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Finland men's national junior ice hockey team
National sports team
National sports team
(The Young Lions)
FIN Antti Miettinen
FIN Ville Mäntymaa
(Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973)
(Helsinki, Finland; March 27, 1979)
(Gävle, Sweden; January 2, 1993)
8 – 1
(Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States; December 27, 2004)
8 – 1
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; December 26, 2011)
The Finnish men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Finland. The team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship.
WJC 2025 roster
Roster for the 2025 World Junior Championships:
| Position | Num. | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Kim Saarinen | FIN HPK (Liiga) |
| GK | 30 | Petteri Rimpinen | FIN Kiekko-Espoo (Liiga) |
| GK | 31 | Noa Vali | FIN HC TPS (Liiga) |
| D | 2 | Mitja Jokinen | FIN HC TPS (Liiga) |
| D | 3 | Kalle Kangas | FIN HPK (Liiga) |
| D | 6 | Sebastian Soini | FIN Ilves (Liiga) |
| D | 7 | Daniel Nieminen | FIN Pelicans Lahti (Liiga) |
| D | 10 | Emil Pieniniemi (A) | CAN Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| D | 13 | Veeti Väisänen | CAN Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| D | 33 | Aron Kiviharju (C) | FIN HIFK (Liiga) |
| D | 35 | Arttu Tuhkala | SWE Luleå HF (SHL) |
| F | 12 | Joona Saarelainen | FIN KalPa (Liiga) |
| F | 15 | Tuomas Uronen | CAN Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| F | 18 | Rasmus Kumpulainen (A) | FIN Pelicans Lahti (Liiga) |
| F | 19 | Konsta Helenius | USA Rochester Americans (AHL) |
| F | 21 | Topias Hynninen | FIN Jukurit (Liiga) |
| F | 22 | Kasper Halttunen (A) | CAN London Knights (OHL) |
| F | 23 | Roope Vesterinen | FIN HPK (Liiga) |
| F | 24 | Jesse Nurmi | CAN London Knights (OHL) |
| F | 27 | Julius Miettinen | USA Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
| F | 28 | Heikki Ruohonen | USA Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) |
| F | 29 | Arttu Alasiurua | FIN Kärpät (Liiga) |
| F | 32 | Emil Hemming | CAN Barrie Colts (OHL) |
| F | 37 | Benjamin Rautiainen | FIN Tappara (Liiga) |
| F | 38 | Jesse Kiiskinen (A) | FIN HPK (Liiga) |
Youth Olympic Games record
World Junior Championship record
| Year | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union 1974 Leningrad | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 6 | Silver |
| Canada / United States 1975 Winnipeg and Brandon / Minneapolis, Bloomington and Fargo | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 5th |
| Finland 1976 Tampere, Turku, Pori and Rauma | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 4th |
| Czechoslovakia 1977 Banská Bystrica and Zvolen | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 8 | 4th |
| Canada 1978 Montreal and Quebec City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 25 | 7 | 6th |
| Sweden 1979 Karlstad and Karlskoga | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4th |
| Finland 1980 Helsinki and Vantaa | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 8 | Silver |
| West Germany 1981 Füssen and Landsberg | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 7 | Silver |
| United States / Canada 1982 Minnesota / Manitoba and Ontario | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 29 | 10 | Bronze |
| Soviet Union 1983 Leningrad | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 6th |
| Sweden 1984 Norrköping and Nyköping | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 21 | 12 | Silver |
| Finland 1985 Turku and Helsinki | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 4th |
| Canada 1986 Mainly in Hamilton, Ontario | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 6th |
| Czechoslovakia 1987 Piešťany, Trenčín, Nitra, and Topoľčany | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 23 | 11 | Gold |
| Soviet Union 1988 Moscow | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 20 | 11 | Bronze |
| United States 1989 Anchorage and Alaska | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 37 | 5 | 6th |
| Finland 1990 Held mainly in Helsinki | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 4th |
| Canada 1991 Held in various communities in Saskatchewan | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 30 | 7 | 5th |
| Germany 1992 Füssen and Kaufbeuren | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 4th |
| Sweden 1993 Held mainly in Gävle | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 5th |
