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The original English-language podcast about Finnish football. Presented by Mark W, Mark H, Rich, Keke & Ally, five Brits with Finnish wives and shared passion for the beautiful game. @explorefinland @fcsuomi @escapetosuomi @kekemyllari & @mano99 bring you a variety of show formats; the original Finnish Football Show discussion show, interviews with key people in Finnish football, and Match Reports of key Finnish national team games. FFS – supporting football in Finland since 2015.
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Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
On Wednesday night Finland entertain a Wales side that proved to be a thorn in Markku Kaberva's side in last season's Nations League campaign. Both teams will be looking to experiment in a friendly that preceeds a double-header of World Cup qualifiers. Kick off is at 19.00 at a limited capacity Olympiastadion.
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Friday Aug 27, 2021
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Another packed show, as Mark W, Keke, Mark H and Rich get together to preview the Finland national team squad that was just announced and preview the three upcoming games against Wales, Kazakhstan and France.
They also look at the Pikkuhuuhkajat (the U-21) squad that was also announced and ponder the quality of the next generation of potential Huuhkajat. Finally, they turn their attention to recent transfers for Finnish players moving overseas and take a quick look at the current Veikkausliiga standings.
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Friday Aug 20, 2021
Friday Aug 20, 2021
In this episode, Keke and Rich are joined by another Huuhkajat star, Robert Taylor, who talks them through his career. It's an inspirational story!
Having been told he wasn't good enough for the Northern Counties league in England, his determination to succeed eventually drove him to score for the Finland national team and travel to Euro 2020.
Robert gives us his perspective on that surreal night at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, and reflects on the Chrsitian Eriksen situation, and also gives a little insight into the off-field scandal at SK Brann in August 2021.
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
(KuPS Kuopio image from KuPS.fi pre Vorskla match)
After the craziness of the Euros – the FFS team was crazy-busy representing Finland across the world's media – you MAY have noticed!), crazy-tired staying up until 1:00 AM watching too many games of football, and crazy-hot (at least here in Finland) – it's been nice to calm down and return to normality.
Mark W and Rich get together to look back at the recent European action for HJK Helsinki, KuPS Kuopio, Inter Turku and Honka, and look forward to upcoming ties for HJK and KuPS.
We reflect on a comment from Joni Kauko, about transfers to Brexit Britain, which seems to have started having an effect on Finnish players. We also look back at the last month of Veikkausliiga action, which has giving us a league table that is tight at both ends.
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Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
FFS In Conversation with Michael Christiansen Danish journalist, Michael Christiansen, reached out to the FFS team asking for the Finnish perspective on the incident when Christian Eriksen collapsed during the Denmark-Finland game.
Mark H, Rich, Keke & Mark W take a moment to ask Michael about the previous day's result; England 2-1 Denmark. They then get down to business and talk about how the incident was reported in Denmark, Finland and the UK. How Finnish fans are viewed in Denmark. How each country's performance at Euro 2020 has been received. And how does the future look for both the Finnish and Danish national teams.
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Monday Jul 12, 2021
In this episode, we are joined by a very special guest, Joni Kauko, fresh from Euro 2020. A Veikkausliiga winner who also has Suomen Cup and Liiga Cup winners medals in his collection. A combative attacking midfielder who has been a regular Huuhkajat squad member for the past few years.
Joni tells us about his club career that has taken him from Finland to India, via Germany and Denmark. He talks about his international career that started a decade ago with a pre-Rivelution Markku Kanerva as his manager. He also explains about his fascination with Marvel movies, socks and video game.
Joni tells us about his club career that has taken him from Finland to India, via Germany and Denmark. He talks about his international career that started a decade ago with a pre-Rivelution Markku Kanerva as his manager. He also explains about his fascination with Marvel movies, socks and video game.
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Monday Jun 28, 2021
And so it ends. With three group games played in 10 days, the Finland team managed a goal, a win and finished third in group B. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough for the Huuhkajat to qualify for the knockout stage, but they did themselves and the while country proud.
Mark H, Mark W, Rich and Keke get together to review the final group game against Belgium and discuss how we felt while waiting for the final group positions to be decided. We also choose our Huuhkajat player of the Euros, before turning our attention to transfer news/speculation and the domestic Veikkausliiga season.
You will also hear an impassioned defence of the Finland Supporters group SMJK, who are being criticised in the wake of a spike in positive COVID cases post-fans travelling to St Petersburg in June 2020; SMJK vs COVID!
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Friday Jun 18, 2021
Friday Jun 18, 2021
This was a game in which the Huuhkajat were looking to cement a place in the knockout stages, and to show the watching world, that the win against Denmark was not just the result of extenuating circumstances. It didn't quite go to plan...
Mark H, Rich and Keke review the action as Finland had an early goal disallowed for offside, before eventually going down to a goal from Al Miranchuk just before half-time. They also look at Finland's potential path through the Euros and talk about the FFS team's busy schedule of media appearances around the world on the mainstream media.
And by the way, Producer Mark was working, not moonlighting for SJK. Working!
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
In the aftermath of the shocking collapse of Christian Eriksen during the Denmark 0-1 Finland, the FFS team get together to look back at the game.
Firstly, Mark W, Rich and Keke review the sporting action on the field and the mixed emotions felt by Huuhkajat supporters as the team gets its first, goal, points and win, in a major competition finals.
Then, Mark W speaks with Mark H about his trip to Copenhagen and his first-hand eyewitness account of Eriksen's collapse and on-pitch resuscitation. He talks about the amazing atmosphere between the Danish and Finnish fans, that only got stronger as the drama unfurled.
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
With Finland qualifying for Euro 2020, there has, naturally, been a surge in interest in our Huuhkajat. The Finnish Football Show team has been invited to speak and write on a variety of outlets, around the world, and this made us think; no one really knows much about Finnish football.
We decided it might be a good idea to go back to basics for this episode, by creating a Finnish football 1.0 crib sheet. One place to get all the useful info as we head into the Euros. We have, after all, been at this for several years now. We know stuff.
- An introduction to us, the four FFS hosts, and our experiences following Finland/Finnish football
- A run through the key players in the squad: Lukas Hradecky, Tim Sparv, Glen Kamara, Teemu Pukki
- An introduction to some of the younger/newer squad members: Robert Taylor, Daniel O’Shaughnessy, Onni Valakari, Marcus Forss
- Why are Finland nicknamed the Huuhkajat?
- The popularity of the current Nike Finland kit. Finland kits over the years.
- Finland's anthem for Euro 2020 – Sukupolvien Unelmä by Niila
- Manager Markku 'Rive' Kanerva compared to recent former coaches
- What is the Rive-lution?
- The legacy of Finland's golden generation
- What does the FFS team think 'success' at Euro 2020 looks like for Finland?