Finland women's national ice hockey team

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Finland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Naisleijonat ('Lady Lions')
AssociationFinnish Ice Hockey Association
Head coachPasi Mustonen
AssistantsKari Eloranta
Juuso Toivola
Vesa Virta
CaptainJenni Hiirikoski
Most gamesJenni Hiirikoski (357)
Top scorerRiikka Sallinen (138)
Most pointsRiikka Sallinen (315)
Team colors   
IIHF codeFIN
Finland national hockey team jerseys - 2014 Winter Olympics.png Finland national hockey team jerseys 2014.png
Ranking
Current IIHF3 Steady (1 September 2021)[1]
Highest IIHF3 (first in 2003)
Lowest IIHF4 (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)
World Championships
Appearances20 (first in 1990)
Best resultSilver medal world centered-2.svg Silver: (2019)
European Championships
Appearances5 (first in 1989)
Best resultGold medal europe.svg Gold: (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995)
Olympics
Appearances6 (first in 1998)
MedalsBronze medal.svg Bronze (1998, 2010, 2018)
International record (W–L–T)
198–169–12
Finland women's national ice hockey team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 1994 United States
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2008 China
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Switzerland
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2017 United States
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Canada
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 West Germany
Gold medal – first place 1991 Czechoslovakia
Gold medal – first place 1993 Denmark
Gold medal – first place 1995 Latvia
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Russia

The Finnish women's national ice hockey team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women's 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. Finland's national women's program is ranked third in the world by the IIHF and has 5,858 active players as of 2019.[2]

Finnish national women's ice hockey team at the Women's Air Canada Cup 2008 in Ravensburg, Germany.
Finland against Russia in 2015 world championships

History[]

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). Finland's main rival is 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]

Tournament record[]

Olympic Games[]

Games Finish
Japan 1998 Nagano  Bronze
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 4th
Italy 2006 Turin 4th
Canada 2010 Vancouver  Bronze
Russia 2014 Sochi 5th
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang  Bronze
China 2022 Beijing To be determined

World Championships[]

Breaks indicate Olympic years.

Year Location Result
Canada 1990 Ottawa  Bronze
Finland 1992 Tampere  Bronze
United States 1994 Lake Placid  Bronze
Canada 1997 Ontario  Bronze
Finland 1999 Espoo  Bronze
Canada 2000 Ontario  Bronze
United States 2001 Minnesota 4th
China 2003 Beijing Cancelled
Canada 2004 Halifax and Dartmouth  Bronze
Sweden 2005 Linköping and Norrköping 4th
Canada 2007 Winnipeg and Selkirk 4th
China 2008 Harbin  Bronze
Finland 2009 Hämeenlinna  Bronze
Switzerland 2011 Zurich  Bronze
United States 2012 Burlington 4th
Canada 2013 Ottawa 4th
Sweden 2015 Malmö  Bronze
Canada 2016 Kamloops 4th
United States 2017 Plymouth  Bronze
Finland 2019 Espoo  Silver
Canada 2020 Halifax and Truro Cancelled[4]
Canada 2021 Calgary  Bronze
Denmark 2022

European Championship[]

Year Location Result
West Germany 1989 Füssen, Landsberg and Kaufbeuren  Gold
Czechoslovakia 1992 Frydek-Mistek, Havirov  Gold
Denmark 1994 Esbjerg  Gold
Latvia 1997 Riga  Gold
Russia 1999 Yaroslavl  Bronze

3/4 Nations Cup[]

  • 1995 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
  • 1996 – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg
  • 1997 – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg
  • 1998 – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg
  • 1999 – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg
  • 2000 – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg (4 nations Cup)
  • 2001 – Won Silver Medal Silver medal icon.svg
  • 2002 – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
  • 2003 – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
  • 2004 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
  • 2005 – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
  • 2006 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
  • 2007 – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
  • 2008 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
  • 2009 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
  • 2010 – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
  • 2011 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
  • 2012 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
  • 2013 – Won Silver Medal Silver medal icon.svg (4 nations Cup)
  • 2014 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
  • 2015 – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
  • 2016 – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
  • 2017 – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
  • 2018 – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)

Women's Nations Cup[]

Formerly known as the Air Canada Cup, the MLP Nations Cup and the Meco Cup.

