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Finland Santeri Airola
#6 SaiPa / Liiga - 25/26
Date of Birth
Jun 29, 2000
Position
D
Age
25
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Imatra, FIN
Weight
179 lbs / 81 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Ketterä
Contract
26/27
Drafted
2019 round 7 #211 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Topi Airola

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Santeri Airola Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 SaiPa U16 U16 SM-sarja 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2015-16 SaiPa U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
SaiPa U16 U16 SM-sarja 12* 4* 5* 9* 8* -* |
2016-17 SaiPa U18 U18 Mestis Q 20* 6* 11* 17* 10* -* |
SaiPa U18 U18 Mestis 16* 4* 9* 13* 4* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
SaiPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2017-18 Ketterä U18 U18 Suomi-sarja Q 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Ketterä U20 U20 Mestis 40* 6* 25* 31* 26* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
2018-19 SaiPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 10* 4* 11* 15* 0* -* |
SaiPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 41* 4* 27* 31* 20* 1* |
SaiPa Liiga 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Finland U19 (all) International-Jr 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* -1* |
2019-20 Ketterä Mestis 26* 0* 11* 11* 14* 16* |
SaiPa Liiga 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* -3* |
2020-21 Ilves Liiga 19* 0* 3* 3* 6* 0* |
KOOVEE Mestis 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2021-22 KOOVEE Mestis 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -3* |
2022-23 Ilves Liiga 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -3* |
SaiPa Liiga 10* 0* 7* 7* 0* -2* |
KOOVEE Mestis 29* 8* 14* 22* 22* 1* |
2023-24 SaiPa Liiga 39* 5* 7* 12* 16* -5* |
2024-25 SaiPa Liiga 57* 8* 17* 25* 32* 3* | Playoffs 21 4 3 7 10 3
2025-26 SaiPa Liiga 31* 9* 15* 24* 14* -4* |
Projected Liiga 57* 17* 28* 45* 26* -7* |

Santeri Airola Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2022-23 Ilves Champions HL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Santeri Airola Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 13* 3* 3* 6* 0.46* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 7 166* 22* 49* 71* 0.43* 72* -14* | 1 21 4 * 3 * 7 * 0.33 * 10 * 3 *
Mestis 4 59* 8* 26* 34* 0.58* 38* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 13* 4* 5* 9* 0.69* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 Mestis 1 16* 4* 9* 13* 0.81* 4* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
U18 Mestis Q 1 20* 6* 11* 17* 0.85* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 10* 4* 11* 15* 1.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 Suomi-sarja Q 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 Mestis 1 40* 6* 25* 31* 0.78* 26* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 42* 4* 27* 31* 0.74* 20* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Santeri Airola Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/04/2025
11/04/2025 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
10/17/2023
10/17/2023 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
04/18/2023
04/18/2023 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
02/15/2023
02/15/2023 Confirmed Ilves SaiPa
12/10/2021
12/10/2021 Extension Ilves Ilves
03/24/2020
03/24/2020 Confirmed Ketterä Ilves
09/11/2019
09/11/2019 Loan Ketterä SaiPa
02/16/2019
02/16/2019 Extension Ketterä Ketterä
Player Biography and Trivia

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #130 by NHL Central Scouting