The Finnish national bandy team (, ) has taken part in all the Bandy World Championships for men since the competition was first launched in 1957. Finland won the championship title in 2004.The entire finalThe decisive goal They have always finished in the top four, and have won 28 medals in 36 championships.
The team is controlled by Finland's Bandy Association.
History
Finland was represented by the club Polyteknikkojen Urheiluseura (PUS) in the winter games in Helsinki in 1907, but the team was beaten by a team from Sweden.
The first international bandy game after Finland became independent was held during the 1919 Finnish Winter Games in Helsinki, which were the first international sporting event organized by the recently independent nation. The national team's roster was dominated by players from Viipurin Sudet and included only three players representing other domestic clubs, Harald Nyström from HIFK, Lars Schybergson from Kiffen, and Niilo Tammisalo from HJK. The national team's match against the Swedish club IFK Uppsala was held on 23 February at Töölön Pallokenttä before a crowd of 5,000 spectators, including the State Regent of Finland, C.G.E. Mannerheim. The Finns won the match 4–1 in a victory that was described in the press as “one of the most amazing achievements of Finnish athletes.”
In the 1920s and 1930s, Finland regularly played friendly games against Sweden and against Estonia.
Finland, Norway, and Sweden played bandy at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. After having seen them there, the Soviet Union invited these three countries to a four nation bandy tournament in 1954. This was the first time a Soviet national bandy team met other national bandy teams. The four countries used somewhat different rules prior to this tournament, but the rules were adjusted to be the same for the future.
The first ever World Championships of bandy were organised in 1957 in association with the 50th anniversary of the Ball Association of Finland, which at the time was the governing body of bandy in Finland. It was played at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
Finland's Bandy Association was founded in 1972.
Tournament records Olympics Games Finish Norway 1952, Oslo
Nordic Games
Games Finish Sweden 1922, Stockholm
Unofficial tournament Games Finish Soviet Union 1954, Moscow Finland 2020, Porvoo / Lappeenranta Sweden 2024, Karlstad
World Championship record Games Finish Finland 1957, Helsinki Norway 1961, N/A Sweden 1963, N/A Soviet Union 1965, N/A 4th place Finland 1967, N/A Sweden 1969, N/A Sweden 1971, N/A Soviet Union 1973, Moscow / N/A Finland 1975, N/A Norway 1977, N/A Sweden 1979, N/A Soviet Union 1981, Habarovsk Finland 1983, Helsinki / Porvoo Norway 1985, Oslo / N/A Sweden 1987, Stockholm / N/A Soviet Union 1989, Moscow Finland 1991, Helsinki / Porvoo Norway 1993, Hamar 4th place United States 1995, Roseville, Minnesota Sweden 1997, Västerås / N/A Russia 1999, Arkhangelsk Finland and Sweden 2001, Oulu / Haparanda Russia 2003, Arkhangelsk 4th place Sweden and Hungary 2004, Västerås / Budapest Russia 2005, Kazan 4th place Sweden 2006, Stockholm / N/A Russia 2007, Kemerovo Russia 2008, Moscow Sweden 2009, Västerås / N/A Russia 2010, Moscow Russia 2011, Kazan Kazakhstan 2012, Almaty 4th place Sweden and Norway 2013, Vänersborg / N/A 4th place Russia 2014, Irkutsk / Shelekhov 4th place Russia 2015, Khabarovsk 4th place Russia 2016, Ulyanovsk Sweden 2017, Sandviken Russia and China 2018, Khabarovsk / Harbin Sweden 2019, Vänersborg Russia 2020, Irkutsk COVID-19 pandemic. Russia 2022, Syktyvkar Russian invasion of Ukraine Sweden 2023, Växjö Sweden 2025, Lidköping Finland 2026, Pori
Russian Government Cup
Games Finish Rossiya Tournament 1972, Ulyanovsk Rossiya Tournament 1974, Arkhangelsk Rossiya Tournament 1976, Khabarovsk Rossiya Tournament 1978, Kemerovo Rossiya Tournament 1980, Syktyvkar Rossiya Tournament 1982, Syktyvkar Rossiya Tournament 1984, Kemerovo 4th place Rossiya Tournament 1986, Irkutsk Rossiya Tournament 1988, Abakan Rossiya Tournament 1990, Novosibirsk Russian Government Cup 1992, Krasnojarsk 4th place Russian Government Cup 1994, Novosibirsk 4th place Russian Government Cup 1996, Arkhangelsk \ Moscow 4th place Russian Government Cup 1998, Nizhny Novgorod Russian Government Cup 2000, Kazan 4th place Russian Government Cup 2002, Arkhangelsk Russian Government Cup 2003, Krasnogorsk 5th place Russian Government Cup 2006, Krasnogorsk 5th place Russian Government Cup 2008, Novosibirsk 4th place Russian Government Cup 2010, Kirov 5th place Russian Government Cup 2012, Abakan
Youth World Championship
ChampionsY15 Class 1996, 2004Y17 Class 1979, 2013, 2024
Current squad Finnish squad at the 2014 World Championship in Irkutsk, Russia, January 26 – February 2, 2014.
Pos.AgeNameClub GK 37Timo Oksanen Bollnäs GIFGK30Kimmo Kyllönen IK SiriusDF28Ilari Moisala Brobergs IFDF35Pekka Hiltunen HT-BandyDF31Antti Ekman HT-BandyMF22Samuli Helavuori Bollnäs GIFMF39Kimmo Huotelin KampparitMF28Ville-Veikko Angeria AkillesMF34Ville Aaltonen Bollnäs GIFMF29Juho Liukkonen Bollnäs GIFMF27Tomi Hauska Vetlanda BKMF26Anssi Hänninen JPS JyväskyläMF26Samuli Koivuniemi OLS OuluFW31Mikko Rytkönen JPS JyväskyläFW31Tomi Tukiainen AkillesFW27Mikko Lukkarila IFK KungälvFW26Markus Kumpuoja Hammarby IFFW39Sami Laakkonen Dynamo Kazan
References
External links Finnish Bandy Federation