National Football Teams
  • Old website
  • English English
    Deutsch (beta) Deutsch (beta)
  • News
  • Teams
    • Europe
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • North America
  • Matches
    • African Nations Cup
    • Asian Cup
    • Copa América
    • European Championship
    • Gold Cup
    • Oceania Cup
    • World Cup
    • Other Tournaments
    • Friendlies
  • Clubs
  • Statistics
  • Contact
  • Forums
  • Home
  • Teams
  • Countries of Europe
  • Finland (1988)

Finland Suomi

  • General
  • Players
  • Matches
  • Match Progress
  • Favorite Opponents
  • World Cup Stats
You are using an old browser which is not compatible with our new design. Please update your browser or use our old website.

General Information for Finland

Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 1988
1.8m
Average age in 1988
23.7
Confederation
UEFA
Infos provided by
The-Sports.org
Emblem
Jersey in 1988
Jersey in 1988

Coaches in 1988

Vakkila, Jukka (Coach)

Vakkila Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Add Picture

Vakkila, Jukka (Coach)

Day of Birth
1951-04-02
Place of Birth
Joutseno (Finland)
Matches
11 (2 / 9)
Goto coach Jukka Vakkila

Players of Finland in 1988

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Huttunen, Olli 1960-08-04 Goalkeeper Finland Haka Valkeakoski 5 0 0 0 0 0
Laukkanen, Kari 1963-12-14 Goalkeeper Germany Stuttgarter Kickers 3 0 0 1 0 0
Palmroos, Markku 1960-08-27 Goalkeeper Finland HJK Helsinki 1 0 0 0 0 0
Poutiainen, Jari 1966-08-29 Goalkeeper Finland KuPS Kuopio 1 0 0 0 0 0
Europaeus, Jari 1962-12-29 Centre Back Sweden Östers IF Växjö 9 0 0 1 0 0
Pekonen, Esa 1961-11-04 Right Back Sweden AIK Solna 8 0 0 1 0 0
Petäjä, Erkka 1964-02-13 Centre Back Sweden Östers IF Växjö 8 0 0 1 0 0
Holmgren, Erik 1964-12-17 Centre Back Finland HJK Helsinki 6 0 0 1 0 0
Lahtinen, Aki 1958-10-31 Left Back Finland OTP Oulu 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hännikainen, Jyrki 1965-03-30 Right Back Finland TPS Turku 4 0 0 0 0 0
Kanerva, Markku 1964-05-24 Centre Back Finland HJK Helsinki 3 1 0 0 0 0
Mäkelä, Ilkka 1963-06-25 Centre Back Finland Haka Valkeakoski 2 1 0 0 0 0
Sulonen, Petri 1963-06-20 Centre Back Finland TPS Turku 1 0 0 0 0 0
Myyry, Marko 1967-09-15 Centre Midfielder Germany SV Meppen 6 2 1 1 0 0
Alatensiö, Jarmo 1963-11-09 Centre Midfielder Sweden IK Brage Borlänge 5 2 0 0 1 1
Törnvall, Markus 1964-12-31 Midfielder Finland Reipas Lahti 4 0 0 1 0 0
Ukkonen, Kari 1961-12-19 Defensive Midfielder Belgium RSC Anderlecht 3 0 1 0 0 0
Rissanen, Kari 1966-08-29 Defensive Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 3 0 0 0 0 0
Aaltonen, Mika 1965-11-16 Centre Midfielder Italy Bologna FC 2 1 0 0 0 0
Rinne, Jari 1964-05-04 Left Midfielder Finland Kuusysi Lahti 2 0 0 0 0 0
Huhtamäki, Jyrki 1967-08-27 Centre Midfielder Finland MP Mikkeli 1 1 0 0 0 0
Vuorela, Jouko 1963-07-26 Right Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ylä-Jussila, Sami 1969-10-07 Attacking Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tauriainen, Pasi 1964-10-04 Left Midfielder Finland RoPS Rovaniemi 0 2 0 1 0 0
Valla, Erkki 1964-09-08 Defensive Midfielder Finland HJK Helsinki 0 2 0 0 0 0
Hjelm, Ari 1962-02-24 Centre Forward Germany Stuttgarter Kickers 6 0 0 0 0 0
Rantanen, Jari 1961-12-31 Striker England Leicester City 4 2 1 1 0 0
Lius, Ismo 1965-11-30 Centre Forward Finland Kuusysi Lahti 4 2 0 0 1 0
Paatelainen, Mixu 1967-02-03 Centre Forward Scotland Dundee United 4 1 1 1 0 1
Lipponen, Mika 1964-05-09 Centre Forward Netherlands FC Twente Enschede 2 3 3 1 0 0
Valvee, Ari 1960-12-01 Centre Forward Finland Haka Valkeakoski 2 1 0 0 1 0
Tarkkio, Kimmo 1966-01-15 Centre Forward Finland HJK Helsinki 1 2 0 0 0 0
Karvinen, Juha 1966-09-26 Striker Finland KuPS Kuopio 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nikkilä, Seppo 1962-01-10 Striker Finland Ilves Tampere 1 1 0 0 0 0
Tegelberg, Ari 1963-04-21 Striker Finland RoPS Rovaniemi 1 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Finland in 1988

