The Finnish Football Show
Episodes
FFS In Conversation with Rasmus Schüller
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode... Keke, Mark H and Mark W are joined by another Huuhkajat star, Rasmus Schüller, who has over 50 Finland caps to his name. A serial ...
FFS Xmas Live Show 3/3 – Finnish Top-performers of 2022, Memories of Finland-France, New FFS Mugs and JJK merch
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For our final show of 2021, we decided to broadcast it as a Facebook Live video and publish the results as a series of podcasts over the Christmas hol...
FFS Xmas Live Show 2/3 – Welcome to FFS Fan Erno, Nations League Fixtures & New FFS Merch
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For our final show of 2021, we decided to broadcast it as a Facebook Live video and publish the results as a series of podcasts over the Christmas hol...
FFS Xmas Live Show 1/3 – Talking About Tim Sparv’s Retirement with Boris the Kitman
26 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For our final show of 2021, we decided to broadcast it as a Facebook Live video and publish the results as a series of podcasts over the Christmas hol...
16.12.2021 Nations League 2022/23 Draw - Suomen Cup 2022 - Liigacup Returns
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Having recovered from our recent city break in Helsinki to watch the Huuhkajat, the FFS team get together (virtually, again) to discuss today's draw f...
25.11.2021 Helmarit Match Report: Sweden 2-1 Finland
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Playing away against the old enemy is never easy, but when your closest rival is also ranked number 2 in the world, you know you're in for a battle. T...
Finnish Football Shorts - Marching To Watch The Huuhkajat
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While the FFS team were marching to the France vs Finland game this week, Mark W whipped out his recorder to capture some of the atmosphere. We though...
16.11.2021 Match Report: Finland 0-2 France
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Huuhkajat go down swinging as World Cup dream ends On Tuesday night Finland's World Cup qualifying hopes came to an end, as current world champion...
13.11.2021 Match Report: Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-3 Finland
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Saturday may prove to be an historic day in Finnish football history. Heading to a hostile away ground with barely fifty fans, Markku Kanerva official...
11.11.2021 World Cup Qualifier Previews – Finland take on Bosnia-Herzegonvina & France
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the midst of uncertainty about where, exactly, Finland will play Bosnia-Herzegovina, the FFS team look at Markku Kanerva's squad selection for thes...
8.11.2021 Veikkausliiga 2021 Review - HJK Helsinki Crowned Champions 🏆🏅
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The final weekend of the Veikkausliiga 2021 season was full of drama. First played second, as KuPS hosted HJK in a battle for the title. While third p...
26.10.2021 Match Report: Finland 1-2 Ireland
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Back on home soil, the Helmarit struggled to break down a resolute Ireland side that got players behind the ball to defend, while making the most of c...
21.10.2021 Match Report: Georgia 0-3 Finland
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On a football pitch that resembled a ploughed field, the Helmarit put on an assured, commanding performance to take a comfortable 3-0 World Cup Qualif...
FFS In Conversation with Tinni Korpela
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Keke and Mark W are joined by another Helmarit star and yet another Finnish goalkeeper! Tinja-Riikka Korpela who is a legend of the w...
12.10.2021 Match Report: Kazakhstan 0-2 Finland
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday night Markku Kanerva and Finland got back to their feet after Saturday night's knockdown, to show Finland's fans that there's still life, a...
9.10.2021 Match Report: Finland 1-2 Ukraine
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On Saturday evening, Markku Kanerva's Finland were dealt a near fatal blow by a stubborn Ukraine side, reducing the odds of their World Cup Qualificat...
29.9.2021 Huuhkajat Squad Announced, Helmarit World Cup Qualifiers, Veikkausliiga Splits
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A busy show of international qualifiers, with both the Huuhkajat and Helmarit competing to qualify for upcoming World Cups. Mark W, Keke, Mark H and R...
16.9.2021 Finland‘s Managerial Merry-go-round. FFS!
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Merry-go-round = Carousel or karuselli This is the episode that Mark H has been promising/threatening for a couple of weeks. The team discuss the rece...
15.9.2021 Match Report France 2-0 Finland
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday night, 7th September, Markku Kanerva’s Huuhkajat travel to Lyon to face a struggling France side, full of quality but down on their luck....
