In this episode, Mark W and Keke discuss the upcoming Nations League campaign for the Finnish men’s national team, the Huuhkajat, who are in League C Group 1 with San Marino, Belarus, and Albania. They also touch upon upcoming World Cup playoff games against Serbia, for the Helmarit.

They review the recent performances of Finnish players overseas, including Adam Mahiev, Lucas Hradecky and Oliver Antman. The conversation moves on to the Veikkausliiga season, which has just completed its regular season, with the league now splitting into top and bottom six groups. They touched on the recent transfer of Ilari Kangasniemi to Leicester City and the struggles of SJK Seinäjoki. Continue reading Nations League 2026 and the End Of The Veikkausliiga ‘Runkosarja’

Mark W and Keke finally return to action (sorry for going MIA!) to look back at the recent friendlies for the Finland men’s national team, as the Huuhkajat played – and lost – away to Germany and Hungary. The women’s national team, the Helmarit, had a much more successful summer, two wins to take second place in their World Cup qualifying group. Finland’s U21s, the Pikkuhuuhkajat, also played two friendlies and got two away wins, dominating their Nordic brethren and beating Sweden and Norway 💪🏼

Mark also sheds a little light on some of his other recent multimedia activities: interviewing SJK head coach Jarkko Wiss and fooling around with a couple of YouTubers, making a video for SJK & Veikkaus. And there’s still time for a one-off episode of the “FFS Book Club” – read/watch/listen on for details. Continue reading National Teams in Action: Huuhkajat Friendlies, Helmarit WC Qualifiers & U21 Friendlies. Plus Veikkausliiga Update.