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Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team

Field	Value
Name	Finland
Badge_size	200px
Nickname	Tyttöleijonat ('Girl Lions')
Association	Finnish Ice Hockey Association
Coach	Mira Kuisma
Asst Coach
Captain	Abigail Byskata (2025)
Most games	Nelli Laitinen (22)
Krista Parkkonen (22)
Top scorer
Most points	Emma Nuutinen (17)
IIHF code	FIN
Jerseys	[[File:Finland national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png	115px]]
First game	4 – 2
(Calgary, Canada; January 7, 2008)
Largest win	11 – 1
(St. Catharines, Canada; January 8, 2016)
Largest loss	17 – 0
(Calgary, Canada; January 9, 2008)
World champ2 name	IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship
World champ2 apps	14
World champ2 first	2008
World champ2 best	[[File:Bronze medal world centered-2.svg	16px]] Bronze: (2011, 2019, 2022)
Record	27–29–0

Krista Parkkonen (22)

(Calgary, Canada; January 7, 2008) (St. Catharines, Canada; January 8, 2016) (Calgary, Canada; January 9, 2008)

The Finnish women's national under-18 ice hockey team () is the national women's junior ice hockey team of Finland, which represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship and other international U18 tournaments. The team is officially nicknamed the Tyttöleijonat () and the nickname is regularly used in Finnish-language media.

U18 Women's World Championship record

Year	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts	Rank
CAN 2008	5	1	0	0	4	8	37	3	6th place
GER 2009	5	1	2	0	2	5	11	8	5th place
USA 2010	5	2	0	1	2	11	12	7	5th place
SWE 2011	6	2	1	0	3	11	16	8	Won bronze medal
CZE 2012	5	2	0	1	2	12	17	4	5th place
FIN 2013	5	3	0	0	2	13	12	9	5th place
HUN 2014	5	1	1	1	2	11	18	6	5th place
USA 2015	5	3	0	0	2	13	9	9	5th place
CAN 2016	5	2	0	0	3	15	10	6	6th place
CZE 2017	5	3	0	1	1	10	6	10	5th place
RUS 2018	5	3	0	0	2	11	9	9	5th place
JPN 2019	6	3	2	0	1	15	13	14	Won bronze medal
SVK 2020	6	1	0	0	5	9	23	3	4th place
SWE 2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
USA 2022	5	2	0	0	3	9	11	6	Won bronze medal
SWE 2023	6	1	0	1	4	7	32	4	4th place
SUI 2024	6	3	0	0	3	14	24	9	4th place
FIN 2025	4	1	0	1	2	5	15	4	6th place
CAN 2026	5	0	0	0	5	8	47	0	8th place relegated to 2027 Division I A

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.

Head coach: Mira Kuisma Assistant coaches: Heikki Kemppainen, Juho Lehto, Aku Perala (goaltender)

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Team
1	G		1.74 m	70 kg	FIN Team Kuortane
2	D		1.61 m	85 kg	FIN HIFK Helsinki
3	D		1.66 m	66 kg	FIN Team Kuortane
4	D		1.63 m	75 kg	FIN Team Kuortane
8	D		1.74 m	64 kg	GER Löwen Frankfurt U17
9	D		1.69 m	62 kg	FIN Pohti Pyhäjärvi U15
10	D		1.60 m	54 kg	FIN HC Nokia U15
11	D		1.67 m	69 kg	FIN Kärpät Oulu
12	D	– A	1.65 m	77 kg	FIN HC Nokia U15
13	F		1.67 m	62 kg	FIN Team Kuortane
15	F		1.58 m	64 kg	FIN TPS Turku
16	F		1.70 m	67 kg	FIN Kärpät Oulu
18	F		1.65 m	64 kg	FIN Kiekko Laser
19	F		1.57 m	48 kg	FIN KJT Haukat U15
20	F	– A	1.68 m	59 kg	FIN TPS Turku
21	F		1.74 m	72 kg	FIN Pelicans Lahti U16
22	F		1.69 m	63 kg	FIN Team Kuortane
23	F		1.48 m	46 kg	FIN Kiekko-75 Leppävirta
24	F		1.75 m	60 kg	FIN HIFK Helsinki
25	F	– C	1.53 m	62 kg	FIN Team Kuortane
27	F		1.62 m	58 kg	FIN HPK Hämeenlinna
28	F		1.62 m	54 kg	FIN Lukko Rauma
29	F		1.58 m	50 kg	FIN HIFK Helsinki
30	G		1.70 m	78 kg	FIN RoKi Rovaniemi
31	G		1.63 m	63 kg	FIN Team Kuortane

