Finnish national ice hockey team
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| Association | Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto |
| IIHF member | since 1928 |
| World ranking | place 3 |
| Trainer | Jukka Jalonen |
| Assistant coach | Mikko Manner |
| Most games | Raimo Helminen (331) |
| Most of the points | Raimo Helminen (207) |
| Homepage | http://www.finhockey.fi/ |
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First international match Sweden 8-1 Finland January 29, 1928 in Helsinki |
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Biggest win Finland 20: 1 Norway March 12, 1947 in Hämeenlinna |
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Biggest defeat Canada 24: 0 Finland March 3, 1958 in Oslo |
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| Participation | since 1952 (15) |
| Best result: | 2nd place (1988, 2006) |
| World Championship | |
| Participation | since 1939 |
| best result | 1st place (1995, 2011, 2019) |
| World cup | |
| Participation | 1996, 2004, 2016 |
| best result | Finale (2004) |
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The Finnish national ice hockey team is one of the leading national teams in the world and is ranked 3rd in the IIHF world rankings after the 2019 World Cup . It is run by the Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto . Finland's main tournament wins were the 1995 , 2011 and 2019 World Championships . At the Olympic Winter Games in 1988 and 2006 Finland was able to win the silver medal. The Finnish national team came second at the World Cup of Hockey 2004 , and won the Channel One Cup in 2003 and 2009 , and the Euro Hockey Tour in 1996/97 and 1999/2000 to 2003/2004 . Jukka Jalonen has been the Lions' head coach since 2018 .
Squad
Current squad
The squad for the 2019 Men's Ice Hockey World Championship , which took place from May 10 to 26, 2019 in Bratislava and Košice , Slovakia :
| No. | Surname | Item | Date of birth | team |
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| 30th | Kevin Lankinen | G | Apr 28, 1995 |
 Rockford IceHogs ( AHL )
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| 45 | Juho Olkinuora | G | Nov 4, 1990 | Pelicans ( liiga ) |
| 35 | Veini Vehviläinen | G | Feb 13, 1997 | Oulun Kärpät ( Liiga ) |
| 58 | Jani Hakanpää | D. | 31 Mar 1992 | Oulun Kärpät ( Liiga ) |
| 28 | Henri Jokiharju | D. | June 17, 1999 |
Rockford IceHogs ( AHL )
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| 7th | Oliwer Kaski | D. | Feb. 4, 1995 | Pelicans ( liiga ) |
| 50 | Miika Koivisto | D. | July 20, 1990 |
 HK Dynamo Moscow ( KHL )
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| 4th | Mikko Lehtonen ( A ) | D. | Jan 16, 1994 | Jokerite ( KHL ) |
| 40 | Petteri Lindbohm | D. | 23 Sep 1993 |
 Lausanne HC ( NL )
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| 70 | Niko Mikkola | D. | Apr 27, 1996 |
San Antonio Rampage ( AHL )
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| 55 | Atte Ohtamaa | D. | Nov 6, 1987 | Oulun Kärpät ( Liiga ) |
| 12 | Marko Anttila ( C ) | F. | May 27, 1985 | Jokerite ( KHL ) |
| 15th | Arttu Ilomäki | F. | June 12, 1991 |
 Luleå HF ( SHL )
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| 24 | Kaapo Kakko | F. | Feb 13, 2001 | TPS ( Liiga ) |
| 41 | Joel Kiviranta | F. | 23 Mar 1996 | Vaasan Sport ( Liiga ) |
| 71 | Kristian Kuusela | F. | Feb. 19, 1983 | Tappara ( Liiga ) |
| 91 | Juho Lammikko | F. | Jan. 29, 1996 |
Springfield Thunderbirds ( AHL )
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| 27 | Eetu Luostarinen | F. | Sep 2 1998 | KalPa ( Liiga ) |
| 65 | Sakari Mannines | F. | Feb 10, 1992 | Jokerite ( KHL ) |
| 20th | Niko Ojamäki | F. | June 17, 1995 | Tappara ( Liiga ) |
| 82 | Harri Pesonen | F. | Aug 6, 1988 |
SCL Tigers ( NL )
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| 25th | Toni Rajala | F. | 29 Mar 1991 |
EHC Biel ( NL )
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| 76 | Jere Sallinen | F. | Oct 26, 1990 | HIFK ( Liiga ) |
| 19th | Veli-Matti Savinainen | F. | Jan. 5, 1986 | Jokerite ( KHL ) |
| 21st | Juhani Tryväinen | F. | Sep 11 1990 |
Luleå HF ( SHL )
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Jukka Jalonen | Nov 2, 1962 |
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Mikko Manner | July 19, 1974 |
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Antti Pennanen | Feb. 5, 1979 |
Uniforms
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Blocked jersey numbers
Niklas Bäckström at the 2005 World Cup
Mikko Koivu led the national team to the gold medal as captain in 2011
- # 14 Raimo Helminen
- # 17 Jari Kurri
- # 11 Saku Koivu
- # 16 Ville Peltonen
- # 26 Jere Lehtinen
- # 8 Teemu Selänne
Trainer
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Olympic results
World Cup / Canada Cup
- 1976 - 6th place
- 1981 - 6th place
- 1987 - 6th place
- 1991 - semi-finals
- 1996 - quarter-finals
- 2004 - finalist
- 2016 - preliminary round
Placements at world championships
- 1939 - 14th place
- 1947 - did not take part
- 1948 - did not take part
- 1949 - 7th place
- 1950 - did not participate
- 1951 - 7th place
- 1952 - 7th place
- 1953 - did not take part
- 1954 - 6th place
- 1955 - 9th place
- 1956 - did not qualify
- 1957 - 5th place
- 1958 - 6th place
- 1959 - 6th place
- 1960 - 7th place
- 1961 - 7th place
- 1962 - 4th place
- 1963 - 5th place
- 1964 - 6th place
- 1965 - 7th place
- 1966 - 7th place
- 1967 - 6th place
- 1968 - 5th place
- 1969 - 5th place
- 1970 - 4th place
- 1971 - 4th place
- 1972 - 4th place
- 1973 - 4th place
- 1974 - 4th place
- 1975 - 4th place
- 1976 - 5th place
- 1977 - 5th place
- 1978 - 7th place
- 1979 - 5th place
- 1981 - 6th place
- 1982 - 5th place
- 1983 - 7th place
- 1985 - 5th place
- 1986 - 4th place
- 1987 - 5th place
- 1989 - 5th place
- 1990 - 6th place
- 1991 - 5th place
- 1992 - silver medal
- 1993 - 7th place
- 1994 - silver medal
- 1995 - gold medal
- 1996 - 5th place
- 1997 - 5th place
- 1998 - silver medal
- 1999 - silver medal
- 2000 - bronze medal
- 2001 - silver medal
- 2002 - 4th place
- 2003 - 5th place
- 2004 - 6th place
- 2005 - 7th place
- 2006 - bronze medal
- 2007 - silver medal
- 2008 - bronze medal
- 2009 - 5th place
- 2010 - 6th place
- 2011 - gold medal
- 2012 - 4th place
- 2013 - 4th place
- 2014 - silver medal
- 2015 - 6th place
- 2016 - silver medal
- 2017 - 4th place
- 2018 - 5th place
- 2019 - gold medal
Web links
Commons : Finland National Ice Hockey Team - Collection of images, videos and audio files
