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. There was no qualification at all for the competition in question. In addition, the Finnish national team participated in the 1955 final tournament of handball played outdoors with 11-man teams.
World Championships record World Championship recordYearRoundPosition 1938 did not qualify 1954 1958Preliminary round1430124660 1961 did not qualify 1964 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017/ 2019 2021/ 2023// 2025 2027/ 2029TBD// 2031Total1/32–30124660
European Championship European Championship recordQualification recordYearRoundOutcome 1994Did not qualifyGroup 4 4th place 1996Group E 3rd place 1998Group D 2nd place 2000Group 2 4th place 2002Lost in qualifying play-off to Group 2 2nd place 2004Lost in qualifying play-off to Group 3 1st place 2006Did not qualifyGroup 5 4th place 2008Group 4 4th place 2010Group 4 5th place 2012Group 2 2nd place 2014Group 1 2nd place 2016Group 7 4th place 2018Group 3 4th place 2020Group 5 4th place 2022Group 7 4th place 2024Group 2 4th place 2026Group 2 3rd place 2028Future eventTo be determinedTotal0/17000000
EHF Challenge Trophy
2009 – 1st place
Players
Current squad The following players have been called up for the team within the recent months and are still available for selection.
Finland men's national handball teamGoalkeepers 1 Joonas Klama (TuS N-Lübbecke) 12 Patrik Roslander (GrIFK) 16 Fredrik Parvinen (GrIFK) 41 Mikael Mäkelä (Hammarby IF) Left Wingers 2 Linus Lindberg (HK Varberg) 11 Benjamin Helander (Alingsås HK) 14 Julius Kemppainen (Riihimäki Cocks) 30 Felix Karlsson (Sjundeå IF) 37 Jonathan Roos (BK-46) Right Wingers 2 Jonathan Ekman (BK-46) 17 Fredrik von Troil (Stralsunder HV) 19 Roni Syrjälä () 23 Sebastian Säkkinen (BK-46) 24 Gusten Montonen (Skånela IF) 25 Cajus Maskula (ÅIFK) Pivots 3 Kalle Kankaanpää (GrIFK) 9 Viktor Grönmark (HIFK) 13 Nicolas Reenpää (HIFK) 22 Santeri Vainionpää (Riihimäki Cocks)
Left Backs 6 Benjamin Peitsaro () 10 Þorsteinn Gauti Hjálmarsson (Fram) 18 Edward Hammarberg (HG Oftersheim/Schwetzingen) 20 Robin Granlund (Eskilstuna Guif) 21 Max Granlund (Alingsås HK) 29 Anton Koskue () 34 Fredrik Karlsson (Örebro SK) Central Backs 36 Oliver Nordlund (BK-46) Right Backs 4 Miska Henriksson (BK-46) 8 Alexander Qvist (GrIFK) 15 Richard Sundberg (GrIFK) 33 Carl Weurlander (GrIFK)
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer1Mikael Källman7641161982–19972Björn Monnberg5661351989–20053Jan Rönnberg537821977–19934Teemu Tamminen433942007–20215Teddy Nordling3601021991–2006
Most appearances
RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer1Björn Monnberg1355661989–20052Tommi Sillanpää1191841996–20133Mikael Källman1167641982–19974Teddy Nordling1023601991–20065Teemu Tamminen944332007–2021
References
External links
IHF profile