The Volleyroos have broken through for a history-making inaugural win in the $8 million World League.

Back in the prestigious tournament for the first time since 1999, Australia's men's volleyball team put on a show for the vocal 3000-strong Canberra crowd on Saturday night with a stunning five-set victory against Finland at the AIS Arena.

The Volleyroos came from two sets to one down to win 24-26, 25-22, 24-26, 25-20, 15-12.

Dubbed the biggest volleyball tournament in this country since the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, fans dressed up in bright yellow Kangaroo onesies and there was even a pre-game performance from international recording artist James Blunt.

Even those famously annoying vuvuzelas, last heard drowning out TV sets across the country at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, made a comeback.