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 Sakari Pietilä.

Who is the captain of Finland U18?

The captain of Finland U18 is Teemu Rautiainen.

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2009-2010 Season

Finland U18 were 4-0-0 in the 2009-10 WJC-18 season with 11 points, 1st in the B and 2nd overall.

2009-2010 Finland U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Markus Granlund (C/LW)	totals		48	26	45	71	44	31
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	9	17	26	6	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	37	17	25	42	38	31
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	3	0	3	3	0	-
Mika Partanen (LW/RW)	totals		43	24	28	52	18	19
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	38	15	24	39	18	19
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	6	3	9	0	-
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	2	3	1	4	0	-
Teemu Rautiainen (LW/RW)	totals		47	24	28	52	48	2
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	39	17	20	37	30	2
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	3	2	5	4	-
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	6	4	6	10	14	-
Miikka Salomäki (W/C)	totals		38	19	26	45	95	5
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	37	18	25	43	93	5
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	1	1	2	2	-
Teemu Pulkkinen (RW)	totals		29	21	23	44	47	12
	Jokerit	SM-liiga	12	1	2	3	6	-10
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	17	20	21	41	41	22
Mikael Granlund (C/LW)	totals		44	13	27	40	2	11
	HIFK	SM-liiga	43	13	27	40	2	11
	Suomi U20	Mestis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mikael Salmivirta (C)	totals		43	9	28	37	52	18
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	1	2	3	14	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	8	26	34	38	18
Joonas Donskoi (RW/LW)	totals		40	17	17	34	6	6
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	18	14	15	29	2	9
	Kärpät	SM-liiga	18	2	2	4	4	-2
	Suomi U20	Mestis	4	1	0	1	0	-1
Konsta Mäkinen (D)	totals		49	8	25	33	46	3
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	38	6	17	23	34	3
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	1	2	3	8	-
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	6	1	6	7	4	-
Petteri Halinen (C/RW)	totals		45	15	16	31	24	11
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	37	6	11	17	12	11
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	6	3	9	12	-
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	3	3	2	5	0	-
Riku Väkiparta (D)	totals		50	13	13	26	36	-6
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	2	2	4	8	-6
	Lukko U18	U18 I-divisioona	12	7	9	16	12	-
	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	6	4	2	6	16	-
Micke-Max Åsten (C/W)	totals		42	11	14	25	58	6
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	10	4	5	9	16	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	29	6	6	12	36	6
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	3	1	3	4	6	-
Otto Paajanen (C)	totals		50	9	14	23	12	3
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	8	10	18	6	3
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	0	0	0	0	-
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	7	1	4	5	6	-
Roope Hämäläinen (C)	totals		36	9	11	20	12	-5
	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	33	9	10	19	12	-4
	SaiPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	1	1	0	-
	SaiPa	SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	-1
Jani Hakanpää (D)	totals		35	3	17	20	71	-
	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	U18 SM-sarja	23	2	12	14	49	-
	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	12	1	5	6	22	-
Patrik Moisio (LW)	totals		40	10	8	18	135	-6
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	37	10	8	18	131	-6
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	0	0	0	0	-
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	2	0	0	0	4	-
Simo-Pekka Riikola (D)	totals		29	2	9	11	44	-1
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	27	2	8	10	30	-1
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	1	1	14	-
Julius Nyqvist (D)	totals		27	4	5	9	2	5
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	26	4	4	8	2	5
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	1	0	1	1	0	-
Miro Hovinen (D)	totals		37	0	7	7	34	3
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	28	0	2	2	12	3
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	0	3	3	22	-
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	1	0	2	2	0	-
Miihkali Teppo (D)	totals		33	1	4	5	54	11
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	0	1	1	4	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	28	1	2	3	50	11
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	1	0	1	1	0	-

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Christopher Gibson (G)	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL	29	3.50	.884	2	8-15-4	1592:10
Sami Aittokallio (G)	totals		37	-	-	2	15-11-0	1503:00
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	23	3.20	.900	2	13-9-0	1257:00
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	2.38	.937	-	-	-
	LeKi	Mestis	2	3.39	.904	0	1-1-0	124:00
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	4	1.75	.941	-	-	-
	Suomi U20	Mestis	2	4.00	.882	0	1-1-0	120:00
	Ilves	SM-liiga	1	0.00	1.000	0	0-0-0	2:00
Jonathan Iilahti (G)	totals		35	-	-	-	-	-
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	14	2.49	.917	-	-	-
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	14	2.67	.904	-	-	-
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	7	2.20	.921	-	-	-
	Blues	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-	-

2009-2010 Finland U18 Staff

Head CoachSakari Pietilä
Asst. CoachKalle Kaskinen
Goaltending CoachLasse Sampakoski
Team ManagerHannu Virta
Equipment ManagerTapani Salmi

Team Staff History

2009-2010 Finland U18 Captains

"C"

Teemu Rautiainen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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Nationalities

23 players

Experience

Finland U18: 135 GP
Liiga: 80 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.	Emil Järventie (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	9	11	3	14	4
2.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	8	5	8	13	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	9	5	6	11	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	8	1	8	9	0
9.	Natan Teshome (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit U20	U20 SM-sarja	9	6	2	8	4
10.	Anttoni Honka (D)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	8	4	4	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