Finland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Nuoret Leijonat
(The Young Lions)
AssociationFinnish Ice Hockey Association
General managerFinland Kimmo Oikarinen
Head coachFinland Antti Pennanen
AssistantsFinland Tuomo Ruutu
Finland Antti Miettinen
Finland Ville Mäntymaa
CaptainAnton Lundell
Top scorerEsa Tikkanen (17)
Most pointsEsa Tikkanen (36)
Team colors   
IIHF codeFIN
First international
 Soviet Union 6 – 2 Finland 
(Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973)
Biggest win
 Finland 19 – 1 Switzerland 
(Helsinki, Finland; March 27, 1979)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 9 – 2 Finland 
(Gävle, Sweden; January 2, 1993)
 Canada 8 – 1 Finland 
(Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States; December 27, 2004)
 Canada 8 – 1 Finland 
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; December 26, 2011)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances43 (first in 1974)
Best result Gold: (1987, 1998, 2014, 2016, 2019)
International record (W–L–T)
161–116–17
Medal record
IIHF World U20 Championship
Gold medal – first place1987 CzechoslovakiaFinland
Gold medal – first place1998 FinlandFinland
Gold medal – first place2014 SwedenFinland
Gold medal – first place2016 FinlandFinland
Gold medal – first place2019 CanadaFinland
Silver medal – second place1974 Soviet UnionFinland
Silver medal – second place1980 FinlandFinland
Silver medal – second place1981 West GermanyFinland
Silver medal – second place1984 SwedenFinland
Silver medal – second place2001 RussiaFinland
Silver medal – second place2022 CanadaFinland
Bronze medal – third place1982 USA/CanadaFinland
Bronze medal – third place1988 Soviet UnionFinland
Bronze medal – third place2002 Czech RepublicFinland
Bronze medal – third place2003 CanadaFinland
Bronze medal – third place2004 FinlandFinland
Bronze medal – third place2006 CanadaFinland
Bronze medal – third place2021 CanadaFinland
Medal record
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 InnsbruckTeam

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 2021 roster

Roster for the 2021 World Junior Championships:[1]

Pos. No. Player Team NHL rights
GK 1 Kari Piiroinen Finland TUTO Hockey Turku
GK 30 Joel Blomqvist Finland Kokkolan Hermes Pittsburgh Penguins
GK 31 Roope Taponen Finland Kiekko-Espoo
D 2 Santeri Hatakka "A" Finland Tampereen Ilves San Jose Sharks
D 3 Ruben Rafkin Finland TPS Turku
D 4 Ville Heinola Finland Rauman Lukko Winnipeg Jets
D 6 Eemil Viro Finland TPS Turku Detroit Red Wings
D 7 Topi Niemelä Finland Oulun Kärpät Toronto Maple Leafs
D 10 Kasper Puutio Finland Oulun Kärpät Florida Panthers
D 12 Matias Rajaniemi Finland Pelicans Lahti New York Islanders
D 35 Mikko Kokkonen "A" Finland Mikkelin Jukurit Toronto Maple Leafs
F 13 Roby Järventie Finland Tampereen Ilves Ottawa Senators
F 15 Anton Lundell "C" Finland HIFK Helsinki Florida Panthers
F 19 Petteri Puhakka Finland Tappara Tampere
F 20 Samuel Helenius Finland JYP Jyväskylä
F 21 Mikael Pyyhtiä Finland TPS Turku Columbus Blue Jackets
F 22 Roni Hirvonen Finland Porin Ässät Toronto Maple Leafs
F 23 Mikko Petman Finland Rauman Lukko
F 27 Juuso Pärssinen Finland TPS Turku Nashville Predators
F 28 Henri Nikkanen Finland Mikkelin Jukurit Winnipeg Jets
F 29 Kasper Simontaival Finland TUTO Hockey Turku Los Angeles Kings
F 32 Matias Mäntykivi Finland SaiPa Lappeenranta Boston Bruins
F 33 Brad Lambert Finland JYP Jyväskylä
F 34 Aku Räty Finland Oulun Kärpät Arizona Coyotes
F 36 Benjamin Korhonen Finland KalPa Kuopio

