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Finland women's national ice hockey team
Medal record;
; Olympic Games;
; World Championships;
; European Championships;

Finland
	;
Nickname(s)	; Naisleijonat (Lady Lions);
Association	; Finnish Ice Hockey Association;
Head coach	; Pasi Mustonen;
Assistants	; Juuso Toivola
Captain	; Jenni Hiirikoski;
Most games	; Karoliina Rantamäki (256)
Most points	; Riikka Nieminen (204)
IIHF code	; FIN
	;
Ranking
Current IIHF	; 3
Highest IIHF	; 3 (first in 2003)
Lowest IIHF	; 4 (first in 2006)
First international
	; Finland 6–0 Norway ; (Copenhagen, Denmark; 26 December 1988)
Biggest win
	; Finland 34–0 Czechoslovakia ; (Düsseldorf, West Germany; 4 April 1989)
Biggest defeat
	; Canada 15–0 Finland ; (St. John's, Canada; 12 November 2010)
World Championships
Appearances	; 18 (first in 1990)
Best result	; Bronze: (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017)
European Championships
Appearances	; 5 (first in 1989)
Best result	; Gold: (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995)
Olympics
Appearances	; 6 (first in 1998)
Medals	; Bronze (1998, 2010, 2018)
International record (W–L–T)
	; 198–169–12

The Finnish women's national ice hockey team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland has 5,950 female players in 2016.^[1]

Finnish national women's ice hockey team at the Women's Air Canada Cup 2008 in Ravensburg, Germany.

History

Finland has finished third or fourth in almost every World Championships and Olympics, with one exception being a 5th place finish at the 2014 Winter Olympics. They are ranked behind Canada (#1) and the USA (#2). Finland's main rival is Sweden, which finished second to Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Finland finished fourth, losing the game for the bronze medal to the USA. Finland defeated the USA for the first time, in the 2008 World Championship in China, 2–1 after overtime. Finland defeated Canada 4-3 for the first time at the 2017 World Championship in the United States. However, they lost the semifinal against Canada in the same tournament, so the Finns were relegated to the bronze medal game.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Games	Finish
1998 Nagano	Bronze
2002 Salt Lake City	4th
2006 Turin	4th
2010 Vancouver	Bronze
2014 Sochi	4th
2018 Pyeongchang	Bronze
2022 Beijing	To be determined

World Championships

Year	Location	Result
1990	Ottawa	Bronze
1992	Tampere	Bronze
1994	Lake Placid	Bronze
1997	Ontario	Bronze
1999	Espoo	Bronze
2000	Ontario	Bronze
2001	Minnesota	4th
2004	Halifax and Dartmouth	Bronze
2005	Linköping and Norrköping	4th
2007	Winnipeg and Selkirk	4th
2008	Harbin	Bronze
2009	Hämeenlinna	Bronze
2011	Zurich	Bronze
2012	Burlington	4th
2013	Ottawa	4th
2015	Malmö	Bronze
2016	Kamloops	4th
2017	Plymouth	Bronze
2019	Espoo

European Championship

Year	Location	Result
1989	Füssen, Landsberg and Kaufbeuren	Gold
1992	Frydek-Mistek, Havirov	Gold
1994	Esbjerg	Gold
1997	Riga	Gold
1999	Yaroslavl	Bronze

3/4 Nations Cup

1995 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)

1996 – Won Bronze Medal

1997 – Won Bronze Medal

1998 – Won Bronze Medal

1999 – Won Bronze Medal

2000 – Won Bronze Medal (4 nations Cup)

2001 – Won Silver Medal

2002 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)

2003 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)

2004 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)

2005 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)

2006 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)

2007 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)

2008 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)

2009 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)

2010 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)

2011 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)

2012 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)

2013 – Won Silver Medal (4 nations Cup)

2014 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)

2015 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)

2016 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)

2017 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)

Women's Nations Cup

Formerly known as the Air Canada Cup, the MLP Nations Cup and the Meco Cup.

2003 – Won Bronze Medal (Air Canada Cup)

2004 – Finished in 4th place (Air Canada Cup)

2005 – Won Silver Medal (Air Canada Cup)

2006 – Won Silver Medal (Air Canada Cup)

2007 – Finished in 6th place (Air Canada Cup)

2008 – Won Silver Medal (Air Canada Cup)

2009 – Finished in 5th place ( MLP Nations Cup)

2010 – Finished in 5th place ( MLP Nations Cup)

2011 – Finished in 6th place ( MLP Nations Cup)

2012 – Won Silver Medal (Meco Cup)

2013 – Won Bronze Medal (Meco Cup)

2014 – Won Gold Medal (Meco Cup)

2015 – Won Bronze Medal (Meco Cup)

2016 – Won Silver Medal (Women's Nations Cup)

2017 – Won Gold Medal (Women's Nations Cup)

2018 – Won Bronze Medal (Women's Nations Cup)

Canada Cup

2009 Canada Cup – Won Bronze Medal

Current roster

The Finnish roster for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics was published on 22 January 2018.^[2]^[3]

