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England
v Finland⁠

2–1

Full time

England v Finland finished 2–1.

England
Tueart 4', Royle 52'
Finland
Nieminen 48'
Date
Wednesday 13 October 1976 · England in 1976
Kick-off
20:00 UK
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 4 meetings before this one

1937 – 1976

01 13 Jun 1976
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 2 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Finland 1–4 England England won

England: Pearson 14', Keegan 30', Channon 56', Keegan 60'

Finland: Paatelainen 27'

Match page: Finland v England, 13 June 1976

03 20 May 1956
International friendly Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Finland 1–5 England England won

England: Wilshaw, Haynes, Astall, Lofthouse, Lofthouse

Finland: Forsgren

Match page: Finland v England, 20 May 1956

04 20 May 1937
International friendly Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki

Finland 0–8 England England won

England: Kirchen 6', Payne 27', Steele 36', Johnson 44', Steele 52', Payne 56', Willingham 75', Robinson 87'

Finland: None

Match page: Finland v England, 20 May 1937

Official meetings since 1937

England v Finland stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings13In our results database
England wins11England perspective
Draws2Level at full time
Finland wins0Finland victories

England have scored 41 goals to Finland's 8 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

3

Robson

3 goals against Finland in matches we hold scorer data for.

Finland · Fixture leader

1

Forsgren

Finland's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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