Finnish Football Show – Explore Finland Radio Show

https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/re-tune-your-dial.-finnish-football-show-has-moved-to-a-new-feed.mp3   For boring technical reasons and because we are trying to make Finnish Football Show more organised, this will be the last FFS podcast on this Explore Finland feed. The Finnish Football Show will continue, though, on it’s own feed which you will find by ‘re-tuning your dial’ and subscribing at one of these links: – Podbean https://finnishfootballshow.podbean.com/ – Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-finnish-football-show/id1492812427 – Overcast https://overcast.fm/itunes1492812427/the-finnish-football-show – Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-finnish-football-show – Pocket Casts https://pca.st/bqlyj4lq – RSS feed https://feed.podbean.com/finnishfootballshow/feed.xml You’ll know you have the right feed when you see the new Finnish Football Show logo: Subscribe now to continue to listen to Mark W (@explorefinland),  Mark ? (@FCSuomi),  Keke (@kekemyllari) and Rich (@EscapeToSuomi) where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football in Finland. In English. Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the podcast which is streamed live on PodBean. You could join in by asking a question in person, or just come on and say hi. Join our new Facebook page for advanced warning of the next Show. There you will also find the link to our Facebook Group, if you want to join or, better still, instigate a conversation! Finnish Football Show Facebook Page Finnish Football Show Facebook Group Useful Links The most useful, of course, is our new website: https://finnishfootballshow.com/ These others should also keep you busy between shows: https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ http://www.escapetosuomi.net/ https://kekemyllari.wordpress.com/ https://standfanzine.bigcartel.com/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube

As a supplement to the regular Finnish Football Show, Mark W, Mark H & Keke watch the Euro 2020 Draw live and comment, react and critique the show. https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/ffs-watches-finlands-uefa-euro-2020-draw-live-commentary.mp3   Download an MP3 of FFS Watches Finland’s UEFA Euro 2020 Draw – Live Commentary Show Notes & Links Read Rich from Escape to Suomi’s preview of the Euro 2020 Final draw Finland’s Group at Euro 2020 Table: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/draws/   Join our new Facebook page for advanced warning of the next Show. There you will also find the link to our Facebook Group, if you want to join or, better still, instigate a conversation! You could also follow one (or all) of us on Twitter: Mark W @explorefinland Mark H @FCSuomi Keke @kekemyllari Rich @EscapeToSuomi Useful Links The most useful, of course, is our new website: https://finnishfootballshow.com/ These other should also keep you busy between shows: https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ https://kekemyllari.wordpress.com/ https://standfanzine.bigcartel.com/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube Finnish Football Show Facebook Group

Mark H & Keke from FFS share their experiences of being in the stadium (and on the pitch) as the Finnish national team create a piece of history. Join Mark (@explorefinland),  Mark (@FCSuomi),  Keke (@kekemyllari) and Rich (@EscapeToSuomi) for regular episodes, where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football in Finland. In English. We’ll recap the end of the Veikkausliiga season, discuss who won the European places and promotion & relegation between the leagues. We also have the regular features, “ja sillä sipuli” and “Following”. But. Surely. There’s only one place to start this week. And that is with last week’s games for the National team against Liechtenstein and Greece. https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/finnish-football-show-26-finland-qualify-for-the-euros-for-the-first-time.-ever.mp3   Download an MP3 of Finnish Football Show 26: Finland Qualify For The Euros For The First Time. Ever! Show Notes & Links From episode 24 onwards, the show is recorded & broadcast live on PodBean. Follow the Finnish Football Show on PodBean for announcements of future broadcasts and to join the live show. The #FFS theme tune is “Loppuun asti” by Lemmenpyssyt. You can listen to the song on Spotify or on YouTube . Connect with Lemmenpyssyt on Facebook. First Half Kick-off Euro 2020 Qualifiers 15.11 SUOMI 3 – 0 LIECHTENSTEIN – Finland’s second successive 3-0 home win, after the Armenia game in October 18.10 KREIKKA 2 – 1 SUOMI https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/european-championship-qualifying/table   Upcoming Huuhkajat fixtures are the “Desert Friendlies” in Doha, January 2020. Half-time “Ja sillä sipuli” Finnish footy phrases / terminology. Rive-lution – Markku Kanerva’s nickname, Rive + revolution. Named in honour of  Brazilian legend, Rivelino and the revolution Kanerva has brought to the Finnish national teams performances. Second Half Remember, the toVeikkausliiga split after 22 games into the Champions series and Challenger series http://www.veikkausliiga.com/. Champions Series KuPS won the final game of the season 2-0, effectively an winner-takes-all play-off, away to 2nd place FC Inter. Winning the league by 5 points. http://www.veikkausliiga.com/tilastot/2019/veikkausliiga/joukkueet/ Europa League Play-offs Playing for a place in the two-legged final against 3rd placed Honka HJK Helsinki 2 – 2 FC Lahti HJK won 4-1 on penalties IFK Mariehamn 0 – 0 HIFK Helsinki Mariehamn won 4-2 on penalties HJK Helsinki 1 – 2 IFK Mariehamn Final: IFK Mariehamn 1 – 2 Honka Honka 1 – 0 IFK Mariehamn Challenger Series VPS Vaasa finished bottom so were relegated. They were joined by KPV Kokkola who lost the relegation play-off 0 – 3 to TPS Turku. http://www.veikkausliiga.com/tilastot/2019/veikkausliiga/joukkueet/ Top Scorers table on Veikkausliiga.com Filip Valencic – FC Inter: 27 games 16 goals Lauri Ala-Myllymäki – Ilves: 24 games 12 goals Borjas Martin Gonzalez – FC Honka: 28 games 12 goals Timo Furuholm – FC Inter: 24 games 10 goals Erikson Carlos Dos Santos – HIFK: 27 games 10 goals Injury time “Following” Our monthly nomination of someone we know/like on Twitter… Aidan Williams @yad_williams Senior Writer for @thesefootytimes Featured on @guardian and @theathletic Keke “Aidan has written a few decent Finland articles for These Footy Times.” Full-time Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the podcast which is streamed live on PodBean. You could join in by asking a question in person, or just come on and say hi. Join our new Facebook page for advanced warning of the next Show. There you will also find the link to our Facebook Group, if you want to join or, better still, instigate a conversation! You could also follow one (or all) of us on Twitter: Mark W @explorefinland Mark H @FCSuomi Keke @kekemyllari Rich @EscapeToSuomi Useful Links The most useful, of course, is our new website: https://finnishfootballshow.com/ These other should also keep you busy between shows: https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ https://kekemyllari.wordpress.com/ https://standfanzine.bigcartel.com/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube Finnish Football Show Facebook Group

