	HJK Klubi 04
7	3MF	Arttu Tulehmo	(2007-05-02) 2 May 2007 (age 17)	13	2	Ilves
8	3MF	Matias Siltanen	(2007-03-29) 29 March 2007 (age 17)	14	4	KuPS
10	3MF	Oskari Multala	(2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 (age 17)	14	1	PKKU U19
6	3MF	David Weiss	(2007-05-29) 29 May 2007 (age 17)	9	0	Sassuolo U17
22	3MF	Martin Kirilov	(2007-08-08) 8 August 2007 (age 17)	11	3	Torino U17
17	3MF	Leon Vesterbacka	(2007-12-02) 2 December 2007 (age 16)	12	0	Honka Youth
21	3MF	Taavi Koukkumäki	(2007-04-16) 16 April 2007 (age 17)	12	4	Borussia Mönchengladbach U17
11	4FW	Djoully Nzoko	(2007-10-11) 11 October 2007 (age 17)	14	0	Inter Turku
19	4FW	Toivo Mero	(2007-10-07) 7 October 2007 (age 17)	14	1	HJK Klubi 04
9	4FW	Sonosi Daldum	(2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 17)	9	3	Sassuolo U17
	4FW	Alberto Velásquez	(2008-07-02) 2 July 2008 (age 16)	7	4	Honka Youth

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Finland U-17 in the last twelve months and are still eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Eino Ehrnrooth		0	0	VPS U19
DF	Pontus Lindberg	(2007-04-28) 28 April 2007 (age 17)	3	0	KäPa	v.  Liechtenstein, 21 October 2023
DF	Maxwell Adedeji		3	0	Leicester City U18	v.  Portugal, 25 January 2024
DF	Aleksi Effati	(2007-12-25) 25 December 2007 (age 16)	2	0	VPS U19	v.  Portugal, 25 January 2024
DF	Tomas Sovelius		1	0	Ilves U19
MF	Miko Koivuniemi	(2007-12-07) 7 December 2007 (age 16)	3	0	Ilves U19	v.  Portugal, 25 January 2024
MF	Emil Liljeström		3	0	Inter Turku U19	v.  Portugal, 25 January 2024
MF	Salem Bouajila	(2007-08-01) 1 August 2007 (age 17)	2	0	HJK Youth
FW	Adiche Sabwele	(2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 (age 17)	7	2	HJK Youth	v.  Liechtenstein, 21 October 2023
FW	Bruno Katz	(2008-05-14) 14 May 2008 (age 16)	2	0	HJK Youth	v.  Portugal, 25 January 2024
FW	Kalle Huhta		3	0	VPS

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

References

1. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
2. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
3. "U17-pojat nimetty EM-jatkokarsintaturnaukseen" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. 6 March 2024. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
4. "U17 (2003) maajoukkue". Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

Notes

1. Goals for / scored
2. Goals against / conceded

See also

• Finland men's national football team
• Finland men's national under-21 football team
• Finland men's national under-19 football team
• Finland men's national under-18 football team
• Finland men's national under-16 football team
• Finland women's national football team
• Finland women's national under-20 football team
• Finland women's national under-17 football team