The Finland Ice Breakers are the representative Australian rules football team in Finland, formerly known as the Finnish Lions. They are the current holder of the Central European AFL Championships, having won the tournament in both 2006 and 2007. While the team was started by Australian expatriates, it has been captained by a Finn ever since the 2nd match with the current captain being Kimmo Heikkilä, and the Icebreakers are now almost exclusively Finns.

The old Finnish jumper is primarily blue, with a white rectangle in the centre with the blue cross of the Finnish flag through it, and the coat of arms immediately below it. The lion is the national symbol of Finland. The current national jumper still has the flag as the predominate freature, but instead of the coat of arms, an 'iceberg like' graphic crosses the middle.

The Lions' first home game on May 13, 2006 has been claimed as the northernmost international game of Australian rules ever played, being hosted in Helsinki, the northernmost capital of Europe.

The Finland AFL began domestic matches in 2007 with two teams, the Helsinki Heatseekers and Salo Juggernaughts. The Finland AFL hope to have teams from Tampere and Turku ready to commence in 2008.

Finland participated in the EU cup in 2007, finishing six after a disappointing 2 point loss to Spain which would have seen them advance and be certain of a top four finish. Two Finnish players were voted into the All-European team, Grant Siermans who played with the Finland Icebreakers and Jari Pystynen who played with the EU Crusaders

AFL Brownlow medallist James Bartel visited Finland in October 2007, playing for the Salo Juggernaughts following his AFL premiership season. In the game he took a spectacular mark over an opposition ruckman and a difficult goal from the pocket. He was presented with the no.8 guernsey for the Finland national team who are raising funds to attend the 2008 Australian Football International Cup.