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-Pekka Annala.

Who is the captain of Finland U18?

The captain of Finland U18 is Joonas Rask.

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2007-2008 Season

Finland U18 were 2-2-0 in the 2007-08 WJC-18 season with 6 points, 3rd in the B and 5th overall.

2007-2008 Finland U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Jere Sallinen (LW/C)	totals		63	26	35	61	122	16
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	13	8	10	18	16	-
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	11	19	30	94	16
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	8	7	6	13	10	-
	Blues	SM-liiga	6	0	0	0	2	0
Toni Rajala (LW/RW)	totals		46	23	37	60	28	12
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	13	10	15	25	18	-
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	33	13	22	35	10	12
Matias Sointu (W/C)	totals		53	30	25	55	44	17
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	10	8	6	14	6	-
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	41	21	19	40	38	17
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	2	1	0	1	0	-
Joonas Nättinen (C)	totals		42	14	36	50	24	-2
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	34	14	34	48	22	-
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	8	0	2	2	2	-2
Pekka Jormakka (RW/LW)	totals		35	24	24	48	33	5
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	11	9	20	2	-
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	29	13	15	28	31	5
Joonas Rask (RW)	totals		38	14	27	41	56	9
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	3	9	12	22	-
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	11	18	29	34	9
Matias Myttynen (C/LW)	totals		48	14	26	40	12	9
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	2	9	11	0	-
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	12	17	29	12	9
Joona Peränen (LW)	totals		35	21	17	38	50	2
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	32	19	17	36	48	-
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	3	2	0	2	2	2
Ilmari Pitkänen (LW/RW)	totals		50	14	24	38	40	17
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	11	6	7	13	12	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	39	8	17	25	28	17
Sami Vatanen (D)	totals		35	9	29	38	30	-
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	26	7	25	32	20	-
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	9	2	4	6	10	-
Teemu Hartikainen (C/W)	totals		45	19	13	32	30	-3
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	7	9	6	15	6	-
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	37	10	7	17	24	-2
	KalPa	SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	-1
Jasse Ikonen (W/C)	totals		41	16	14	30	86	8
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	8	4	12	10	-
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	8	10	18	76	9
	KalPa	SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	-1
Teemu Eronen (D)	totals		41	7	22	29	57	1
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	25	4	22	26	43	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	16	3	0	3	14	1
Erik Haula (LW/C)	totals		43	8	16	24	26	4
	Ässät U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	1	1	2	0	-
	Ässät U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	7	15	22	26	4
Tommi Kivistö (D)	totals		35	8	10	18	54	0
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	26	6	10	16	50	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	9	2	0	2	4	0
Nico Manelius (D)	totals		48	3	14	17	6	22
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	11	1	9	10	4	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	37	2	5	7	2	22
Rasmus Rissanen (D)	totals		34	7	9	16	109	2
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	29	7	9	16	99	-
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	5	0	0	0	10	2
Jani Lajunen (C)	totals		27	5	10	15	16	11
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	25	4	10	14	14	11
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	1	0	1	2	-
	Blues	SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ville Hietikko (D)	totals		43	5	9	14	82	9
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	0	1	1	8	-
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	39	5	8	13	74	9
Veli-Matti Vittasmäki (D)	totals		48	2	9	11	32	-7
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	7	1	3	4	12	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	41	1	6	7	20	-7

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Joonas Kuusela (G)	totals		22	-	-	-	-	-
	Kiekkoreipas U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	4	4.51	.882	-	-	-
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	13	4.05	.858	-	-	-
	Kiekkoreipas U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	3.28	.904	-	-	-
Rasmus Rinne (G)	totals		17	-	-	-	-	-
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	2.17	.935	-	-	-
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	4	4.34	.887	-	-	-
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	7	2.71	.915	-	-	-

2007-2008 Finland U18 Staff

Head CoachJukka-Pekka Annala
Asst. CoachJukka Lamminaho
Asst. CoachKai Rautio
Goaltending CoachAri-Pekka Siekkinen
Team ManagerJuha Mäki-Kokkila
Equipment ManagerJanne Jansson

Team Staff History

2007-2008 Finland U18 Captains

"C"

Joonas Rask

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2007-2008 Finland U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

21 players
1 player

Experience

Finland U18: 126 GP
Liiga: 9 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Finland (WC)
Finland Olympics (OG)
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.	Emil Järventie (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	11	3	14	4
2.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	7	5	7	12	4
3.	Sami Tavernier (F)	2026-2027	Angers	Ligue Magnus	6	6	5	11	14
4.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	8	6	5	11	29
5.	Eelis Uronen (D)	2026-2027	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	4	6	10	39
6.	Samu Markkula (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	7	2	8	10	2
7.	Sami Päivärinta (F)	2026-2027	HPK	Liiga	7	4	5	9	2
8.	Ville Väärälä (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	7	1	8	9	0
9.	Natan Teshome (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit U20	U20 SM-sarja	9	6	2	8	4
10.	Atte Mäkinen (F)	2026-2027	TuusKi	II-divisioona	3	3	5	8	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 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

#	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