Ria Noora Minerva Laihonen (née Öling, ; born 15 September 1994) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård and the Finland national team.
Club career
On 12 December 2013, Laihonen was announced at TPS.
In 2014, Laihonen was named Finland's Player of the Season after hitting 16 league goals for her club, TPS.
In January 2018, Laihonen signed for Danish champions Brøndby IF.
In December 2020, Laihonen signed for Swedish club FC Rosengård On 19 October 2021, she won her first league title with the club. In May 2022, she signed a new two-year contract with the club until 2024. On 25 October 2022, Laihonen secured her second consecutive league title. After being drawn into the group stage of the Champions League, she became the second Finnish player to play in the group stage, with Tuija Hyyrynen being the first. On 21 April 2024, she scored in the 43rd minute over Kristianstads DFF. On 4 October 2024, after defeating Kristianstads DFF, she became league champions with FC Rosengård, the third Swedish championship of her career. Laihonen has played over 100 matches in the Damallsvenskan.
In January 2025, Laihonen signed a two and a half year contract with Women's Super League club Crystal Palace. On 10 June 2025, it was announced that Laihonen was departing the club at the end of the 2024-25 season, having made a total of 6 appearances for Palace across all competitions.
In August 2025, she signed with Braga in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.
In January 2026, Laihonen rejoined FC Rosengård.
International career
Laihonen played her first senior international for Finland women's national team in February 2015 against Sweden. She had already represented her country at the 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship and the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Laihonen scored her first senior international goal on the occasion of her fifth cap, in a 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying win over Montenegro on 17 September 2015. She scored her second international goal against Slovakia in January 2017, scoring in the 32nd minute.
Laihonen was called up to the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup and 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup squads.
On 21 September 2021, Laihonen scored in the 68th minute in a European qualifying match win over Slovakia.
Laihonen was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 squad.
Laihonen was part of the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time. On 28 October 2023, Laihonen was banned from playing in the next match after picking up two yellow cards in two games.
On 19 June 2025, Laihonen was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.
Personal life Laihonen has named Caroline Seger as one of her role models.
In July 2026, Laihonen—then known as Öling—married her partner, Finnish-Polish basketball player Mikael Laihonen. As of the August 2026, she is professionally known by her married name.
Career statistics Club Ria Öling stats, Football Association of Finland + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVasa IFK2011Naisten Kakkonen74–––74PK-35 Vantaa2012Naisten Liiga263502020353VJS (loan)2012Naisten Ykkönen52–––52Vasa IFK2013Naisten Ykkönen151936––1825TPS2014Naisten Liiga231600––23162015Naisten Liiga231811––24192016Naisten Liiga231535––2620Total69494600007355Santa Teresa2016–17Primera División80–––80TPS2017Naisten Liiga111210––1212Brøndby2017–18Danish Women's League95–––952018–19Danish Women's League241200–402812Total33170000403717Växjö2019Damallsvenskan15521––1762020Damallsvenskan21210––222Total367310000398Rosengård2021Damallsvenskan21540–002552022Damallsvenskan26160–203412023Damallsvenskan26030–803702024Damallsvenskan26562–81408Total99111920018113614Crystal Palace2024–25Women's Super League501000–60Braga2025–26Campeonato Nacional Feminino0000––00Career total314124361520241374140
International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 17 September 2015 Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 2. 22 January 2017 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain 1–0 3–0 Friendly 3. 10 June 2017 Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou, China 1–0 2–4 4. 4 October 2018 Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China 2–0 3–1 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament 5. 3–1 6. 8 October 2019 Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa, Finland 4–0 8–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying 7. 8 March 2020 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus 2–0 2–3 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup 8. 11 March 2020 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 1–1 4–2 9. 21 September 2021 Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland 2–1 2–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 10. 1 December 2023 2–0 6–0 2023–24 UEFA Nations League 11. 29 October 2024 Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland 1–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs 12. 7 March 2026 Helsinki Football Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 1–0 3–1 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 13. 2–0
Honours PK-35 Vantaa Naisten Liiga: 2012 Finnish Women's Cup: 2012
Brøndby Danish Women's League: 2018–19 Danish Women's Cup: 2017–18
FC Rosengård Damallsvenskan: 2021, 2022, 2024 Svenska Cupen: 2021–22
See also List of women's footballers with 100 or more international caps
References
External links
Ria Öling at Football Association of Finland (SPL)