  • 2003 – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg (Air Canada Cup)
  • 2004 – Finished in 4th place (Air Canada Cup)
  • 2005 – Won Silver Medal Silver medal icon.svg (Air Canada Cup)
  • 2006 – Won Silver Medal Silver medal icon.svg (Air Canada Cup)
  • 2007 – Finished in 6th place (Air Canada Cup)
  • 2008 – Won Silver Medal Silver medal icon.svg (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 Silver medal icon.svg (Meco Cup)
  • – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg (Meco Cup)
  • – Won Gold Medal Gold medal icon.svg (Meco Cup)
  • – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg (Meco Cup)
  • 2016 – Won Silver Medal Silver medal icon.svg (Women's Nations Cup)
  • 2017 – Won Gold Medal Gold medal icon.svg (Women's Nations Cup)
  • 2018 – Won Bronze Medal Bronze medal icon.svg (Women's Nations Cup)

Canada Cup[]

  • 2009 Canada Cup – Won Bronze Medal

Team[]

Current roster[]

Main article: List of Finland women's national ice hockey team rosters

Roster for the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship.[5][6][7]

Head coach: Pasi Mustonen

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Anni Keisala 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1997-04-05) 5 April 1997 (age 24) Finland Ilves
4 D Rosa Lindstedt 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 (age 33) Sweden Brynäs IF
5 D Aino Karppinen 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 69 kg (152 lb) (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998 (age 23) Finland RoKi
6 D Jenni Hiirikoski – C 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 34) Sweden Luleå HF
8 D Ella Viitasuo 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 69 kg (152 lb) (1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 (age 25) Finland Kiekko-Espoo
9 D Nelli Laitinen 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 19) Finland Kiekko-Espoo
10 F Elisa Holopainen 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 58 kg (128 lb) (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 20) Finland Kiekko-Espoo
12 F Sanni Vanhanen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 57 kg (126 lb) (2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 16) Finland Tappara
15 D Minttu Tuominen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 71 kg (157 lb) (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 (age 31) Finland Kiekko-Espoo
16 F Petra Nieminen – A 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 (age 22) Sweden Luleå HF
18 G Meeri Räisänen 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (1989-12-02) 2 December 1989 (age 32) Finland JYP-Akatemia
20 F Matilda Nilsson 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 61 kg (134 lb) (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 24) Finland HIFK
21 D Sini Karjalainen 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 22) United States Vermont Catamounts
22 F Emilia Vesa 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 20) Finland Kiekko-Espoo
23 F Sanni Hakala 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) 54 kg (119 lb) (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 (age 24) Sweden HV71
24 F Viivi Vainikka 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 20) Sweden Luleå HF
25 F Jenniina Nylund 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 22) United States St. Cloud State Huskies
26 F Sofianna Sundelin 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 55 kg (121 lb) (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 18) Finland Team Kuortane
27 F Julia Liikala 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 20) Finland HIFK
31 G Jenna Silvonen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 61 kg (134 lb) (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 22) United States Mercyhurst Lakers
33 F Michelle Karvinen – A 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 31) Switzerland HC Ladies Lugano
40 F Noora Tulus 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 56 kg (123 lb) (1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 26) Sweden Luleå HF
61 F Tanja Niskanen 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 (age 29) Finland KalPa
77 F Susanna Tapani 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1993-03-02) 2 March 1993 (age 28) Finland HC TPS
88 D Ronja Savolainen 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1997-11-29) 29 November 1997 (age 24) Sweden Luleå HF

Awards and honors[]

IIHF Women's World Championship Directorate awards[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ^ "IIHF Member National Association: Finland". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Statement from IIHF". International Ice Hockey Federation. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  4. ^ Merk, Martin (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  5. ^ Mennander, Pasi (3 August 2021). "Suomen joukkue naisten MM-kisoihin 2021". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Naisleijonien MM-ryhmä sama kuin keväällä – "Tavoitteena on taistella mitaleista"". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: FIN – Finland" (PDF). IIHF. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b Podnieks, Andrew (2009). Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10. Toronto: HarperCollins. p. 546. ISBN 9781554686216.
  9. ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p.542, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
  10. ^ "Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

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