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 Mika Saarinen.

Who is the captain of Finland U18?

The captain of Finland U18 is Ville Mäntymaa.

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2002-2003

2002-2003 Season

Finland U18 were 1-2-1 in the 2002-03 WJC-18 season with 3 points, 3rd in the A and 6th overall.

2002-2003 Finland U18 Club Stats

Finland U18 — 2002-2003 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Arsi Piispanen (C)	totals		41	20	15	35	10	6
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	10	12	6	18	2	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	31	8	9	17	8	6
Tuomas Santavuori (LW)	totals		41	24	9	33	63	-11
	Pelicans	SM-liiga	9	2	1	3	4	2
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	22	8	30	59	-13
Tero Konttinen (D)	totals		41	8	25	33	4	4
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	24	7	23	30	4	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	17	1	2	3	0	4
Teemu Nurmi (RW/C)	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	17	14	31	44	8
Juhamatti Aaltonen (W/C)	totals		36	24	4	28	36	16
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	33	19	3	22	30	18
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	5	1	6	6	-
	Kärpät	SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	-2
Pasi Salonen (LW)	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	16	11	27	10	23
Petteri Nokelainen (C)	totals		40	11	12	23	48	2
	SaiPa	SM-liiga	2	1	0	1	2	1
	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	28	7	4	11	28	1
	SaiPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	10	3	8	11	18	-
Jesse Saarinen (LW/RW)	totals		37	4	18	22	38	-17
	Kiekkoreipas U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	0	0	0	0	-
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	4	18	22	38	-17
Otto Honkaheimo (D)	totals		39	4	17	21	117	-8
	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	9	1	11	12	35	-
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-liiga	30	3	6	9	82	-8
Valtteri Tenkanen (C)	totals		31	10	8	18	14	-6
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	30	8	7	15	14	-6
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	2	1	3	0	-
Mikko Kuukka (D)	totals		27	5	11	16	24	-4
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	13	4	8	12	12	-
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	14	1	3	4	12	-4
Juho Keränen (C/RW)	totals		32	5	10	15	65	-2
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	0	7	7	10	-
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	27	5	3	8	55	-2
Erkka Leppänen (D)	totals		25	4	11	15	22	0
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	24	4	11	15	22	-
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ville Mäntymaa (D)	totals		41	3	12	15	26	-4
	Tappara	SM-liiga	8	0	0	0	0	-1
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	33	3	12	15	26	-3
Miikka Jouhkimainen (RW)	totals		45	4	8	12	32	-
	Cleveland Barons	NAHL	16	2	3	5	21	-
	Soo Indians	NAHL	29	2	5	7	11	-
Ville Vimpari (C)	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	29	4	7	11	26	8
Niko Vainio (D)	totals		40	3	7	10	16	11
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	33	1	1	2	8	11
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	7	2	6	8	8	-
Risto Korhonen (D)	totals		34	2	8	10	32	-4
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	10	1	6	7	10	-
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	24	1	2	3	22	-4
Matias Keränen (F)	totals		38	2	2	4	24	2
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	1	0	1	4	-
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	1	2	3	20	2
Olli-Pekka Komulainen (D)	totals		29	1	2	3	32	2
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	21	1	1	2	14	2
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	0	1	1	18	-

Finland U18 — 2002-2003 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Ville Hostikka (G)	totals		30	-	-	-	-	-
	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	19	2.94	.898	-	-	-
	SaiPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	11	2.33	.919	-	-	-
	SaiPa	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-	-
Eero Kilpeläinen (G)	totals		21	-	-	0	-	-
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	3.00	.833	-	-	-
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	19	3.48	.892	-	-	-
	KalPa	Mestis	1	13.91	.556	0	-	-

2002-2003 Finland U18 Staff

Head CoachMika Saarinen
Asst. CoachPetri Mattila
Goaltending CoachLasse Nousiainen
Team ManagerHannu Soro
Equipment ManagerJorma Virkki

Team Staff History

2002-2003 Finland U18 Captains

"C"

Ville Mäntymaa

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2002-2003 Finland U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Finland U18: 155 GP
Liiga: 20 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

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

Finland U18 Games

Finland U18 — 2002-2003 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

Finland U18 — Season History
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

Finland U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Emil Järventie (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	11	15	3	18	4
2.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	11	5	12	17	4
3.	Sami Tavernier (F)	2026-2027	Angers	Ligue Magnus	9	7	8	15	18
4.	Sami Päivärinta (F)	2026-2027	HPK	Liiga	12	6	8	14	4
5.	Paavo Fugleberg (F)	2026-2027	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	11	7	6	13	2
6.	Atte Mäkinen (F)	2026-2027	TuusKi	II-divisioona	5	5	8	13	4
7.	Anttoni Honka (D)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	11	7	5	12	4
8.	Julius Nättinen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	11	6	6	12	2
9.	Ville Väärälä (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	10	1	11	12	0
10.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	8	6	5	11	29

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Finland U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	17.72
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	17.84
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

Finland U18 — 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

Finland U18 — 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

Finland U18 — 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.

Finland U18 — 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

Finland U18 — 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

Finland U18 — 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

Finland U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Toni Rajala (F)	2008-2009	WJC-18	6	10	9	19	3.17	6
2.	Tero Toivola (F)	1985-1986	EJC-18	5	6	9	17	3.40	6
3.	Teemu Selänne (F)	1987-1988	EJC-18	6	7	9	16	2.67	8
4.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	2009-2010	WJC-18	6	10	5	15	2.50	10
5.	Vesa Viitakoski (F)	1988-1989	EJC-18	6	8	7	15	2.50	6

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Finland U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Toni Rajala (F)	2008-2009	WJC-18	6	10	9	19	3.17	6
2.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	2009-2010	WJC-18	6	10	5	15	2.50	10
3.	Matti Hagman (F)	1973-1974	EJC-19	5	10	2	12	2.40	0
4.	Vesa Viitakoski (F)	1988-1989	EJC-18	6	8	7	15	2.50	6
5.	Keijo Säilynoja (F)	1987-1988	EJC-18	6	8	4	12	2.00	4

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Finland U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jose Pekkala (F)	1978-1979	EJC-18	5	2	11	13	2.60	0
2.	Mikael Granlund (F)	2008-2009	WJC-18	6	2	11	13	2.17	0
3.	Miro Heiskanen (D)	2016-2017	WJC-18	7	2	10	12	1.71	0
4.	Toni Rajala (F)	2008-2009	WJC-18	6	10	9	19	3.17	6
5.	Tero Toivola (F)	1985-1986	EJC-18	5	6	9	17	3.40	6

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Finland U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Tomek Valtonen (F)	1996-1997	EJC-18	6	0	0	0	0.00	52
2.	Ilmari Pitkänen (F)	2007-2008	WJC-18	6	1	1	2	0.33	46
3.	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (F)	2017-2018	WJC-18	7	3	6	9	1.29	37
4.	Mikael Aaltonen (D)	2008-2009	WJC-18	6	3	3	6	1.00	37
5.	Miro Hovinen (D)	2009-2010	WJC-18	6	1	0	1	0.17	33