There are three different Finnish Player of the Year Awards in Finland. The sports journalists have elected their male "Player of the Year" since 1947, the Football Association of Finland theirs since 1953. In 1976 the FA began selecting a female "Player of the Year".
FINNISH FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR | |||
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YEAR | FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION | ||
1976 | Merja Sjöman | ||
1977 | Soile Malm | ||
1978 | Åsa Wennström | ||
1979 | Kirsi Koskela | ||
1980 | Merja Sjöman | ||
1981 | Tarja Konttila | ||
1982 | Anna-Maria Lehtonen | ||
1983 | Hanna-Mari Sarlin | ||
1984 | Tuula Sundman (later Tuula Okkola) | ||
1985 | Marianne Sulen | ||
1986 | Hanna-Mari Sarlin | ||
1987 | Anu Toikka | ||
1988 | Tiina Lehtola | ||
1989 | Soile Ojala | ||
1990 | Marja Aaltonen | ||
1991 | Susanna Kuosmanen | ||
1992 | Pauliina Auveri | ||
1993 | Anne Mäkinen | ||
1994 | Johanna Lindell | ||
1995 | Marianne Lindholm | ||
1996 | Hanna Ekström | ||
1997 | Kaisa Mustonen | ||
1998 | Hanna Ekström | ||
1999 | Laura Kalmari (later Laura Österberg Kalmari) | ||
2000 | Sani Ylitalo | ||
2001 | Sanna Valkonen | ||
2002 | Sanna Valkonen | ||
2003 | Laura Kalmari (later Laura Österberg Kalmari) | ||
2004 | Anne Mäkinen | ||
2005 | Satu Kunnas | ||
2006 | Laura Kalmari (later Laura Österberg Kalmari) | ||
2007 | Tiina Salmén | ||
2008 | Linda Sällström | ||
2009 | Laura Kalmari (later Laura Österberg Kalmari) | ||
2010 | Laura Kalmari (later Laura Österberg Kalmari) | ||
2011 | Linda Sällström | ||
2012 | Maija Saari | ||
2013 | Tinja-Riikka Korpela | ||
2014 | Tinja-Riikka Korpela | ||
2015 | Tinja-Riikka Korpela | ||
2016 | Tinja-Riikka Korpela | ||
2017 | Natalia Kuikka | ||
2018 | Anna Westerlund[9] | ||
2019 | Linda Sällström[10] | ||
2020 | Natalia Kuikka[11] | ||
2021 | Natalia Kuikka[12] | ||
2022 | Natalia Kuikka[13] | ||
2023 | Natalia Kuikka |