England's Nations League match against Finland in Helsinki on Sunday marks the first time in 24 years that the Three Lions have played in the Nordic country.
But Finland's men's domestic league, the Veikkausliiga, is home to 12 footballers from the United Kingdom and one manager.
Only during the 1996 season has that number of players been higher.
Many of them have found a home that they never anticipated, having faced hurdles when trying to make it in the English Football League.
"It's been a pretty crazy ride," AC Oulu striker Ashley Coffey told BBC Sport.