Head coach: Pasi Mustonen Assistant coaches: Juuso Toivola

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Birthplace	2017–18 team
1	G	Eveliina Suonpää	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	7001640000000000000♠64 kg (141 lb)	12 April 1995	Kiukainen	Lukko (Liiga)
2	D	Isa Rahunen	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001660000000000000♠66 kg (146 lb)	16 April 1993	Kuopio	Kärpät (Liiga)
4	D	Rosa Lindstedt	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	7001800000000000000♠80 kg (180 lb)	24 January 1988	Ylöjärvi	HV71 (SWHL)
6	D	Jenni Hiirikoski – C	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)	7001620000000000000♠62 kg (137 lb)	30 March 1987	Lempäälä	Luleå HF (SWHL)
7	D	Mira Jalosuo	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	7001800000000000000♠80 kg (180 lb)	3 February 1989	Lieksa	Kärpät (Liiga)
8	D	Ella Viitasuo	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	7001660000000000000♠66 kg (146 lb)	27 May 1996	Lahti	Blues (Liiga)
9	F	Venla Hovi	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001670000000000000♠67 kg (148 lb)	28 October 1987	Tampere	Univ. of Manitoba (CWUAA)
10	F	Linda Välimäki	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001720000000000000♠72 kg (159 lb)	31 May 1990	Ylöjärvi	Ilves (Liiga)
11	F	Annina Rajahuhta	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001690000000000000♠69 kg (152 lb)	8 March 1989	Helsinki	Kunlun Red Star (CWHL)
13	F	Riikka Välilä – A	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	7001600000000000000♠60 kg (130 lb)	12 June 1973	Jyväskylä	HV71 (SWHL)
15	D	Minnamari Tuominen	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001710000000000000♠71 kg (157 lb)	26 June 1990	Helsinki	Blues (Liiga)
18	G	Meeri Räisänen	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001620000000000000♠62 kg (137 lb)	2 December 1989	Tampere	HPK (Liiga)
19	F	Petra Nieminen	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001640000000000000♠64 kg (141 lb)	4 May 1999	Tampere	Team Kuortane (Liiga)
22	F	Emma Nuutinen	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	7001730000000000000♠73 kg (161 lb)	7 December 1996	Vantaa	Mercyhurst University (NCAA)
23	F	Sanni Hakala	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)	7001560000000000000♠56 kg (123 lb)	31 October 1997	Jyväskylä	HV71 (SWHL)
24	F	Noora Tulus	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001670000000000000♠67 kg (148 lb)	15 August 1995	Vantaa	Luleå HF (SWHL)
26	F	Sara Säkkinen	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	7001610000000000000♠61 kg (134 lb)	7 April 1998	Tampere	Team Kuortane (Liiga)
27	F	Saila Saari	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	7001620000000000000♠62 kg (137 lb)	1 November 1989	Alavus	Kärpät (Liiga)
33	F	Michelle Karvinen – A	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	7001700000000000000♠70 kg (150 lb)	27 March 1990	Rødovre, Denmark	Luleå HF (SWHL)
41	G	Noora Räty	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	7001650000000000000♠65 kg (143 lb)	29 May 1989	Espoo	Kunlun Red Star (CWHL)
61	F	Tanja Niskanen	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	7001690000000000000♠69 kg (152 lb)	9 November 1992	Juankoski	KalPa (Liiga)
77	F	Susanna Tapani	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	7001600000000000000♠60 kg (130 lb)	2 March 1993	Laitila	Lukko (Liiga)
88	D	Ronja Savolainen	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	7001700000000000000♠70 kg (150 lb)	29 November 1997	Helsinki	Luleå HF (SWHL)

Awards and honors

Kirsi Hanninen, Directorate Award, Best Defender, 1999 IIHF Women's World Championship^[4]

Jenni Hiirikoski, Directorate Award, Best Defender, 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships^[5]

Noora Räty, Most Valuable Player, 2008 IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships^[6]

Noora Räty, Best Goalie, 2007 IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships

Noora Räty, Best Goalie, 2008 IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships^[6]

References

^ Profile

^ "Suomi naisten olympiaturnaukseen tällä joukkueella!". Leijonat.fi (in Finnish). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

^ Team Roster Finland

^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p.542, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6

^ Awards

^ ^a^b Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p. 546, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6.

External links

Official website

IIHF profile

[1] Profile

[2] "Suomi naisten olympiaturnaukseen tällä joukkueella!". Leijonat.fi (in Finnish). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

[3] Team Roster Finland

[4] Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p.542, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6

[5] Awards

[collins-6] Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p. 546, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6.

Medal record
Olympic Games
	1998 Nagano	Team
	2010 Vancouver	Team
	2018 Pyeongchang	Team
World Championships
	1990 Canada
	1992 Finland
	1994 United States
	1997 Canada
	1999 Finland
	2000 Canada
	2004 Canada
	2008 China
	2009 Finland
	2011 Switzerland
	2015 Sweden
	2017 United States
European Championships
	1989 West Germany
	1991 Czechoslovakia
	1993 Denmark
	1995 Latvia
	1996 Russia

v t e Liiga
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Current teams (2017–18)	HIFK HPK Ilves Jukurit JYP KalPa KooKoo Kärpät Lukko Pelicans SaiPa Sport Tappara TPS Ässät
Former teams	Blues FPS Jokerit Jokipojat KOOVEE TuTo
Trophies and awards	Kanada-malja Kultainen kypärä Kalevi Numminen trophy Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy Matti Keinonen trophy Raimo Kilpiö trophy Urpo Ylönen trophy Pekka Rautakallio trophy Aarne Honkavaara trophy Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy Lasse Oksanen trophy Jari Kurri Trophy
Other	Mestis Suomi-sarja 2. Divisioona Finland men's national ice hockey team Finland women's national ice hockey team SM-sarja (defunct)
IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

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