Teams

Finland

Overview

Team profile

Finland

After a one-off appearance in 1993, Finland rejoined the FIVB World League in 2006 and has been part of the competition ever since, making this year’s entry their 12th consecutive. Their best finish to date has been seventh place in 2007. 
Last year, competing in Group 2, Finland narrowly missed entry to the group’s finals, finishing on par with the Netherlands on 6-3 records but a point below. In 2014, Finland ended a 32-year absence from the FIVB World Championship and returned in emphatic fashion. Thousands of fans travelled to Poland to cheer on their team as they enjoyed a spirited run to the second round before eventually finishing ninth. This bettered their previous best of 11th from 1952. 
In 2015 they finished 12th in the European Championship, down four spots from their 2011 and 2013 performances. Their best ever continental performance was in 2007, when they lost the bronze medal match 3-1 to Serbia. Two years earlier, Finland had won the European League

Coach

Sammelvuo Tuomas

Sammelvuo Tuomas

Tuomas Sammelvuo, took over Finland’s men’s national team in 2013 and immediately led them to qualification for the 2014 FIVB World Championship for the first time in 32 years. As a player he competed with clubs in Finland, France, Italy Japan, Russia and Poland, before taking his first coaching position with Finland. He has been capped 296 times for Finland. Sammelvuo’s efforts saw him named the 2014 Finnish Sports Coach of the Year. He had also been named Finland’s Player of the Year four times and in 2013 was voted Finnish Sport Idol of the Year. He currently also coaches Kuzbass Kemerovo in the Russian Superleague during the club season.

Staff

  • Team Manager Häyrinen Mikko
  • Assistant coach Rifelli Claudio
  • Second Assistant Coach Soloducha Kamil
  • Physiotherapist Niskakangas Jani

Schedule

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Ranking

Rank Teams Matches Result Details Sets Points
Total Won Lost 3-0 3-1 3-2 2-3 1-3 0-3 Points Won Lost Ratio Won Lost Ratio
1
Slovenia
 9 8 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 24 26 10 2.600 873 778 1.122
2
Netherlands
 9 7 2 4 2 1 1 1 0 21 24 10 2.400 804 698 1.151
3
Australia
 9 6 3 2 2 2 0 3 0 16 21 15 1.400 826 793 1.041
4
Japan
 9 5 4 1 2 2 3 0 1 16 21 18 1.166 873 823 1.060
5
China
 9 5 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 15 19 16 1.187 803 815 0.985
6
Korea
 9 5 4 1 0 4 1 1 2 12 18 20 0.900 796 829 0.960
7
Slovakia
 9 4 5 2 2 0 1 0 4 13 14 17 0.823 673 705 0.954
8
Czech Republic
 9 4 5 2 1 1 1 2 2 12 16 18 0.888 724 771 0.939
9
Finland
 9 3 6 1 2 0 1 4 1 10 15 20 0.750 785 791 0.992
10
Portugal
 9 3 6 0 2 1 2 2 2 10 15 22 0.681 793 837 0.947
11
Turkey
 9 3 6 1 0 2 2 3 1 9 16 22 0.727 848 869 0.975
12
Egypt
 9 1 8 0 0 1 2 2 4 4 9 26 0.346 729 818 0.891

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