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]
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| Association | Finnish Handball Association (Suomen Käsipalloliitto) | ||
| Coach | Ola Lindgren[1][2] | ||
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| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 1958) | ||
| Best result | 14th (1958) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
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World Championships record
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 1938 |
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 1954
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 1958 |
Preliminary round | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 60 | |
 1961 |
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 1964
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 1970
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| Total | 1/32 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 60 | |
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe 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]
Top goalscorers
edit- As of 30 August 2024.[7]
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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| 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
edit- As of 30 August 2024.[8]
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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| 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
edit- ^ 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.
External links
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