Missing match data:
  • Kuwait (06.11.) p
  • Kuwait (03.11.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1988-01-12
Finland
Finland
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
2:0 c
Finland vs. Czechoslovakia
Friendly
Estadio Municipal de Maspalomas
1988-01-15
Finland
Finland
Sweden
Sweden
0:1 c
Finland vs. Sweden
Friendly
Estadio Municipal de Maspalomas
1988-02-07
Malta
Malta
Finland
Finland
2:0 c
Malta vs. Finland
Friendly
Ta' Qali National Stadium
1988-02-13
Finland
Finland
Tunisia
Tunisia
3:0 c
Finland vs. Tunisia
Friendly
Ta' Qali National Stadium
1988-05-19
Finland
Finland
Colombia
Colombia
1:3 c
Finland vs. Colombia
Friendly
Helsingin olympiastadion
1988-08-04
Finland
Finland
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:1 c
Finland vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Hietalahden Jalkapallostadion
1988-08-17
Finland
Finland
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
0:0 c
Finland vs. Soviet Union
Friendly
Veritas Stadion
1988-08-31
Finland
Finland
Germany
Germany
0:4 c
Finland vs. Germany
World Cup 1990 - Group 4
Helsingin olympiastadion
1988-10-19
Wales
Wales
Finland
Finland
2:2 c
Wales vs. Finland
World Cup 1990 - Group 4
Vetch Field
1988-11-03
Kuwait
Kuwait
Finland
Finland
0:0 p
Kuwait vs. Finland
Friendly
Sabah Al Salem Stadium
1988-11-06
Kuwait
Kuwait
Finland
Finland
0:0 p
Kuwait vs. Finland
Friendly
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
11 Matches

Match Progress for Finland in 1988

Favorite Opponents of Finland

Opponent M W D L G
Sweden
Sweden
30 6 3 21 30
Estonia
Estonia
21 13 3 5 53
Poland
Poland
17 2 7 8 17
Greece
Greece
16 5 2 9 16
Germany
Germany
14 1 6 7 14
Wales
Wales
14 4 5 5 14
Denmark
Denmark
13 2 2 9 9
Turkey
Turkey
12 4 4 4 16
Hungary
Hungary
12 2 3 7 7
Norway
Norway
11 1 3 7 11
Portugal
Portugal
11 1 4 6 8
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
11 5 2 4 18
Netherlands
Netherlands
10 0 1 9 3
Malta
Malta
9 6 2 1 15
France
France
9 1 0 8 3
Romania
Romania
9 0 3 6 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 0 1 15
Italy
Italy
8 1 0 7 4
England
England
8 0 2 6 5
Belgium
Belgium
8 4 3 1 13
Iceland
Iceland
7 3 1 3 10
Kuwait
Kuwait
7 3 2 2 6
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
7 5 0 2 10
Ireland
Ireland
7 2 1 4 4
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
7 2 2 3 11
Oman
Oman
6 3 2 1 10
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 2 1 12
Armenia
Armenia
6 5 1 0 11
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 23
Latvia
Latvia
6 3 1 2 12
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
6 2 1 3 6
Austria
Austria
6 1 1 4 8
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
6 3 1 2 9
Russia
Russia
6 1 0 5 3
Spain
Spain
6 0 2 4 3
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 2 1 2 5
Scotland
Scotland
5 0 3 2 4
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 5 0 0 14
Czechia
Czechia
5 1 1 3 7
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
5 3 2 0 9
Thailand
Thailand
5 1 1 3 6
Belarus
Belarus
5 3 2 0 12
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
5 0 2 3 1
Switzerland
Switzerland
4 1 0 3 6
Moldova
Moldova
4 2 1 1 7
Qatar
Qatar
4 0 3 1 3
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 0 1 3 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
4 2 1 1 7
Ukraine
Ukraine
4 0 1 3 3
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Cyprus
Cyprus
4 2 1 1 7
Bahrain
Bahrain
4 3 1 0 8
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 2 1 1 6
Albania
Albania
3 2 1 0 5
South Korea
South Korea
3 0 0 3 0
East Germany
East Germany
3 1 1 1 3
China
China
3 0 0 3 3
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 3
Lithuania
Lithuania
3 1 1 1 5
Mexico
Mexico
3 0 0 3 3
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 6
India
India
2 1 1 0 2
Serbia
Serbia
2 0 1 1 0
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 1 0 2
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 1
Andorra
Andorra
2 1 1 0 3
Croatia
Croatia
2 0 1 1 1
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 0 2 2
Cameroon
Cameroon
2 0 1 1 0
Morocco
Morocco
2 1 1 0 1
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 1 1 0 2
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
2 2 0 0 4
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 0 1 3
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 2 0 0 4
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1 0 1 0 1
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 3
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 1
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 0 1 2
Yemen
Yemen
1 0 1 0 0
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 1 0 2
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
USA
USA (Amateur)
1 0 0 1 0
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 1
USA
USA
1 0 0 1 1
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 2
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 0 1 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 1
Barbados
Barbados
1 0 1 0 0
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 0 0 1 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 1
495 156 111 228 597

All Time World Cup Stats for Finland

0
0
0
0/ 0/ 0
0
0

Top Players

0

Mikael Forssell

0

Jari Litmanen

0

Paulus Arajuuri

0

Jukka Raitala

Info

Unauthorized publishing and copying of this website's content and images strictly prohibited!

Last update : 6/17/25, 10:34 PM

Installed version: 3.0.0

Useful links

  • Links to other relevant pages
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Access the NFT forums
  • Credits and thanks
  • Want to share a player picture?
  • Datenschutzerklärung
  • Data Privacy Statement

Latest player pix

Rondell_Delfish Rondell Delfish Jun 16, 2025
Mohamed_Bangura_1 Mohamed Bangura Jun 16, 2025
Tyrese_Hikupembe Tyrese Hikupembe Jun 16, 2025
Radhawan_Al_Hubaishi Radhawan Al-Hubaishi Jun 15, 2025

© 2004-2025 by National Football Teams all rights reserved.

OSZAR »