Introducing the players for Team Finland

Marko, known as The Lääni by his new teammates has been training and eating well in preparation for his participation in the Homeless World Cup. He is one of the two goalkeepers on the team. His wife and twins are happy for him to have this experience. He is looking forward to the good spirit and experience of the event, and hopes to take in all of the good things the tournament offers. Pele is his favorite football player.

Marko

Aki, a player from Helsinki is looking forward to making new friends at the Homeless World Cup, as he considers himself a social guy.  He has been paying attention to what he eats and has been training hard in preparation for his participation in the tournament in Paris.  Pele is his favorite football player. In Helsinki he coaches a young girls team from FC Kontu.

Aki

Sami has been training hard and playing in games in Tampere to be ready for his participation in the Homeless World Cup in Paris. Football is his favorite sport and  Messi is his favorite player. He is looking forward to having a good experience in Paris.

Sami

Mikko, also known as Hede, is a goalkeeper for Team Finland, but may also find some playing time on the field. Football is his favorite sport and Ronald Koieman is his favorite player. Mikko is looking forward to the good friendships to be discovered at the tournament in Paris. He has trained hard in his preparation and has been eating carefully.

Mikko

Marko has been doing much training for his preparation for the Homeless World Cup in Paris. He has worked with kettle bells, concentrated on ball training and has even played some basketball. As a nice guy he is looking forward to having a really good time to give him lots of memories,  His favorite football player is Messi.

Marko

Teemu, from Helsinki, considers football number one. He is excited to be traveling to the Homeless World Cup in Paris and is glad there is good team spirit and a good feeling among the players of Team Finland. He has trained hard in preparation, even when only a few players were available for practice. His girlfriend will be watching the games from Helsinki.

Teemu

Matti, also known as Masa, is from Tampere. His favorite player is Pepe. He hopes that in Paris, Team Finland will be able to play calm football. For two years Matti has been training. When he was not selected for Team Rio, he trained even more and stopped smoking to make his chances of success even better. He has played a lot of football in preparation for Paris.

Matti