The Finland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Finland.
The team qualified for the UEFA Euro U21 Championship final tournament for the first time in 2009, under head coach Markku Kanerva. 15 years later, coached by Mika Lehkosuo, they qualified for the 2025 UEFA Euro U21 Championship tournament in Slovakia, for the second time in the nation's history, after defeating Norway in the qualification play-offs.
| Year | Round | Squad | Qualification Campaign | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-1976 UEFA Under-23 European championships | ||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | did not qualify | 1972 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1974 | 1974 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| Since 1978 UEFA Under-21 European championships | ||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | did not qualify | 1978 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 1986 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |||||||||
 1994 | 1994 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | |||||||||
 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | |||||||||
 1998 | 1998 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||
 2000 | 2000 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||
 2002 | 2002 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | |||||||||
 2004 | 2004 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||
 2006 | 2006 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | |||||||||
 2007 | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||
 2009 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Squad | 2009 (PO) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
 2011 | did not qualify | 2011 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||
 2013 | 2013 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |||||||||
 2015 | 2015 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | |||||||||
 2017 | 2017 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | |||||||||
 2019 | 2019 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | |||||||||
  2021 | 2021 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||
 2023 | 2023 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | |||||||||
| 2025 | Qualified | 2025 (PO) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 | ||||||||
See main article: 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 19 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 18 | -16 | 1 |
See main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group A.
See main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group E.
The following players have been called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs matches against Norway on 15 and 19 November 2024, respectively.[1]
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The following players have also been called up to the Finland under-21 squad and remain eligible:
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| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Mika Lehkosuo |
| Assistant coach |  Gert Remmel |
| Assistant coach | Ramiro Muñoz |
| Goalkeeping coach | Eemeli Reponen |
| Conditioning coach | Janne Ukkonen |