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Finland have qualified once for a UEFA European Championship, the 2020 edition. They directly qualified after securing the second spot in their qualifying group, with one group match remaining; this meant they would appear in a major tournament finals for the first time in their history. Despite winning their opening game against Denmark, they exited in the group stage after losing their next two matches.

Euro 2020

v t e Finland squad – UEFA Euro 2020
1 Hradecky 2 Arajuuri 3 O'Shaughnessy 4 Toivio 5 Väisänen 6 Kamara 7 Taylor 8 Lod 9 Jensen 10 Pukki 11 Schüller 12 Joronen 13 Soiri 14 Sparv (c) 15 Hämäläinen 16 Lam 17 Alho 18 Uronen 19 Kauko 20 Pohjanpalo 21 Lappalainen 22 Raitala 23 Jaakkola 24 Valakari 25 Ivanov 26 Forss Coach: Kanerva

Group stage

The group stage draw took place on 30 November 2019.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Denmark (H)	3	1	0	2	5	4	+1	3
3	Finland	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3
4	Russia (H)	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3

1. ^ Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Denmark +2, Finland 0, Russia −2.

Denmark	0–1	Finland
	Report	Pohjanpalo 60'

Finland	0–1	Russia
	Report	Miranchuk 45+2'

Finland	0–2	Belgium
	Report	Hradecky 74' (o.g.) Lukaku 81'

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	F	Portugal	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	D	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
3	A	Switzerland	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
4	C	Ukraine	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
5	B	Finland	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3
6	E	Slovakia	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not enter									Did not enter
1964
1968	Did not qualify									6	0	2	4	5	12
1972										6	0	1	5	1	16
1976										6	0	1	5	3	13
1980										6	2	2	2	10	15
1984										6	0	1	5	3	14
1988										6	1	1	4	4	10
1992										8	1	4	3	5	8
1996										10	5	0	5	18	18
2000										8	3	1	4	13	13
2004										8	3	1	4	9	10
2008										14	6	6	2	13	7
2012										10	3	1	6	16	16
2016										10	3	3	4	9	10
2020	Group stage	17th	3	1	0	2	1	3		10	6	0	4	16	10
2024	Did not qualify									11	6	0	5	19	14
2028	To be determined									To be determined
2032
Total	Group stage	1/17	3	1	0	2	1	3		125	39	24	62	144	186

References

1. Thomas Floyd (2021-06-11) . "Finland has had a cursed soccer past. Now, as a first-time Euro qualifier, it is ready to believe". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
2. UEFA
3. "Full Time Summary – Denmark v Finland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
4. "Full Time Summary – Finland v Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
5. "Full Time Summary – Finland v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

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