Youth Olympic Games record

The Canadians U20 face off against the Finnish U20 team at an exhibition game in Calgary
Year GP W L T GF GA Pts Rank
Austria 2012 Innsbruck6420171371st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
Norway 2016 Lillehammer6150192144th
Switzerland 2020 Lausanne4130102234th
South Korea 2024 Gangwon

World Junior Championship record

The Canadians U20 face off against the Finnish U20 team at an exhibition game in Calgary
Year GP W L T GF GA Pts Rank
Soviet Union 1974 Leningrad5320212362nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
Canada / United States 1975 Winnipeg and Brandon / Minneapolis, Bloomington and Fargo5131101435th
Finland 1976 Tampere, Turku, Pori and Rauma4130121424th
Czechoslovakia 1977 Banská Bystrica and Zvolen7430352984th
Canada 1978 Montreal and Quebec City6321452576th
Sweden 1979 Karlstad and Karlskoga6240201944th
Finland 1980 Helsinki and Vantaa541029882nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
West Germany 1981 Füssen and Landsberg5311291872nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
United States / Canada 1982 Minnesota / Manitoba and Ontario75204729103rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
Soviet Union 1983 Leningrad7340352966th
Sweden 1984 Norrköping and Nyköping76104421122nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
Finland 1985 Turku and Helsinki7412422094th
Canada 1986 Mainly in Hamilton, Ontario7340312366th
Czechoslovakia 1987 Piešťany, Trenčín, Nitra, and Topoľčany75114523111st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
Soviet Union 1988 Moscow75113620113rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
United States 1989 Anchorage and Alaska7241293756th
Finland 1990 Held mainly in Helsinki7421322194th
Canada 1991 Held in various communities in Saskatchewan7331353075th
Germany 1992 Füssen and Kaufbeuren7331222174th
Sweden 1993 Held mainly in Gävle7331312075th
Czech Republic 1994 Ostrava and Frýdek-Místek7430272484th
Canada 1995 Held mainly in Red Deer, Alberta7331292674th
United States 1996 Massachusetts6240232446th
Switzerland 1997 Geneva and Morges6420261885th
Finland 1998 Helsinki and Hämeenlinna76013513131st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
Canada 1999 Winnipeg, and five other communities in Manitoba6330252065th
Sweden 2000 Skellefteå and Umeå7241201957th
Russia 2001 Moscow and Podolsk75112210112nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
Czech Republic 2002 Pardubice and Hradec Králové752+0239103rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
Canada 2003 Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia7421221593rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
Finland 2004 Helsinki and Hämeenlinna75202612103rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
United States 2005 Grand Forks and Thief River Falls63*30142165th
Canada 2006 Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops74*30241983rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
Sweden 2007 Mora and Leksand6240182366th
Czech Republic 2008 Pardubice and Liberec62†40192456th
Canada 2009 Ottawa633^02014107th
Canada 2010 Saskatchewan6330212295th
United States 2011 Buffalo / Western New York633+02211126th
Canada 2012 Calgary and Edmonton752+02922134th
Russia 2013 Ufa64†203419117th
Sweden 2014 Malmö75*2^02717151st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
Canada 2015 Toronto and Montreal514^081447th
Finland 2016 Helsinki76*103522171st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
Canada 2017 Montreal and Toronto6330121099th
United States 2018 Buffalo523+0181676th
Canada 2019 Vancouver and Victoria75*202311141st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
Czech Republic 2020 Ostrava and Třinec734^22184104th
Canada 2021 Edmonton75202615153rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
Canada 2022 Edmonton75†2+03119152nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
Canada 2023 Halifax and Moncton523^0141475th
Sweden 2024 Gothenburg73†*40252774th
Canada 2025 Ottawa

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)

References

  1. "Team Finland Roster". IIHF. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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