Join Mark (@explorefinland),  Mark (@FCSuomi) and  Keke (@kekemyllari) for regular episodes, where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football in Finland. In English. We’ll preview this weekend’s final round of Veikkausliiga games and discuss who might get the European places and these new, European play-off spots. We also have the regular features, “ja sillä sipuli” and “Following”. But. Surely. There’s only one place to start this week. And that is with last week’s games for the National team against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Armenia. Add to that, the re-emergence of our old friend (and FFS founding co-host) Rich from Escape to Suomi  and our regular features. It all adds up to refreshingly upbeat,  Finnish Football Show. https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/finnish-football-show-25-euro-2020-nearly-there.mp3   Download an MP3 of Finnish Football Show 25 – Euro 2020, Finland are nearly there Show Notes & Links From episode 24, the show is recorded & broadcast live on PodBean. Follow the Finnish Football Show on PodBean for announcements of future broadcasts and to join the live show. The #FFS theme tune is “Loppuun asti” by Lemmenpyssyt. You can listen to the song on Spotify or on YouTube . Connect with Lemmenpyssyt on Facebook. First Half Kick-off Euro 2020 Qualifiers 15.10 SUOMI 3 – 0 ARMENIA 12.10 BOSNIA-HERTZEGOVINA 4 – 1 SUOMI https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/european-championship-qualifying/table Upcoming fixtures, both Euro 2020 qualifiers: 15.11  SUOMI – LIECHTENSTEIN Telia 5G Areena, Helsinki Win this and Finland are going to Euro 2020! 18.11  KREIKKA – SUOMI Olympiastadion, Ateena Half-time “Ja sillä sipuli” Finnish footy phrases / terminology. Länget – Nutmeg, Nuts, Megs Second Half Veikkausliiga splits after 22 games in Champions series and Challenger series http://www.veikkausliiga.com/ Champions Series Kups still have a two point lead and the final game is essentially a Championship play-off as they take on 2nd place Inter. Honka, who play Mariehamn, and Ilves, who play HJK, are both on 44 points and will both want a win to take the 3rd place. HJK will finish in fifth place. Mariehamn will finish sixth. HJK & Mariehamn will fight of the Europa League play-offs. http://www.veikkausliiga.com/tilastot/2019/veikkausliiga/joukkueet/ Challenger Series Remember? Top 2 of the Challenger series go into a play-off for Europa League qualification. That is now confirmed as Lahti and HIFK SJK and RoPS – meh! VPS will finish bottom and KPV will finish second bottom and the relegation play-off with TPS Turku. http://www.veikkausliiga.com/tilastot/2019/veikkausliiga/joukkueet/ http://www.veikkausliiga.com/tilastot/2019/veikkausliiga/joukkueet/Top Scorers – table on Veikkausliiga.com Filip Valencic – FC Inter: 26 games 16 goals Lauri Ala-Myllymäki – Ilves: 24 games 12 goals Borjas Gonzalez – FC Honka: 25 games 11 goals Dos Santos – HIFK: 25 games 10 goals Timo Furuholm – FC Inter: 24 games 10 goals Injury time “Following” Our monthly nomination of someone we know/like on Twitter… Escape To Suomi @EscapeToSuomi ‘Finnish football in English since 2012.’ In the week that Rich decided to step back into the Finnish football arena, and reactivate his Twitter account, there can be only one nomination for ‘Following’ Rich will also start to write for the Finnish Football Show website and, after his brief appearance in FFS25, will also rejoin the FFS crew in future Full-time Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the podcast which is streamed live on PodBean. You could join in by asking a question in person, or just come on and say hi. Thanks again for everyone that joined us for the live recording of #FFS24. Follow one (or all) of us on Twitter for advanced warning of the next Show. Useful Links The most useful, of course, is our new website: https://finnishfootballshow.com/ These other should also keep you busy between shows: https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ https://kekemyllari.wordpress.com/ https://standfanzine.bigcartel.com/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube Finnish Football Show Facebook Group

Join Mark (@explorefinland),  Mark (@FCSuomi) and  Keke (@kekemyllari) for regular episodes, where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football in Finland. In English. In episode 24, we look back at the recent Euro 2020 qualifiers (and forward to the upcoming games), we try to explain what happens now that the 2019 Veikkausliiga has split into two ‘series’ and we discuss a few Finnish players, who are figuratively (not literally) on fire! season at the halfway stage. Add-in some short news stories and our regular features and it’s another reassuringly average,  Finnish Football Show. https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/finnish-football-show-24-euro-2020-veikkausliiga-splits-finns-on-fire.mp3   Download an MP3 of Finnish Football Show 24 – Euro-2020, Veikkausliiga splits and Finns on Fire Show Notes & Links From episode 24, the show is recorded & broadcast live on PodBean. Follow the Finnish Football Show on PodBean for announcements of future broadcasts and to join the live show. The #FFS theme tune is “Loppuun asti” by Lemmenpyssyt. You can listen to the song on Spotify or on YouTube . Connect with Lemmenpyssyt on Facebook. First Half Kick-off (News) Keke Resurrected JJK beat FC Blackbird in local derby to go top of Keski Suomen Kolmonen and eye promotion to Kakkonen Mark H  Jari Litmanen’s comments about Qatar, followed by… Mark H’s estimate at the size of Qatar Mark W Mid-season contractual changes at SJK; Mostagh Yaghoubi out, Nadson and Mehmet Hetemaj sign for another year Euro 2020 Qualifiers 5.9. SUOMI 1 – 0 GREECE 8.9. SUOMI 1 – 2 ITALIA It’s fair to say the FFS team had split opinions about this game. And those opinions were punctuated by a technical fault – see of you can spot the join! Upcoming fixtures, both Euro 2020 qualifiers: 12.10  BOSNIA-HERTSEGOVINA – SUOMI Zenica 15.10  SUOMI – ARMENIA Veritas Stadion, Turku 15.11  SUOMI – LIECHTENSTEIN Telia 5G Areena, Helsinki 18.11  KREIKKA – SUOMI Olympiastadion, Ateena Half-time “Ja sillä sipuli” Finnish footy phrases / terminology. Lehmänhenkkäys – literally  Cow’s Breath, the sweet tang of a footballers breath after 90 minutes of action. Second Half Veikkausliiga splits after 22 games in Champions series and Challenger series http://www.veikkausliiga.com/ Champions Series KuPS have a good four point lead with 2 games remaining, in pole position for the Championship & the Champions League place. Although they play Honka and Inter in their final two games. Inter, Honka and Ilves are within two points of each other, just behind KuPS – so there is everything still to play for!places Ilves faded in the second half of the season. But won the Suomen Cup and are already in Europe HJK remained ‘average’ for the whole season and will finish in fifth place. Mariehamn will finish sixth. HJK & Mariehamn will fight of the Europa League play-offs. http://www.veikkausliiga.com/tilastot/2019/veikkausliiga/joukkueet/ Challenger Series Top 2 of the Challenger series go into a play-off for Europa League qualification. Lahti and HIFK look most likely but SJK still have a slim chance of breaking into the top two!! SJK ‘Lucky not be going down.’ – Mark H – and he probably has a good point RoPS look like finishing safe but nowhere. Most likely VPS will finish bottom and KPV will finish second bottom, and so face the relegation play-off with TPS Turku (from th eYkkönen division below. http://www.veikkausliiga.com/tilastot/2019/veikkausliiga/joukkueet/ Top Scorers – table on Veikkausliiga.com Filip Valencic –  FC Inter:  25 games 15 goals Lauri Ala-Myllymäki – Ilves:  24 games 12 goals Martin Borjas – FC Honka: 24 games 11 goals Timo Furuholm – FC Inter: 23 games 10 goals Joint fifth Lucas Rangel – KuPS: 14 games 8 goals Denys Oliinyk – SJK: 24 games 8 goals Luis Henrique – HIFK: 12 games 8 goals Finns Overseas Teemu Pukki is still on fire. In addition to the two goals for the National team 7 EPL games, 6 goals, 2 assists Marcus Forss for AFC Wimbledon 4 League One games, 212 mins played, 3 goals, 1 yellow, 1 red Lasse Lappalainen looking red-hot in MLS 10 games, 5 goals Injury time “Following” Our monthly nomination of someone we know/like on twitter… Finsvenskan @Finsvenskan ‘Everything related to Finnish or Swedish football.’ Mark H – “Finsvenskan is informative, funny and often re-tweeted by others.” Full-time Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the podcast which is streamed live on PodBean. You could join in by asking a question in person, or just come on and say hi. Thanks again for everyone that joined us for the live recording of #FFS24. Follow one (or all) of us on Twitter for advanced warning of the next Show. Useful Links https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ http://www.fcsuomi.com/ https://kekemyllari.wordpress.com/ https://standfanzine.bigcartel.com/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube Finnish Football Show Facebook Group