Team biometrics

Average age: 16
Average height: 1.65 m
Average weight: 64 kg

World Championship player awards

Best Defenseman

Selected by the tournament directorate

2020: Nelli Laitinen

Best Forward

Selected by the tournament directorate

2019: Elisa Holopainen

Best Goaltender

Selected by the tournament directorate

2011: Isabella Portnoj
2022: Emilia Kyrkkö

All-Star Team

Selected by members of the media

2013: Emma Nuutinen (F)
2019: Elisa Holopainen (F), Nelli Laitinen (D)
2020: Sanni Rantala (D)
2022: Emilia Kyrkkö (G), Sanni Vanhanen (F)
2023: Pauliina Salonen (F)
2024: Emma Ekoluoma (F), Tuuli Tallinen (D)

Top-3 Players on Team

Selected by the coaches

2008: Piia Räty (G), Linda Välimäki (F), Maiju Yliniemi (F)
2009: Susanna Airaksinen (G), Tiina Saarimäki (D), Tea Villilä (D)
2010: Isa Rahunen (D), Salla Rantanen (F), Susanna Tapani (F)
2011: Isabella Portnoj (G), Susanna Tapani (F), Saana Valkama (F)
2012: Anna Kilponen (D), Johanna Koivisto (D), Anni Rantanen (D)
2013: Anna Kilponen (D), Emma Nuutinen (F), Eveliina Suonpää (G)
2014: Anni Keisala (G), Marjut Klemola (D), Emmi Rakkolainen (F)
2015: Sanni Hakala (F), Anni Keisala (G), Nelli Salomäki (F)
2016: Sini Karjalainen (D), Petra Nieminen (F), Tiia Pajarinen (G)
2017: Sini Karjalainen (D), Jenniina Nylund (F), Jenna Silvonen (G)
2018: Sanni Ahola (G), Elisa Holopainen (F), Nelli Laitinen (D)
2019: Elisa Holopainen (F), Nelli Laitinen (D), Sanni Rantala (D)
2020: Nelli Laitinen (D), Sanni Rantala (D), Kiira Yrjänen (F)
2022: Oona Havana (F), Emilia Kyrkkö (G), Sanni Vanhanen (F)
2023: Pauliina Salonen (F), Tuuli Tallinen (D), Sanni Vanhanen (F)
2024: Emma Ekoluoma (F), Tuuli Tallinen (D), Kerttu Kuja-Halkola (G)
2025: Kerttu Kuja-Halkola (G), Eva Lamberg (F), Tinja Tapani (F) :Source:

References

Notes

References

(2023-01-08). "Rajusti uudistunut Tyttöleijonat lähtee luottavaisin mielin MM-kisoihin – kenraaliharjoituksessa kaatui hallitseva maailmanmestari Kanada". [[Yle.
(2023-01-08). "USA murskasi Tyttöleijonat". [[Iltalehti]].
(2023-01-08). "Tyttöleijonat pelaaja pelaajalta".
(2025-01-03). "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship – Team Roster: FIN - Finland".
(18 December 2024). "Suomen joukkue alle 18-vuotiaiden tyttöjen MM-kotikisoihin on valittu - Kisat käyntiin Tikkurilassa 4. tammikuuta".
(4 January 2025). "Tyttöleijonien kapteenisto – Abigail Byskata johtaa joukkuetta kotikisoissa".
(2020-01-02). "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players Selected by the Directorate".
(2022-06-13). "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players Selected by the Directorate".
(2020-01-02). "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Media All Stars".
(2022-06-13). "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Media All Stars".
(2023-01-15). "2023 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Media All Stars".
(2024-01-14). "2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Media All Stars".
(2012-01-07). "2012 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches".
(2013-01-05). "2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches".
(2014-03-30). "2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches".
(2015-01-12). "2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches".
(2019-01-13). "2019 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches".
(2020-01-01). "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches".
(2022-06-12). "2022 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches".
(2023-01-14). "2023 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches".
(2024-01-14). "2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches".
(2025-01-09). "2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches".
"Award - U18 WJC (W) Top 3 Player on Team".

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