Finland men's national handball team
| Finland | |||
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| Information | |||
| Association | Finnish Handball Association (Suomen Käsipalloliitto) | ||
| Coach | Ola Lindgren[1][2] | ||
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| Results | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 1958) | ||
| Best result | 14th (1958) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
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]
World Championships record
| World Championship record | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| 1990 | |||||||||
| 1993 | |||||||||
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| 2009 | |||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||
| / 2019 | |||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||
| / 2023 | |||||||||
| // 2025 | |||||||||
| 2027 | TBD | ||||||||
| / 2029 | |||||||||
| // 2031 | |||||||||
| Total | 1/32 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 60 | |
European Championship
| European Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Outcome | |||||||
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Group 4 4th place | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Group E 3rd place | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Group D 2nd place | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Group 2 4th place | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Lost in qualifying play-off to Czech Republic | Group 2 2nd place | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Lost in qualifying play-off to Serbia and Montenegro | Group 3 1st place | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Group 5 4th place | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | Group 4 4th place | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Group 4 5th place | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Group 2 2nd place | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Group 1 2nd place | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Group 7 4th place | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Group 3 4th place | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Group 5 4th place | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Group 7 4th place | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Group 2 4th place | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | Group 2 3rd place | ||||||||||||||
| 2028 | Future event | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0/17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
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]
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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
- ^ Lagerkvist, Norah (18 February 2024). "Finland aims for World Championship qualification: Here is the team". GoHandball. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Miesten maajoukkueelle uusi päävalmentaja". Suomen Käsipalloliitto (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "World Men's Handball Championship 1958 East Germany - Results, fixtures, tables and stats". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Suomi käsipallon EM-karsinnassa". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Men Handball Outdoor World Championship 1955 West Germany 29.06-10.07 Winner West Germany". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Miesten maajoukkue" (in Finnish). finnhandball.net. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Pelaajakohtaiset maaottelutilastot" (in Finnish). finnhandball.net. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Pelaajakohtaiset maaottelutilastot" (in Finnish). finnhandball.net. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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