
The Finland women's national bandy team (Finnish: Suomen naisten jääpallomaajoukkue, Swedish: Finlands damlandslag i bandy) represents Finland in the Women's Bandy World Championship and other international bandy competitions. It is governed by the Finnish Bandy Association, a member of the Federation of International Bandy (FIB).
History
The first recorded international match between women's bandy teams from Sweden and Finland took place in Helsinki, Finland in 1935 at the Helsingfors Ice Stadium, where a portion of the match was captured by British Pathé.[3]
The next documented international friendly match played by the Finnish national team was held in Kemi in 1980 and ended in a Swedish victory, with a final score of 3–14.[4]
Women's Bandy World Championship
The team has participated in every edition of Women's Bandy World Championship since the first tournament in 2004, which was hosted by Finland in the southeastern city of Lappeenranta. Ten years later, Finland hosted the 2014 Women's Bandy World Championship and Lappeenranta once again served as the host city. As of 2022, the team has won five bronze medals, in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2014, and 2022.
Tournament record
World Championship
2004 –
Won Bronze Medal
2006 – Finished in 4th place
2007 – Finished in 5th place
2008 –
Won Bronze Medal
2010 – Finished in 5th place
2012 –
Won Bronze Medal
2014 –
Won Bronze Medal
2016 – Finished in 6th place
2018 – Finished in 4th place
2020 – Finished in 4th place
2022 –
Won Bronze Medal[5]
2023 –
Won Silver Medal
2025 –
See also
- Bandy
- Rink bandy
- Women's Bandy World Championship
- Great Britain women's national bandy team
- Sweden women's national bandy team
- Russia women's national bandy team
- United States women's national bandy team
- Norway women's national bandy team
- Switzerland women's national bandy team
- China women's national bandy team
- Canada women's national bandy team
- Hungary women's national bandy team
- Soviet Union women's national bandy team
References
- ^ "Naisten maajoukkueen tarkkailuryhmä kaudelle 2020-2021 valittu". Finnish Bandy Association (in Finnish). 9 November 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Koskela, Kristina; Karlsson, Tobias; Hoppu, Tuomas, eds. (2020). Jääpallokirja 2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Jääpalloliito. p. 149. ISSN 0784-0411. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Ice Hockey At Helsingfors On Sleeve As Ice Hockey At Halsingfors News In A Nutshell (1935)". Archived from the original on 13 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "about women´s bandy - HISTORY OF FINNISH AND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S BANDY". Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (27 March 2022). "Sweden beat Norway to win Women's Bandy World Championships for 10th time". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Finnish)
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