It's the first time since 2013 that Finland have reached the last eight of the European Championship, and their opponents on 23rd September will be hosts Italy, who cruised past Denmark 3-0 in their first knockout stage match.
Finland's Round of 16 match was something of a banana skin; Greece lost their first two matches in Group A before a trio of 3-1 wins sealed third place and a strong run of form, while the Finns - playing their Group C matches at home in Helsinki - won their first four but came into this on the back of a defeat to Estonia which cost them first place.
And the match appeared to be going with the recent form in the first set as Greece went 5-1 up before holding a biggest lead of 15-7, and though Finland rallied to cut the gap to 21-20, Greece got themselves over the line to take it, 25-22.
But Finland took control of the second set early on and stayed in control, putting together two 3-0 and one 4-0 run en route to a 25-16 set win. However, Greece responded again in the third, winning the first point and staying in front throughout, though never leading by more than four, but that was more than enough in their second 25-22 success.
Finland therefore needed back-to-back set wins to stay in the tournament, and after the lead changed hands regularly before a 12-12 score in the fourth, a 4-1 run looked to have given the northern side the edge, but Greece came back, and the sides were level again at 18-, 19- and 20-all.
Greece looked to have taken a crucial 23-22 lead, only for Finland to pull together when it mattered most, winning three points in a row to win 25-23 and take the match to a decider.
From 7-4 ahead, Finland let the lead slip and the teams were level at 7-7. The sides were level again a further five times, but the Finns never fell behind, and from 13-13, they picked up the two points they needed to reach the quarter-finals, as a Greek block on match point sailed out of bounds to start the celebrations. The Veljekset are now one win away from equalling their best finish of fourth, set in 2007.
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