| Nickname(s) | Leijonat / Lejonen (The Lions) |
|---|---|
| Association | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
| GM |  Jere Lehtinen |
| Head coach | Jukka Jalonen |
| Assistants | Mikko Manner Raimo Helminen |
| Captain | Jere Sallinen |
| Most games | Raimo Helminen (170) |
| Top scorer | Saku Koivu (36) |
| Most points | Raimo Helminen, Saku Koivu (106) |
| IIHF code | FIN |
| IIHF ranking | 3 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 2 (2012-2014) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 7 (2005) |
| Team colours | |
| First international | |
 Finland 1 - 8 Sweden  (Helsinki, Finland; January 29, 1928) | |
| Biggest win | |
Finland 20 - 1 Norway  (Hämeenlinna, Finland; March 12, 1947) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Canada 24 - 0 Finland (Oslo, Norway; March 3, 1958) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 64 (first in 1939) |
| Best result |  Gold: 3 - 1995, 2011, 2019 |
| Canada Cup/World Cup of Hockey | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1976) |
| Best result |  Silver: 1 - 2004 |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1952) |
| Medals |  Silver: 2 - 1988, 2006  Bronze: 4 - 1994, 1998, 2010, 2014 |
| International record (W-L-T) | |
| 664-736-156 | |
The Finnish men's national ice hockey team, (Finnish: Leijonat, Swedish: Lejonen) ("The Lions"), as it is called in Finland is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland is considered a member of the "Big Six", along with Canada, Russia, the USA, Sweden, and the Czech Republic. Finland has a total of 64,641 registered players (1.2 % of its population).
In the 2006 Winter Olympics Finland won a silver medal, coming close to winning in the final but succumbing 3–2 to Sweden. Finland's goaltender Antero Niittymäki was named the MVP of the tournament (only 8 goals against in the whole tournament) and Teemu Selänne the best forward of the tournament.
Doug Shedden coached the Finnish national men's ice hockey team in the 2007–08 season. Under Shedden, Finland won bronze. His then-assistant coach Jukka Jalonen succeeded him as the head coach after the tournament.
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Olympic Record[edit | edit source]
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1988 Calgary | Ice hockey |
| Bronze | 1994 Lillehammer | Ice hockey |
| Bronze | 1998 Nagano | Ice hockey |
| Silver | 2006 Torino | Ice hockey |
| Bronze | 2010 Vancouver | Ice hockey |
| Bronze | 2014 Sochi | Ice hockey |
- 1920-1948 - Did not participate
- 1952 - Finished in 7th place
- 1956 - Did not participate
- 1960 - Finished in 7th place
- 1964 - Finished in 6th place
- 1968 - Finished in 5th place
- 1972 - Finished in 5th place
- 1976 - Finished in 4th place
- 1980 - Finished in 4th place
- 1984 - Finished in 6th place
- 1988 -
Silver - 1992 - Finished in 7th place
- 1994 - Bronze
- 1998 - Bronze
- 2002 - Finished in 6th place
- 2006 - Silver
- 2010 - Bronze
- 2014 - Bronze
- 2018 - Finished in 6th place
Silver
BronzeCanada Cup Record[edit | edit source]
- 1976 - Finished in 6th place
- 1981 - Finished in 6th place
- 1984 - Did not participate
- 1987 - Finished in 6th place
- 1991 - Finished in 3rd place
World Cup of Hockey Record[edit | edit source]
World Championship Record[edit | edit source]
| World Championships medal record | ||
| World Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1992 Czechoslovakia | Finland |
