Teemu Pukki is a Finnish professional football player, who is the all-time leading goalscorer of the Finland national football team. In total, Pukki scored 43 goals in 133 international appearances between his senior national team debut on 4 February 2009 and his final match on 17 November 2025.JAPAN VS. FINLAND 5 - 1, Soccerway

Pukki scored ten goals in ten appearances during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying campaign, helping Finland to qualify for the postponed Euro 2020 final tournament, for the first time in the nation's history.Teemu Pukki kovassa seurassa – tässä ovat EM-karsintojen parhaat maalintekijät, valioliiga.com, 20 November 2019

Pukki surpassed Jari Litmanen as Finland's top goalscorer on 12 October 2021, by scoring a brace in a 2–0 away win against Kazakhstan in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, with his 32nd and 33rd international goals.Teemu Pukki on nyt Suomen kaikkien aikojen maalitykki – muistatko Gijonin ihmeen ja muut upeat osumat?, Helsingin Sanomat, 13 October 2021Teemu Pukki iski kahdesti ja nousi kaikkien aikojen maalipörssin kärkeen ohi Jari Litmasen – Suomi kaatoi Kazakstanin, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 12 October 2021KAZAKHSTAN VS. FINLAND 0 - 2, int.soccerway.com

In November 2025, Pukki announced that he would end his international career with the national team after the match against Andorra on 17 November. He scored his last international goal in his last international match.Teemu Pukki vietti ”siistin mutta rankan päivän” jättäessään jäähyväisiä, Helsingin Sanomat, 17 November 2025

International goals Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pukki goal. + Table keyIndicates Finland won the matchIndicates the match ended in a drawIndicates Finland lost the match

+ List of international goals scored by Teemu PukkiNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition126 May 2012Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria112–2style="text-align:center" Friendly215 August 2012Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland142–2 style="text-align:center" Friendly311 September 2012Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic161–0style="text-align:center" Friendly414 November 2012GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus181–0style="text-align:center" Friendly522 March 2013El Molinón, Gijón, Spain201–1style="text-align:center" 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification611 June 2013Central Stadium, Gomel, Belarus231–0 align="center"2014 FIFA World Cup qualification721 May 2014Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland301–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"Friendly82–196 October 2016Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland521–0style="text-align:center"2018 FIFA World Cup qualification105 September 2017Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania591–0style="text-align:center"2018 FIFA World Cup qualification1126 March 2018Gloria Golf Resort Pitch A, Belek, Turkey641–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"Friendly123–0138 September 2018Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland651–0style="text-align:center"2018–19 UEFA Nations League C1411 September 2018Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland661–0 align="center"2018–19 UEFA Nations League C1513 October 2018A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia671–0 align="center"2018–19 UEFA Nations League C168 June 2019Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland731–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"UEFA Euro 2020 qualification172–01811 June 2019Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein741–0 align="center"UEFA Euro 2020 qualification195 September 2019Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland751–0style="text-align:center"UEFA Euro 2020 qualification208 September 2019Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland761–1style="text-align:center"UEFA Euro 2020 qualification2115 October 2019Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland782–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"UEFA Euro 2020 qualification223–02315 November 2019Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland792–0 rowspan="2" align="center"UEFA Euro 2020 qualification243–02518 November 2019Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece801–0style="text-align:center"UEFA Euro 2020 qualification2615 November 2020Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria861–0style="text-align:center"2020–21 UEFA Nations League B2718 November 2020Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales871–2style="text-align:center"2020–21 UEFA Nations League B2824 March 2021Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland881–1rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"2022 FIFA World Cup qualification292–13028 March 2021Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine891–1style="text-align:center"2022 FIFA World Cup qualification319 October 2021Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland971–1style="text-align:center"2022 FIFA World Cup qualification3212 October 2021Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan981–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"2022 FIFA World Cup qualification332–03426 March 2022Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain1011–0style="text-align:center"Friendly354 June 2022Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland1031–0style="text-align:center"2022–23 UEFA Nations League B3614 June 2022Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina1061–1style="text-align:center"2022–23 UEFA Nations League B3723 September 2022Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland1071–0style="text-align:center"2022–23 UEFA Nations League B3819 June 2023Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland1126–0style="text-align:center"UEFA Euro 2024 qualification3917 November 2023Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland1173–0style="text-align:center"UEFA Euro 2024 qualification4021 March 2024Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales1191–2style="text-align:center"UEFA Euro 2024 qualification414 June 2024Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal1211–3rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"Friendly422–34317 November 2025Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland1332–0style="text-align:center"Friendly

Statistics

+ Appearances and goals by yearYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals200900101020100020202011402060201240549420136Appearances in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification24010220146Appearances in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying0329220155020702016416010120175130812018632285201910100010102020621072202111620136202263218420231020010220246132932025402161Total9331401213343 Notes

+ Goals by competition Competition Goals UEFA European Championship qualifiers 13 Friendlies 12 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 10 8 Total 43

+ Goals by opponent Opponent Goals 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total 43

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