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Finland national bandy team

Finland
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFinland's Bandy Association (Suomen Jääpalloliitto)
(Finlands Bandyförbund)
Head coachFinland Ari Holopainen
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First international
Finland Russian Empire 1 – 12 Sweden Sweden
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire 11 March 1907
Biggest win
 Finland 23–0 Belarus 
(Haparanda, Sweden; 25 March 2001)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 15–2 Finland 
(Trollhättan, Sweden; 22 November 1998)
Olympics
Appearances1 (first in 1952)
Medals Bronze: (1952)
Bandy World Championship
Appearances38 (first in 1957)
Best result Gold: (2004)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1957 Finland
Silver medal – second place 1963 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1987 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1989 Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1999 Russia
Silver medal – second place 2011 Russia
Silver medal – second place 2016 Russia
Silver medal – second place 2023 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1961 Norway
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Soviet Union
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Norway
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Soviet Union
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Norway
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1995 United States
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Russia
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Russia
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Russia
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Russia
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sweden
Bandy match between Finland and Sweden in Oulu 1947
Finland national bandy team in 1959
Finland in the final of the 2016 World Championship

The Finnish national bandy team (Finnish: Suomen jääpallomaajoukkue, Swedish: Finlands herrlandslag i bandy) has taken part in all the Bandy World Championships for men since the competition was launched for the first time in 1957. Finland won the championship title in 2004.[1][2] They have always finished in the top four, and have won 28 medals in 36 championships.

The team is controlled by Finland's Bandy Association.

History

Finland was represented by the club Polyteknikkojen Urheiluseura (PUS) in the winter games in Helsinki in 1907, but the team was beaten by a team from Sweden.[3]

The first international bandy game after Finland became independent was held during the 1919 Finnish Winter Games in Helsinki, which were the first international sporting event organized by the recently independent nation.[4] The national team's roster was dominated by players from Viipurin Sudet and included only three players representing other domestic clubs, Harald Nyström from HIFK, Lars Schybergson from Kiffen, and Niilo Tammisalo from HJK. The national team's match against the Swedish club IFK Uppsala was held on 23 February at Töölön Pallokenttä before a crowd of 5,000 spectators, including State Regent of Finland C.G.E. Mannerheim.[3] The Finns won the match 4–1 in a victory that was described in the press as “one of the most amazing achievements of Finnish athletes.” [5]

In the 1920s and 1930s, Finland regularly played friendly games against Sweden and against Estonia.

Finland, Norway, and Sweden played bandy at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. After having seen them there, the Soviet Union invited these three countries to a four nation bandy tournament in 1954. This was the first time a Soviet national bandy team met other national bandy teams. The four countries used somewhat different rules prior to this tournament, but the rules were adjusted to be the same for the future.[6]

The first ever World Championships of bandy were organised in 1957 in association with the 50th anniversary of the Ball Association of Finland, which at the time was the governing body of bandy in Finland. It was played at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

Finland's Bandy Association was founded in 1972.[3]

Tournament records

Olympics

Games Finish
Norway Norway 1952, Oslo  Bronze

Unofficial tournament

Games Finish
Soviet Union Soviet Union 1954, Moscow  Bronze
Finland Finland 2020, Porvoo / Lappeenranta  Gold
Sweden Sweden 2024, Karlstad  Silver

World Championship record

Games Finish
Finland Finland 1957, Helsinki  Silver
Norway Norway 1961, N/A  Bronze
Sweden Sweden 1963, N/A  Silver
Soviet Union Soviet Union 1965, N/A 4th place
Finland Finland 1967, N/A  Silver
Sweden Sweden 1969, N/A  Bronze
Sweden Sweden 1971, N/A  Bronze
Soviet Union Soviet Union 1973, Moscow / N/A  Bronze
Finland Finland 1975, N/A  Bronze
Norway Norway 1977, N/A  Bronze
Sweden Sweden 1979, N/A  Bronze
Soviet Union Soviet Union 1981, Habarovsk  Bronze
Finland Finland 1983, Helsinki / Porvoo  Bronze
Norway Norway 1985, Oslo / N/A  Bronze
Sweden Sweden 1987, Stockholm / N/A  Silver
Soviet Union Soviet Union 1989, Moscow  Silver
Finland Finland 1991, Helsinki / Porvoo  Bronze
Norway Norway 1993, Hamar 4th place
United States United States 1995, Roseville, Minnesota  Bronze
Sweden Sweden 1997, Västerås / N/A  Bronze
Russia Russia 1999, Arkhangelsk  Silver
Finland Sweden Finland and Sweden 2001, Oulu / Haparanda  Bronze
Russia Russia 2003, Arkhangelsk 4th place
SwedenHungary Sweden and Hungary 2004, Västerås / Budapest  Gold
Russia Russia 2005, Kazan 4th place
Sweden Sweden 2006, Stockholm / N/A  Bronze
Russia Russia 2007, Kemerovo  Bronze
Russia Russia 2008, Moscow  Bronze
Sweden Sweden 2009, Västerås / N/A  Bronze
Russia Russia 2010, Moscow  Bronze
Russia Russia 2011, Kazan  Silver
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 2012, Almaty 4th place
SwedenNorway Sweden and Norway 2013, Vänersborg / N/A 4th place
Russia Russia 2014, Irkutsk / Shelekhov 4th place
Russia Russia 2015, Khabarovsk 4th place
Russia Russia 2016, Ulyanovsk  Silver
Sweden Sweden 2017, Sandviken  Bronze
RussiaChina Russia and China 2018, Khabarovsk / Harbin  Bronze
Sweden Sweden 2019, Vänersborg  Bronze
Russia Russia 2020, Irkutsk COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Russia Russia 2022, Syktyvkar Russian invasion of Ukraine
Sweden Sweden 2023, Växjö  Silver
Sweden Sweden 2025, Lidköping

