Finland men's national volleyball team

The Finland men's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of Finland. It is governed by the Finland Volleyball Association and takes part in international volleyball competitions. The team's best results to date are fourth place at the European Championships 2007 and ninth place at the 2014 World Championships. After a one-off appearance in 1993, Finland rejoined the FIVB World League in 2006 and has been part of the competition ever since, making this year’s entry their 12th consecutive. Their best finish to date has been seventh place in 2007.

Finland
Nickname(s)Veljekset (Brothers)
AssociationFinnish Volleyball Association (FVA)
ConfederationCEV
Head coachOlli Kunnari
FIVB ranking 19 Steady (5 October 2025)[1]
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
World Championship
Appearances9 (First in 1952)
Best result9th place (2014)
European Championship
Appearances19 (First in 1955)
Best result4th (2007)
www.lentopalloliitto.fi/en (in English)

Competition record

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Olympic Games

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Olympic Games record Qualification record
Year Round GP MW ML Year GP MW ML
Australia 2000Did not qualify2000312
Greece 20042004734
China 20082008853
United Kingdom 20122012743
Brazil 20162016303
Japan 20202019303
France 20242023725
United States 2028Future eventFuture event
Australia 2032
Total0/7000Total381523

World Championship

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World Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Czechoslovakia 1949 Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1952 7th–11th places 11th 7 0 7 1 21 Squad
France 1956 Did not qualify
Brazil 1960
Soviet Union 1962 11th–20th places 18th 10 1 9 7 27 Squad
Czechoslovakia 1966 17th–22nd places 19th 9 3 6 13 20 Squad
Bulgaria 1970 17th–24th places 20th 12 4 8 20 26 Squad
Mexico 1974 Did not qualify
Italy 1978 17th–20th places 17th 10 4 6 20 21 Squad
Argentina 1982 17th–20th places 17th 10 4 6 19 19 Squad
France 1986 Did not qualify
Brazil 1990
Greece 1994
Japan 1998
Argentina 2002
Japan 2006
Italy 2010
Poland 2014 Second round 9th 12 5 7 19 25 Squad
Italy Bulgaria 2018 Second round 16th 8 2 6 10 21 Squad
Poland Slovenia 2022 Did not qualify
Philippines 2025 Round of 16 15th 4 2 2 8 9 Squad
Poland 2027Future event
Qatar 2029
Total 9/23 82 25 57 117 189

FIVB World League

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FIVB World League
Year Position
1990–1992did not qualify
Brazil 199312th
1994–2005did not qualify
Russia 200610th
Poland 20077th
Brazil 200810th
Serbia 20098th
Argentina 201013th
Poland 201110th
Bulgaria 201213th
Argentina 201316th
Italy 201416th
Brazil 201515th
Poland 201617th
Brazil 201721st

Nations League

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Year Rank
France 2018did not qualify
United States 2019
Italy 2021
Italy 2022
Poland 2023
Poland 2024
China 2025
China 2026

European Championship

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1955 European Championship, Finland - Austria
1963 European Championship, Finland - Romania
Finland national team at the European Championships in 2007
European Championship
Year Round Position
1948–1951did not qualify
Romania 1955Consolation round 9-14th11th
Czechoslovakia 1958Consolation round 9-16th14th
Romania 1963Consolation round 9-17th14th
Turkey 1967Consolation round 17-20th17th
Italy 1971Consolation round 13-17th13th
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1975did not qualify
Finland 1977Consolation round 9-12th11th
France 1979did not qualify
Bulgaria 1981Consolation round 7-12th9th
East Germany 1983Consolation round 7-12th7th
1985–1989did not qualify
Germany 1991Consolation round 5-8th8th
Finland 1993Preliminary Round10th
Greece 1995did not qualify
Netherlands 1997Preliminary Round11th
1999–2005did not qualify
Russia 2007Final Round4th
Turkey 2009Playoff Round12th
Austria Czech Republic 2011Quarterfinals8th
Denmark Poland 2013Quarterfinals8th
Bulgaria Italy 2015Playoff Round12th
Poland 2017Playoff Round12th
Belgium France Netherlands Slovenia 2019Round of 1614th
Finland Estonia Czech Republic Poland 2021Round of 1612th
Italy North Macedonia Bulgaria Israel 2023Preliminary Round19th
Bulgaria Finland Italy Romania 2026Qualified as host
Montenegro 2028 Qualified

European League

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European League
Year Position
Czech Republic 20046th
Russia 20052nd place, silver medalist(s)
2006-2017Competed in the FIVB World League
Czech Republic 20187th
Estonia 201911th
Turkey 2021Did not enter
Hungary 202213th
Croatia 20236th
Croatia 20247th
Czech Republic 20251st place, gold medalist(s)
FinlandNetherlands 2026

Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner

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Team

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Current squad

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The following is Finland's roster for the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship.[2][3]

Finland national volleyball team in 2012.
Staff
  • Head coach: Olli Kunnari Finland
  • Assistant coach: Matti Alatalo Finland
  • Assistant coach, physical coach: Marko Panu Finland
  • Team manager: Jarmo Korhonen Finland
  • Scoutman: Kamil Sołoducha Poland
  • Doctor: Krista Tapaninaho Finland
  • Media manager: Toni Flink Finland

See also

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References

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  1. "The FIVB World Ranking". FIVB. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. "Team Finland". www.lentopallo.fi. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  3. "Team Finland". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
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