As a supplement to the live recorded Finnish Football Show, Mark W & Mark H meet in person for the first time for a guided tour of SJK Seinäjoki’s OmaSp Stadion. Huge thanks (again) to Lari Paski, Supporters Liaison Officer, for organising the tour at very late notice, and to Tom Dunne for taking time out of the Academy training session to share his memories of the early days of SJK. MP3 Player https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/the-finnish-football-show-takes-a-tour-of-omasp-stadion-in-seinajoki-ffs-1.mp3 Download an MP3 of The Finnish Football Show Takes A Tour of OmaSp Stadion in Seinajoki Show Notes & Links Other Podcast Episodes Explore Finland Podcast episode: Finnish Football Culture & the Rise of SJK Explore Finland Podcast episode: A Guided Tour of Culture Centre ‘Vanha Paukku’ in Lapua Explore Finland Podcast episode: “Ammunition, Fascism, Photography” A Few Steps Through the History of Lapua Useful Links Visit Seinäjoki blog: Tips on How to Watch Live Football at SJK Seinäjoki SJK Seinäjoki website https://www.sjk.fi/ Finnish Football Show on Facebook https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube If you’ve written something about Finnish football and want to submit a reading for the next episode of Finnish Football Shorts, then contact Mark  explorefinlandpodcast@gmail.com for more info. Follow Mark (@explorefinland), Keke (@kekemyllari) and Mark (@FCSuomi) to keep up-to-date with football news from Finland, and for details of the  next live show. Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the regular podcast episodes, which is streamed live on YouTube. You could join in by asking a question or just come on and say hi.  If that doesn’t fit you schedule and you prefer the podcast, we love you too! See you for the next live show.

Join Mark (@explorefinland),  Mark (@FCSuomi) and  Keke (@kekemyllari) for regular episodes, where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football. In Finland. In episode 23, we discuss the 2019 Veikkausliiga season at the halfway stage. We look back at the disgraceful scenes at the end of the Suomen Cup Final. We also hear Keke trying to remember his trip to Liechtenstein to watch the Finnish national team. Add-in some short news stories and the new, regular features and it’s another high-standard Finnish Football Show. https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/finnish-football-show-23-veikkausliiga-2019-euro-2020-qualifiers-suomen-cup-shenanigans.mp3   Download an MP3 of Finnish Football Show 23 – Veikkausliiga 2019, Euro 2020 Qualifiers & Suomen Cup Shenanigans Show Notes & Video This show is now recorded & broadcast live on YouTube. Follow Mark Wiltshear’s Channel for announcements of future broadcasts. The #FFS theme tune is “Loppuun asti” by Lemmenpyssyt. You can listen to the song on Spotify or on YouTube . Connect with Lemmenpyssyt on Facebook. First Half Kick-off (News) Mark W 12.6 Suomen Cup Final: Mariehamn 0 – 2 Ilves Fans pepper-sprayed at the end of the game Keke PS Kemi and their experiment with Red Strike is not looking good… surprise surprise Joel Pohjanpallo finally back in training with Bayer Leverkusen Mark H Teemu Pukki signs a new contract at Norwich Euro 2020 Qualifiers 8.6. SUOMI 2 – 0 BOSNIA-HERTSEGOVINA 11.6. LIECHTENSTEIN 0 – 2 SUOMI  Upcoming fixtures, both Euro 2020 qualifiers: 5.9. SUOMI – GREECE Ratinan stadion, Tampere 8.9. SUOMI – ITALIA Ratinan stadion, Tampere Half-time “Ja sillä sipuli” Finnish footy phrases / terminology. Pihkatappi – literally, the fecal plug in a hibernating bear, meaning the anchorman or holding midfielder Second Half Veikkausliiga 2019 at the Halfway Stage http://www.veikkausliiga.com/ After approx. 15 games: Ilves. Wow, still! – 13 games, W8, D4, L1 – one defeat! 8 clean sheets now. They wobbled a little in June, concedíng 5 in 3 games, but still KuPS also flying high HJK no longer ‘bang average’ now just ‘average’ but hanging in for 3rd place SJK’s lack of goals and skillfull ‘quarterbacks’ Shocking form for VPS: P14, W0, D7, L7 Image: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/finnish-veikkausliiga/table Top Scorers – table on Veikkausliiga.com Filip Valencic,  FC Inter – 15 games, 12 goals Lucas Rangel, KuPS – 10 games, 8 goals Lauri Ala-Myllymäki,  Ilves – 12 games, 8 goals Martin Borjas,  FC Honka – 14 games, 7 goals Aristote Mboma, IFK Mariehamn – 12 goals, 6 goals Injury time “Following” Our monthly nomination of someone we know/like on twitter… Minor League Soccer @Minor_LS ? “Your one-stop resource for #Veikkausliiga analytics.” And here is the Rakkaudesta Lajiin show featuring Mark W and the SJK’s British Klopit (those of you that don’t speak Finnish, start watching from 3:30.) Full-time Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the podcast which is streamed live on YouTube. You could join in by asking a question in person, or just come on and say hi. Thanks again for everyone that joined us for the live recording of #FFS22. Follow one (or all) of us on Twitter for advanced warning of the next Show. Useful Links https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ http://www.fcsuomi.com/ https://kekemyllari.wordpress.com/ https://standfanzine.bigcartel.com/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube Finnish Football Show Facebook Group

