Finnish Football Hall of Fame

The committee consists of representatives of the Football Association of Finland, Sports Museum of Finland, Football Museum of Finland and Pallo-Kopla, the association of Finnish sports journalists. A player is eligible to be named in the gallery after three years have passed since their playing career ended.

• Illustration — Former national team player Arto Tolsa was selected in 1993. • Illustration — Juhani Peltonen was selected in 1994. Peltonen was the first Finnish player in Bundesliga. • Illustration — Former national team player Laura Österberg Kalmari was selected in 2014. • Illustration — Jari Litmanen was selected in 2015. • Illustration — Sami Hyypiä was selected in 2015. • Illustration — Pertti Alaja, the former President of the Finland FA, was posthumously named in 2017. • Illustration — Former national team manager Antti Muurinen was named in 2019. • Illustration — Former player and manager Keith Armstrong was named in 2023. • Name — Year — Role • Arto Tolsa — 1993 — Former player • Niilo Tammisalo — Influential multi-sports figure in football, bandy, ice hockey and basketball • Martti Hirviniemi — Former referee • Aatos Lehtonen — Former player, represented Finland at the 1936 Summer Olympics • Erik von Frenckell — Sports executive, the president of the Finnish FA in 1918–1952 • Kai Pahlman — Former player and coach • Thure Sarnola — Former goalkeeper and a long-time goalkeeping coach • Eino Soinio — Former player, represented Finland at the 1912 Summer Olympics • Aulis Rytkönen — Former player, the first Finnish professional player abroad • Stig-Göran Myntti — Former player, represented Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics • Max Viinioksa — Former player • Ernst Grönlund — 1994 • Juhani Peltonen • Veikko Asikainen — 1996 — Former player, represented Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics • Juuso Walden — 1997 — Football executive, a long-time chairman of the Finnish FA • Olavi Laaksonen — Former player, represented Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics • Frans Karjagin — 2003 — Former player, represented Finland at the 1936 Summer Olympics • Erkki Poroila — Football executive, the Seceretary General of the Finnish FA in 1966–1983 • Ari Hjelm — Former player and coach • Verner Eklöf — 2005 — Former player • Timo Kautonen — Former player • Kaarlo Soinio — 2007 — Former player and executive, represented Finland at the 1912 Summer Olympics • Esko Malm — Former player and manager • Lars Näsman — Former player and coach • Tommy Lindholm — Former player and manager • Heikki Suhonen • Atik Ismail — Former player • Hanna-Mari Sarlin — Former player, the first female-inductee • Kalevi Lehtovirta — 2010 — Former player, represented Finland at the 1952 Summer Olympics • Olavi Haaskivi — Former coach and a long-time coaching director of Finnish FA • Georg Krutelew — Former referee • Matti Paatelainen — Former player • Kaija Salopuro — Former player, had different roles in the Finnish FA for decades • Anne Mäkinen — 2012 — Former player and manager • Miikka Toivola • Laura Österberg Kalmari — 2014 — Former player • Sami Hyypiä — 2015 — Former player and manager • Jari Litmanen — Former player, the most capped player of the Finland national team and a long-time captain • Pentti Seppälä — Football executive, the president of the Finnish FA in 1987–1997 • Pertti Mäkipää — Former player • Anders Mattsson — 2016 — Former referee • Olli Heinonen — Former player • Esko Ranta • Martti Kuusela — Former player and manager • Jaakko Lempinen — 2017 — Former player and football active • Pekka Hämäläinen — Former player and administrator, the President of the Finnish FA in 1997–2009 • Pertti Alaja — Former player, the Secretary General and the President of the Finnish FA • Göran Enckelman — 2018 — Former footballer and goalkeeping coach • Jyrki Heliskoski — Former manager and a long-time coaching director of the FA • Ulla Kaasinen — Former player and coach • Katriina Elovirta — Former player, referee and the development manager of the FA • Göran Wallén — Former football and sports journalist • Matti Mäkelä — Former footballer • Christina Forssell • Simo Syrjävaara — Former player and manager • Olli Huttunen — Former goalkeeper, manager and executive • Gunnar Yliharju — Long-time kit manager and active in the FA • Maija Liukkonen — 2019 — Former player and manager • Jonatan Johansson • Olavi Rissanen — Former player • Keijo Voutilainen — Former player and manager • Antti Muurinen — Former manager • Valeri Popovitch — 2020 — Former player, the top goalscorer of Veikkausliiga, the Finnish premier league • Esko S. Lahtinen — 2021 — Former sports journalist and author, former pr manager of the Finnish FA • Pekka Luhtanen — Researcher, pioneer in football game analysis • Soile Ojala — Former player • Pasi Rautiainen — Former player, manager and football commentator • Markku Peltoniemi — 2022 — Former player and a long-time team manager of HJK • Kari Ukkonen — Former player and coach, represented Finland at the 1980 Summer Olympics • Aki Lahtinen — Former player • Sanna Valkonen • Keith Armstrong — 2023 — Former player and manager • Jukka Vakkila — Former manager • Jutta Rautiainen — Former player and manager • Jessica Julin • Jyrki Nieminen — 2024 • Anna-Kaisa Rantanen — Former player • Jukka Ikäläinen — Former player and manager • Johanna Lindell — 2025 — Former goalkeeper • Ismo Lius — Former player • Mika Lipponen • Mixu Paatelainen — Former player and manager • Pauliina Miettinen