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 head coach of Finland U18?

The head coach of Finland U18 is Jukka Rautakorpi.

Who is the captain of Finland U18?

The captain of Finland U18 is Riku Hahl.

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1997-1998

1997-1998 Finland U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Tony Salmelainen (LW/RW)	totals		38	25	18	43	40	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	2	2	4	10	-
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	28	23	16	39	30	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	5	0	0	0	0	-
Riku Hahl (C)	totals		45	18	20	38	18	-
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	10	5	14	19	6	-
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	13	6	19	12	-
Jouni Kulonen (RW)	totals		50	15	23	38	2	-
	FPS	I-divisioona	35	3	11	14	2	-
	FoPS U20	U20 I-divisioona	15	12	12	24	0	-
Marko Ahosilta (C/LW)	totals		26	21	15	36	50	-1
	KalPa	SM-liiga	2	0	0	0	0	-1
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	12	12	8	20	42	-
	KalPa U20	U20 I-divisioona	12	9	7	16	8	-
Jani Rita (LW/RW)	totals		43	22	13	35	4	-
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	7	7	4	11	2	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	15	9	24	2	-
Tuukka Mäntylä (D)	totals		33	2	23	25	49	-
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	31	2	23	25	49	-
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	0	0	0	0	-
Miikka Lindholm (RW)	totals		46	13	9	22	6	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	5	7	12	4	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	U18 SM-sarja	10	8	2	10	2	-
Jari Viuhkola (C)	totals		26	7	14	21	65	-
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	19	3	9	12	47	-
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	7	4	5	9	18	-
Teemu Normio (LW)	totals		49	7	14	21	40	-
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	14	5	13	18	10	-
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	2	1	3	30	-
Arto Laatikainen (D)	totals		42	9	10	19	30	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	7	2	1	3	6	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	7	9	16	24	-
Tommi Hannus (RW/C)	totals		28	11	7	18	12	-
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	9	5	4	9	8	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	19	6	3	9	4	-
Jani Väänänen (RW)	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	9	5	14	20	-
Mikko Jokela (D)	totals		48	7	7	14	18	-2
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	5	1	6	2	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	22	2	5	7	14	-
	HIFK	SM-liiga	16	0	0	0	0	-2
	Hermes	I-divisioona	6	0	1	1	2	-
Tero Paappanen (D)	totals		35	4	10	14	36	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	26	3	1	4	20	-
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	9	1	9	10	16	-
Markus Kankaanperä (D)	totals		45	4	10	14	20	-
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	13	4	10	14	18	-
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	0	0	0	2	-
Ville Hirvonen (C)	totals		23	3	11	14	44	-
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	21	3	9	12	40	-
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	2	2	4	-
Ossi Väänänen (D)	totals		38	3	9	12	32	-
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	7	3	3	6	8	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	31	0	6	6	24	-
Tuomo Jormakka (LW)	totals		40	7	4	11	22	-
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	3	2	5	14	-
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	34	4	2	6	8	-
Teemu Siren (LW)	totals		32	2	3	5	28	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-liiga	23	1	1	2	20	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	9	1	2	3	8	-
Tapio Sammalkangas (D)	totals		20	1	2	3	26	-
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	16	1	1	2	22	-
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	0	1	1	4	-
	Ilves	SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Antero Niittymäki (G)	totals		19	1.80	.927	-	-	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	19	1.80	.927	-	-	-
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kristian Antila (G)	totals		8	3.31	.897	-	-	-
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	8	3.31	.897	-	-	-
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-

1997-1998 Finland U18 Staff

Head CoachJukka Rautakorpi
Asst. CoachKari Makkonen
Equipment ManagerEsa Maunula

Team Staff History

1997-1998 Finland U18 Captains

"C"

Riku Hahl

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Finland U18: 138 GP
Liiga: 18 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Finland (WC)
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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	17.80
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