Finland will make a few changes from Thursday’s match in Romania. Sanni Franssi and Oona Sevenius will start in the lead against Slovakia. Jutta Rantala and Linda Sällström, who played a lot in the Nations League, have been replaced.
Emmi Alanen and Heidi Kollanen will start the match in the midfield. Katariina Kosola and Ria Öling, who played in the Romania match, are waiting for their turn in the exchange.
There is also one change in the defensive line. Toppa Eva Nyström had to to stay aside Helmareit from the group. In his place, Nora Heroum will start the match.
FINLAND
Tinja-Riikka Korpela; Emma Koivisto, Natalia Kuikka, Nora Heroum, Elli Pikkujämsä; Oona Siren, Emma Peuhkurinen, Heidi Kollanen; Emmi Alanen; Sanni Franssi, Oona Sevenius
Substitution: Koivunen, Tamminen, Vapola, Öling, Lindström, V. Koivisto, E. Siren, Kosola, Viinikka, Sällström, Nurmi, Rantala.
Slovakia
Maria Karenciova; Diana Lemešova, Diana Bartovicova, Patricia Fischerova, Andrea Horvathova; Dominika Škorvankova, Jana Vojtekova, Ludmila Matavkova; Martina Šurnovka, Laura Zemberyova, Maria Mikolajova