9.6.2021 An Introduction To The World Of Finnish Football

The Finnish Football Show

With Finland qualifying for Euro 2020, there has, naturally, been a surge in interest in our Huuhkajat. The Finnish Football Show team has been invited to speak and write on a variety of outlets, around the world, and this made us think; no one really knows much about Finnish football.

We decided it might be a good idea to go back to basics for this episode, by creating a Finnish football 1.0 crib sheet. One place to get all the useful info as we head into the Euros. We have, after all, been at this for several years now. We know stuff.

• An introduction to us, the four FFS hosts, and our experiences following Finland/Finnish football
• A run through the key players in the squad: Lukas Hradecky, Tim Sparv, Glen Kamara, Teemu Pukki
• An introduction to some of the younger/newer squad members: Robert Taylor, Daniel O’Shaughnessy, Onni Valakari, Marcus Forss
• Why are Finland nicknamed the Huuhkajat?
• The popularity of the current Nike Finland kit. Finland kits over the years.
• Finland's anthem for Euro 2020 – Sukupolvien Unelmä by Niila
• Manager Markku 'Rive' Kanerva compared to recent former coaches
• What is the Rive-lution?
• The legacy of Finland's golden generation
• What does the FFS team think 'success' at Euro 2020 looks like for Finland?

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