| Czech Republic 1994 Ostrava and Frýdek-Místek | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 4th |
| Canada 1995 Held mainly in Red Deer, Alberta | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 26 | 7 | 4th |
| United States 1996 Massachusetts | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 6th |
| Switzerland 1997 Geneva and Morges | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5th |
| Finland 1998 Helsinki and Hämeenlinna | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 13 | Gold |
| Canada 1999 Winnipeg, and five other communities in Manitoba | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 5th |
| Sweden 2000 Skellefteå and Umeå | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 7th |
| Russia 2001 Moscow and Podolsk | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 11 | Silver |
| Czech Republic 2002 Pardubice and Hradec Králové | 7 | 5 | 2+ | 0 | 23 | 9 | 10 | Bronze |
| Canada 2003 Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 9 | Bronze |
| Finland 2004 Helsinki and Hämeenlinna | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 10 | Bronze |
| United States 2005 Grand Forks and Thief River Falls | 6 | 3* | 3 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 5th |
| Canada 2006 Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops | 7 | 4* | 3 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 8 | Bronze |
| Sweden 2007 Mora and Leksand | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 6th |
| Czech Republic 2008 Pardubice and Liberec | 6 | 2† | 4 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 6th |
| Canada 2009 Ottawa | 6 | 3 | 3^ | 0 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 7th |
| Canada 2010 Saskatchewan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 5th |
| United States 2011 Buffalo / Western New York | 6 | 3 | 3+ | 0 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 6th |
| Canada 2012 Calgary and Edmonton | 7 | 5 | 2+ | 0 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 4th |
| Russia 2013 Ufa | 6 | 4† | 2 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 7th |
| Sweden 2014 Malmö | 7 | 5* | 2^ | 0 | 27 | 17 | 15 | Gold |
| Canada 2015 Toronto and Montreal | 5 | 1 | 4^ | 0 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 7th |
| Finland 2016 Helsinki | 7 | 6* | 1 | 0 | 35 | 22 | 17 | Gold |
| Canada 2017 Montreal and Toronto | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9th |
| United States 2018 Buffalo | 5 | 2 | 3+ | 0 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 6th |
| Canada 2019 Vancouver and Victoria | 7 | 5* | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 14 | Gold |
| Czech Republic 2020 Ostrava and Třinec | 7 | 3 | 4^ | 22 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4th |
| Canada 2021 Edmonton | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 15 | Bronze |
| Canada 2022 Edmonton | 7 | 5† | 2+ | 0 | 31 | 19 | 15 | Silver |
| Canada 2023 Halifax and Moncton | 5 | 2 | 3^ | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5th |
| Sweden 2024 Gothenburg | 7 | 3†* | 4 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 7 | 4th |
| Canada 2025 Ottawa | 7 | 5†* | 2+ | 0 | 22 | 18 | 14 | Silver |
| United States 2026 Minneapolis–Saint Paul / Minnesota | 7 | 3* | 4^+ | 0 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4th |
| Canada 2027 Edmonton / Red Deer | Future event | |||||||
| Finland 2028 Tampere and Turku | ||||||||
| Canada 2029 Quebec City and Trois-Rivières |
† Includes one win in extra time (in the preliminary round)
^ Includes one loss in extra time (in the preliminary round)
- Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)
- Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)
Head coaches (WJC)
1977-78 Matti Väisänen
1979 Matti Reunamäki
1980-81 Olli Hietanen
1982 Alpo Suhonen
1983 Juhani Wahlsten
1984-85 Pentti Matikainen
1986-88 Hannu Jortikka
1989 Erkka Westerlund
1990 Hannu Jortikka
1991 Samu Kuitunen
1992-93 Jarmo Tolvanen
1994 Esko Nokelainen
1995-96 Harri Rindell
1997 Hannu Jortikka
1998 Hannu Kapanen
1999 Jukka Rautakorpi
2000 Hannu Kapanen
2001 Kari Jalonen
2002-03 Erkka Westerlund
2004 Hannu Aravirta
2005 Risto Dufva
2006 Hannu Aravirta
2007 Jarmo Tolvanen
2008-09 Jukka Rautakorpi
2010 Hannu Jortikka
2011 Lauri Marjamäki
2012 Raimo Helminen
2013 Harri Rindell
2014 Karri Kivi
2015 Hannu Jortikka
2016 Jukka Jalonen
2017 Jukka Rautakorpi/Jussi Ahokas
2018-19 Jussi Ahokas
2020 Raimo Helminen
2021-22 Antti Pennanen
2023 Tomi Lämsä
2024- Lauri Mikkola
References
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