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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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May 2, 2023
May 2, 2023
1 hr 15 min
IN THIS EPISODE...
Lots to discuss as the Veikkausliiga gets going, with most teams having played at least 5 games. So Mark W, Keke, Rich and Ally recovene to look at the opening rounds. What's new? SJK winning. What's old? HJK at the top. And any surprises at this early stage.
They also look at the early rounds of the Suomen Cup, with a couple of first-hand accounts of games in Seinäjoki from Mark. Rich also tells us all about the draw for the inaugural Women's Nations League. And there's a little more news on ticket sales for the men's national team Euro 2024 qualifers.
Blog: show notes and links https://finnishfootballshow.com/2023/05/02/veikkausliiga-suomen-cup-womens-nations-league-draw/
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Mar 30, 2023
Mar 30, 2023
51 min
IN THIS EPISODE...
UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifier, Group H, Games 1 & 2
After a hectic week of Euro 2024 qualifying action, Mark W, Keke, Ally and Mark H (yep, surprised us too!) look back at Finland's first two games. A 3-1 defeat away to Denmark and a 1-0 win in Northern Ireland, leaves Finland with 3 points, along with most of the other group. All of who are trailing early leaders... Slovenia! 😳
Blog: show notes and links https://finnishfootballshow.com/2023/03/30/euro-2024-qualifiers-reviews/
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Mar 17, 2023
Mar 17, 2023
36 min
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Euro 2024. Copenhagen & Belfast – 23rd and 26th March 2023
Mark W, Rich and Keke preview the first round of qualifying fixtures for Euro 2024, as Finland takes on Denmark & Northern Ireland in Group H. They talk through the Finland squad in some detail and the Huuhkajat's upcoming opponents – Denmark & Northern Ireland – in slightly less detail, all the while speculating on team selection, formations, etc.
Blog: show notes and links https://finnishfootballshow.com/2023/03/17/preview-euro2024-qualifiers-denfin-nirfin/
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Mar 2, 2023
Mar 2, 2023
53 min
IN THIS EPISODE...
It's the Mark W & Keke Show again (sorry!) but we wanted to keep you informed as we plough through the closed season. Firstly, Keke reviews the recent performances of the women's national team, the Helmarit, in winning the Cyprus Cup competition against Croatia, Romania and Hungary.
Next, Mark looks at the recent Liigacup results as the group stage nears its conclusion ahead of the semi-final stage. They also look at some of the more notable transfers involving Finnish clubs and players in the past few weeks, impressive sales of Huuhkajat 'season tickets' for the home Euro 2024 qualifiers, and finish up by speculating "just how good is Mark H's new sauna?"
Blog: show notes and links https://finnishfootballshow.com/2023/03/02/helmarit-win-the-cyprus-cup-liigacup-update-transfer-news-finns-overseas/
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Feb 23, 2023
Feb 23, 2023
25 min
IN THIS EPISODE...
This episode is a follow-on from an epsisode back in 2020, requested by FFS listener, Kevin Moseley, about the origins of the Finnish Football Show. Ally joined the FFS team in mid-2022, so we thought it was about time to find out more about him as Mark W asks just who IS Ally Manson?
That previous 'FFS Origins' episode https://finnishfootballshow.com/2020/10/29/ffs-origins-stories/
Blog: show notes and links https://finnishfootballshow.com/2023/02/23/who-the-f-is-ally-manson/
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Feb 15, 2023
Feb 15, 2023
47 min
IN THIS EPISODE...
In 2022, Susanna Liljander conducted a survey among female members of SJK Seinäjoki's supporters group, Klopit. This survey formed the basis of her Master's thesis which was recently published and shared on the Klopit Facebook group:
"Women's experiences of supporting men's club football: A case study of Seinäjoki Football Club supporter group, Klopit."
Mark W's wife, Lady Satu, is also an active member of Klopit, so he thought he'd get Satu and Susanna together to compare the theory with the reality.
Blog: show notes and link to the thesis: https://finnishfootballshow.com/2023/02/15/in-conversation-with-susanna-liljander/
The thesis is written in Finnish but the introdcution at the beginning is in English.
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Feb 8, 2023
Feb 8, 2023
57 min
IN THIS EPISODE...
The FFS team is down to its bare bones for this episode, as Mark W & Keke get together to look at recent developments in the Finnish Football world.
First up, the first few results in the revamped Liigacup. Then a discussion on the exodus of players from the Veiikausliiga and worry about a talent drain, although this does mean more Finns playing overseas, for Keke to track!
They look back at the Huuhkajat winter training camp & friendlies in Portugal and then forward to the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers. Finally, the Helmarit prepare for the Cyprus Cup tournament and the four Nordic countries prepare a joint bid to host Euro 2025 🇫🇮🇩🇰🇸🇪🇳🇴
Blog: show notes and links https://finnishfootballshow.com/2023/02/08/liigacup-veikkausliiga-talent-drain-finns-overseas-huuhkajat-friendlies-euro-2024-campaign-helmarit-news/
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Jan 8, 2023
Jan 8, 2023
1 hr 20 min
IN THIS EPISODE...
Mark W, Rich, Keke and Ally return after a longer-than-expected winter break. And having gorged on too much football the Qatar World Cup – and too much ham & turkey at Christmas – they now turn their attention back to Finnish football in 2023. They look forward to the winter training camp in Potugal, discuss the squad selection and the opponents, Sweden & Estonia.
They also run through the various schedules that affect the Finnish national teams and club sides; Euro 2024 qualifiers, Liiga Cup, Suomen Cup, Veikkausliiga, Champions League and Europa Conference League. Before looking at the early transfer activity invloving Veikkausliiga sides and Finns moving around overseas.
Blog: show notes and links https://finnishfootballshow.com/2023/01/08/huuhkajat-training-camp-2023-finnish-footbal-schedules-winter-transfers-finns-overseas/
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Dec 2, 2022
Dec 2, 2022
1 min
On the sad news of the passing of young, Finnish footballer Roni Peiponen, Keke Myllari shares a few thoughts and an important message to anyone who's struggling, especially during these dark, winter months.
RIP Roni Peiponen 9.4.1997 – 1.12.2022
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roni_Peiponen
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Nov 3, 2022
Nov 3, 2022
51 min
IN THIS EPISODE...
Rich, Keke and Ally reconvened to tie up the 2022 Veikkausliiga season in a bow. Looking at the final games and the play offs, they celebrate the winners, commiserate with the losers and deride Lahti, again.
Next, they turn their attention to the Helmarit squad selection for the upcoming friendly against Wales and give props to retiring Helmari, Tuija Hyyrynen. They discuss VAR sabotaging David Browne’s wonder goal, a highlight of HJK’s European campaign even though it was disallowed, and finish with a look at Finns in action overseas.
Blog: show notes and links
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