6.9.2021 Finland 1-0 Kazakhstan Match Report & France vs Finland Preview
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On Saturday afternoon Markku Kanerva's Finland moved into second place in Group D with a comfortable win over Kazakhstan in the late summer sun in Hel...
4.9.2021 Finland vs Kazakhstan Match Preview
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The arrival of the Kazakhstan squad to Helsinki provides Finnish fans something of a rarity a Saturday afternoon kick off. Ordinarily, the Kazakhs wou...
2.9.2021 Match Report: Finland 0-0 Wales
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What turned out to be the most exciting news of the evening, filtered through just before kick off at the Olympiastadion, Helsinki. Kazakhstan had gra...
1.9.2021 Finland vs Wales Match Preview
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday night Finland entertain a Wales side that proved to be a thorn in Markku Kaberva's side in last season's Nations League campaign. Both te...
26.8.2021 World Cup Qualifiers Preview, Huuhkajat Squads Announced, Transfer Update, Veikkausliiga
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Another packed show, as Mark W, Keke, Mark H and Rich get together to preview the Finland national team squad that was just announced and preview th...
FFS In Conversation with Robert Taylor
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Keke and Rich are joined by another Huuhkajat star, Robert Taylor, who talks them through his career. It's an inspirational story! Ha...
11.8.2021 European Club Competitions, Veikkausliiga, Brexit Transfer Troubles
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
(KuPS Kuopio image from KuPS.fi pre Vorskla match) After the craziness of the Euros – the FFS team was crazy-busy representing Finland across the wo...
FFS In Conversation with Danish Journalist, Michael Christiansen
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
FFS In Conversation with Michael Christiansen Danish journalist, Michael Christiansen, reached out to the FFS team asking for the Finnish perspective ...
FFS In Conversation With Joni Kauko
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by a very special guest, Joni Kauko, fresh from Euro 2020. A Veikkausliiga winner who also has Suomen Cup and Liiga Cup...
28.6.2021 Review of Finland's Euro 2020 Campaign | SMJK vs COVID | Transfers | Veikkausliiga
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
And so it ends. With three group games played in 10 days, the Finland team managed a goal, a win and finished third in group B. Unfortunately, it wasn...
Euro 2020 Match Review - Finland vs Russia
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This was a game in which the Huuhkajat were looking to cement a place in the knockout stages, and to show the watching world, that the win against Den...
Euro 2020 Match Review - Denmark vs Finland
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the aftermath of the shocking collapse of Christian Eriksen during the Denmark 0-1 Finland, the FFS team get together to look back at the game. Fir...
9.6.2021 An Introduction To The World Of Finnish Football
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Finland qualifying for Euro 2020, there has, naturally, been a surge in interest in our Huuhkajat. The Finnish Football Show team has been invite...
Sukupolvien Unelmä – FFS In Conversation with Niila Arajuuri
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our episodes of 27.5.2021, Mark W and Keke admitted to getting emotional when they first heard the Finland song for Euro 2020. So we invited Niila ...
2.6.2021 Euro 2020 Update – Huuhkajat Squad Announced, Sweden vs Finland Review, Tickets & Travel, Quality Merch 👕
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The momentum is building, Euro 2020 starts NEXT WEEK, so FFS is back. We look at the Huuhkajat squad for the Euros, announced on Tuesday 1.6.2021 – ...
27.5.2021 Euro 2020 Update – Tickets & Travel, Training Camp & Squad, Upcoming Friendlies, Huuhkajat Injuries 😱
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's only been 10 days since the last show and much has changed and much remains unclear. Luckily, we are joined on this episode by Ronan Browne from ...
17.5.21 Euro 2020 Ticket Update | Veikkausliiga Underway | Euro 2020 Tickets | Suomen 'CuPS' Final | Helmarit W/C Draw | Pukki's Injury 😨
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Euro 2020 is looming large on the horizon but it's still not clear exactly WHO can travel to the games and precisely HOW they might get there. We are ...
28.4.2021 Veikkausliiga 2021 Preview | Euro 2020 Latest | Closed-Season Transfers
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The season's about to start, the FFS team is excited to get back into the stands and cheer our teams on. So what better way to ramp-up the excitement,...