Join Mark (@explorefinland),  Mark (@FCSuomi) and  Keke (@kekemyllari) for regular episodes, where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football. In Finland. In episode 22, we look at Finnish players overseas, some reaching for the stars and some heading in the other direction.  We allow Keke to bask in the glory of his Suomen Cup quarter final prdictions and look ahead to the semi-finals on 16.5.2019. We then review the first 6-8 rounds of the Veikkausliiga season 2019. Add-in some news stories about protests, the new, regular features and Mark W’s tantalising tease for FFS23, and it asll adds up to another high-standard Finnish Football Show. https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/finnish-football-show-22-finns-winning-overseas-suomen-cup-update-and-veikkausliiga-2019-kicks-off.mp3   Download an MP3 of Finnish Football Show 22 – Finns Winning Overseas, Suomen Cup Update and Veikkausliiga 2019 Kicks-off Show Notes & Video This show is now recorded & broadcast live on YouTube. Follow Mark Wiltshear’s Channel for announcements of future broadcasts. The #FFS theme tune is “Loppuun asti” by Lemmenpyssyt. You can listen to the song on Spotify or on YouTube . Connect with Lemmenpyssyt on Facebook. First Half Kick-off (News) Keke HIFK fans, the Stadin Kingit, staged a boycott of the first part of their Veikkausliiga game vs Honka, in protest against plans for the majority shareholding to be sold to a foreign consortium. Mark W FF Jaro vs Tammisaari EIF game, referee Mohammed Al-Emara stopped the game for 5 mins due to a racist commented shouted from the crowd https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000006086944.html Mark H Former Finnish National team player, Jonatan Johanssen, quits as Manager of Greenock Morton in the Scottish First Division, due to interference in team selection from his Chairman Keke Teemu Pukki. EFL Championship winner and Golden Boot winner. He was also named EFL Championship Player of the Season and was included in the 2018–19 Championship Team of the Season and collected the Norwich City F.C. Player of the Season as voted by the club’s supporters. #Voittaja Finnish players overseas We discussed the light and the shade. Light: Glen Kamara: making an impression at Glasgow Rangers having moved from Dundee Jere Uronen: about to lift the title in Belgium with Genk Jesse Joronen: lifting the title in Denmark with FC Copenhagen Kasper Hämäläinen winning HIS sixth consecutive title in Poland with Legia Warsaw Shade: Robin Lod: struggling to get playing time at Sporting Gijon in Liga Segunda Pyry Soiri: also not getting a game for FC Admira Wacker Mödling in Austria Perpa Hetemaj: getting relegated with Chievo in Itlay Discussion: The return of Roman Eremenko after his 18 month ban for testing positive to cocaine use. He has played 8 games and scored 3 goals with a couple of assists Half-time “Ja sillä sipuli” Finnish footy phrases / terminology. Maalikunkku. Literally Goal King. In honour of that mana again, Teemu Pukki. Second Half Suomen Cup https://www.palloliitto.fi/ottelut-ja-sarjat/suomen-cup Bragging rights for Keke, who predicted 3 out of the 4 semi-finalists, which isn’t bad. IFK Mariehamn, Ilves & KPV all went through but the Inter Turku / VPS game went against his prediction. Keke’s Suomen Cup wallchart Review the start of Veikkausliiga 2019 http://www.veikkausliiga.com/ Ilves defence – 6 games, 5 clean sheets ‘Bang average’ HJK SJK’s optimistic start Top Scorers 1. Borjas, Martin FC Honka 6 games 5 goals 2. Valencic, Filip FC Inter 7 games 5 goals 3. Mboma, Aristote IFK Mariehamn 5  games 4 goals Injury time “Following” Our monthly nomination of someone we know/like on twitter… Ilkeä Teemu Pukki @IlkeaPukki Keke – “He’s just funny. Tweets mostly in Finnish, but the tweets are short. Armed with Google Trabnslate, you should be fine” Full-time Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the podcast which is streamed live on YouTube. You could join in by asking a question in person, or just come on and say hi. Thanks again for everyone that joined us for the live recording of #FFS22. Follow one (or all) of us on Twitter for advanced warning of the next Show. Useful Links https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ http://www.fcsuomi.com/ https://kekemyllari.wordpress.com/ https://standfanzine.bigcartel.com/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube Finnish Football Show Facebook Group

Join Mark (@explorefinland),  Mark (@FCSuomi) and new co-host Keke (@kekemyllari) for monthly episodes, where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football. In Finland. In episode 21, we look back to late-2018 and Finland’s successful Nations League campaign. We discuss the 2020 qualifying competition which started last weekend (23rd and 26th March 2019). We also cover the 2019 Suomen Cup competition, with the group games in February & March 2019, progressing onto the first knockout round in late-March. Add-in some short news stories and a few new, hopefully regular, features and it’s another high-standard Finnish Football Show. https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/finnish-football-show-21-nations-league-euro-2020-qualifiers-suomen-cup.mp3   Download an MP3 of Finnish Football Show 21- Nations League, Euro 2020 Qualifiers & Suomen Cup Show Notes & Video This show is now recorded & broadcast live on YouTube. Follow Mark Wiltshear’s Channel for announcements of future broadcasts. The #FFS theme tune is “Loppuun asti” by Lemmenpyssyt. You can listen to the song on Spotify or on YouTube . Connect with Lemmenpyssyt on Facebook. First Half Kick-off (News) Mark H Transfer round up from the winter window Problems with player registrations and visas in Veikkausliiga Mark W – rebuilding at SJK Lots of young Finnish players such as Moshtagh Yaghoubi and Sergei Eremenko Plus, club legend Richie Dorman steps-up from player to Technical Director overnight, almost. Keke The collapse of the JJK holding company. PS Kemi went the same way the same week but now they have been taken over by some company who promote Far Eastern players I think… Suomen Cup 2019 https://www.palloliitto.fi/ottelut-ja-sarjat/suomen-cup Review of the Suomen Cup group stages Look forward at the Quarter Finals Keke’s Suomen Cup wallchart Half-time “Ja sillä sipuli” Finnish footy phrases / terminology. Ki-Va. Which sounds like “kiva” (nice) but is shouted aggressively in the pub or on the pitch… its short for “Kiinni vaan” … (just close) … or in English close him down. So if you’re in the pitch and someone is shouting kiva at you… it’s probably not a compliment Second Half Catch-up with 2019 Finland in the Nations League Teemu Puukki’s exploits at Norwich City and Mark H’s rebuff to fans of Glasgow Celtic Review the two Euro 2020 qualifiers 23.3.2019 ITALIA 2 – 0 SUOMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hut0_caSPg&t=44s 26.3.2019 ARMENIA 0 – 2 SUOMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A11-9MX8Ptg Next fixtures for the National Team. Both are Euro 2020 qualifiers 8.6.2019 19.00 SUOMI – BOSNIA-HERTSEGOVINA, Tampere 11.6.2019 21.45 LIECHTENSTEIN – SUOMI Injury time “Following” Our monthly nomination of someone we know/like on twitter… barbarian @barbaricfooty Keke – “Barbarian is the go-to guy for breaking news on Finnish footballlers all around the world.” Full-time Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the podcast which is streamed live on YouTube. You could join in by asking a question in person, or just come on and say hi. Thanks again for everyone that joined us for the live recording of #FFS21. Follow one (or all) of us on Twitter for advanced warning of the next Show. Useful Links https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ http://www.fcsuomi.com/ https://kekemyllari.wordpress.com/ https://standfanzine.bigcartel.com/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube Finnish Football Show Facebook Group