Russian Government Cup

Main article: Russian Government Cup
Games Finish
Soviet Union Rossiya Tournament 1972, Ulyanovsk  Bronze
Soviet Union Rossiya Tournament 1974, Arkhangelsk  Bronze
Soviet Union Rossiya Tournament 1976, Khabarovsk  Bronze
Soviet Union Rossiya Tournament 1978, Kemerovo  Silver
Soviet Union Rossiya Tournament 1980, Syktyvkar  Bronze
Soviet Union Rossiya Tournament 1982, Syktyvkar  Bronze
Soviet Union Rossiya Tournament 1984, Kemerovo 4th place
Soviet Union Rossiya Tournament 1986, Irkutsk  Bronze
Soviet Union Rossiya Tournament 1988, Abakan  Bronze
Soviet Union Rossiya Tournament 1990, Novosibirsk  Silver
Russia Russian Government Cup 1992, Krasnojarsk 4th place
Russia Russian Government Cup 1994, Novosibirsk 4th place
Russia Russian Government Cup 1996, Arkhangelsk \ Moscow 4th place
Russia Russian Government Cup 1998, Nizhny Novgorod  Bronze
Russia Russian Government Cup 2000, Kazan 4th place
Russia Russian Government Cup 2002, Arkhangelsk  Bronze
Russia Russian Government Cup 2003, Krasnogorsk 5th place
Russia Russian Government Cup 2006, Krasnogorsk 5th place
Russia Russian Government Cup 2008, Novosibirsk 4th place
Russia Russian Government Cup 2010, Kirov 5th place
Russia Russian Government Cup 2012, Abakan  Silver

Youth World Championship

Main article: Youth Bandy World Championship
Champions
Y15 Class
1996, 2004
Y17 Class
1979, 2013, 2024

Current squad

Finnish squad at the 2014 World Championship in Irkutsk, Russia, January 26 – February 2, 2014.[8]

Pos. Age Name Club
GK 37 Timo Oksanen Sweden Bollnäs GIF
GK 30 Kimmo Kyllönen Sweden IK Sirius
DF 28 Ilari Moisala Sweden Brobergs IF
DF 35 Pekka Hiltunen Sweden HT-Bandy
DF 31 Antti Ekman Sweden HT-Bandy
MF 22 Samuli Helavuori Sweden Bollnäs GIF
MF 39 Kimmo Huotelin Finland Kampparit
MF 28 Ville-Veikko Angeria Finland Akilles
MF 34 Ville Aaltonen Sweden Bollnäs GIF
MF 29 Juho Liukkonen Sweden Bollnäs GIF
MF 27 Tomi Hauska Sweden Vetlanda BK
MF 26 Anssi Hänninen Finland JPS Jyväskylä
MF 26 Samuli Koivuniemi Finland OLS Oulu
FW 31 Mikko Rytkönen Finland JPS Jyväskylä
FW 31 Tomi Tukiainen Finland Akilles
FW 27 Mikko Lukkarila Sweden IFK Kungälv
FW 26 Markus Kumpuoja Sweden Hammarby IF
FW 39 Sami Laakkonen Russia Dynamo Kazan

References

  1. ^ The entire final
  2. ^ The decisive goal
  3. ^ a b c "The Finnish Bandy Federation, in English". Finnish Bandy Federation. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  4. ^ Lavikainen, Jouni (2019-01-18). "Suomen talvikisat 1919 – itsenäisen Suomen ensimmäiset suurkilpailut" [Finnish Winter Games 1919 - The First Major Sporting Competition of Independent Finland] (in Finnish). Sports Museum of Finland. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  5. ^ Koskinen, Jukka (2019-01-28). "Suomi-Ruotsi -maaotteluita jo 100-vuotta" [One-hundred years of Finland-Sweden matches] (in Finnish). Finnish Bandy Federation. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  6. ^ Claes-G Bengtsson (23 November 2007). "Sargens entré förändrade bandyn" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  7. ^ "World Championship moves to October!". FIB. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Tässä Suomen jääpallojoukkue MM-kisoihin" (in Finnish). Yle Urheilu. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
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