Finland national under-21 speedway team

Finland
AssociationFinnish Motorcycling Federation
Suomen Moottoriliitto r.y.
FIM codeSML
Team managerJyri Palomäki
Nation colourBlue and White
World Championships
Team U-21 — — —
 Best resultnever qualify to the final
Individual U-21 — — 1
 Best result3rd - Ari Koponen (1979)

The Finland national under-21 speedway team is the national under-21 motorcycle speedway team of Finland and is controlled by the Finnish Motorcycling Federation. The team entered the Under-21 World Cup three times, but they never qualified for the final. Ari Koponen is the only Finnish rider to win a medal in Individual U-21 European Championship open for riders from all continents (1979).

Competition

Team Speedway Junior World Championship
Year Place Pts. Riders
2005 — — 4th place in Qualifying Round Three
Rene Lehtinen (4), Tero Aarnio (2), Joni Keskinen (1), Jani Eerikainen (0), Petteri Koivunen (0)
2006 — — 4th place in Qualifying Round Two
Rene Lehtinen (2), Joni Keskinen (2), Teemu Lehti (0), Jani Eerikäinen (0), Aarni Heikkilä (0)
2007–2008 Did not enter
2009 — — 4th place in Qualifying Round Two
Kalle Katajisto (7), Timo Lahti (6), Jari Mäkinen (5), Joni Kitala (1), Aki-Pekka Mustonen (0)
2010 — — 4th place in Qualifying Round One
Timo Lahti (6), Niko Siltaniemi (3), Kalle Katajisto (3), Jari Makinen (1)

See also

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