Join Mark (@explorefinland), Rich (@EscapeToSuomi) and Mark (@FCSuomi) for monthly episodes, where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football. In Finland. In episode 20, we look at how the Veikkausliiga season 2018 looks with 33% of games played, and we discuss the June 2018 friendlies for the Finnish national team. Add-in some short news stories, Finns Overseas and ramblings about Rich’s shirt, and it’s another high-standard Finnish Football Show. https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/finnish-football-show-20-veikkausliiga-at-the-33-stage-huuhkajat.mp3   Download an MP3 of Finnish Football Show 20 – Veikkausliiga at the 33% stage & Huuhkajat Show Notes & Video This show is now recorded & broadcast live on YouTube. Follow Mark Wiltshear’s Channel for announcements of future broadcasts. The #FFS theme tune is “Loppuun asti” by Lemmenpyssyt. You can listen to the song on Spotify or on YouTube . Connect with Lemmenpyssyt on Facebook. Recent news Suomen Cup Final on 12.5: HJK 0 – 1 FC Inter https://www.palloliitto.fi/ottelut-ja-sarjat/suomen-cup  Palloliitto fines itself for flares at the Suomen Cup Final Another new SJK manager Young players from Indian Super League team, Kerala Blasters, training with SJK Paul Fahy ‘Rich’s English player’ moved from Evesham Utd to Ruisku (level 6 – Vitonen) and has already moved onwards and upwards to Atletico Malmi (level 4 – Kolmonen) http://bit.ly/EveshamToFinland Upcoming U19 European Championship (Seinäjoki & Vaasa) – I’ll be writing a little something about this very soon for Visit Seinäjoki Veikkausliiga http://www.veikkausliiga.com/ The form of Rasmus Karjalainen at KuPS 10 goals in 11 matches Also, Klauss at HJK 11 goals from 13 HJK’s return to form RoPS fading after positive start (The fawning of) KuPS about El Said, off to World Cup Mixed fortunes for promoted teams: TPS bottom, but Honka in 6th Here’s an example of some recent Veikkausliiga highlights on ISTV https://www.is.fi/veikkausliiga/art-2000005704835.html Huuhkajat https://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/huuhkajat Recent games 5.6: Romania 2 – 0 Finland – Report on FCSuomi.com 9.6: Finland vs Belarus Mixu and his Latvian renaissance Mention for U17 girls Qualifying for World Cup New Huuhkajat kit We were a bit dismissive about the new ‘Mother Theresa’ home kit (FFS19) but the new away kit looks better… Finns overseas 7–8 medal winners and a couple of relegations Lukas Hradecky won German Cup with Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich. He has now transferred to Bayer Leverkusen. Teemu Puuki and Paulus Arajuuri won the Danish FA Cup with Brondby. Tim Sparv and Markus Halsti won the Danish Superliga with FC Midtjylland Kasper Hämäläinen – won the Polish Ekstraklasa for the 4th successive time, becoming the first foreigner to achieve this feat. Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the podcast which is streamed live on YouTube. You could join in by asking a question in person, or just come on and say hi. Thanks again for everyone that joined us for the live recording of #FFS20. Follow one (or all) of us on Twitter for advanced warning of the next Show. Useful Links https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ http://visitseinajoki.fi/en/ http://www.fcsuomi.com/ http://www.escapetosuomi.com/ http://www.finlandfootball.net/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube

Join Mark (@explorefinland), Rich (@EscapeToSuomi) and Mark (@FCSuomi) for monthly episodes, where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football. In Finland. In episode 19, we preview the Veikkausliiga season 2018, marvel at the continuing impressive form of the Finnish national team and discuss the past week of Suomen Cup action (Quarter- and Semi-finals). We also dive into Academy teams in the lower divisions and an interesting closed-season transfer. https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/finnish-football-show-19-veikkausliiga-2018-preview-suomen-cup-huuhkajat.mp3   Download an MP3 of Finnish Football Show 19 – Veikkausliiga 2018 preview, Suomen Cup & Huuhkajat Show Notes & Video This show is now recorded & broadcast live on YouTube. Follow Mark Wiltshear’s Channel for announcements of future broadcasts. The #FFS theme tune is “Loppuun asti” by Lemmenpyssyt. You can listen to the song on Spotify or on YouTube . Connect with Lemmenpyssyt on Facebook. Suomen Cup https://www.palloliitto.fi/ottelut-ja-sarjat/suomen-cup Quarter Final results. All played on 29th March: FC Inter 2 – 1 Ilves HJK 2 – 0 KuPS SJK 1 – 2 Honka (2017 Ykkönen, 2nd) EIF 2 – 1 Haka (2017 Ykkönen, 7th vs. 5th) Semi Finals played on 2nd & 3rd April: HJK 2 – 1 Honka EIF ? – ? FC Inter The Final is to be played on 12th May at ??????? Huuhkajat results https://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/huuhkajat As we said last year, The Rivelution rolls on! Recent fixtures. Both played in Turkey: Finland 0 – 0 Macedonia Finland 5 – 0 Malta (Pukki 2, Jensen, Taimi, Soiri) Now undefeated since June 2017! Nations League – discussed in more detail in episode 18 http://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague League C, Group 2: Hungary, Greece,  Finland, Estonia 6 games: 2 in Sep, 2 in Oct, 2 in Nov Huuhkajat’s new ‘Mother Theresa’ kit Veikkausliiga http://www.veikkausliiga.com/ HIFK & JJK relegated from Veikkausliiga TPS and Honka promoted from Ykkönen 2018 Club budget league table https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000005627890.html Academy teams Also discussed this in episode 18… HJK Klubi-04 in Ykkönen Honka Akatemi & HIFK Akatemi in Kakkonen group B SJK Akatemi in Kakkonen group C Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the podcast which is streamed live on YouTube. You could join in by asking a question in person, or just come on and say hi. Thanks again for everyone that joined us for the live recording of #FFS19. Follow one (or all) of us on Twitter for advanced warning of the next Show. Useful Links https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ http://visitseinajoki.fi/en/ http://www.fcsuomi.com/ http://www.escapetosuomi.com/ http://www.finlandfootball.net/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube

