Having taken part in the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals during the March international break, Ronald Koeman's Oranje entered this match with little margin for error, knowing its main Group G rival Poland had already won two games.

But a strong start ensured it moved to within three points of the summit with a game in hand.

Lukas Hradecky, who became the sixth player to win 100 caps for Finland, was given no chance as Depay capitalised on some sloppy Finland play to find the bottom-right corner with a first-time finish after just six minutes.

Hradecky then made a stunning save to keep out a header from recent Liverpool signing Jeremie Frimpong, but he was beaten again in the 23rd minute as Dumfries finished from Cody Gakpo's hanging cross.

The Oranje went in search of more goals after the break as AC Milan's Tijjani Reijnders, who is expected to join Manchester City next week, steered a low effort wide, while Hradecky made another sharp stop to scramble Depay's deflected effort to safety.

Frenkie de Jong also scuffed wide late on as Finland avoided further damage, but the defeat dropped it to four points from its first three games of the campaign.