Finland men's national volleyball team

Finland
Nickname(s)Veljekset (Brothers)
AssociationFinnish Volleyball Association
ConfederationCEV
Head coachOlli Kunnari
FIVB ranking23 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
World Championship
Appearances9 (First in 1952)
Best result9th place (2014)
European Championship
Appearances19 (First in 1955)
Best result4th (2007)
www.lentopalloliitto.fi/en (in English)
Honours
European League
2025 Brno
2005 Kazan

The Finland men's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of Finland. It is governed by the Finland Volleyball Association and takes part in international volleyball competitions. The team's best results to date are fourth place at the European Championships 2007 and ninth place at the 2014 World Championships. After a one-off appearance in 1993, Finland rejoined the FIVB World League in 2006 and has been part of the competition ever since, making this year’s entry their 12th consecutive. Their best finish to date has been seventh place in 2007.

Results

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W L Year Pld W L
2000 Did not qualify 2000 3 1 2
2004 2004 7 3 4
2008 2008 8 5 3
2012 2012 7 4 3
2016 2016 3 0 3
2020 2019 3 0 3
2024 2023 7 2 5
2028 Future event Future event
2032
Total 0/7 0 0 0 Total 38 15 23

World Championship

World Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
1949 did not qualify
1952 7th–11th places 11th place 7 0 7 1 21 Squad
1956 did not qualify
1960
1962 11th–20th places 18th place 10 1 9 7 27 Squad
1966 17th–22nd places 19th place 9 3 6 13 20 Squad
1970 17th–24th places 20th place 12 4 8 20 26 Squad
1974 did not qualify
1978 17th–20th places 17th place 10 4 6 20 21 Squad
1982 17th–20th places 17th place 10 4 6 19 19 Squad
1986 did not qualify
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014 Second round 9th place 12 5 7 19 25 Squad
2018 Second round 16th place 8 2 6 10 21 Squad
2022 did not qualify
2025 Qualified
Total 9/21 78 23 55 109 180 —

FIVB World League

FIVB World League
Year Position
1990–1992 did not qualify
1993 12th
1994–2005 did not qualify
2006 10th
2007 7th
2008 10th
2009 8th
2010 13th
2011 10th
2012 13th
2013 16th
2014 16th
2015 15th
2016 17th
2017 21st

Nations League

Main article: FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
Year Rank
2018 did not qualify
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

European Championship

European Championship
Year Round Position
1948–1951 did not qualify
1955 Consolation round 9-14th 11th
1958 Consolation round 9-16th 14th
1963 Consolation round 9-17th 14th
1967 Consolation round 17-20th 17th
1971 Consolation round 13-17th 13th
1975 did not qualify
1977 Consolation round 9-12th 11th
1979 did not qualify
1981 Consolation round 7-12th 9th
1983 Consolation round 7-12th 7th
1985–1989 did not qualify
1991 Consolation round 5-8th 8th
1993 Preliminary Round 10th
1995 did not qualify
1997 Preliminary Round 11th
1999–2005 did not qualify
2007 Final Round 4th
2009 Playoff Round 12th
\ 2011 Quarterfinals 8th
\ 2013 Quarterfinals 8th
\ 2015 Playoff Round 12th
2017 Playoff Round 12th
\ \ \ 2019 Round of 16 14th
\ \ \ 2021 Round of 16 12th
\ \ \ 2023 Preliminary Round 19th
\ \ \ 2026 Qualified as host

European League

European League
Year Position
2004 6th
2005
2006 Did not enter
2007 Did not enter
2008 Did not enter
2009 Did not enter
2010 Did not enter
2011 Did not enter
2012 Did not enter
2013 Did not enter
2014 Did not enter
2015 Did not enter
2016 Did not enter
2017 Did not enter
2018 7th
2019 11th
2021 Did not enter
2022 13th
2023 6th
2024 7th
2025

Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner

Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner
Year Position
2019 4th

Current squad

The following is the Finnish roster in the 2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship

Head coach: Joel Banks
Assistants: Sami Kurttila, Andres Esper, Panagiotis Kountouridis[1]
No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2016/17 club
2 Eemi Tervaportti 26 July 1989 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 338 cm (133 in) 317 cm (125 in) Olympiacos CFP
3 Antti Siltala 14 March 1984 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 347 cm (137 in) 320 cm (130 in) Savo Volley
4 Lauri Kerminen 18 January 1993 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 290 cm (110 in) Kuzbass Kemerovo
6 Antti Ronkainen 11 August 1996 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 315 cm (124 in) SVG Lüneburg
7 Niko Suihkonen 11 April 1999 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 342 cm (135 in) 320 cm (130 in) Vammalan Lentopallo
8 Elviss Krastins 15 September 1994 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in) Arhavi Bld Spor
9 Tommi Siirilä 5 August 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 325 cm (128 in) Hypo Tirol AlpenVolleys Haching
10 Urpo Sivula 15 March 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 330 cm (130 in) Akaa-Volley
11 Sauli Sinkkonen 14 September 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 330 cm (130 in) VM Zalau
12 Samuli Kaislasalo 3 August 1995 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 325 cm (128 in) Lindeman Aalst
14 Markus Kaurto 31 August 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 320 cm (130 in) Vammalan Lentopallo
15 Henrik Porkka 14 January 1998 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 360 cm (140 in) 330 cm (130 in) Hurrikaani-Loimaa
18 Akseli Lankinen 31 August 1997 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 315 cm (124 in) Akaa-Volley
21 Fedor Ivanov 1 December 2000 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in) Savo Volley
Staff
  • Head coach: Joel Banks
  • Assistant coach: Sami Kurttila
  • Assistant coach, physical coach: Andres Esper
  • Team manager: Monika Remmelkoor
  • Scoutman: Panagiotis Kountouridis
  • Masseur/Equipment manager : Pawel Baryla
  • Masseur/Equipment manager: Krzysztof Jakubiak
  • Doctor: Petri Helenius
  • Media manager: Kimmo Nurminen

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] - lentopalloliitto.fi - 25-08-2017
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