Saija Tarkki is a retired defender from Finland.

What was the last team Saija Tarkki played for?

The last team Saija played for was Kärpät in the Naisten Liiga (W).

How tall is Saija Tarkki?

Saija Tarkki is 172 cm (5'8") tall.

How much does Saija Tarkki weigh?

Saija Tarkki weighs 60 kg (132 lbs).

When was Saija Tarkki born?

Saija Tarkki was born on 1982-12-29 in Oulu, FIN.

Saija Tarkki

a.k.a. "Saija Sirviö"

#20 Kärpät / Naisten Liiga (W) - 18/19

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Date of Birth: Dec 29, 1982
Age: 43
Place of Birth: Oulu, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Kärpät
Position: D/F
Height: 172 cm / 5'8"
Weight: 60 kg / 132 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

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Husband: Tuomas Tarkki
Brother-in-law: Iiro Tarkki

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Saija Tarkki — Career Statistics
S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
97-98	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	12	0	0	0	2	-	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	-
98-99	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	24	0	0	0	20	-	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	-
99-00	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	25	0	4	4	26	-	Playoffs	8	0	0	0	2	-
00-01	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	26	7	6	13	22	-	Playoffs	9	0	1	1	10	-
00-01	Finland	WC (W)	5	0	0	0	8	-2
00-01	Finland (all)	International (W)	7	0	0	0	8	-
01-02	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	11	0	2	2	53	-	Relegation	8	3	5	8	8	-
01-02	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	-	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	8	-
01-02	Finland Olympics	OG (W)	5	1	1	2	10	0
01-02	Finland (all)	International (W)	15	2	3	5	12	-
02-03	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	19	3	5	8	16	-	Playoffs	8	2	4	6	8	-
02-03	Finland (all)	International (W)	11	0	3	3	12	-
03-04	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	24	4	12	16	42	-	Playoffs	6	2	3	5	10	-
03-04	Finland	WC (W)	5	2	1	3	2	4
03-04	Finland (all)	International (W)	20	2	4	6	14	-
04-05	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	15	3	7	10	8	-	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	8	-
04-05	Finland	WC (W)	5	1	4	5	6	1
04-05	Finland (all)	International (W)	17	1	8	9	16	-
05-06	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	22	8	18	26	40	-	Playoffs	10	1	4	5	8	-
05-06	Finland Olympics	OG (W)	5	0	0	0	10	-4
05-06	Finland (all)	International (W)	26	1	5	6	24	-
06-07	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	22	6	19	25	18	-	Playoffs	10	3	4	7	12	-
06-07	Finland	WC (W)	5	1	0	1	2	-3
06-07	Finland (all)	International (W)	19	1	2	3	24	-
07-08	Kärpät"A"	SM-sarja (W)	6	3	3	6	8	-	Playoffs	6	3	2	5	6	-
07-08	Finland	WC (W)	5	0	0	0	6	1
07-08	Finland (all)	International (W)	8	0	0	0	10	-
08-09	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	14	14	18	32	12	-	Playoffs	5	3	2	5	0	-
08-09	Finland	WC (W)	5	0	3	3	4	-1
08-09	Finland (all)	International (W)	13	0	3	3	6	-
09-10	Kärpät"C"	SM-sarja (W)	22	12	22	34	12	-	Playoffs	7	1	4	5	4	-
09-10	Suomi NMJLoan	U16 SM-sarja	6	0	0	0	4	-
09-10	Finland Olympics	OG (W)	5	1	0	1	4	2
09-10	Finland (all)	International (W)	26	1	6	7	22	-
10-11	MODO Hockey	Riksserien (W)	6	1	3	4	2	3
10-11	Finland (all)	International (W)	2	0	3	3	0	-
11-12	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	23	7	14	21	8	-	Playoffs	8	1	2	3	2	-
11-12	Finland"A"	WC (W)	6	0	1	1	4	-3
11-12	Finland (all)	International (W)	7	0	1	1	4	-
12-13	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	27	21	32	53	16	-	Playoffs	8	4	5	9	6	-
12-13	Finland"A"	WC (W)	6	0	0	0	2	-2
12-13	Finland (all)	International (W)	13	0	0	0	4	-
13-14	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	20	12	12	24	29	-	Playoffs	7	2	4	6	4	-
13-14	Finland Olympics"A"	OG (W)	6	0	1	1	2	-4
13-14	Finland (all)	International (W)	25	0	9	9	8	-
14-15	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	2	-
15-16	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	6	4	5	9	4	-	Playoffs	6	3	0	3	2	-
16-17	Kärpät	SM-sarja (W)	14	6	6	12	8	-	Playoffs	8	2	6	8	0	-
17-18	Kärpät	Naisten Liiga (W)	28	19	33	52	20	-	Playoffs	9	2	9	11	10	-
18-19	Kärpät	Naisten Liiga (W)	30	23	34	57	20	-	Playoffs	8	4	2	6	6	-

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S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
08-09	Finland	Universiade (W)	7	2	1	3	6	6
12-13	Kärpät	EWCC (W)	3	1	0	1	4	-1

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Saija Tarkki — Career Totals
League	Regular Season								Postseason
League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Auroraliiga (W) (SM-sarja (W), Naisten Liiga (W))	21	390	152	252	404	1.04	384	-	21	153	37	60	97	0.63	116	-
EWCC (W)	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	4	-1	0
International (W)	14	209	8	47	55	0.26	164	-	0
OG (W)	4	21	2	2	4	0.19	26	-6	0
Riksserien (W) (SDHL (W))	1	6	1	3	4	0.67	2	3	0
U16 SM-sarja	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	4	-	0
Universiade (W)	1	7	2	1	3	0.43	6	6	0
WC (W)	8	42	4	9	13	0.31	34	-5	0

Saija Tarkki — Career Totals

League

Auroraliiga (W)

390

152

252

404

EWCC (W)

International (W)

209

OG (W)

Riksserien (W)

U16 SM-sarja

Universiade (W)

WC (W)

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Saija Tarkki Career Highlights

Saija Tarkki — Awards by Season
Season	Awards by Season
2003-2004	World Championship (W) Bronze Medal
2004-2005	World Championship (W) Most Assists by Defenseman (4)
2006-2007	SM-sarja (W) Best Defenseman (Päivi Halonen Award) World Championship (W) Top 3 Player on Team
2007-2008	World Championship (W) Bronze Medal
2008-2009	Universiade (W) Bronze Medal World Championship (W) Bronze Medal
2009-2010	Olympic (W) Bronze Medal
2011-2012	SM-sarja (W) All-Star Team SM-sarja (W) Best Defenseman (Päivi Halonen Award) SM-sarja (W) Champion
2016-2017	SM-sarja (W) Champion
2017-2018	Naisten Liiga (W) Best Plus/Minus (Sari Fisk Award) Naisten Liiga (W) Champion Naisten Liiga (W) Most Assists (33) Naisten Liiga (W) Playoffs Most Assists (8) Naisten Liiga (W) Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (9) Naisten Liiga (W) Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (11) Naisten Liiga (W) Second All-Star Team
2018-2019	Naisten Liiga (W) Best Plus/Minus (Sari Fisk Award) Naisten Liiga (W) Bronze Medal Naisten Liiga (W) Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (4)
2021-2022	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#266)

Transactions

Saija Tarkki — Transactions
Date	Status	From	To	Source
08/01/2018	Extension	Kärpät	Kärpät	Details

Saija Tarkki Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Kärpät