Finland at the UEFA European Championship

Finland have qualified once for a UEFA European Championship, the 2020 edition.^[1] 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.^[2] Despite winning their opening game against Denmark, they exited in the group stage after losing their next two matches.

Euro 2020

Group stage

The group stage draw took place on 30 November 2019.

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

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

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

12 June 2021

18:00

Denmark	0–1	Finland
	Report	Pohjanpalo 60'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 13,790^[3]

Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

16 June 2021

15:00 (16:00 UTC+3)

Finland	0–1	Russia
	Report	Miranchuk 45+2'

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 24,540^[4]

Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

21 June 2021

21:00 (22:00 UTC+3)

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

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 18,545^[5]

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

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

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking.

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	Did not enter								Did not enter
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	To be determined								To be determined
Total	Group stage	1/17	3	1	0	2	1	3	125	39	24	62	144	186