As a supplement to the live recorded Finnish Football Show, Mark W speaks to Lari Paski, Supporters Liaison Officer and leader of the Klopit; Seinäjoki FC’s supporters group. It was recorded on the coach to watch SJK vs KPV in the Suomen Cup in February 2018 – so there’s a little background noise. MP3 Player https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/finnish-football-shorts-6-10th-anniversary-of-sjks-klopit.mp3   Download an MP3 of Finnish Football Shorts 6 – 10th Anniversary of SJK’s Klopit Show Notes & Links Join the Finnish Football Show’s Facebook group Suomen Cup https://www.palloliitto.fi/ottelut-ja-sarjat/suomen-cup Explore Finland Podcast episode: Finnish Football Culture & the Rise of SJK Lari’s e-mail address lari.paski@sjk.fi SJK Seinäjoki website https://www.sjk.fi/ Finnish Football Show on Facebook If you’ve written something about Finnish football and want to submit a reading for the next episode of Finnish Football Shorts, then contact Mark  explorefinlandpodcast@gmail.com for more info. Follow Mark (@explorefinland), Rich (@escapetosuomi) and Mark (@FCSuomi) to keep up-to-date with football news from Finland, and for details of the  next live show. Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the regular podcast episodes, which is streamed live on YouTube. You could join in by asking a question or just come on and say hi.  If that doesn’t fit you schedule and you prefer the podcast, we love you too! Follow one (or all) of us on Twitter for advanced warning of the next Show. See you for the next live show. Useful Links https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube

As a supplement to the live recorded Finnish Football Show, Mark W and Mark H preview Huuhkajat’s upcoming training camp in Dubai including one (or two) friendlies MP3 Player https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/finnish-football-shorts-5-january-2018-dubai-friendlies-preview.mp3 Download an MP3 of Finnish Football Shorts 5 – January 2018, Dubai Friendlies preview Show Notes & Links Palloliito website, National Teams page https://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet FC Suomi http://www.fcsuomi.com/ Veikkaus TV https://www.veikkaus.fi/fi/live-veto?sportId=veikkaustv Fan Seat https://www.fanseat.com/ If you’ve written something about Finnish football and want to submit a reading for the next episode of Finnish Football Shorts, then contact Mark  explorefinlandpodcast@gmail.com for more info. Follow Mark (@explorefinland), Rich (@escapetosuomi) and Mark (@FCSuomi) to keep up-to-date with football news from Finland, and for details of the  next live show. Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the regular podcast episodes, which is streamed live on YouTube. You could join in by asking a question or just come on and say hi.  If that doesn’t fit you schedule and you prefer the podcast, we love you too! Follow one (or all) of us on Twitter for advanced warning of the next Show. See you for the next live show. Useful Links https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube Tagged: dubai, Finland, Finnish, Finnish Football Show, Football, Futis, Huuhkajat, Jalkapallo, Podcast episode, Soccer, Sports, Suomen, Suomi

Join Mark (@explorefinland), Rich (@EscapeToSuomi) and Mark (@FCSuomi) for monthly episodes, where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football. In Finland. https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/finnish-football-show-18-looking-forward-to-2018.mp3 Download an MP3 of Finnish Football Show #18: Looking Forward to 2018 Show Notes & Video This show is now recorded & broadcast live on YouTube. Follow Mark Wiltshear’s Channel for announcements of future broadcasts. The #FFS theme tune is “Loppuun asti” by Lemmenpyssyt. You can listen to the song on Spotify or on YouTube . Connect with Lemmenpyssyt on Facebook. In episode 18, we look forward to issues that may will start to take effect in 2018: FIFA Rankings updated Finland climbed 13 places to 74 & how the upcoming Nations League may affect it Promotion of the Academy & Reserve teams The 2 candidates for the Palloliitto chair Why is there no Women’s Cup in 2018? The Identity project – more like Secret Identity project! Keep listening for a classic blooper in the outro Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the podcast which is streamed live on YouTube. You could join in by asking a question in person, or just come on and say hi. Thanks again for everyone that joined us for the live recording of #FFS18. Follow one (or all) of us on Twitter for advanced warning of the next Show. Useful Links https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ http://visitseinajoki.fi/en/ http://www.fcsuomi.com/ http://www.escapetosuomi.com/ http://www.finlandfootball.net/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube Tagged: Academies, FIFA Rankings, Finland, Finland Identity Project, Finnish, Finnish Football Show, Football, Futis, Huuhkajat, Jalkapallo, Maajoukkue, Palloliitto, Podcast episode, Reserves, Soccer, Sports, Suomen, suomen cup, Suomi, UEFA Nations League, Women's Cup

Join Mark (@explorefinland), Rich (@EscapeToSuomi) and Mark (@FCSuomi) for monthly episodes, where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football. In Finland. https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/finnish-football-show-17-end-of-veiikausliiga-2018-goals-for-huuhkajat-online-audio-converter-com.mp3 Download an MP3 of Finnish Football Show #17: End of Veiikausliiga Round-up & More Goals for Huuhkajat Show Notes & Video This show is now recorded & broadcast live on YouTube. Follow Mark Wiltshear’s Channel for announcements of future broadcasts. The #FFS theme tune is “Loppuun asti” by Lemmenpyssyt. You can listen to the song on Spotify or on YouTube . Connect with Lemmenpyssyt on Facebook. In episode 17, we round up the action at the end of Veikkausliiga 2017 and the ongoing improvement of the Finnish national team, The Huuhkajat: Veikkausliiga update The end of the Veikkausliiga season The final league table can be found on the Veikkausliiga website Relegation play-off Promotions to & from Ykkönen division Promotions to & from Kakkonen division End of Season Transfers Huuhkajat results The Rivelution rolls on! And why is Markku Kanerva nicknamed Rive? 6.10 Croatia 1-1 Finland  (World Cup Qualifier) 9.10 Finland 2-2 Turkey (World Cup Qualifier) 9.11 Finland 3-0 Estonia (Friendly) Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the podcast which is streamed live on YouTube. You could join in by asking a question in person, or just come on and say hi. Thanks again for everyone that joined us for the live recording of #FFS17. Follow one (or all) of us on Twitter for advanced warning of the next Show. Useful Links https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ http://visitseinajoki.fi/en/ http://www.fcsuomi.com/ http://www.escapetosuomi.com/ http://www.finlandfootball.net/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube Tagged: Finland, Finnish, Finnish Football Show, Football, Futis, HJK, Huuhkajat, Jalkapallo, KuPS, Maajoukkue, Palloliitto, Podcast episode, SJK, Soccer, Sports, Suomen, suomen cup, Suomi, Veikkausliiga

