What league does Popula play in?

Popula play in the III-divisioona.

When was Popula founded?

Popula was founded in 1990 in Ylivieska, FIN, Finland.

Where is Popula based?

Popula is based in Ylivieska, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Popula?

The head coach of Popula is Sami Poutanen.

Who is the captain of Popula?

The captain of Popula is Janne Vuolaspuro.

What arena does Popula play in?

Popula play their home games at Wetteri Areena in Ylivieska, FIN.

What are the team colors of Popula?

The team colors of Popula are Black + Yellow + Red.

Popula

III-divisioona

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2025-2026 Popula Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
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	#5	Joel Aulakoski	38	1987		-	-	-	25/26
	#44	Hannu Hautamäki	36	1990		-	-	-	25/26
		Kaarlo Hautamäki	19	2007		-	-	-	Loan
GOALTENDERS
	#70	Jere Päivärinta (G)	23	2003	Ylivieska, FIN	5'10"	159	L	25/26
	#65	Rauli Päivärinta (G)	43	1982	Nivala, FIN	-	-	L	25/26
	#25	Juho Rantala (G)	22	2004	Oulainen, FIN	6'0"	168	R	26/27
	#65	Jukka Roiko-Jokela (G)	39	1987	Kannus, FIN	-	-	L	25/26
	#41	Elias Tuomaala (G)	20	2006	Hauho, FIN	5'11"	165	L	26/27
DEFENSEMEN
	#42	Oskari Hautamäki (D)	25	2001		-	-	R	25/26
	#28	Niko Jutila (D)	24	2001	Kalajoki, FIN	5'7"	185	L	25/26
	#32	Sami Meriläinen (D)	34	1992	Kärsämäki, FIN	6'2"	187	L	25/26
	#18	Jani Ranta (D/F)	46	1979	Oulainen, FIN	5'9"	165	L	25/26
	#12	Joonas Raudaskoski (D/F)"A"	32	1994	Nivala, FIN	5'10"	176	L	25/26
	#54	Teemu Tölli (D)	28	1998	Ylivieska, FIN	6'1"	187	L	25/26
	#2	Janne Vuolaspuro (D)"C"	31	1994	Ylivieska, FIN	5'9"	150	L	25/26
FORWARDS
	#9	Aatu Hakala (F)	24	2002	Kalajoki, FIN	5'11"	176	L	26/27
	#17	Niko Hurme (F/D)"A"	23	2003	Oulainen, FIN	5'7"	159	L	25/26
	#14	Lauri Laakko (F)	33	1992	Himanka, FIN	6'0"	187	L	25/26
	#19	Paavo Laitala (F)	38	1988	Ylivieska, FIN	5'10"	176	L	25/26
	#53	Marko Mehtälä (F)	30	1996	Haapajärvi, FIN	6'3"	196	L	26/27
	#22	Lauri Pihlajaharju (F)	37	1989	Oulainen, FIN	5'9"	165	R	25/26
	#29	Eetu Pirttimaa (F)	17	2009		-	-	-	Junior
	#43	Arttu Poutanen (F)	23	2003	Ylivieska, FIN	5'10"	174	L	25/26
	#16	Arttu Rantala (F)	25	2001	Nivala, FIN	5'11"	176	L	26/27
	#23	Nino Sipilä (F)	24	2001	Nivala, FIN	5'9"	161	R	25/26
	#78	Jouni Taskila (F)	39	1987	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	172	L	26/27
	#38	Perttu Tuomaala (F)"A"	30	1995	Haapavesi, FIN	6'2"	179	L	25/26
	#37	Riku Tuomaala (F)	23	2003	Haapavesi, FIN	5'11"	176	L	25/26

Position: G: 2, D: 6, F: 12Av Age: 28.48 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 174 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 Popula Staff

Head CoachSami Poutanen
Team ManagerJussi Heikkinen
Equipment ManagerHarri Haaga
Equipment ManagerJoni Päivärinta
Equipment ManagerMatti Salmela

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2025-2026 Popula Captains

"C"

Janne Vuolaspuro

"A"

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2025-2026 Popula Demographics

Popula Facts

Plays in: III-divisioona
Team Colors: Black + Yellow + Red
Town: Ylivieska, FIN Map
Founded: 1990

2025-2026 Popula Roster Facts

Nationalities

28 players

Experience

Popula: 1 282 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

YJK (II-divisioona)
YJK U16 (U16 Mestis)
YJK U17 (Finnish Juniors)
YJK U18
YJK U20 (U20 Alueliiga)
YJK/JHT U16 (U16 Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Wetteri Areena
Location: Ylivieska, FIN
Capacity: 700
Construction Year: 2015

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Marko Mehtälä (F)

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08/17/2026

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07/23/2026

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Jouni Taskila (F)

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06/13/2026

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Arttu Rantala (F)

