Finland national bandy team
| Association | Finland's Bandy Association |
|---|---|
| Head coach |
 Antti Parviainen |
| Team colors | |
| First international | |
Grand Duchy of Finland  1 – 12  Sweden Helsinki, 11 March 1907 | |
| Biggest win | |
Finland 23 – 0  Belarus Haparanda, 25 March 2001 | |
| Biggest defeat | |
|
Sweden 15 – 2 Finland Trollhättan, 22 November 1998 | |
| Bandy World Championship | |
| Appearances | 36 (first in 1957) |
| Best result | 1. (2004) |
The Finnish national bandy team 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]
When Finland had become independent, Finland's first international was against Sweden in Helsinki on February 23, 1919, and Finland won 4-1 in front of 6000 spectators. One of the spectators was Gustaf Mannerheim, regent of Finland.[3]
Finland, Norway and Sweden played bandy at the Winter Olympics in Oslo in 1952. 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.[4]
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]
World Championship record
| Tournament | Final standing |
|---|---|
| Finland 1957 |  Silver |
| Norway 1961 |  Bronze |
| Sweden 1963 | Silver |
| Soviet Union 1965 | 4th place |
| Finland 1967 | Silver |
| Sweden 1969 | Bronze |
| Sweden 1971 | Bronze |
| Soviet Union 1973 | Bronze |
| Finland 1975 | Bronze |
| Norway 1977 | Bronze |
| Sweden 1979 | Bronze |
| Soviet Union 1981 | Bronze |
| Finland 1983 | Bronze |
| Norway 1985 | Bronze |
| Sweden 1987 | Silver |
| Soviet Union 1989 | Silver |
| Finland 1991 | Bronze |
| Norway 1993 | Silver |
| USA 1995 | Bronze |
| Sweden 1997 | Bronze |
| Russia 1999 | Silver |
| Finland and Sweden 2001 | Bronze |
| Russia 2003 | 4th place |
| Sweden 2004 |  Gold |
| Russia 2005 | 4th place |
| Sweden 2006 | Bronze |
| Russia 2007 | Bronze |
| Russia 2008 | Bronze |
| Sweden 2009 | Bronze |
| Russia 2010 | Bronze |
| Russia 2011 | Silver |
| Kazakhstan 2012 | 4th place |
| Sweden and Norway 2013 | 4th place |
| Russia 2014 | 4th place |
| Russia 2015 | 4th place |
| Russia 2016 | Silver |
Current squad
Finnish squad at the 2014 World Championship in Irkutsk, Russia, January 26 – February 2, 2014.[5]
| Pos. | Age | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ The entire final
- ↑ The decisive goal
- 1 2 3 "The Finnish Bandy Federation, in English". Finnish Bandy Federation. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ↑ Claes-G Bengtsson (23 November 2007). "Sargens entré förändrade bandyn" (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ "Tässä Suomen jääpallojoukkue MM-kisoihin" (in Finnish). Yle Urheilu. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
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