Finland national football team statistics and records: oldest players

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Oldest Finland players

Finland's oldest players, and their age in years and days on the occasion of their most recent appearance, starting or coming on as a substitute.

For each player age is given in days, and in years and days, from their date of birth.

Player Age (Y:d) Age (days) Match
Jari Litmanen 39:270 14515 17 Nov 2010
	
v San Marino
Sami Hyypiä 37:4 13519 12 Oct 2010
	
v Hungary
Niki Mäenpää 36:67 13216 31 Mar 2021
	
v Switzerland
Pauno Kymäläinen 35:346 13130 25 Sep 1985
	
v Turkey
William Kanerva 35:296 13080 18 Sep 1938
	
v Lithuania
Mika Nurmela 35:295 13079 17 Oct 2007
	
v Spain
Arto Tolsa 35:288 13072 24 May 1981
	
v West Germany
Jussi Jääskeläinen 35:176 12960 12 Oct 2010
	
v Hungary
Joonas Kolkka 35:156 12940 03 Mar 2010
	
v Malta
Jarkko Wiss 35:147 12931 12 Sep 2007
	
v Poland
Antti Niemi 35:138 12922 17 Oct 2007
	
v Spain
Jyrki Nieminen 35:129 12913 06 Aug 1986
	
v Sweden
Kari Ukkonen 35:25 12809 16 Mar 1996
	
v Kuwait
Jonatan Johansson 35:22 12806 07 Sep 2010
	
v Netherlands
Teemu Tainio 34:318 12737 11 Oct 2014
	
v Greece
Tim Sparv 34:196 12615 04 Sep 2021
	
v Kazakhstan
Lukáš Hrádecký 34:117 12536 21 Mar 2024
	
v Wales
Markus Halsti 34:81 12500 09 Jun 2018
	
v Belarus
Kari Arkivuo 34:74 12493 05 Sep 2017
	
v Kosovo
Juhani Peltonen 34:70 12489 26 Aug 1970
	
v Sweden
Ari Hjelm 34:20 12439 16 Mar 1996
	
v Kuwait
Shefki Kuqi 34:6 12425 17 Nov 2010
	
v San Marino
Teemu Pukki 33:362 12416 26 Mar 2024
	
v Estonia
Esko Ranta 33:253 12307 24 Sep 1980
	
v Austria
Joona Toivio 33:212 12266 09 Oct 2021
	
v Ukraine
Jarmo Saastamoinen 33:153 12207 20 Feb 2001
	
v Oman
Paulus Arajuuri 33:150 12204 13 Nov 2021
	
v Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mika-Matti Paatelainen 33:120 12174 03 Jun 2000
	
