1981 Women's Nordic Football Championship

1981 Women's Nordic Football Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Finland
Dates	15 July – 19 July 1981
Teams	4
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (5th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	12 (2 per match)
Attendance	2,970 (495 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pia Sundhage Birgitta Söderström (2 goals each)
← 1980 1982 →

1981 Women's Nordic Football Championship was the eighth edition of the Women's Nordic Football Championship tournament. It was held from 15 July to 19 July in Finland.

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	6
Finland	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
Denmark	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
Norway	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Results

15 July 1981

Norway	0–2	Sweden
	Report	Andersson ?' Ödlund ?'

Centralplan, Karis

Attendance: 285

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16 July 1981

18:00

Denmark	0–0	Finland
	Report

Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki

Attendance: 550

Referee: Ari Petäjä, Finland

17 July 1981

19:00

Denmark	0–0	Norway
	Report

Keskuskenttä, Porvoo

Attendance: 300

Referee: Taisto Mäkelä, Finland

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17 July 1981

Finland	0–2	Sweden
	Report	Sundhage 30' Söderström 52'

Urheilupuisto, Hyvinkää

Attendance: 300

Referee: Erkki Multanen, Finland

19 July 1981

14:00

Denmark	1–2	Sweden
Own goal ?'	Report	Söderström 7' Sundhage 20'

Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki

Attendance: 750

Referee: Heikki L. Tuominen, Finland

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19 July 1981

Finland	3–2	Norway
Rautiainen 8' Mortensen Kvistnes 18' (o.g.) Jääskeläinen 23'	Report	Støre 39' Bjørkli 76'

Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki

Attendance: 785

Referee: Gunnar Hellgren, Finland

Goalscorers

2 goals

• Pia Sundhage
• Birgitta Söderström

1 goal

• Eva Andersson
• Marit Bjørkli
• Eeva Jääskeläinen
• Jutta Rautiainen
• Heidi Støre
• Karin Ödlund

Own goal

• Mariann Mortensen Kvistnes (against Finland)
• Unknown player (against Denmark)

Sources

• Nordic Championships (Women) 1981 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• Lautela, Yrjö & Wallén, Göran: Rakas jalkapallo — Sata vuotta suomalaista jalkapalloa, p. 419. Football Association of Finland / Teos Publishing 2007. ISBN 978-951-851-068-3.