Finland national under-21 speedway team
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| Association | Finnish Motorcycling Federation Suomen Moottoriliitto r.y. | ||||
| FIM code | SML | ||||
| Team manager | Jyri Palomäki | ||||
| Nation colour | Blue and White | ||||
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| Best result | never qualify to the final | ||||
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| Best result | 3rd - 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[edit]
| Team Speedway Junior World Championship | |||
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| 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) |
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