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Finland men's national handball team

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Finland
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Information
AssociationFinnish Handball Association
(Suomen Käsipalloliitto)
CoachOla Lindgren[1][2]
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances1 (First in 1958)
Best result14th (1958)
European Championship
Appearances0
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]

The Finland national handball team in January 2016

World Championships record

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World Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Nazi Germany 1938 did not qualify
Sweden 1954
East Germany 1958 Preliminary round 14 3 0 1 2 46 60
West Germany 1961 did not qualify
Czechoslovakia 1964
Sweden 1967
France 1970
East Germany 1974
Denmark 1978
West Germany 1982
Switzerland 1986
Czechoslovakia 1990
Sweden 1993
Iceland 1995
Japan 1997
Egypt 1999
France 2001
Portugal 2003
Tunisia 2005
Germany 2007
Croatia 2009
Sweden 2011
Spain 2013
Qatar 2015
France 2017
Denmark/Germany 2019
Egypt 2021
Poland/Sweden 2023
Croatia/Denmark/Norway 2025
Germany 2027 TBD
France/Germany 2029
Denmark/Iceland/Norway 2031
Total 1/32 3 0 1 2 46 60

European Championship

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European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Outcome
Portugal 1994 Did not qualify Group 4 4th place
Spain 1996 Group E 3rd place
Italy 1998 Group D 2nd place
Croatia 2000 Group 2 4th place
Sweden 2002 Lost in qualifying play-off to  Czech Republic Group 2 2nd place
Slovenia 2004 Lost in qualifying play-off to  Serbia and Montenegro Group 3 1st place
Switzerland 2006 Did not qualify Group 5 4th place
Norway 2008 Group 4 4th place
Austria 2010 Group 4 5th place
Serbia 2012 Group 2 2nd place
Denmark 2014 Group 1 2nd place
Poland 2016 Group 7 4th place
Croatia 2018 Group 3 4th place
AustriaNorwaySweden 2020 Group 5 4th place
AustriaHungarySlovakia 2022 Group 7 4th place
Germany 2024 Group 2 4th place
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2026 Group 2 3rd place
PortugalSpainSwitzerland 2028 Future event To be determined
Total 0/17 0 0 0 0 0 0

Players

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Current squad

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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]
Finland men's national handball team

Top goalscorers

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Lagerkvist, Norah (18 February 2024). "Finland aims for World Championship qualification: Here is the team". GoHandball. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Miesten maajoukkueelle uusi päävalmentaja". Suomen Käsipalloliitto (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ^ "World Men's Handball Championship 1958 East Germany - Results, fixtures, tables and stats". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Suomi käsipallon EM-karsinnassa". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Men Handball Outdoor World Championship 1955 West Germany 29.06-10.07 Winner West Germany". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Miesten maajoukkue" (in Finnish). finnhandball.net. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Pelaajakohtaiset maaottelutilastot" (in Finnish). finnhandball.net. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Pelaajakohtaiset maaottelutilastot" (in Finnish). finnhandball.net. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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