Finnish clubs face tough opponents in Europa Conference League draw

All four Finnish football clubs that qualified for European competition will enter the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League. The draw, held in Switzerland, paired Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) with Romania's Universitatea Craiova; a win could lead to a clash with either FC Ararat-Armenia or Slovenia's Celje. Inter Turku will face Liechtenstein's Vaduz and, if successful, the winner of the Debrecen–FC Copenhagen tie, likely a Danish side. Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (HJK) draws Scotland's Motherwell, with a possible next opponent being Germany's Freiburg. Ilves Tampere meets Croatia's Rijeka, and a subsequent round could pit them against the Bohemians–Midtjylland winner, with Denmark's Midtjylland a regular presence in the competition. The matchups set a challenging path for the Finnish teams in this season's European campaign.