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Popula History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	III-divisioona	18	11	6	-	1	0	152	104	35	1.94	4	-
2024-2025	III-divisioona	18	13	4	-	1	0	121	98	41	2.28	3	Bronze game loss
2023-2024	III-divisioona	18	13	3	-	1	1	142	65	42	2.33	3	-
2022-2023	III-divisioona	18	11	5	-	0	2	112	90	35	1.94	5	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	III-divisioona	17	10	3	-	2	2	115	82	36	2.12	3	Final loss
2020-2021	III-divisioona	8	4	3	-	0	1	49	46	13	1.63	5	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	III-divisioona	18	9	8	-	0	1	113	86	28	1.56	5	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	III-divisioona	18	7	10	-	0	1	72	116	22	1.22	7	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	III-divisioona	6	3	3	-	0	0	24	31	9	1.5	6	-
2016-2017	III-divisioona	22	6	14	-	0	2	102	121	20	0.91	10	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	III-divisioona	10	5	2	3	-	-	53	40	13	1.3	3	-
	III-divisioona	8	7	1	0	-	-	65	17	14	1.75	1	-
2014-2015	III-divisioona	8	4	3	1	-	-	32	13	9	1.13	3	-
2013-2014	III-divisioona	18	8	8	2	-	-	94	94	18	1	5	-
2012-2013	III-divisioona	14	2	9	-	2	1	35	100	11	0.79	7	-
2011-2012	III-divisioona	16	2	14	-	0	0	55	108	6	0.38	7	-
2008-2009	III-divisioona	6	3	2	-	0	1	36	33	10	1.67	4	Final loss
	III-divisioona	14	9	4	-	0	1	85	73	28	2	3	-
2000-2001	III-divisioona	18	5	13	0	-	-	62	112	10	0.56	8	-
	III-divisioona	9	2	7	0	-	-	25	53	4	0.44	9	-
1999-2000	III-divisioona	16	10	5	1	-	-	103	67	21	1.31	2	-
1997-1998	III-divisioona	14	8	5	1	-	-	61	53	17	1.21	4	Final loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Markus Sauvola (D)	2026-2027	HC Unique Power	III-divisioona	1	1	0	1	2
2.	Tuukka Heikkilä (D)	2026-2027	JHT	Suomi-sarja	2	0	0	0	2
3.	Veikko Tölli (D)	2026-2027	KiPS	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Arttu Rantala (F)	2026-2027	Cowboys	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Ville Eskola (F)	2026-2027	Cowboys	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Erik Päivärinta (F)	2026-2027	Cowboys	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Jouni Taskila (F)	2026-2027	Cowboys	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Aatu Hakala (F)	2026-2027	Cowboys	II-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Jalo Riuttanen (F)	2026-2027	HaU	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Juho Riuttanen (F)	2026-2027	HaU	III-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	28.48
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	28.42
2023-2024	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	29.45
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	29.82
2021-2022	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	29.70

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Perttu Tuomaala (F)	111	77	123	200
2.	Lauri-Erkki Mustapää (F)	99	52	123	175
3.	Arttu Rantala (F)	88	97	73	170
4.	Marko Männikkö (F)	147	81	84	165
5.	Aatu Hakala (F)	60	83	73	156

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Arttu Rantala (F)	88	97	73	170
2.	Aatu Hakala (F)	60	83	73	156
3.	Marko Männikkö (F)	147	81	84	165
4.	Perttu Tuomaala (F)	111	77	123	200
5.	Marko Mehtälä (F)	61	76	74	150

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Perttu Tuomaala (F)	111	77	123	200
2.	Lauri-Erkki Mustapää (F)	99	52	123	175
3.	Erik Päivärinta (F)	86	54	100	154
4.	Paavo Laitala (F)	62	28	97	125
5.	Marko Männikkö (F)	147	81	84	165

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Arttu Poutanen (F)	71	42	105	164
2.	Nino Sipilä (F)	111	53	92	145
3.	Antti Arnberg (D)	46	6	29	133
4.	Lauri-Erkki Mustapää (F)	99	52	175	126
5.	Jani Ranta (D)	157	11	33	123

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jani Ranta (D)	157	11	22	33
2.	Marko Männikkö (F)	147	81	84	165
3.	Ville Rieskaniemi (D)	126	11	17	28
4.	Perttu Tuomaala (F)	111	77	123	200
5.	Nino Sipilä (F)	111	53	39	92

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Tuomas Nikula (F)	5	4	16	3.20
2.	Aatu Hakala (F)	60	83	156	2.60
3.	Marko Mehtälä (F)	61	76	150	2.46
4.	Jaakko Huhtakangas (F)	19	20	43	2.26
5.	Tomi Heinonen (F)	9	9	19	2.11

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Aatu Hakala (F)	2025-2026	17	35	64
2.	Marko Mehtälä (F)	2023-2024	16	24	48
3.	Aatu Hakala (F)	2024-2025	18	22	44
4.	Jaakko Huhtakangas (F)	2016-2017	19	20	43
5.	Arttu Rantala (F)	2025-2026	17	21	42

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Aatu Hakala (F)	2025-2026	17	35	64
2.	Marko Mehtälä (F)	2023-2024	16	24	48
3.	Aatu Hakala (F)	2024-2025	18	22	44
4.	Arttu Rantala (F)	2021-2022	16	22	30
5.	Arttu Rantala (F)	2025-2026	17	21	42

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Aatu Hakala (F)	2025-2026	17	29	64
2.	Erik Päivärinta (F)	2023-2024	16	29	41
3.	Lauri-Erkki Mustapää (F)	2021-2022	15	29	34
4.	Paavo Laitala (F)	2023-2024	18	28	38
5.	Paavo Laitala (F)	2025-2026	15	27	34

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Antti Arnberg (D)	2013-2014	16	13	57
2.	Arttu Poutanen (F)	2025-2026	16	19	48
3.	Joel Aulakoski ()	2024-2025	8	4	46
4.	Jani Ranta (D)	2011-2012	11	3	45
5.	Sami Meriläinen (D)	2025-2026	16	3	43