Finland men's national volleyball team
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| Nickname(s) | Veljekset (Brothers) | ||
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| Association | Finnish Volleyball Association | ||
| Confederation | CEV | ||
| Head coach | Olli Kunnari | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 1952) | ||
| Best result | 9th place (2014) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 19 (First in 1955) | ||
| Best result | 4th (2007) | ||
| www.lentopalloliitto.fi/en (in English) | |||
Honours |
The Finland men's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of Finland. It is governed by the Finland Volleyball Association and takes part in international volleyball competitions. The team's best results to date are fourth place at the European Championships 2007 and ninth place at the 2014 World Championships. After a one-off appearance in 1993, Finland rejoined the FIVB World League in 2006 and has been part of the competition ever since, making this year’s entry their 12th consecutive. Their best finish to date has been seventh place in 2007.
Results
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]| Olympic Games record | Qualification record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | L | Year | Pld | W | L |
 2000 |
Did not qualify | 2000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
 2004 |
2004 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
 2008 |
2008 | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
 2012 |
2012 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
 2016 |
2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
 2020 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
 2024 |
2023 | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||
 2028 |
Future event | Future event | ||||||
| 2032
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| Total | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total | 38 | 15 | 23 |
World Championship
[edit]| World Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
 1949
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did not qualify | |||||||
 1952
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7th–11th places | 11th place | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21 | Squad |
| 1956
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did not qualify | |||||||
 1960
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 1962
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11th–20th places | 18th place | 10 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 27 | Squad |
| 1966
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17th–22nd places | 19th place | 9 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | Squad |
 1970
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17th–24th places | 20th place | 12 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | Squad |
 1974
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did not qualify | |||||||
 1978
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17th–20th places | 17th place | 10 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | Squad |
 1982
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17th–20th places | 17th place | 10 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | Squad |
| 1986
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did not qualify | |||||||
| 1990
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| 1994
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| 1998
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| 2002
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| 2006
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| 2010
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 2014
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Second round | 9th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | Squad |
| 2018
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Second round | 16th place | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | Squad |
 2022
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did not qualify | |||||||
 2025
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Round of 16 | 15th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | Squad |
| 2027 |
Future event | |||||||
 2029
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| Total | 9/21 | 82 | 25 | 57 | 117 | 189 | — |
FIVB World League
[edit]| FIVB World League | |
|---|---|
| Year | Position |
| 1990–1992 | did not qualify |
| 1993 |
12th |
| 1994–2005 | did not qualify |
 2006 |
10th |
| 2007 |
7th |
| 2008 |
10th |
 2009 |
8th |
| 2010 |
13th |
| 2011 |
10th |
| 2012 |
13th |
| 2013 |
16th |
| 2014 |
16th |
| 2015 |
15th |
| 2016 |
17th |
| 2017 |
21st |
Nations League
[edit]| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
did not qualify |
| 2019
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| 2021
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| 2022
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| 2023
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| 2024
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| 2025
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European Championship
[edit]
| European Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position |
| 1948–1951 | did not qualify | |
 1955 |
Consolation round 9-14th | 11th |
| 1958 |
Consolation round 9-16th | 14th |
| 1963 |
Consolation round 9-17th | 14th |
 1967 |
Consolation round 17-20th | 17th |
| 1971 |
Consolation round 13-17th | 13th |
 1975 |
did not qualify | |
 1977 |
Consolation round 9-12th | 11th |
| 1979 |
did not qualify | |
 1981 |
Consolation round 7-12th | 9th |
 1983 |
Consolation round 7-12th | 7th |
| 1985–1989 | did not qualify | |
 1991 |
Consolation round 5-8th | 8th |
| 1993 |
Preliminary Round | 10th |
| 1995 |
did not qualify | |
 1997 |
Preliminary Round | 11th |
| 1999–2005 | did not qualify | |
| 2007 |
Final Round | 4th |
| 2009 |
Playoff Round | 12th |
 \ 2011 |
Quarterfinals | 8th |
 \ 2013 |
Quarterfinals | 8th |
| \ 2015 |
Playoff Round | 12th |
| 2017 |
Playoff Round | 12th |
 \ \ \ 2019 |
Round of 16 | 14th |
\  \ \ 2021 |
Round of 16 | 12th |
\  \ \  2023 |
Preliminary Round | 19th |
\ \ \  2026 |
Qualified as host |
European League
[edit]| European League | |
|---|---|
| Year | Position |
| 2004 |
6th |
| 2005 |
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| 2006 |
Did not enter |
 2007 |
Did not enter |
| 2008 |
Did not enter |
| 2009 |
Did not enter |
 2010 |
Did not enter |
 2011 |
Did not enter |
| 2012 |
Did not enter |
| 2013 |
Did not enter |
| 2014 | Did not enter |
| 2015 |
Did not enter |
| 2016 |
Did not enter |
| 2017 |
Did not enter |
| 2018 |
7th |
| 2019 |
11th |
| 2021 |
Did not enter |
 2022 |
13th |
 2023 |
6th |
| 2024 |
7th |
| 2025 |
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Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner
[edit]| Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner | |
|---|---|
| Year | Position |
| 2019 |
4th |
Current squad
[edit]The following is Finland's roster for the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship.[1][2]
- 1 Antti Ronkainen OH
- 2 Eemi Tervaportti S
- 6 Petteri Tyynismaa MB
- 7 Niko Suihkonen OH
- 8 Voitto Köykkä L
- 10 Luka Marttila OH
- 11 Miika Haapaniemi MB
- 13 Joonas Mikael Jokela OP
- 17 Severi Savonsalmi MB
- 19 Niklas Aleksi Breilin L
- 21 Veikka Lindqvist OP
- 24 Nooa Marttila OH
- 25 Juho Kaunisto MB
- 33 Fedor Ivanov S
- Staff
- Head coach: Olli Kunnari
- Assistant coach: Matti Alatalo
- Assistant coach, physical coach: Marko Panu
- Team manager: Jarmo Korhonen
- Scoutman: Kamil Sołoducha
- Doctor: Krista Tapaninaho
- Media manager: Toni Flink
See also
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- Finland men's national under-21 volleyball team
- Finland men's national under-19 volleyball team
- CEV U22 Volleyball European Championship
- CEV U17 Volleyball European Championship
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Finland". www.lentopallo.fi. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Team Finland". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
External links
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