Finland will have only one libero in the 14-player roster (Kerminen), but on the other hand, they will have three setters (Tervaportti, Lankinen and Ivanov). The outside hitter Peetu Mäkinen, who was in the preliminary roster, is unable to play in the EuroVolley due to his lower leg injury. Finland, who are in Pool C, will open the tournament with a match against Northern Macedonia, on Thursday. Other rivals of the nation from the Scandinavia in the pool stage are the host team of Slovenia, Belarus, Russia and Turkey.
Finland’s roster:
2. Eemi Tervaportti, setter
3. Antti Siltala, outside hitter
4. Lauri Kerminen, libero
6. Antti Ronkainen, outside hitter
7. Niko Suihkonen, outside hitter
8. Elviss Krastins, outside hitter
9. Tommi Siirilä, middle blocker
10. Urpo Sivula, opposite hitter
11. Sauli Sinkkonen, middle blocker
12. Samuli Kaislasalo, opposite hitter
14. Markus Kaurto, middle blocker
15. Henrik Porkka, middle blocker
18. Akseli Lankinen, setter
21. Fedor Ivanov, setter
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