| Satu Kunnas | |
| Birth Date: | 3 September 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Clubs1: | HJK Helsinki |
| Clubs2: | Asker |
| Years3: | –2005 |
| Clubs3: | Fløya |
| Years4: | 2005– |
| Clubs4: | FC United |
| Nationalyears1: | 1996–2005 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 46 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 09:40, 6 March 2021 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:35, 5 March 2021 (UTC) |
Satu Kunnas (born 3 September 1977) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. She made 46 appearances for the Finland women's national football team between 1996 and 2005. She played club football for multiple teams in Finland and Norway.
Kunnas was born on 3 September 1977 in Helsinki, Finland. In 2006, she started training to become a police officer.[1]
At club level, Kunnas played for HJK Helsinki, where she won the 1995 Kansallinen Liiga. She later played for Norwegian teams Asker and Fløya.[1] In 2005, Kunnas returned to Finland to play for FC United.[1] [2] She played in the 2005–06 UEFA Women's Cup for FC United.[1] In a UEFA Cup match against Røa IL, Kunnas sustained a knee injury which sidelined her for six months.[3]
Kunnas made her international debut for Finland in a 1996 Algarve Cup match against Sweden.[1] After making one appearance per year in 1996, 1997 and 1998, she became Finland's main goalkeeper after Johanna Lindell retired in 2004.[2] That year, she was part of the first Finland team to qualify for the UEFA Women's Championship.[1] Kunnas represented Finland at UEFA Women's Euro 2005,[4] where they finished joint third,[4] after losing their semi-final 4–1 to Germany.[5] She was praised by teammate Laura Kalmari for her performance in Finland's group stage match against Denmark, a match they won 2–1.[1] She retired from international football after UEFA Euro 2005. In total, Kunnas made 46 appearances for Finland.[6]
In 2005, she was awarded the Finland Women's Player of the Year award.[7] She was also shortlisted for FIFA World Player of the Year in the same year.[8]