Bard Finne originally transferred to 1. FC Köln from Brann Bergen in January 2014. In the Rückrunde of that season the Norwegian Striker appeared in 11 matches and scored the decisive 1-0 in the victory over 1860 Munich. Since then he has appeared in 10 matches in the Bundesliga top division, with the crowning moment being his equalizer in the 1-1 draw against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the previous season. In the current campaign Finne has managed just one appearance for the senior side – as a substitute in the DFB Cup match against SV Werder Bremen. For the U21 team the 20-year-old appeared 5 times, scoring 4 goals in the process. His contract at 1. FC Köln was set to run until June 30th, 2017.