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 Harri Ahola.

Who is the captain of Finland U18?

The captain of Finland U18 is Petteri Wirtanen.

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2003-2004 Season

Finland U18 were 1-1-2 in the 2003-04 WJC-18 season with 4 points, 4th in the B and 6th overall.

2003-2004 Finland U18 Club Stats

Finland U18 — 2003-2004 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Mikko Alikoski (LW/RW)	totals		45	8	27	35	6	15
	Kärpät	SM-liiga	12	0	1	1	2	-1
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	29	8	24	32	4	16
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	0	2	2	0	-
Lauri Tukonen (RW/LW)	totals		55	17	12	29	26	1
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	14	14	9	23	4	6
	Suomi U20	Mestis	6	0	0	0	6	-3
	Blues	SM-liiga	35	3	3	6	16	-2
Antti Jaatinen (LW/RW)	totals		42	14	14	28	42	3
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	9	5	14	30	3
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	10	5	9	14	12	-
Jarmo Jokila (LW)	totals		35	6	19	25	18	11
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	6	19	25	18	11
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Petteri Wirtanen (C)	totals		47	9	14	23	36	-3
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	7	11	18	26	-3
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	7	2	3	5	10	-
Lauri Korpikoski (LW/RW)	totals		36	12	8	20	20	12
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	12	8	20	20	12
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Miikka Tuomainen (LW)	totals		41	11	9	20	6	-4
	TuTo U18	U18 SM-sarja	16	7	6	13	4	-
	TuTo Hockey	Mestis	25	4	3	7	2	-4
Miika Lahti (C)	totals		38	8	11	19	26	0
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	7	7	14	26	0
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	1	4	5	0	-
Jesse Joensuu (LW)	totals		36	9	9	18	20	-1
	Ässät	SM-liiga	6	0	0	0	0	0
	Ässät U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	2	0	2	2	-
	Ässät U20	U20 SM-liiga	28	7	9	16	18	-1
Petteri Nokelainen (C)	totals		53	9	8	17	20	3
	SaiPa	SM-liiga	40	4	4	8	16	-4
	Suomi U20	Mestis	3	0	1	1	0	1
	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	10	5	3	8	4	6
Janne Kolehmainen (LW/RW)	totals		42	7	8	15	46	7
	SaiPa	SM-liiga	6	0	0	0	2	0
	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	30	4	7	11	26	7
	SaiPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	3	1	4	18	-
Jari Sailio (LW)	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	38	8	6	14	80	-9
Tuomas Gärdström (D)	totals		26	4	10	14	26	-2
	KooKoo	Mestis	8	0	0	0	0	-2
	KooKoo U20	U20 I-divisioona	18	4	10	14	26	-
	KooKoo U18	U18 I-divisioona	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vesa Kulmala (D)	totals		31	2	8	10	84	2
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	12	2	8	10	43	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	19	0	0	0	41	2
Joni Finell (F)	totals		40	2	8	10	4	-11
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	34	1	4	5	4	-11
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	1	4	5	0	-
Teemu Laakso (D)	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	41	3	6	9	20	0
Antti Turunen (D)	totals		31	4	2	6	26	-9
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	29	3	2	5	24	-9
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	1	0	1	2	-
Risto Korhonen (D)	totals		42	1	5	6	48	7
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	1	3	4	30	7
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	0	2	2	18	-
Jussi Ruohola (D)	totals		45	1	5	6	81	3
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	1	4	5	50	3
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	0	1	1	31	-
Matti Pinomäki (D)	totals		36	0	2	2	41	5
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	34	0	2	2	41	5
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	0	0	0	-

Finland U18 — 2003-2004 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Tuukka Rask (G)	totals		35	-	-	-	-	-
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	9	2.81	.921	-	-	-
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	26	2.24	.936	-	-	-
Karri Rämö (G)	totals		24	-	-	0	0-2-0	138:23
	Pelicans	SM-liiga	3	4.34	.861	0	0-2-0	138:23
	Kiekkoreipas U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	2.33	.921	-	-	-
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	18	3.31	.907	-	-	-

2003-2004 Finland U18 Staff

Head CoachHarri Ahola
Asst. CoachMika Marttila
Goaltending CoachHannu Mäkelä
Team ManagerJari Karppinen
Equipment ManagerEsa Maunula
Physical TherapistOlli Céder

Team Staff History

2003-2004 Finland U18 Captains

"C"

Petteri Wirtanen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2003-2004 Finland U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Finland U18: 135 GP
Liiga: 104 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

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

Finland U18 Games

Finland U18 — 2003-2004 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	10	12	3	15	4
2.	Sami Tavernier (F)	2026-2027	Angers	Ligue Magnus	9	7	8	15	18
3.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	10	5	10	15	4
4.	Sami Päivärinta (F)	2026-2027	HPK	Liiga	11	6	7	13	4
5.	Atte Mäkinen (F)	2026-2027	TuusKi	II-divisioona	5	5	8	13	4
6.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	8	6	5	11	29
7.	Eelis Uronen (D)	2026-2027	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	9	5	6	11	39
8.	Julius Nättinen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	10	5	6	11	2
9.	Natan Teshome (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit U20	U20 SM-sarja	11	7	3	10	4
10.	Anttoni Honka (D)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	10	6	4	10	2

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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