The Blues striker, who bagged a hat-trick for his country in their last international fixture against Macedonia, has been named in coach Jyrki Heliskoski's squad for the qualifiers against Romania and the Czech Republic in Helsinki on 8th and 12th October respectively.
Finland squad: Jussi Jääskeläinen (Bolton Wanderers), Mikko Kavén (Tampere United), Sami Hyypiä (Liverpool), Petri Pasanen (Werder Bremen), Toni Kuivasto (Djurglrdens IF), Hannu Tihinen (Anderlecht), Toni Kallio (Molde FK), Janne Saarinen (Köbenhavn), Ari Nyman (Inter Turku), Jukka Sauso (Örgryte IS), Jukka Sauso, (Örgryte IS), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham Hotspur), Markus Heikkinen (Luton Town), Jarkko Wiss (Tampere United), Pekka Lagerblom (Werder Bremen), Peter Kopteff (Viking Stavanger), Aki Riihilahti (Crystal Palace), Joonas Kolkka (Den Haag), Alexei Eremenko Jr. (US Lecce), Mikael Forssell (Birmingham City), Daniel Sjölund (Djurgardens IF), Jonatan Johansson (Charlton Athletic), Henri Scheweleff (Örgryte IS), Paulus Roiha (Cercle Brugge KSV), Henri Scheweleff (Örgryte IS).