Saila Saari
Born (1989-11-01) 1 November 1989
Alavus, Finland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for KalPa Kuopio
Kärpät Oulu
JYP/Hockey Cats Jyväskylä
APV Alavus
National team  Finland
Playing career 20032021
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongchangTeam
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Sweden

Saila Saari (born 1 November 1989) is a Finnish retired ice hockey forward. She represented Finland in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal, and at the IIHF Women's World Championships in 2015 and 2016.[1]

Saari played the entirety of her club career in the Naisten Liiga and won the Aurora Borealis Cup with JYP Jyväskylä Naiset in 2016 and with Oulun Kärpät Naiset in 2017 and 2018. She was named to the league's All-Star Team in 2014–15 and 2016–17, and was recognized with the Emma Laaksonen Award as the league's fair-play player in 2012–13 and 2017–18.

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