Finland
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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)
Bandy World Championship
Appearances38 (first in 1957)
Best result Gold: (2004)
Olympics
Appearances1 (first in 1952)
Medals Bronze: (1952)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2004 Sweden
Silver medal – second place1957 Finland
Silver medal – second place1963 Sweden
Silver medal – second place1987 Sweden
Silver medal – second place1989 Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place1999 Russia
Silver medal – second place2011 Russia
Silver medal – second place2016 Russia
Silver medal – second place2023 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place1961 Norway
Bronze medal – third place1969 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place1971 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place1973 Soviet Union
Bronze medal – third place1975 Finland
Bronze medal – third place1977 Norway
Bronze medal – third place1979 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place1981 Soviet Union
Bronze medal – third place1983 Finland
Bronze medal – third place1985 Norway
Bronze medal – third place1991 Finland
Bronze medal – third place1995 United States
Bronze medal – third place1997 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place2001 Finland
Bronze medal – third place2006 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place2007 Russia
Bronze medal – third place2008 Russia
Bronze medal – third place2009 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place2010 Russia
Bronze medal – third place2017 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place2018 Russia
Bronze medal – third place2019 Sweden
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

GamesFinish
Norway Norway 1952, Oslo Bronze

Unofficial tournament

GamesFinish
Soviet Union Soviet Union 1954, Moscow Bronze
Sweden Sweden 2024, Karlstad

World Championship record

GamesFinish
Finland Finland 1957, Helsinki Silver
Norway Norway 1961, N/A Bronze
Sweden Sweden 1963, N/A Silver
Soviet Union Soviet Union 1965, N/A4th 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, Hamar4th 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, Arkhangelsk4th place
SwedenHungary Sweden and Hungary 2004, Västerås / Budapest Gold
Russia Russia 2005, Kazan4th 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, Almaty4th place
SwedenNorway Sweden and Norway 2013, Vänersborg / N/A4th place
Russia Russia 2014, Irkutsk / Shelekhov4th place
Russia Russia 2015, Khabarovsk4th 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, IrkutskCOVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Russia Russia 2022, SyktyvkarRussian invasion of Ukraine
Sweden Sweden 2023, Växjö Silver

Russian Government Cup

GamesFinish
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, Kemerovo4th 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, Krasnojarsk4th place
Russia Russian Government Cup 1994, Novosibirsk4th place
Russia Russian Government Cup 1996, Arkhangelsk \ Moscow4th place
Russia Russian Government Cup 1998, Nizhny Novgorod Bronze
Russia Russian Government Cup 2000, Kazan4th place
Russia Russian Government Cup 2002, Arkhangelsk Bronze
Russia Russian Government Cup 2003, Krasnogorsk5th place
Russia Russian Government Cup 2006, Krasnogorsk5th place
Russia Russian Government Cup 2008, Novosibirsk4th place
Russia Russian Government Cup 2010, Kirov5th place
Russia Russian Government Cup 2012, Abakan Silver

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. 1 2 3 "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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