Join Mark (@explorefinland), Rich (@EscapeToSuomi) and Mark (@FCSuomi) for monthly episodes, where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football. In Finland. https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/finnish-football-show-16-summer-2017-catch-up-huuhkajat-victories-veikkausliiga-another-manager-leaves-sjk.mp3 Download an MP3 of Finnish Football Show #16- Summer 2017 Catch-up Huuhkajat victories, Veikkausliiga & Another Manager Leaves SJK Show Notes & Video This show is now recorded & broadcast live on YouTube. Follow Mark Wiltshear’s Channel for announcements of future broadcasts. The #FFS theme tune is “Loppuun asti” by Lemmenpyssyt. You can listen to the song on Spotify or on YouTube . Connect with Lemmenpyssyt on Facebook. In episode 16, we BREAK with traditions and run through many stories from Summer 2017: Veikkausliiga update HJKs procession to the title Rich’s prediction of KuPS doing well looks ok Aleksei Kangaskolkka at IFK Mariehamn Shefki Kuqi at Inter The current league table can be found on the Veikkausliiga website Palloliitto The passing of Palloliitto Chairman, Pertti Ajala Suomen Cup update 2016-17 comp – Final on 23.9 2017-18 comp – who knows exactly how this thing works?! U19 practice tournament Portugal 3-1 Finland Belgium 2-0 Finland Finland 1-9 Holland Interesting Summer transfers Recent Huuhkajat results 7.6 Finland 1-1 Liechtenstein (Friendly) 11.6 Finland 1-2 Ukraine (WC Qual.) 2.9 Finland 1-0 Iceland (WC Qual.) 5.9 Kosovo 1-0 Finland (WC Qual.) SJK’s Shambles! Jose Manuel Roca – Out Now onto 4th manager in one season Brian Page and Toni Lehtinen in place to the end of the season Mark Attended the SJK Fans Forum on Sunday 10th September – listen to the end to the audio podcast for an interview with Lari Paski at SJK. Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the podcast which is streamed live on YouTube. You could join in by asking a question in person, or just come on and say hi. Thanks again for everyone that joined us for the live recording of #FFS11. Follow one (or all) of us on Twitter for advanced warning of the next Show. Useful Links https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ http://visitseinajoki.fi/en/ http://www.fcsuomi.com/ http://www.escapetosuomi.com/ http://www.finlandfootball.net/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube Tagged: Finland, Finnish, Finnish Football Show, Football, Futis, HJK, Huuhkajat, Jalkapallo, KuPS, Maajoukkue, New SJK Manager, Palloliitto, Podcast episode, SJK, Soccer, Sports, Suomen, suomen cup, Suomi, Veikkausliiga

Join Mark (@explorefinland), Rich (@EscapeToSuomi) and Mark (@FCSuomi) for monthly episodes, where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football. In Finland. https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/finnish-football-show-15-veikkausliiga-huuhkajat-all-change-at-sjk.mp3 Download an MP3 of  Finnish Football Show #15 – Veikkausliiga, Huuhkajat & all-change at SJK Show Notes & Video This show is now recorded & broadcast live on YouTube. Follow Mark Wiltshear’s Channel for announcements of future broadcasts. The #FFS theme tune is “Loppuun asti” by Lemmenpyssyt. You can listen to the song on Spotify or on YouTube . Connect with Lemmenpyssyt on Facebook. In episode 15, true to form, we started by looking at some recent news: Mark H – Lukas Hradecky’s Dad/agent talking about a big move or contract before the German cup final, where Luke conceded the pen that lost the final Walter Viitala’s Danish relegation play-off, whose recent form helped Viborg FF get this chance to stay up Rich – Continuing the recent theme of the Suomen Cup and the fact that only 5 teams have registered for the 2017-18 competition, with only 10 days to the deadline Mark W – Upcoming Finland vs Estonia legends game Mark H – Finland are now down to 108th place in the world ranking Finns Overseas That Need A Transfer Mika Ojala at VfR Aalen in Germany Thomas Lam at Nottingham Forest in England Berat Sadik at FC Krylia Sovetov Samara in Russia Joel Pohjanpalo at Bayer Leverkusen in Germany Roope Riski on loan at Paderborn in Germany (from SJK) 4 Finnish goalkeepers in the English Championship Jesse Joronen at Fulham, 0 league starts Anssi Jaakkola at Reading, 0 league starts Niki Maenpää at Brighton, 1 league start Jussi Jaskalainen at Wigan, 9 league starts Daniel O’Shaughnessy at Cheltenham Town in England Glen Kamara at Colchester United in England Rich also mentioned Patrik Raitanen who has just joined Liverpool FC U18’s from FC Jazz. Upcoming Huuhkajat Fixtures Finland vs Liechtenstein in Turku, Wed 7.6 Finland vs Ukraine in Tampere, Sun 11.6 Veikkausliiga So Far… Good start for VPS, currently 2nd in the league table. Alfredo Morales at HJK, with 10 goals in 11 goals is far ahead of the pack. HJK’s struggles to break down defensive teams. SJK’s awful start to the season. New SJK manager Jose Manuel Roca’s first press conference.  Are HJK too far ahead already? Mark says they may be too far ahead of the main contenders. Good crowds at Ilves with average attendances of 3,000+. JJK players finding to tough to adapt to the fitness levels of the Veikkausliiga? Honka and Kokkola leading the charge for promotion from Ykkönen. The current league table can be found on the Veikkausliiga website Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the podcast which is streamed live on YouTube. You could join in by asking a question in person, or just come on and say hi. Thanks again for everyone that joined us for the live recording of #FFS11. Follow one (or all) of us on Twitter for advanced warning of the next Show. Useful Links https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ http://visitseinajoki.fi/en/ http://www.fcsuomi.com/ http://www.escapetosuomi.com/ http://www.finlandfootball.net/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube Tagged: Finland, Finnish, Finnish Football Show, Football, Futis, Huuhkajat, Jalkapallo, Maajoukkue, New SJK Manager, Palloliitto, Podcast episode, SJK, Soccer, Sports, Suomen, suomen cup, Suomi, Veikkausliiga

Join Mark (@explorefinland), Rich (@EscapeToSuomi) and Mark (@FCSuomi) for monthly episodes, where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football. In Finland. https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/finnish-football-show-14-e28093-huuhkajat-in-action-veikkausliiga-2017-kicks-off-online-audio-converter-com.mp3 Download an MP3 of Finnish Football Show #14 – Huuhkajat in Action & Veikkausliiga 2017 Kicks-off Show Notes & Video This show is now recorded & broadcast live on YouTube. Follow Mark Wiltshear’s Channel for announcements of future broadcasts. The #FFS theme tune is “Loppuun asti” by Lemmenpyssyt. You can listen to the song on Spotify or on YouTube . Connect with Lemmenpyssyt on Facebook. In episode 14, as usual, we started by looking at some recent news: Rich – The proliferation of new football kits being released in Finland PS Kemi’s new kit, as lauded by Mark H, and Tweeted by Rich Mark H – The recent UEFA Congress held in Helsinki Sound of Football podcast episode about the UEFA Nations League Mark W – Suomen Cup Semi-finals and U19 Euro Championship 2017. Useful links: Suomen Cup 2017 Suomen Regions Cup and Apollo FC UEFA European Under-19 Championship Huuhkajat in Action 24.3.2017 Turkey 2 – 0 Finland 28.3.2017 Austria 1 – 1 Finland Veikkausliiga starts Summarised perfectly by Rich ‘”It’s good, I’m glad” (you can see why we pay him the big bucks to appear on #FFS  ) Wed 5.4.2017 HJK 5 – 0 VPS SJK 1 – 1 FC Lahti Sat 8.4.2017 IFK Mariehamn 5 –2 JJK Ilves 1 — 1 FC Lahti PS Kemi 0 — 0 HIFK VPS 3 — 1 SJK Since recording the show, there have been a couple more fixtures played: Mon 10.4 HJK 2 – 0 KuPS Wed 12.4 Inter 6 – 2 RoPS The current league table can be found on the Veikkausliiga website We also discussed: Scheduling of fixtures SJK’s recent new signings including Diego Bardanca, Facundo Guichon, and Aristote Mbomba Image search Diego Bardanca’s name to see photos of his horrendous injury. We were also joined by young Lumi Nelson ??  whose contribution shows that the future of FFS is in good hands! Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the podcast which is streamed live on YouTube. You could join in by asking a question in person, or just come on and say hi. Thanks again for everyone that joined us for the live recording of #FFS11. Follow one (or all) of us on Twitter for advanced warning of the next Show. Useful Links https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ http://www.fcsuomi.com/ http://www.escapetosuomi.com/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube Tagged: Finland, Finnish, Finnish Football Show, Football, Futis, Huuhkajat, Jalkapallo, Maajoukkue, Palloliitto, Podcast episode, Regions Cup, Soccer, Sports, Suomen, suomen cup, Suomi, UEFA Nations League, Veikkausliiga

