Women’s Nations League 2023, Group B2, Games 3 & 4.

Mark W and Keke review the two most recent games for the Finland women’s national team, as the Helmarit steamrollered over Croatia, twice, home and away. A truly dominant home victory (just look at the match stats) was followed up by an equally dominant away performance. All of which leaves Finland on the cusp of winning group B2 and progressing into League A for the Euro 2025 qualifying campaign.

They round-up the Veikkausliiga playoffs for the final 2024 Europa Conference League place are now complete. With VPS Vaasa surprising no-one, as they won their final two games against Honka, to secure their return to European action next year. They also throw forward to the remaining games for HJK Helsinki in the 2023 Europa Conference League. Finally, no sooner has the season ended, then the managerial merry-go-round cranks into gear…

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FINLAND’S WOMEN’S NATIONS LEAGUE 2023 CAMPAIGN

Finland 3-0 Croatia

50th anniversary match. For the national anthems, the 1973 team joined the Helmarit lineup. Sang happy birthday.

Helmarit Starting Line-up vs Croatia

Helmarit Substitutes vs Croatia

1 Milla-Maj Majasaari
12 Anna Tamminen
6 Tiia Peltonen
7 Joanna Tynnilä
8 Olga Ahtinen –> Emmi Alanen 74min
9 Lotta Lindström
11 Nora Heroum –> Eva Nyström 81min
13 Oona Siren
14 Heidi Kollanen –> Anni Hartikainen 62min
17 Sanni Franssi –> Jutta Rantala 81min
19 Emma Peuhkurinen
21 Oona Sevenius –> Linda Sällström 62min

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Croatia vs Finland

Helmarit Starting Line-up vs Croatia

Helmarit Substitutes vs Croatia

1 Milla-Maj Majasaari
23 Tinja-Riikka Korpela
3 Eva Nyström
4 Tuuli Viinikka
6 Tiia Peltonen >> 5 Emma Koivisto 90′
9 Lotta Lindström
11 Nora Heroum
13 Oona Siren
16 Anni Hartikainen >> 14 Heidi Kollanen 46′
18 Linda Sällström >> 17 Sanni Franssi 62′
19 Emma Peuhkurinen
22 Jutta Rantala >> 21 Oona Sevenius 62′

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Group B2 Table

Group B2 Results

Group B2 Fixtures

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Watch the Highlights

Watch Finland vs Croatia

Watch Croatia vs Finland

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VEIKKAUSLIIGA 2023

Eurolopputurnaus / Europa Conference Playoff

Quarter finals and semi final

Eurolopputurnaus final: VPS Vaasa vs FC Honka

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Top Scorers 5.11.2023

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HJK Helsinki in the Europa Conference

Europa Conference Group G: Results & Fixtures

Europa Conference Group G: Table

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Veikkausliiga Managerial Changes

• HJK: Out – Toni Korkeakunnas, in – Ferran Sibila
• Ilves: Out – Toni Kallio, in – Joonas Rantanen
• Haka: Out – Teemu Tainio, in – Andy Smith
• AC Oulu: Out – Ricardo Duarte, in Tuomas Silvennoinen (not yet announced)
• SJK: Out – Joaquin Gomez, in – ???
• Inter: Out – Jarkko Wiss, in – ???
• Mariehamn: Out – Jimmy Wargh (to become MD), in – ???
• KTP: Out – Juha Malinen, in – ???

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Useful Links:

• https://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/helmarit/
• https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/standings/
• 2023 Nations League on YLE

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