| Silver | 1994 Italy | Finland |
| Gold | 1995 Sweden | Finland |
| Silver | 1998 Switzerland | Finland |
| Silver | 1999 Norway | Finland |
| Bronze | 2000 Russia | Finland |
| Silver | 2001 Germany | Finland |
| Bronze | 2006 Latvia | Finland |
| Silver | 2007 Russia | Finland |
| Bronze | 2008 Canada | Finland |
| Gold | 2011 Slovakia | Finland |
| Silver | 2014 Belarus | Finland |
| Silver | 2016 Russia | Finland |
| Gold | 2019 Slovakia | Finland |
- 1920-1938 - Did not participate
- 1939 - Finished in 13th place
- 1947-1948 - Did not participate
- 1949 - Finished in 7th place
- 1950 - Did not participate
- 1951 - Finished in 7th place
- 1952 - Finished in 7th place
- 1953 - Did not participate
- 1954 - Finished in 6th place
- 1955 - Finished in 9th place
- 1956 - Did not participate
- 1957 - Finished in 5th place
- 1958 - Finished in 6th place
- 1959 - Finished in 6th place
- 1960 - Finished in 7th place
- 1961 - Finished in 7th place
- 1962 - Finished in 4th place
- 1963 - Finished in 5th place
- 1964 - Finished in 6th place
- 1965 - Finished in 7th place
- 1966 - Finished in 7th place
- 1967 - Finished in 6th place
- 1968 - Finished in 5th place
- 1969 - Finished in 5th place
- 1970 - Finished in 4th place
- 1971 - Finished in 4th place
- 1972 - Finished in 4th place
- 1973 - Finished in 4th place
- 1974 - Finished in 4th place
- 1975 - Finished in 4th place
- 1976 - Finished in 5th place
- 1977 - Finished in 5th place
- 1978 - Finished in 7th place
- 1979 - Finished in 5th place
- 1981 - Finished in 6th place
- 1982 - Finished in 5th place
- 1983 - Finished in 7th place
- 1985 - Finished in 5th place
- 1986 - Finished in 4th place
- 1987 - Finished in 5th place
- 1989 - Finished in 5th place
- 1990 - Finished in 6th place
- 1991 - Finished in 5th place
- 1992 - Silver
- 1993 - Finished in 7th place
- 1994 - Silver
- 1995 - Gold
- 1996 - Finished in 5th place
- 1997 - Finished in 5th place
- 1998 - Silver
- 1999 - Silver
- 2000 - Bronze
- 2001 - Silver
- 2002 - Finished in 4th place
- 2003 - Finished in 5th place
- 2004 - Finished in 6th place
- 2005 - Finished in 7th place
- 2006 - Bronze
- 2007 - Silver
- 2008 - Bronze
- 2009 - Finished in 5th place
- 2010 - Finished in 6th place
- 2011 - Gold
- 2012 - Finished in 4th place
- 2013 - Finished in 4th place
- 2014 - Silver
- 2015 - Finished in 6th place
- 2016 - Silver
- 2017 - Finished in 4th place
- 2018 - Finished in 5th place
- 2019 - Gold
- 2020 - canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
GoldEuropean Championship Record[edit | edit source]
- 1929 - Not ranked
Retired Numbers[edit | edit source]
- #8 Teemu Selänne
- #11 Saku Koivu
- #14 Raimo Helminen
- #16 Ville Peltonen
- #17 Jari Kurri
- #26 Jere Lehtinen
- #44 Kimmo Timonen
Actual Roster[edit | edit source]
| Position | Number | Name | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots/Catches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | #30 | Sami Rajaniemi | August 20, 1992 | 6ft 0in (184cm) | 183lb (83kg) | L |
| G | #32 | Oskari Setänen | April 28, 1994 | 6ft 0in (184cm) | 176lb (80kg) | L |
| D | #36 | Elmeri Eronen | January 27, 1995 | 5ft 9in (176cm) | 174lb (79kg) | R |
| D | #5 | Lasse Lappalainen | June 7, 1989 | 6ft 2in (188cm) | 198lb (90kg) | L |
| D | #4 | Alex Lintuniemi | September 23, 1995 | 6ft 4in (192cm) | 231lb (105kg) | L |
| D | #13 | Valtteri Kemiläinen | December 16, 1991 | 6ft 0in (184cm) | 192lb (87kg) | R |
