What league does Finland U18 play in?

Finland U18 play in the WJC-18.

When was Finland U18 founded?

Finland U18 was founded in 1928.

Who is the captain of Finland U18?

The captain of Finland U18 is Pasi Petriläinen.

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1995-1996

1995-1996 Finland U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Olli Jokinen (C)	totals		49	30	28	58	53	18
	KalPa	SM-liiga	15	1	1	2	2	-7
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	25	20	14	34	47	25
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	9	9	13	22	4	-
Eero Somervuori (RW)	totals		47	25	27	52	16	1
	Jokerit	SM-liiga	6	1	2	3	0	1
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	13	10	13	23	6	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	28	14	12	26	10	-
Kari Kalto (C)	totals		48	29	22	51	18	-4
	HIFK	SM-liiga	5	0	0	0	2	-4
	PiTa	I-divisioona	1	1	0	1	0	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	25	8	7	15	4	-
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	17	20	15	35	12	-
Johannes Alanen (LW)	totals		28	24	25	49	16	-
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	15	10	16	26	12	-
	Tappara U20	U20 I-divisioona	13	14	9	23	4	-
Mikko Kinnunen (C)	totals		45	24	22	46	72	-
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	16	14	30	58	-
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	10	8	8	16	14	-
Toni Alasaarela (RW)	totals		41	14	28	42	22	-
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	17	12	26	38	10	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	24	2	2	4	12	-
Timo Vertala (LW)	totals		45	23	16	39	70	1
	JyP HT	SM-liiga	3	0	1	1	2	1
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	15	10	25	54	-
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	7	8	5	13	14	-
Juha-Matti Vanhanen (C)	totals		28	13	26	39	4	-
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	17	8	19	27	2	-
	Tappara U20	U20 I-divisioona	11	5	7	12	2	-
Niko Kapanen (C)	totals		30	15	21	36	26	0
	HPK	SM-liiga	7	1	0	1	0	0
	HPK U20	U20 I-divisioona	13	8	15	23	18	-
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	10	6	6	12	8	-
Mikko Niinikoski (RW)	totals		28	18	16	34	62	-
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	18	12	13	25	48	-
	Tappara U20	U20 I-divisioona	10	6	3	9	14	-
Jaakko Uhlbäck (LW)	totals		44	12	13	25	28	-
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	30	5	6	11	6	-
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	14	7	7	14	22	-
Ari Vallin (D)	totals		26	9	13	22	75	-
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	13	7	5	12	53	-
	Tappara U20	U20 I-divisioona	13	2	8	10	22	-
Jyrki Valta (D)	totals		44	10	11	21	111	-
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	22	2	3	5	41	-
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	22	8	8	16	70	-
Samuli Jalkanen (D/F)	totals		46	6	14	20	60	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	30	2	5	7	36	-
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	16	4	9	13	24	-
Teemu Elomo (W/C)	totals		30	10	8	18	32	-
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	17	9	8	17	28	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	0	0	0	0	-
	Kiekko-67	I-divisioona	11	1	0	1	4	-
Timo Seikkula (C)	Junkkarit HT	I-divisioona	41	9	9	18	58	-
Timo Ahmaoja (D)	totals		44	0	15	15	28	3
	JyP HT	SM-liiga	4	0	0	0	4	-2
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	28	0	7	7	16	5
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	12	0	8	8	8	-
Ilkka Mikkola (D)	totals		35	4	7	11	49	-
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	21	2	3	5	20	-
	Kärpät	I-divisioona	10	0	4	4	29	-
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	2	0	2	0	-
Juha Gustafsson (D)	totals		44	2	8	10	38	-1
	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	U18 SM-sarja	10	1	3	4	10	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-liiga	33	1	5	6	28	-
	Kiekko-Espoo	SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	-1
Pasi Petriläinen (D)	totals		43	2	6	8	20	8
	Tappara	SM-liiga	40	0	4	4	18	8
	Tappara U20	U20 I-divisioona	2	0	2	2	2	-
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	2	0	2	0	-

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Jani Riihinen (G)	totals		26	2.32	.902	-	-	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-liiga	26	2.32	.902	-	-	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mika Noronen (G)	totals		7	1.86	-	-	-	-
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Tappara U20	U20 I-divisioona	7	1.86	-	-	-	-
	Tappara	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-	-

1995-1996 Finland U18 Staff

Asst. CoachJukka Holtari

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1995-1996 Finland U18 Captains

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Pasi Petriläinen

"A"

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1995-1996 Finland U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Finland U18: 97 GP
Liiga: 106 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Finland (WC)
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Finland U20 (all) (International-Jr)

Finland U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/29/2026 10:00 AM UTC	Czechia U18	Finland U18	2 - 1	U18 WJC
04/27/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Finland U18	Canada U18	0 - 7	U18 WJC
04/25/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Slovakia U18	Finland U18	4 - 5 (OT 61:50)	U18 WJC
04/24/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Finland U18	Latvia U18	2 - 0	U18 WJC
04/22/2026 12:00 PM UTC	Norway U18	Finland U18	1 - 6	U18 WJC

