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Women's Football in Finland
Country	Finland
Governing body	Football Association of Finland
National team(s)	Women's national team
National competitions
FIFA Women's World Cup UEFA Women's Championship
Club competitions
League: Kansallinen Liiga Naisten Ykkönen Naisten Kakkonen Cups: Finnish Women's Cup
International competitions
UEFA Women's Champions League

Women's football in Finland is growing in popularity.

Club football

Kansallinen Liiga is the highest tier of women's football in Finland.

International team

Since the 21st century, Finland has seen an upsurge of success with the national team qualifying for the UEFA Women's Championship four times and their greatest achievement was reaching the semi finals of UEFA Women's Euro 2005.

References

1. "Women's football in Finland | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. 7 July 2022.
2. Murtomäki, Malla (20 August 2023). "Näin paljon naiset tienaavat jalkapallosta – ja tällainen ero on miehiin". Ilta-Sanomat.
3. Christenson, Marcus (27 February 2020). "Finnish FA drops 'women's' prefix for league in push for equality" – via The Guardian.
4. "Women's football in Finland: Zero budget teams take on professionals as league seeks growth". Yle. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
5. Morse, Ben (27 February 2020). "Finland ditches 'women' from football league name in another step towards equality". CNN. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
6. Turner, Georgina (11 June 2005). "Finland 2 - 1 Denmark" – via The Guardian.
7. "Women's Euro 2022 team guide No 6: Finland". 29 June 2022 – via The Guardian.

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