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 Jussi Tapola.

Who is the captain of Finland U18?

The captain of Finland U18 is Mikko Vainonen.

Who is the general manager of Finland U18?

The general manager of Finland U18 is Timo Backman.

Finland U18

WJC-18

Show Updates

430 512

2011-2012

2011-2012 Season

Finland U18 were 3-1-0 in the 2011-12 WJC-18 season with 9 points, 2nd in the A and 3rd overall.

2011-2012 Finland U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Artturi Lehkonen (LW/RW)	totals		61	34	34	68	62	15
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	28	26	54	54	22
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	1	2	1	3	0	-
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	2	5	7	0	-
	TPS	SM-liiga	18	2	2	4	8	-7
Henri Ikonen (W/C)	totals		51	23	38	61	24	11
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	37	17	28	45	18	12
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	6	6	9	15	2	-
	KalPa	SM-liiga	8	0	1	1	4	-1
Juuso Ikonen (RW/LW)	totals		56	26	31	57	24	17
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	20	21	41	14	16
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	4	2	5	7	6	-
	Blues	SM-liiga	20	4	5	9	4	1
Henrik Haapala (LW/RW)	totals		54	18	39	57	18	-8
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	46	16	29	45	18	-6
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	7	2	10	12	0	-
	Tappara	SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	-2
Esa Lindell (D)	totals		50	21	30	51	16	25
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	48	21	30	51	16	24
	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	2	0	0	0	0	1
Samu Markkula (LW/RW)	totals		51	15	35	50	24	4
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	39	12	26	38	20	6
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	4	2	5	7	0	-
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	3	3	4	-
	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	6	1	1	2	0	-2
Teuvo Teräväinen (C/W)	totals		54	24	17	41	10	10
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	11	12	8	20	4	13
	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	3	1	2	3	0	2
	Jokerit	SM-liiga	40	11	7	18	6	-5
Rasmus Kulmala (C/W)	totals		60	12	26	38	47	13
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	7	22	29	39	17
	TPS	SM-liiga	25	1	1	2	6	-4
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	1	2	3	5	0	-
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	2	0	2	2	-
Aleksi Mustonen (C/LW)	totals		47	22	14	36	4	15
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	37	13	7	20	2	15
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	3	3	4	7	0	-
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	7	6	3	9	2	-
Niklas Tikkinen (D/F)	totals		46	11	24	35	46	-1
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	39	8	15	23	14	-1
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	7	3	9	12	32	-
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Joose Antonen (RW/LW)	totals		43	13	21	34	74	-14
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	34	7	15	22	48	-14
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	7	6	4	10	22	-
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	2	2	4	-
Mikko Lehtonen (D)	totals		53	8	21	29	32	11
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	39	8	19	27	24	15
	TPS	SM-liiga	12	0	0	0	2	-4
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	1	0	1	1	0	-
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	0	1	1	6	-
Saku Salminen (C/LW)	totals		46	10	18	28	18	11
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	44	9	17	26	16	11
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	1	1	1	2	0	-
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	0	0	0	2	-
Joonas Huovinen (C/RW)	totals		49	6	17	23	26	-27
	Sport U20	U20 SM-liiga	47	6	17	23	26	-27
	Sport	Mestis	2	0	0	0	0	0
Aleksander Barkov (C/LW)	totals		37	9	12	21	6	7
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	5	2	3	5	2	2
	Tappara	SM-liiga	32	7	9	16	4	5
Mikko Vainonen (D)	totals		48	7	12	19	54	6
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	38	7	11	18	44	7
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	1	0	0	0	4	-
	HIFK	SM-liiga	8	0	0	0	2	-1
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	0	1	1	4	-
Janne Juutinen (F)	totals		37	9	8	17	8	4
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	29	5	2	7	4	4
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	6	3	4	7	4	-
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	1	2	3	0	-
Rasmus Ristolainen (D)	totals		48	3	9	12	84	-17
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	8	0	4	4	6	4
	TPS	SM-liiga	40	3	5	8	78	-21
Ville Pokka (D)	totals		39	3	7	10	14	-1
	Kärpät	SM-liiga	35	0	3	3	12	-3
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	4	3	4	7	2	2
	Kiekko-Laser	Mestis	0	0	0	0	0	-
Atte Mäkinen (D)	totals		46	2	7	9	22	5
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	34	1	3	4	12	7
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	9	1	4	5	8	-
	Tappara	SM-liiga	3	0	0	0	2	-2

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Joonas Korpisalo (G)	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	38	2.04	.920	-	-	-
Juuse Saros (G)	totals		45	-	-	-	-	-
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	8	1.25	.957	-	-	-
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	1.48	.957	-	-	-
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	31	2.53	.910	-	-	-
Jean Aurén (G)	totals		31	-	-	-	-	-
	Sport U20	U20 SM-liiga	26	3.49	.878	-	-	-
	Sport U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	4	4.26	.906	-	-	-
	Sport U18	U18 I-divisioona	1	7.00	.844	-	-	-

2011-2012 Finland U18 Staff

Head CoachJussi Tapola
Asst. CoachTimo Hirvonen
Asst. CoachKimmo Vähä-Ruohola
Goaltending CoachHannu Nykvist
General ManagerTimo Backman
Team ManagerJari Saastamoinen
Equipment ManagerTommi Järvinen

Team Staff History

2011-2012 Finland U18 Captains

"C"

Mikko Vainonen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

Insights and analysis from EP Editorial team

2026-08-10, 15:32

Hlinka Gretzky Cup Standouts: Liam Pue, Jonah Neuenschwander raise their stocks

2026-05-15, 15:17

Film Room: Oliver Suvanto's physical skills, two-way maturity make him a high-certainty NHLer

2026-05-12, 15:03

Film Room: Juho Piiparinen's well-roundedness makes him the most promising Finnish defenceman in years

2026-05-06, 15:55

Standout performers from the 2026 U18 World Championships

2026-04-20, 16:10

2026 NHL Draft prospects with the most to prove at the IIHF U18 World Championship

All Articles

2011-2012 Finland U18 Demographics

Finland U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 World Championship
2027: WJC-18 -
2026: WJC-18 Quarterfinal loss
2025: WJC-18 Quarterfinal loss
2024: WJC-18 Quarterfinal loss

2011-2012 Finland U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players
1 player

Experience

Finland U18: 156 GP
Liiga: 245 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

RSS

Latest Transactions

No Data Found

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	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	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.	Anttoni Honka (D)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	8	4	4	8	2

View Complete List

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

View 20 Latest Seasons

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