Donyell Malen, Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo also got on the scoresheet for Ronald Koeman's side in a routine victory that moved it six points clear at the top of Group G.

It took just eight minutes for Netherlands to find a breakthrough, with Malen playing a lovely one-two with Depay to open up space on the edge of the box and rifle his effort into the top-right corner.

Just nine minutes later, Van Dijk doubled the lead. Depay whipped in an inch-perfect free-kick from the right, and the captain stooped to head it past Jesse Joronen.

Jurrien Timber then rattled the crossbar with a looping header after Malen had squandered two chances, but Netherlands got its third from the spot in the 38th minute.

Miro Tenho was penalised for a handball in the box, and Depay made no mistake from 12 yards, picking out the bottom-right corner after a stuttering run-up.

A late Finland flurry in the first half came to nothing, and Netherlands struggled to break down its visitors in the second, despite Wout Weghorst seeing a goal disallowed for offside, until the 84th minute.

Xavi Simons picked out an unmarked Gakpo on the edge of the box, and he added some late gloss to the scoreline, rifling his effort into the back of the net off the inside of the post.

Despite the margin of victory, a slower second half left Koeman wanting more from his team.

"From the very first moment, we did everything we could to win the match and score as many goals as possible. It was a shame that the fourth came a bit late," he said.

"In the first half, you could see that if we got out of position too much, we were less dangerous. Justin [Kluivert] went all the way to the wing a few times, and Ryan [Gravenberch] initially moved from the six-man position all the way to right-back. You shouldn't do that.

"It's all about always pushing. If you look at Spain, they're working themselves to the limit to apply pressure. We'd like to have a moment where we're just walking. We can still improve in that area."