Finland at the UEFA European Championship

For the women's team, see Finland at the UEFA Women's 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

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group B

The group stage draw took place on 30 November 2019.

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

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

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

12 June 2021 (2021-06-12)

18:00

Denmark	0–1	Finland
	Report	Pohjanpalo 60'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen

Attendance: 13,790^[3]

Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

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16 June 2021 (2021-06-16)

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)

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21 June 2021 (2021-06-21)

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
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
Total	Group stage	1/17	3	1	0	2	1	3		125	39	24	62	144	186