v Latvia
Matti Paatelainen 33:119 12173 15 Oct 1977
	
v Italy
Hannu Tihinen 33:100 12154 10 Oct 2009
	
v Wales
Toni Kuivasto 33:91 12145 01 Apr 2009
	
v Norway
Tero Taipale 33:65 12119 18 Feb 2006
	
v Japan
Kari Laukkanen 33:60 12114 12 Feb 1997
	
v Turkey
Jukka Raitala 33:58 12112 13 Nov 2021
	
v Bosnia and Herzegovina
Petri Pasanen 33:52 12106 16 Nov 2013
	
v Wales
Matti Mäkelä 33:52 12106 07 Mar 1972
	
v Netherlands
Kai Pahlman 33:41 12095 18 Aug 1968
	
v Norway
Mika Väyrynen 33:24 12078 22 Jan 2015
	
v Yemen
Henri Sillanpää 32:365 12053 03 Jun 2012
	
v Latvia
Peter Enckelman 32:358 12046 03 Mar 2010
	
v Malta
Markus Heikkinen 32:301 11989 10 Aug 2011
	
v Slovenia
Rasmus Schüller 32:282 11970 26 Mar 2024
	
v Estonia
Albin Granlund 32:279 11967 07 Jun 2022
	
v Montenegro
Rami Rantanen 32:263 11951 15 Aug 2001
	
v Belgium
Arto Halonen 32:257 11945 25 Feb 1997
	
v Singapore
Viljo Halme 32:236 11924 17 Sep 1939
	
v Denmark
Kasper Hämäläinen 32:230 11918 26 Mar 2019
	
v Armenia
Raimo Elo 32:186 11874 13 Oct 1971
	
v Wales
Jukka Ikäläinen 32:185 11873 15 Nov 1989
	
v Netherlands
Olavi Rissanen 32:184 11872 26 Sep 1979
	
v Denmark
Tommi Grönlund 32:164 11852 22 May 2002
	
v Latvia
Mika Hilander 32:146 11834 10 Jan 2016
	
v Sweden
Mikael Forssell 32:84 11772 07 Jun 2013
	
v Belarus
Niklas Moisander 32:41 11729 09 Nov 2017
	
v Estonia
Petri Helin 32:28 11716 10 Jan 2002
	
v North Macedonia
Juhani Ojala 31:344 11667 29 May 2021
	
v Sweden
Antti Pohja 31:312 11635 19 Nov 2008
	
v Switzerland
Kurt Weckstrom 31:304 11627 03 Oct 1943
	
v Sweden
Olli Huttunen 31:303 11626 03 Jun 1992
	
v England
Kari Rissanen 31:280 11603 05 Jun 1998
	
v France
Berat Sadik 31:268 11591 09 Jun 2018
	
v Belarus
Hannu Patronen 31:234 11557 13 Jan 2016
	
v Iceland
Kaj-Ville Nylund 31:229 11552 31 Mar 2004
	
v Malta
Pertti Alaja 31:215 11538 21 Sep 1983
	
v Portugal
Toni Kallio 31:206 11529 03 Mar 2010
	
v Malta
Juha Pasoja 31:194 11517 29 May 2008
	
v Turkey
Petri Järvinen 31:115 11438 01 Sep 1996
	
v Hungary
Markku Kanerva 31:104 11427 06 Sep 1995
	
v Scotland
Petteri Kupiainen 31:87 11410 24 May 1981
	
v West Germany
Timo Kautonen 31:68 11391 19 May 1976
	
v Switzerland
Sebastian Sorsa 31:63 11386 29 Mar 2015
	
v Northern Ireland
Aki Riihilahti 31:37 11360 17 Oct 2007
	
v Spain
Janne Saarinen 31:26 11349 26 Mar 2008
	
v Bulgaria
Nikolai Alho 31:14 11337 26 Mar 2024
	
v Estonia
Anssi Jaakola 31:13 11336 26 Mar 2018
	
v Malta
Jesse Joronen 31:5 11328 26 Mar 2024
	
v Estonia
Mikko Kavén 30:364 11322 18 Feb 2006
	
v Japan
Joni Kauko 30:344 11302 21 Jun 2021
	
v Belgium
Robin Lod 30:343 11301 26 Mar 2024
	
v Estonia
Aki Lahtinen 30:338 11296 04 Oct 1989
	
v West Germany
Marko Tuomela 30:331 11289 29 Jan 2003
	
v Trinidad and Tobago
Miikka Toivola 30:328 11286 04 Jun 1980
	
v Bulgaria
Kalle Nieminen 30:312 11270 11 Oct 1978
	
v Greece
Perparim Hetemaj 30:301 11259 09 Oct 2017
	
v Turkey
Semi Nuoranen 30:297 11255 07 Oct 1972
	
v East Germany
Hannu Turunen 30:280 11238 01 Apr 1987
	
v Wales
Erik Holmgren 30:262 11220 06 Sep 1995
	
v Scotland
Rami Nieminen 30:247 11205 30 Oct 1996
	
v Estonia
Sami Ylä-Jussila 30:239 11197 03 Jun 2000
	
v Latvia
Veli Lampi 30:187 11145 22 Jan 2015
	
v Yemen
Juuso Kangaskorpi 30:167 11125 18 Feb 2006
	
v Japan
Paulus Roiha 30:160 11118 11 Aug 2010
	
v Belgium
Janne Lindberg 30:135 11093 06 Oct 1996
	
v Switzerland
Ilja Venalainen 30:134 11092 09 Feb 2011
	
v Belgium
Simo Valakari 30:130 11088 06 Sep 2003
	
v Azerbaijan
Ari Heikkinen 30:130 11088 17 Aug 1994
	
v Denmark
Göran Enckelman 30:118 11076 11 Oct 1978
	
v Greece
Erkka Petäjä 30:109 11067 02 Jun 1994
	
v Spain
Mika Lehkosuo 30:108 11066 26 Apr 2000
	
v Poland
Henrick Moisander 30:105 11063 13 Jan 2016
	
v Iceland