Summary

  • Weir scores 13th-minute opener as she wins 100th cap for Scots

  • Watson adds second six minutes later

  • Pikkujamsa fires reply for hosts after 25 minutes

  • Scotland's second July friendly

  • Northern Ireland were beaten 3-0 in Dundee on Friday

  • Finland won 2-1 in Iceland four days ago

  • Finns have won last three meetings

  • Scots ranked 23 - six places above Finland

  • McLauchlan starts instead of Mukandi, Davidson replaces Thomas

  1. Postpublished at 1 min

    Finland 0-0 Scotland

    A peep of the whistle and Sam Kerr gets things under way...

  2. 'Scotland going strong'published at 16:58 British Summer Time 18 July 2023

    Finland v Scotland (17:000 BST)

    Julie Fleeting
    Former Scotland striker on BBC Alba

    Scotland are in a great place at the moment so I'm sure this will be a challenge they are up for.

    This game offers a different challenge from what they had the other night.

  3. Postpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 18 July 2023

    Finland v Scotland (17:00 BST)

    Sadly we don't get to see Andrew modelling that poncho, but the players have just emerged from the tunnel, so we'll soon be able to put that disappointment behind us...

  4. Postpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 18 July 2023

    Finland v Scotland (17:00 BST)

    Andrew Southwick
    BBC Scotland in Finland

    Despite the rain, it is a very healthy looking crowd in Tampere.

    The only stand that is covered is nearly full, meaning they have had to open other sections, with ponchos - or Sadetakkis in Finnish - being handed out to the poor fans who are open to the elements.

    General view of the stadium in TampereImage source, Andrew Southwick
    Poncho pictureImage source, Andrew Southwick
  5. Hundred up for Weirpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 18 July 2023

    Finland v Scotland (17:00 BST)

    Caroline Weir captains Scotland again tonight on her 100th international cap.

    The Real Madrid midfielder has been a fantastic performer for her country, scoring 16 goals in her 99 caps to date.

    Can she mark this special occasion in style?

    Caroline Weir in actionImage source, SNS
  6. Rain follows Scotland everywherepublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 18 July 2023

    Andrew Southwick
    BBC Scotland in Tampere, Finland

    All day it was been a rather balmy 21c in Tampere.

    However, within the last hour the heavens have opened and it's now bucketing down.

    After the downpour of Scotland v Northern Ireland on Friday at Dens Park, and Steve Clarke's men almost swimming to victory against Georgia at Hampden, it appears no matter where we go, the rain will follow us.

  7. LINE-UPS from Tamperepublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 18 July 2023

    Finland v Scotland (17:00 BST)

    Finland: Korpela, Pikkujämsa, Nyström, Öling, Koivisto, Engman, Ahtinen, Kuikka, Peuhkurinen, Sevenius, Rantala.

    Substitutes: Koivunen, Majasaari, Peltonen, Koivisto, Hartikainen, Heroum, Siren, Kollanen, Lehtola, Franssi, Sällström, Summanen, Nurmi, Kosola.

    Scotland: Gibson, Docherty, Howard, McLauchlan, Brown, Kerr, Cuthbert, Watson, Weir, Davidson, Hanson.

    Substitutes: Fife, Cumings, Mukandi, K Clark, MacLean, Evans, Hay, J Clark, Rodgers, Muir, Thomas, Napier.

  8. Hellopublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 18 July 2023

    Finland v Scotland (17:00 BST)

    Afternoon everyone!

    Scotland have travelled to Finland looking to build on their comprehensive 3-0 win over Northern Ireland at Dens Park on Friday night.

    There are also bragging rights up for grabs. Despite the fact this is just a friendly, Scotland striker Martha Thomas has spoken in the build-up about "putting things right" against Finland, who beat her team home and away in 2020, ending their hopes of making the European Championships.

    Plenty on the line then in Tampere - let's see the teams, shall we?