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Finland end 13-year wait for Euro quarter-final after beating Greece in five sets

Finland are through to the quarter-finals of the 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship after a nail-biting 3-2 victory over Greece in the Round of 16 in Turin.

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Finland throw first place chance away with surprise loss to Estonia

Finland ended their run as co-hosts of the 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship with a first loss in Tampere, going down 3-2 to a determined Estonia side, who missed out on a place in the knockout stages.

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Kamara and Bergstrom return as Finland announce squad for UEFA Nations League

Glen Kamara has been called up to the Finland squad for the first time in a year, while goalkeeper Lucas Bergstrom returns to the squad after injury had previously prevented him from joining the squad in 2026

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Finland stay perfect on home court after five-set thriller against Netherlands

It's four wins out of four for co-hosts Finland at the 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship, though they were pushed all the way by the Netherlands before securing a 3-2 win which eliminates the Dutch.

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Danes keep flying high at EuroVolley following convincing win over Estonia

The Danish men's volleyball team is flying high at the European Championships. On Sunday, the team claimed its second victory of the tournament, beating Estonia 28-26, 25-22, 25-16 in a convincing performance in Tampere, Finland.

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Skelleftea stay perfect as Finnish sides suffer home defeats in Champions League

Swedish champions Skelleftea have made it four wins from four and qualified for the play-offs in the Champions Hockey League by seeing off Davos at home, while in Finland, there were home defeats for KooKoo and SaiPa.

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Danes down Dutch at European Championships to continue remarkable upswing

The Danish national volleyball team has experienced a major upswing in recent years, and on Saturday, the men's team secured an impressive victory at the European Championship in Finland defeating the Netherlands in three sets: 25-17, 25-20, 25-20.

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Danish national team struck by severe food poisoning before European Championships

The Danish men's national volleyball team has been struck by a severe case of food poisoning just ahead of the European Championship finals in Finland.

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KuPS open championship group with draw as Lahti end Mariehamn's winning run

The second stages of Finland's Veikkausliiga began with leaders KuPS being held by Gnistan in the championship group, while in the relegation group, Lahti put an end to Mariehamn's run of victories.

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Jokerit's difficult return continues at Lukko as TPS and Pelicans go two-for-two

Jokerit's return to Finland's Liiga has proven difficult for the Mestis champion so far - they have lost two from two and were beaten 7-2 by Lukko, who picked up their first win of the season.

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Tappara and Skelleftea hit six as Frolunda thrash SaiPa as CHL gets underway

Round one of the 2026/27 Champions Hockey League (CHL) season saw the respective champions of Finland and Sweden both score six to get off to winning starts, while reigning champions Frolunda also racked up a big win on opening night.

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Heliovaara and Patten make strong start in search of first US Open crown

Top seeds Harri Heliovaara of Finland and Henry Patten of Great Britain came through their men's doubles first round match unscathed at the 2026 US Open, beating Argentinian brothers Francisco and Juan Manuel Cerundolo in straight sets (6-4, 6-2).

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Nordic FAs aim write European Union to seek intervention in FIFA governance crsis

The football associations of Finland, Sweden and Denmark have written to European Commissioner ⁠for Sport Glenn Micallef seeking a meeting over concerns about governance at FIFA, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said ‌on Wednesday.

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Virtanen throws away two-set lead as Rublev avoids US Open first round shock

23rd seed Andrey Rublev came from two sets down to avoid an upset at the hands of Finland's Otto Virtanen in the first round of the 2026 US Open in New York.

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Finland back on track in World Cup qualifiers after easing to win in Estonia

Finland recovered from their painful five-point loss at home to local rivals Sweden three days earlier by travelling to Tallinn and cruising past Estonia, 96-67, in the second round of qualifiers for the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

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KuPS to take on fresh faces as draw confirms UEFA Conference League opponents

The draw for the league phase of the UEFA Conference League (UECL) determined that Finland's KuPS will take on six teams they have never met before in competitive football, and that they will welcome a legend of the game.

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Virtanen forced to withdraw from Dimitrov showdown and misses US Open

Finland's Otto Virtanen was forced to withdraw from his 2026 US Open qualifier against Grigor Dimitrov with a back injury, eliminating him from the men's singles in New York.

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Larsson outshines Markkanen as Sweden edge Finland in World Cup qualifiers

Sweden pinned their hopes on the Miami Heat's Pelle Larsson, and Finland pinned theirs on the Utah Jazz's Lauri Markkanen, and in the end, it was the Swedes celebrating an 86-81 victory over their neighbours in their opening Round 2 match in qualification for the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

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FC Copenhagen cruise past Inter Turku to reach Conference League without dazzling

FC Copenhagen on Thursday night booked their ticket for the Conference when they after a goalless draw a fortnight ago against FC Inter Turku in Finland sealed their progress with a 4-1 win at home in the Parken Stadium.

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Finland's Otso Liimatta leaves Famalicao for Swedish league leaders Sirius

Much of the transfer talk surrounding Sirius has been about stars potentially leaving, but the Allsvenskan leaders are also strengthening, brining in Otso Liimatta, the 22-year-old Finnish midfielder from Portugese side Famalicão.

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Pukki gets HJK out of trouble in Conference League draw with Motherwell

Finland's HJK came from behind to draw 1-1 with Scottish side Motherwell in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League (UECL) tie in Helsinki.

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Sweden and Finland among leading nations withdrawing Infantino re-election support

The Swedish Football Association (SvFF), along with those of Wales and Serbia, withdrew their support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election bid on ⁠Monday 3rd August, after Finland became the first nation to do so on 30th July.

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Finnish international Antman leaves Rangers for four-year deal at Anderlecht

Finland winger Oliver Antman has departed Rangers after just a season at the Glasgow side, and has headed to Belgium to sign for Anderlecht for a deal worth around €5 million.

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KuPS out of Champions League after failing to second defeat to Sabah Baku

Finland's dream of seeing a team in the League Phase of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) goes on for another year at least, as KuPS were beaten 2-0 at home by Sabah Baku in the second leg of their second qualifying round tie, thus falling to a 3-0 aggregate defeat.