Finnish Football Hall of Fame
Finnish Football Hall of Fame is an honorary gallery which was established in 1993, and is located in the Suomen Jalkapallomuseo (eng: Football Museum of Finland ) in Valkeakoski. Players, coaches, referees or other persons that are merited in developing the Finnish football are eligible to be named in the gallery.[1]
The inductions are decided by a certain committee. The committee consists of representatives of the Football Association of Finland, Sports Museum of Finland, Football Museom of Finland and Pallo-Kopla, the association of Finnish sports journalists. A player is eligible to be named in the gallery after three years have passed since their playing career ended.[2]
Inductees
| Name | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Arto Tolsa | 1993 | Former player |
| Niilo Tammisalo | 1993 | Influential multi-sports figure in football, bandy, ice hockey and basketball |
| Martti Hirviniemi | 1993 | Former referee |
| Aatos Lehtonen | 1993 | Former player, represented Finland at the 1936 Summer Olympics |
| Erik von Frenckell | 1993 | Sports executive, the president of the Finnish FA in 1918–1952 |
| Kai Pahlman | 1993 | Former player and coach |
| Thure Sarnola | 1993 | Former goalkeeper and a long-time goalkeeping coach |
| Eino Soinio | 1993 | Former player, represented Finland at the 1912 Summer Olympics |
| Aulis Rytkönen | 1993 | Former player, the first Finnish professional player abroad |
| Stig-Göran Myntti | 1993 | Former player, represented Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics |
| Max Viinioksa | 1993 | Former player |
| Ernst Grönlund | 1994 | Former player |
| Juhani Peltonen | 1994 | Former player |
| Veikko Asikainen | 1996 | Former player, represented Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics |
| Juuso Walden | 1997 | Football executive, a long-time chairman of the Finnish FA |
| Olavi Laaksonen | 1997 | Former player, represented Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics |
| Frans Karjagin | 2003 | Former player, represented Finland at the 1936 Summer Olympics |
| Erkki Poroila | 2003 | Football executive, the Seceretary General of the Finnish FA in 1966–1983 |
| Ari Hjelm | 2003 | Former player and coach |
| Verner Eklöf | 2005 | Former player |
| Timo Kautonen | 2005 | Former player |
| Kaarlo Soinio | 2007 | Former player and executive, represented Finland at the 1912 Summer Olympics |
| Esko Malm | 2007 | Former player and manager |
| Lars Näsman | 2007 | Former player and coach |
| Tommy Lindholm | 2007 | Former player and manager |
| Heikki Suhonen | 2007 | Former player and manager |
| Atik Ismail | 2007 | Former player |
| Hanna-Mari Sarlin | 2007 | Former player, the first female-inductee |
| Kalevi Lehtovirta | 2010 | Former player, represented Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics |
| Olavi Haaskivi | 2010 | Former coach and a long-time coaching director of Finnish FA |
| Georg Krutelew | 2010 | Former referee |
| Matti Paatelainen | 2010 | Former player |
| Kaija Salopuro | 2010 | Former player, had different roles in the Finnish FA for decades |
| Anne Mäkinen | 2012 | Former player and manager |
| Miikka Toivola | 2012 | Former player and manager |
| Laura Österberg Kalmari | 2014 | Former player |
| Sami Hyypiä | 2015 | Former player and manager |
| Jari Litmanen | 2015 | Former player, the most capped player of the Finland national team and a long-time captain |
| Pentti Seppälä | 2015 | Football executive, the president of the Finnish FA in 1987–1997 |
| Pertti Mäkipää | 2015 | Former player |
| Anders Mattsson | 2016 | Former referee |
| Olli Heinonen | 2016 | Former player |
| Esko Ranta | 2016 | Former player |
| Martti Kuusela | 2016 | Former player and manager |
| Jaakko Lempinen | 2017 | Former player and football active |
| Pekka Hämäläinen | 2017 | Former player and administrator, the President of the Finnish FA in 1997–2009 |
| Pertti Alaja | 2017 | Former player, the Secretary General and the President of the Finnish FA |
| Göran Enckelman | 2018 | Former footballer and goalkeeping coach |
| Jyrki Heliskoski | 2018 | Former manager and a long-time coaching director of the FA |
| Ulla Kaasinen | 2018 | Former player and coach |
| Katriina Elovirta | 2018 | Former player, referee and the development manager of the FA |
| Göran Wallén | 2018 | Former football and sports journalist |
| Matti Mäkelä | 2018 | Former footballer |
| Christina Forssell | 2018 | Former footballer |
| Simo Syrjävaara | 2018 | Former player and manager |
| Olli Huttunen | 2018 | Former goalkeeper, manager and executive |
| Gunnar Yliharju | 2018 | Long-time kit manager and active in the FA |
| Maija Liukkonen | 2019 | Former player and manager |
| Jonatan Johansson | 2019 | Former player and manager |
| Olavi Rissanen | 2019 | Former player |
| Keijo Voutilainen | 2019 | Former player and manager |
| Antti Muurinen | 2019 | Former manager |
| Valeri Popovitch | 2020 | Former player, the top goalscorer of Veikkausliiga, the Finnish premier league |
| Esko S. Lahtinen | 2021 | Former sports journalist and author, former pr manager of the Finnish FA |
| Pekka Luhtanen[3] | 2021 | Researcher, pioneer in football game analysis |
| Soile Ojala | 2021 | Former player |
| Pasi Rautiainen | 2021 | Former player, manager and football commentator |
| Markku Peltoniemi | 2022 | Former player and a long-time team manager of HJK |
| Kari Ukkonen | 2022 | Former player and coach, represented Finland at the 1980 Summer Olympics |
| Aki Lahtinen | 2022 | Former player |
| Sanna Valkonen | 2022 | Former player |
| Keith Armstrong | 2023 | Former player and manager |
| Jukka Vakkila | 2023 | Former manager |
| Jutta Rautiainen | 2023 | Former player and manager |
| Jessica Julin | 2023 | Former player and manager |
| Jyrki Nieminen | 2024 | Former player and manager |
| Anna-Kaisa Rantanen | 2024 | Former player |
| Jukka Ikäläinen | 2024 | Former player and manager |
References
- ^ Hall of Fame, Football Association of Finland
- ^ Hall of Fame, suomenjalkapallomuseo.fi
- ^ PEKKA LUHTANEN HALL OF FAMEEN, Football Association of Finland, 9 October 2021