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Finland U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WJC-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WJC-18	4	2	1	-	1	0	13	12	8	2	3	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	WJC-18	4	2	1	-	0	1	18	9	7	1.75	3	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	18	10	9	2.25	2	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	23	14	9	2.25	2	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	WJC-18	3	2	1	-	0	0	13	7	6	2	2	Bronze game win
2020-2021	WJC-18	4	2	0	-	1	1	24	13	9	2.25	1	Bronze game loss
2019-2020	WJC-18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2018-2019	WJC-18	4	1	3	-	0	0	20	13	3	0.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	WJC-18	4	4	0	-	0	0	21	8	12	3	1	Champion
2016-2017	WJC-18	4	4	0	-	0	0	23	10	12	3	1	Final loss
2015-2016	WJC-18	4	2	1	-	1	0	13	9	8	2	2	Champion
2014-2015	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	14	6	9	2.25	2	Final loss
2013-2014	WJC-18	4	2	1	-	0	1	14	10	7	1.75	3	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	14	7	9	2.25	2	Bronze game win
2011-2012	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	15	9	9	2.25	2	Bronze game loss
2010-2011	WJC-18	4	2	2	-	0	0	16	15	6	1.5	3	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	WJC-18	4	3	0	-	1	0	21	11	11	2.75	1	Bronze game win
2008-2009	WJC-18	4	3	1	-	0	0	27	9	9	2.25	1	Bronze game win
2007-2008	WJC-18	4	2	2	-	0	0	15	15	6	1.5	3	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	WJC-18	4	1	2	-	0	1	6	10	4	1	5	Saved in relegation
2005-2006	WJC-18	4	3	0	1	-	-	12	7	7	1.75	1	Final loss
2004-2005	WJC-18	4	1	3	0	-	-	6	13	2	0.5	4	Saved in relegation
2003-2004	WJC-18	4	1	1	2	-	-	14	8	4	1	4	Saved in relegation
2002-2003	WJC-18	4	1	2	1	-	-	14	15	3	0.75	4	Saved in relegation
2001-2002	WJC-18	5	2	3	0	-	-	14	15	4	0.8	4	-
	WJC-18	5	4	1	0	-	-	22	7	8	1.6	2	Final group
2000-2001	WJC-18	4	4	0	0	-	-	17	3	8	2	1	Bronze game win
1999-2000	WJC-18	4	3	1	0	-	-	19	9	6	1.5	2	Champion
1998-1999	WJC-18	5	3	1	1	-	-	12	12	7	1.4		-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Lauri Kouhia (F)	2026-2027	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	6	5	1	6	0
2.	Sami Päivärinta (F)	2026-2027	HPK	Liiga	3	4	2	6	0
3.	Paavo Fugleberg (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	3	3	6	0
4.	Luca Santala (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	2	4	6	2
5.	Jasu Mensonen (F)	2026-2027	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	6	2	4	6	2
6.	Lenni Kokkonen (D)	2026-2027	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	1	5	6	0
7.	Paavo Fugleberg (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	4	3	2	5	0
8.	Luca Santala (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	4	2	3	5	2
9.	Jeremi Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	7	2	3	5	2
10.	Emil Kuusla (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit	Liiga	3	1	4	5	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.68
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	17.76
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.96
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.65
2021-2022	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	17.64

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	12	17	11	28
2.	Mikael Granlund (F)	12	6	20	26
3.	Toni Rajala (F)	12	13	11	24
4.	Artturi Lehkonen (F)	14	10	9	19
5.	Kristian Vesalainen (F)	14	8	11	19

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	12	17	11	28
2.	Toni Rajala (F)	12	13	11	24
3.	Matti Hagman (F)	10	12	4	16
4.	Sean Bergenheim (F)	14	11	5	16
5.	Artturi Lehkonen (F)	14	10	9	19

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mikael Granlund (F)	12	6	20	26
2.	Aron Kiviharju (D)	16	0	16	16
3.	Jose Pekkala (F)	10	4	13	17
4.	Markus Granlund (F)	12	3	13	16
5.	Mika Välilä (F)	13	7	12	19

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Tomek Valtonen (F)	6	0	0	52
2.	Ilmari Pitkänen (F)	6	1	2	46
3.	Jari Munck (D)	15	3	7	41
4.	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (F)	14	4	15	37
5.	Mikael Aaltonen (D)	6	3	6	37

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aron Kiviharju (D)	16	0	16	16
2.	Seppo Urpalainen (F)	15	10	6	16
3.	Esa Keskinen (F)	15	9	4	13
4.	Tapio Koskinen (F)	15	6	3	9
5.	Jari Munck (D)	15	3	4	7

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Tero Toivola (F)	5	6	17	3.40
2.	Teemu Selänne (F)	6	7	16	2.67
3.	Sami Wahlsten (F)	5	7	13	2.60
4.	Vesa Viitakoski (F)	6	8	15	2.50
5.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	12	17	28	2.33

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Toni Rajala (F)	2008-2009	6	10	19
2.	Tero Toivola (F)	1985-1986	5	6	17
3.	Teemu Selänne (F)	1987-1988	6	7	16
4.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	2009-2010	6	10	15
5.	Vesa Viitakoski (F)	1988-1989	6	8	15

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Toni Rajala (F)	2008-2009	6	10	19
2.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	2009-2010	6	10	15
3.	Matti Hagman (F)	1973-1974	5	10	12
4.	Vesa Viitakoski (F)	1988-1989	6	8	15
5.	Keijo Säilynoja (F)	1987-1988	6	8	12

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jose Pekkala (F)	1978-1979	5	11	13
2.	Mikael Granlund (F)	2008-2009	6	11	13
3.	Miro Heiskanen (D)	2016-2017	7	10	12
4.	Toni Rajala (F)	2008-2009	6	9	19
5.	Tero Toivola (F)	1985-1986	5	9	17

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Tomek Valtonen (F)	1996-1997	6	0	52
2.	Ilmari Pitkänen (F)	2007-2008	6	2	46
3.	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (F)	2017-2018	7	9	37
4.	Mikael Aaltonen (D)	2008-2009	6	6	37
5.	Miro Hovinen (D)	2009-2010	6	1	33