Finland’s youth teams miss medal target at 2026 European Championships
The U15 mixed team finished 11th at the tournament in Lido delle Nazioni, Italy.
Finland’s youth national teams came away without a medal from the 2026 flag football European Championships in Lido delle Nazioni, Italy. The tournament took place the weekend before October 2, 2026, the publication date of the report from the Finnish American Football Association (SAJL).
In the report, youth national-team head coach Jarkko Suominen reviewed the teams’ performances. Finland’s U15 mixed team recorded two wins and four losses and placed 11th.
A challenging tournament for Finland
According to SAJL, Finland’s youth teams entered the championships with medal ambitions. The association’s report said the increasingly competitive youth divisions proved difficult for the Finnish sides this year.
The results brought an end to a two-year medal run for Finland’s youth teams, SAJL reported.
U15 mixed results
The U15 mixed team finished with a 2–4 record and took 11th place. The results listed in the SAJL report include losses to Slovakia, 35–12, and Austria, 48–13.
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The results and assessment are based on SAJL’s report of Suominen’s review of Finland’s youth teams at the 2026 championships.
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