Finland Men's 15's team is currently ranked 75th out of 113 by World Rugby.
Both Denmark and Sweden started playing rugby in the 20th century, and more recently Norway in the 1980s and 1990s.
Neighbouring Russia and to a lesser extent Estonia started playing within the Soviet Era, during the 1950s and 60s.
In 2000, Helsinki RFC made Finnish rugby history, when they beat a team from HMS Sheffield, a vessel in the British Royal Navy[4] Currently Finland fields four national teams.
A competition exists in Finland where climatic conditions dictate the main 15 a side season being played during the northern summer.