Finland

Nickname(s)	Naisleijonat ('Lady Lions')
Association	Finnish Ice Hockey Association
Head coach	Juuso Touvila
Assistants	Saara Niemi Mikko Palsola
Captain	Jenni Hiirikoski
Most games	Karoliina Rantamäki (431)
Top scorer	Riikka Sallinen (138)
Most points	Riikka Sallinen (351)
Team colors
IIHF code	FIN
Ranking
Current IIHF	4 1 (28 August 2023)[1]
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)
Olympics
Appearances	7 (first in 1998)
Medals	Bronze (1998, 2010, 2018, 2022)
World Championships
Appearances	24 (first in 1990)
Best result	Silver: (2019)
European Championships
Appearances	5 (first in 1989)
Best result	Gold: (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995)
International record (W–L–T)
356–251–13

Finland women's national ice hockey team

Medal record
Olympic Games
	1998 Nagano	Team
	2010 Vancouver	Team
	2018 Pyeongchang	Team
	2022 Beijing	Team
World Championships
	2019 Finland
	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
	2021 Canada
	2024 United States
European Championships
	1989 West Germany
	1991 Czechoslovakia
	1993 Denmark
	1995 Latvia
	1996 Russia

The Finnish women's national ice hockey team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championships, the Olympic Games, the Four Nations Cup, and other international-level women's ice hockey competitions. The women's national team is overseen by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association and its general manager is Tuula Puputti. Finland's national women's program is ranked third in the world by the IIHF and had 5,858 active players as of 2019^[update].^[2]

Finland has finished third or fourth in almost every World Championships and Olympics, with one exception being a fifth place finish at the 2014 Winter Olympics and second place at the 2019 World Championship. They are ranked behind Canada (#2) and the United States (#1). Historically, Finland's primary rival was Sweden, which finished second to Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Finland finished fourth, losing the game for the bronze medal to the United States. Finland defeated the United States for the first time, at the 2008 World Championship in China, 1–0 in overtime. Finland defeated Canada 4–3 for the first time at the 2017 World Championship in the United States. However, Finland lost the semi-final game against Canada in the same tournament, proceeding to win the bronze medal game.

At the 2019 World Championship, Finland reached the championship final for the first time in tournament history after beating Canada 4–2 in the semi-final. During the gold medal game, Petra Nieminen scored in overtime but her goal was overturned after a video review for goalie interference. The IIHF released a press statement the next day citing rules 186 and 183ii as the reasons for overturning the goal. Finland finished as runners-up and won a silver medal after losing to the United States in a shootout.^[3]

Games	Finish
1998 Nagano	Bronze
2002 Salt Lake City	4th
2006 Turin	4th
2010 Vancouver	Bronze
2014 Sochi	5th
2018 Pyeongchang	Bronze
2022 Beijing	Bronze
2026 Milan / Cortina

Breaks indicate Olympic years.

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
2003	Beijing	Cancelled
2004	Halifax and Dartmouth	Bronze
2005	Linköping and Norrköping	4th
2007	Winnipeg and Selkirk	4th
2008	Harbin	Bronze
2009	Hämeenlinna	Bronze
2011	Zürich	Bronze
2012	Burlington	4th
2013	Ottawa	4th
2015	Malmö	Bronze
2016	Kamloops	4th
2017	Plymouth	Bronze
2019	Espoo	Silver
2020	Halifax and Truro	Cancelled[4]
2021	Calgary	Bronze
2022	Frederikshavn and Herning	6th
2023	Brampton	5th
2024	Utica, New York	Bronze
2025	České Budějovice

Year	Location	Result
1989	Füssen, Landsberg am Lech and Kaufbeuren	Gold
1991	Frýdek-Místek, Havířov	Gold
1993	Esbjerg	Gold
1995	Riga	Gold
1996	Yaroslavl	Bronze

• 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)
• 2018 – Won Bronze Medal (4 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)

• 2009 Canada Cup – Won Bronze Medal

Roster for the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship.^[5][6]

Head coach: Juuso Toivola

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G	Sanni Ahola	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 24)	St. Cloud State Huskies
5	D	Siiri Yrjölä	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 (age 20)	HIFK Helsinki
6	D	Jenni Hiirikoski – C	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 37)	Luleå HF
7	D	Sanni Rantala	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	(2002-07-08) 8 July 2002 (age 22)	KalPa Kuopio
8	D	Eve Savander	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(1998-09-02) 2 September 1998 (age 26)	MoDo Hockey
9	D	Nelli Laitinen	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22)	Minnesota Golden Gophers
10	F	Elisa Holopainen	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	(2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 22)	KalPa Kuopio
12	F	Sanni Vanhanen	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 19)	HIFK Helsinki
14	D	Krista Parkkonen	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 22)	Vermont Catamounts
16	F	Petra Nieminen	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 (age 25)	Luleå HF
20	F	Anna-Kaisa Antti-Roiko	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 (age 20)	Kärpät Oulu
22	F	Julia Schalin	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(2005-08-31) 31 August 2005 (age 19)	Kiekko-Espoo
24	F	Viivi Vainikka	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	(2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 22)	Luleå HF
28	F	Jenniina Nylund	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	(1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 25)	Brynäs IF
31	G	Tiia Pajarinen	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	(1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 26)	Kiekko-Espoo
32	F	Emilia Vesa	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23)	Frölunda HC
33	F	Michelle Karvinen – A	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34)	Frölunda HC
34	F	Sofianna Sundelin	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	57 kg (126 lb)	(2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21)	St. Cloud State Huskies
36	G	Anni Keisala	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1997-04-05) 5 April 1997 (age 27)	HV71
40	F	Noora Tulus – A	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 29)	Luleå HF
77	F	Susanna Tapani	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(1993-03-02) 2 March 1993 (age 31)	PWHL Boston
88	D	Ronja Savolainen	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	(1997-11-29) 29 November 1997 (age 27)	Luleå HF
91	F	Julia Liikala	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 23)	HIFK Helsinki

• Best Goalie
  • Noora Räty: 2007, 2008,^[7] 2011, 2017, 2019
  • Anni Keisala: 2021
• Best Defenceman
  • Kirsi Hänninen: 1999^[8]
  • Jenni Hiirikoski: 2009,^[9] 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
• Best Forward
  • Katja Riipi: 2000
  • Riikka Nieminen: 1990, 1994
• Most Valuable Player
  • Noora Räty: 2008^[7]
  • Jenni Hiirikoski: 2019

• 1997: Riikka Nieminen (F)
• 2008: Noora Räty (G)
• 2009: Michelle Karvinen (F)
• 2011: Michelle Karvinen (F)
• 2013: Noora Räty (G)
• 2015: Jenni Hiirikoski (D), Meeri Räisänen (G)
• 2016: Jenni Hiirikoski (D), Meeri Räisänen (G)
• 2017: Jenni Hiirikoski (D), Noora Räty (G)
• 2019: Jenni Hiirikoski (D), Michelle Karvinen (F), Noora Räty (G)
• 2021: Anni Keisala (G), Petra Nieminen (F)
• 2023: Petra Nieminen (F)
• 2024: Sanni Ahola (G)

• Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team
• List of Finland women's national ice hockey team rosters
• List of Olympic women's ice hockey players for Finland
• Women's ice hockey in Finland
• 2009–10 Finland women's national ice hockey team

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Finland women's national ice hockey team.

• Official website (in Finnish)
• IIHF profile