The end of an era in the history of the national women’s team in Finland, after the long-service captain and goalkeeper, Tinja-Riikka Korpela, has announced her international pension.

The 39-year-old made 128 appearances for Boreal Owls, the last of which came to April 3-0 HUNgARY IN UEFA League of Women’s Nations.

She was a member of Finland The team that closely lost in a place in the 2025 UEFA women’s quarter-finals, but was an unused substitute for her team’s group A matches.

Playing for the national side at the youth level, Corps made its high debut in 2007 against SwedenAnd she had made her blouse number one until Finland hosted the women’s Euro 2009, where they reached the last eight.

She also appeared in Euro in 2013 and 2022, wearing the captain’s bar in the latter, a year from making her 100th appearance in a FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifier against GEORGIA.

“I’ve been able to be part of this for a long time; 18 years on the national women’s team and on top of this, years on the national team of young people, so I’ve worn the Finland shirt for more than 20 years. It has been a great honor for me,” Korpela F Fin told.

The veteran is aiming to continue to play at the level of the club. In 2024 she joined with the Swiss side sanitary napkinsAfter playing for Rome’s likes, Tottenham hotspur, Everton AND Bayern Munich.

“Now it’s time to set my national team game in the back burn. My body can no longer do what my head wants and my head can’t stand in the fact that my body can’t,” she explained.

“I can say that boreal owls are in good hands in the future. And I’m sure we will hear more about this team!”

“Thank you all. For everything”, she ended.

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