| D | #28 | Mikko Niemelä | October 9, 1990 | 6ft 2in (187cm) | 198lb (90kg) | R |
| D | #51 | Jarkko Parikka | September 6, 1997 | 6ft 0in (182cm) | 187lb (85kg) | L |
| D | #6 | Axel Rindell | April 23, 2000 | 6ft 0in (182cm) | 176lb (80kg) | R |
| D | #18 | Vili Saarijärvi | May 15, 1997 | 5ft 10in (178cm) | 183lb (83kg) | R |
| F | #20 | Kasper Björkqvist | July 10, 1997 | 6ft 1in (186cm) | 214lb (97kg) | L |
| F | #24 | Hannes Björninen | October 19, 1995 | 6ft 1in (185cm) | 190lb (86kg) | L |
| F | #38 | Jere Innala | March 17, 1998 | 5ft 9in (174cm) | 172lb (78kg) | L |
| F | #21 | Otto Karvinen | April 8, 1990 | 6ft 2in (187cm) | 187lb (85kg) | L |
| F | #37 | Eetu Koivistoinen | July 13, 1995 | 6ft 2in (188cm) | 214lb (97kg) | L |
| F | #15 | Markus Nurmi | June 29, 1998 | 6ft 4in (192cm) | 176lb (80kg) | R |
| F | #71 | Ahti Oksanen | March 10, 1993 | 6ft 3in (191cm) | 207lb (94kg) | L |
| F | #81 | Jukka Peltola | August 26, 1987 | 6ft 0in (184cm) | 181lb (82kg) | L |
| F | #82 | Aleksi Saarela | January 7, 1997 | 5ft 10in (179cm) | 201lb (91kg) | L |
| F | #76 | Jere Sallinen | October 26, 1990 | 6ft 2in (187cm) | 201lb (91kg) | L |
| F | #27 | Miska Siikonen | May 12, 1996 | 6ft 3in (190cm) | 205lb (93kg) | L |
| F | #10 | Eemeli Suomi | December 4, 1995 | 5ft 10in (177cm) | 183lb (83kg) | L |
| F | #47 | Peter Tiivola | September 5, 1993 | 6ft 4in (192cm) | 203lb (92kg) | L |
| F | #25 | Jerry Turkulainen | September 22, 1998 | 5ft 7in (170cm) | 159lb (72kg) | R |
Team Staff[edit | edit source]
| Role | Name | Born |
|---|---|---|
| GM | Jere Lehtinen | June 24, 1973 |
| Head coach | Jukka Jalonen | November 2, 1962 |
| Coach | Mikko Manner | July 19, 1974 |
| Coach | Ari-Pekka Selin | May 17, 1963 |
| Goaltending coach | Kari Lehtonen | June 13, 1966 |
| Equipment manager | Riku Koivunen | March 21, 1976 |
| Team manager | Mika Kortelainen | May 3, 1967 |
Notable players[edit | edit source]
- Aarne Honkavaara 1943-1953
- Keijo Kuusela 1938-1959
- Lasse Oksanen 1962-1977
- Esa Peltonen 1965-1982
- Raimo Kilpiö 1956-1967
- Teppo Rastio 1953-1964
- Heino Pulli 1957-1965
- Juhani Tamminen 1969-1982
- Heikki Riihiranta 1967-1983
- Urpo Ylönen 1965-1979
- Unto Wiitala 1946-1956
- Jari Kurri 1979-1998
- Janne Ojanen 1986-
- Raimo Helminen 1983-2008
- Mika Nieminen 1988-2000
- Timo Jutila 1983-1997
- Saku Koivu 1992-
- Ville Peltonen 1993-
- Jere Lehtinen 1991-
- Ari Sulander 1992-
- Jarmo Myllys 1986-2001
- Jukka Tammi 1985-1998
- Esa Tikkanen 1985-2000
- Teemu Selänne 1988-
- Miikka Kiprusoff 1994-
- Olli Jokinen 1996-
- Mikko Koivu 2000-
- Petteri Nummelin 1990-
List of head coaches[edit | edit source]
- Erkki Saarinen 1939–1941
- Risto Lindroos 1945–1946
- Henry Kvist 1946–1949
- Risto Lindroos 1950–1954
- Aarne Honkavaara 1954–1959
- Joe Wirkkunen 1959–1960
- Derek Holmes 1960–1961
- Joe Wirkkunen 1961–1966
- Gustav Bubnik 1966–1969
- Seppo Liitsola 1969–1972
- Len Lunde 1972–1973
- Kalevi Numminen 1973–1974
- Seppo Liitsola 1974–1976
- Lasse Heikkilä 1976–1977
- Kalevi Numminen 1977–1982
- Alpo Suhonen 1982–1986
- Rauno Korpi 1986–1987
- Pentti Matikainen 1987–1993
- Curt Lindström 1993–1997
- Hannu Aravirta 1997–2003
- Raimo Summanen 2003–2004
- Erkka Westerlund 2004–2007
- Doug Shedden 2007–2008
- Jukka Jalonen 2008–2013
- Erkka Westerlund 2013-2014
- Kari Jalonen 2014-2016
- Lauri Marjamäki 2016-2018
- Jukka Jalonen 2018-present
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