Women's football in Finland explained

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Women's Football in Finland
Union:Football Association of Finland
Country:Finland
Sport:association football
Nationalteam:Women's national team
Club List:League:
Kansallinen Liiga
Naisten Ykkönen
Naisten Kakkonen
Cups:
Finnish Women's Cup

Women's football in Finland is growing in popularity.[1] [2]

Club football

Kansallinen Liiga is the highest tier of women's football in Finland.[3]

International team

See main article: article and Finland women's national football team. Since the 21st Century Finland has seen an upsurge of success with the national team qualifying for the UEFA Women's Championship four times and their greatest achievement was reaching the semi finals of UEFA Women's Euro 2005.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's football in Finland | Inside UEFA. 7 July 2022. UEFA.com.
  2. Web site: Näin paljon naiset tienaavat jalkapallosta – ja tällainen ero on miehiin. Malla. Murtomäki. 20 August 2023. Ilta-Sanomat.
  3. Web site: Finnish FA drops 'women's' prefix for league in push for equality. Marcus. Christenson. 27 February 2020. The Guardian.
  4. Web site: Finland 2 - 1 Denmark. Georgina. Turner. 11 June 2005. The Guardian.
  5. Web site: Women’s Euro 2022 team guide No 6: Finland. 29 June 2022. The Guardian.