Finland men's national floorball team
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| Founded | 1985 |
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| Manager |
 Jari Oksanen |
| Coach |
Petri Kettunen |
| First game | 1-13, vs.  Sweden(09.28.1985) |
| Largest win | 38-0, vs.  Ukraine(01.31.2014) |
| Largest defeat | 1-13, vs. Sweden (09.28.1985) |
| All-time top scorer | Tero Tiitu (110 goals) |
| Championships | 3 World Championships (2008, 2010, 2016) 1 European Championships (1995) |
Finland Men's National Floorball Team is the national floorball team of Finland. The national team was founded in 1985 and they played their first official game against Sweden in 1985. Finland has won three World Championships (2008, 2010, 2016) and 1 European Championships (1995). Finland has appeared in every World and European Championships tournament organised by the IFF and is the only team with Sweden to have won such a tournament.
The Finland national floorball team was founded in 1985 and they played their first game against Sweden in Sollentuna on 28 September 1985. Finland lost 1-13 and it is still the worst defeat the national team has suffered so far. Pekka Kainulainen scored the first goal of the match and the first official national team goal leading Finland to early 1-0 lead.
The 1994 and 1995 European Championships
The national team participated to the 1994 and 1995 European Championships, which were the first organised international floorball tournaments between national teams. In 1994 tournament Finland lost to Sweden in the final (4-1) on home ground in Helsinki after upsetting the swedes earlier in the group stage. The 1995 European Championships tournament was held in Switzerland and the national team succeeded in making their way in to the final, where they were to meet Sweden again. This time Finland fared better and after a stalemate in regular time and overtime, Finland won the championships in a penalty shootout. Successful penalty shots by Jari Pekkola and Jari-Pekka Lehtonen, and goaltending by Jan Gråsten guaranteed the victory.
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