FFS In Conversation with Emma Koivisto
10 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mark H joins Keke for this episode of In Conversation, on this occasion with Brighton & Hove Albion and Helmarit defender, Emma Koivisto. Emma talks t...
8.4.2021 Who's On The Plane To The Euros?
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rich, Mark H & Keke discuss the recent Huuhkajat friendly game versus Switzerland and then put themselves in the shoes of 'Rive' Kanerva as they attem...
30.3.2021 Huuhkajat World Cup Qualifiers, March 2021 – #FINBIH #UKRFIN
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The FFS team look back at the games played in the past few days: Finland 2-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina Ukraine 1-1 Finland Player development under Rive a...
22.3.2021 Supporting Glen Kamara | Huuhkajat Squad | Suomen Cup | World Cup 2022 Qualifiers
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we look back at the disgraceful racist behaviour towards Glen Kamara last week.This show was hosted by Keke with Mark H and Rich, who ...
FFS In Conversation with Paula Myllyoja – Club Career & Return From 'Injury'
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of 2 – Club Career & Return From 'Injury' In this episode, Paula takes us through her club career. From being a stubborn five-year-old who in...
FFS In Conversation with Paula Myllyoja – Paula & the Helmarit
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of 2 – Paula & the Helmarit Paula talk us through the final few games of the Euro 2021 qualifying campaign, from which the Helmarit qualified...
10.3.21 Helmarit Qualify For Euro 2021 | Suomen Cup Update | Huuhkajat Fixtures 2021
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
FFS36 The Suomen Cup has progressed through the groups stages, so we look back at the recent action and forward to the upcoming knockout games. We als...
In Conversation with... Sauli Väisänen
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Finnish Football's Show's intrepid interviewer, Keke, was flying solo again for this interview, with Finland and Chievo Verona defender, Sauli Vä...
Finnish Football Show 35: Suomen Cup 2021 Preview | Euro 2020 Latest | Transfer News
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're in the middle of the closed-season in Finland, which is why we've been quiet lately, but with the Suomen Cup due to restart on 1st February, we ...
In Conversation with... Lukáš Hrádecký
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest for this episode, inspired the entire FFS team to turn up for a five-way Zoom. Current Bayer Leverkusen and Finland goalkeeper, Lukáš Hrá...
Finnish Football Show LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers Draw
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark W, Rich and Keke get together to talk through the draw as it happens. This was streamed live on Facebook and involved a little hanging around for...
In Conversation with... the Armada Turku Supporters Group
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Keke flies solo on this episode and speaks with Jussi from the Armada Turku Ultras supporters group. Jussi tells Keke about the different supporter gr...
Huuhkajat Matchday Live: Wales 3-1 Finland
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The FFS team reconvenes for the Nations League qualifying match between Wales and Finland. Winner takes all and finishes top of group B4 (although, te...
Huuhkajat Matchday Live: Bulgaria 1-2 Finland
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first in a new format of FFS show, as the team get together for the Nations League qualifying match between Bulgaria and Finland. You will hear ou...
14.11.2020 France 0-2 Finland | Nations League Preview | Veikkausliiga 2020 Review
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, firstly, we look back at the historic win for Finland away to France. We then turn our attention forward to this week’s Nations Lea...
Finnish Football Shorts: The FFS Origins Stories
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In answer to a question on Facebook from Kevin Moseley, who asked "Is there an episode of the podcast in which you each discuss how your passion for F...
Bonus: Review of Finland's Nations League Qualifiers, Oct 2020
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark H, Keke & Mark W get together (with a cameo from Rich) for a quick chat to look back at the three recent games for the Finland National team. Sta...
5.10.2020 Nations League Preview, KuPS In Europe, Veikkausliiga
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we will look forward to this week’s Nations League fixtures. There are two home games for the Huuhkajat, who take on Bulgaria and I...
Finnish Football Show In Conversation with... Antti Niemi
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Keke & Mark W are joined by another legend of Finnish football, former international goalkeeper, Antti Niemi. He explains why he loves both Glenn Kama...
Bonus: Review of Finland's Nations League Qualifiers, Sept 2020
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark H, Keke & Mark W get together for a quick chat to look back at the two recent Nations League games for the Finland National team; a 1-0 defeat at...