However, he has yet to be fit enough to play for Fulham in their bid to avoid the drop from the Premier League.
"Jari hasn't completed more than ten per cent of the training sessions since I've been at the club," Hodgson has said.
"He hasn't played one game in a Fulham shirt and has played two matches for Finland.
"He has been injured, but, strangely, the fitness periods seem to coincide with Finland matches.
"He hasn't done it yet for me in the two-and-a-half months I've been here.
"Now we have to wait and see if he can take part in one of our training sessions."