Finland women's national basketball team
FIBA ranking | 60 6 (15 February 2024)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1939 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | Basketball Finland | ||
Coach | Pekka Salminen | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | None | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
EuroBasket Women | |||
Appearances | 6 | ||
Medals | None | ||
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Medal record |
The Finland women's national basketball team represents Finland in international women's basketball competitions.[2] They are governed by Basketball Finland.
Finland has appeared in five editions of the EuroBasket between 1952 and 1987, with 6 wins in 34 matches. It hasn't qualified for a major tournament since.[3] until they did for the 2027 edition as co-host.
Competitive record[edit]
EuroBasket Women[edit]
EuroBasket Women | Qualification | ||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L |
1938 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||
1950 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1952 | 11th | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||
1954 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1956 | 11th | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||
1958 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1960 | |||||||
1962 | |||||||
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1966 | |||||||
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1978 | |||||||
1980 | 12th | 13 | 7 | 6 | |||
1981 | 12th | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||
1983 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1985 | |||||||
1987 | 12th | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||
1989 | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||
1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||
1993 | Did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||
1995 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
1997 | 11 | 7 | 4 | ||||
1999 | |||||||
2001 | |||||||
2003 | |||||||
2005 | |||||||
2007 | |||||||
2009 | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||||
2011 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||
2013 | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||
2015 | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||||
2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||
2021 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||
2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||
2025 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||
2027 | Qualified as co-host | Qualified as co-host | |||||
Total | 11th place | 36 | 12 | 24 |
2021 Roster[edit]
Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2021 qualification.[4]
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2011 Roster[edit]
- Guards
- [1.83] Krista Gross
- [1.70] Anette Juvonen
- [1.73] Vilma Kesänen
- [1.75] Linda Lehtoranta
- [1.72] Reetta Piipari
- Forwards
- [1.82] Evita Iiskola
- [1.83] Henna Koponen
- [1.85] Heta Korpivaara
- [1.74] Dionne Pounds
- [1.77] Henna Salomaa
- [1.87] Minna Sten
- [1.89] Tiina Sten
- [1.90] Taru Tuukkanen
- [1.80] Hanna Vapamaa
See also[edit]
- Finland women's national under-19 basketball team
- Finland women's national under-17 basketball team
- Finland women's national 3x3 team
References[edit]
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Profile in FIBA Europe's website
- ^ Statistics Archived 29 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine at the Basketball Finland website
- ^ "Finland at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket Qualifiers 2021".
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Finland National Team - Women at Eurobasket.com