Finland national bandy team

Finland

Association| Finland's Bandy Association (Suomen Jääpalloliitto)
(Finlands Bandyförbund)
Head coach|  Ari Holopainen
Team colors|

Home colours

Away colours

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First international
Finland 1 – 12  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
Appearances| 1 (first in 1952)
Medals|  Bronze: (1952)
Bandy World Championship
Appearances| 38 (first in 1957)
Best result|  Gold: (2004)
Medal record

World Championship
| 2004 Sweden |
| 1957 Finland |
| 1963 Sweden |
| 1987 Sweden |
| 1989 Soviet Union |
| 1999 Russia |
| 2011 Russia |
| 2016 Russia |
| 2023 Sweden |
| 1961 Norway |
| 1969 Sweden |
| 1971 Sweden |
| 1973 Soviet Union |
| 1975 Finland |
| 1977 Norway |
| 1979 Sweden |
| 1981 Soviet Union |
| 1983 Finland |
| 1985 Norway |
| 1991 Finland |
| 1995 United States |
| 1997 Sweden |
| 2001 Finland |
| 2006 Sweden |
| 2007 Russia |
| 2008 Russia |
| 2009 Sweden |
| 2010 Russia |
| 2017 Sweden |
| 2018 Russia |
| 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

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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

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### Olympics

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Games | Finish

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Norway 1952, Oslo |  Bronze

### Unofficial tournament

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Games | Finish

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

### World Championship record

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Games | Finish

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

### Russian Government Cup

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Main article: Russian Government Cup

Games | Finish

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

## Youth World Championship

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Main article: Youth Bandy World Championship

Champions

Y15 Class
1996, 2004
Y17 Class
1979, 2013, 2024

## Current squad

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

Pos.  | Age  | Name  | Club

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

## References

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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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