Join Mark (@explorefinland), Rich (@EscapeToSuomi) and Mark (@FCSuomi) for monthly episodes, where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football. In Finland. https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/finnish-football-show-13-bonus-e28093-finland-identity-project-and-u19-euro-2018.mp3 Download an MP3 of Finnish Football Show 13 Bonus – ‘Finland Identity’ Project and U19 Euro 2018 Show Notes & Video This show is now recorded & broadcast live on YouTube. Follow Mark Wiltshear’s Channel for announcements of future broadcasts. The #FFS theme tune is “Loppuun asti” by Lemmenpyssyt. You can listen to the song on Spotify or on YouTube . Connect with Lemmenpyssyt on Facebook. In this bonus episode, we discuss some of the issues and events that have more of a long-term perspective: 1. The ‘Finland Identity’ Project MTV.FI 9.3.2017 – Millainen Huuhkajien peli-identiteetin tulisi olla? 2. The problem of young Finns transferring overseas too early 3. The U19 Euro 2018 competition http://www.uefa.com/under19/ U19 Euro 2017 Elite round fixture list http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2017/matches/index.html Finland play Netherland, Ukraine & Greece, matches to be played 22–28.3.2017 4. Warm-up competition in 2017 In Seinäjoki, Summer 2017, featuring Finland, Netherlands, Germany and Portugal. Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the podcast which is streamed live on YouTube. You could join in by asking a question in person, or just come on and say hi. Thanks again for everyone that joined us for the live recording of #FFS11. Follow one (or all) of us on Twitter for advanced warning of the next Show. Useful Links https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ http://www.fcsuomi.com/ http://www.escapetosuomi.com/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube Tagged: Finland, Finland Identity Project, Finnish, Finnish Football Show, Football, Futis, Huuhkajat, Jalkapallo, Maajoukkue, Palloliitto, Podcast episode, Seinäjoki, SJK, Soccer, Sports, Suomen, Suomi, U19 Euro 2018, Veikkausliiga

Join Mark (@explorefinland), Rich (@EscapeToSuomi) and Mark (@FCSuomi) for monthly episodes, where 3 old blokes sit and talk about football. In Finland. https://explorefinlandpodcast.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/finnish-football-show-13-e28093-friendlies-in-the-desert-and-suomen-cup.mp3 Download an MP3 of Finnish Football Show 13 – Friendlies in the Desert and Suomen Cup Show Notes & Video This show is now recorded & broadcast live on YouTube. Follow Mark Wiltshear’s Channel for announcements of future broadcasts. The #FFS theme tune is “Loppuun asti” by Lemmenpyssyt. You can listen to the song on Spotify or on YouTube . Connect with Lemmenpyssyt on Facebook. In episode 13, we started by looking at some recent news: Mark H – Joel Pohjanpalo’s current situation at Leverkusen, where he’s not playing much at the moment. Plus Jere Uronen at Genk who is playing regularly in the Belgian league and Europa League. Rich – The possibility of a joint-Nordic bid to host Euro 2024. Leading to a general discussion about how to host enlarged international competitions. Producer Mark – Pre-season weakening of SJK. Most recently: Roope Riski’s loan to Paderborn in Budesliga 2 Juhani Ojala’s transfer to BK Häcken in Allsvenskan Matej Hradecky’s injury Here’s a clip of the Venezualan skiier that Rich mentioned Simo Valakari Leaving SJK Comparing the styles of Simo vs new manager Sixten Boström. The need for SJK to strengthen, especially in light of HJK’s reinforcements. New Format for Suomen Cup Group A – shout out to KPV from Kokkola, now with 4 wins out of 4, playing AC Oulu and OPS next, both winnable games. RoPS and Kemi both pushing for 2nd & 3rd. Group B – SJK, Jaro and VPS all on 9 points with one game to go. SJK vs VPS, Jaro vs Jazz. Apologies for Rich’s terrible pun ‘The only way is up for Yazz‘ (FC Jazz) Group C – HJK 12 pts and Honka on 9. Well ahead of the pack. Stadin Derby (Helsinki) HJK vs HIFK will now be played outdoors at Sonera Stadion rather than indoors – which may have been ‘a bit tasty!’ Group D – Inter and Mariehamn both on 10. Well ahead of the pack. Group E – KuPS and Ilves both on 12. Well ahead of the pack. Lahti at the bottom on 1 point! Final placings can be found on Palloliito’s Suomen Cup website Friendlies in the Desert 9.1.2017 Morrocco 0 – 1 Finland 13.1.2017 Slovenia 2 – 0 Finland We also discussed the upcoming friendlies against smaller nations and the affect on Finland’s FIFA ranking. Recent Transfers Abukar Mohamed – TPS to Lazio Alex Ring – Kaiserslauten to New York City Juhani Ojala’s transfer to BK Häcken Pyry Soiri – VPS to FK Šah’tsjor Salihorsk (Belarus) Remember, you welcome to join us for the recording of the podcast which is streamed live on YouTube. You could join in by asking a question in person, or just come on and say hi. Thanks again for everyone that joined us for the live recording of #FFS11. Follow one (or all) of us on Twitter for advanced warning of the next Show. Useful Links https://explorefinlandpodcast.com/ http://www.fcsuomi.com/ http://www.escapetosuomi.com/ Finnish Football Show on YouTube Tagged: desert matches, Finland, Finnish, Finnish Football Show, Football, Futis, Huuhkajat, Jalkapallo, Maajoukkue, Palloliitto, Podcast episode, simo valakari, Sixten Boström, SJK, Soccer, Sports, Suomen, suomen cup, Suomi, Veikkausliiga