Victory over Lithuania away from home on Thursday kept their hopes alive and drew them level on 10 points in Group F with second-placed Poland, who have a game in hand.
Defeat in tonight's match, coupled with an expected three points for Poland away at already-eliminated Lithuania will put the Eagle Owls' chances of reaching the Playoffs in real doubt.
Despite the odds against them, Finland head coach Jacob Friis is keeping the faith, but knows his side will have to pull off an incredible result at Johan Cruyff Arena (19:00 EEST).
"We are looking forward to this big challenge that lies ahead of us tomorrow. We know that it will require something extraordinary," he told the pre-match press conference.
"If we want to get points here, we need to put in an extraordinary performance. We are prepared for that. We know that the game will be difficult. We will have to suffer and defend, but we will also take advantage of our opportunities to create chances with the ball."
The Netherlands, ranked seventh in the world, are three points clear despite also playing one game fewer than the Finns, and unbeaten in the group.
They breezed past minnows Malta on Thursday, and goals from Cody Gakpo, Tijjani Reijnders and Memphis Depay is a timely reminder of the class and firepower than Finland will have to deal with this evening.
The Dutch saw Finland off 2-0 in Helsinki in June and Friis puts the result down to the difference in quality between the two, not that his side cannot "suffer" their way to a positive result this time.
"Last time we wanted to put pressure on Netherlands from a higher level. We didn't succeed because the opponent was really good. You can have a bold and positive game plan, but sometimes you still have to suffer in the game. It's important to find a balance and not be naive."
The Finnish challenge has been impacted by the loss of Adam Markhiev, who scored against Lithuania but has now been ruled out through injury, and Robert Ivanov, who is suspended.
"We will continue to fight for a place in the next round as long as possible. Hopefully we will be there at the end of the qualifiers," Friis said.