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 Marttila.

Who is the captain of Finland U18?

The captain of Finland U18 is Aleksi Mustonen.

Who is the general manager of Finland U18?

The general manager of Finland U18 is Timo Backman.

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2012-2013 Season

Finland U18 were 3-1-0 in the 2012-13 WJC-18 season with 9 points, 2nd in the A and 3rd overall.

2012-2013 Finland U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Otto Rauhala (C)	totals		49	20	21	41	14	9
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	48	18	19	37	14	9
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	2	2	4	0	-
Kasperi Kapanen (W/C)	totals		52	21	18	39	18	-2
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	14	15	29	16	-3
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	3	3	6	0	-
	KalPa	SM-liiga	13	4	0	4	2	1
Niko Ojamäki (RW)	totals		51	15	20	35	16	12
	Ässät U20	U20 SM-liiga	47	10	16	26	16	12
	Ässät U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	5	4	9	0	-
Jonatan Tanus (LW/C)	Peterborough Petes	OHL	67	15	18	33	34	5
Felix Westermarck (LW/RW)	totals		47	18	14	32	2	-6
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	47	18	14	32	2	-6
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Artturi Lehkonen (LW/RW)	KalPa	SM-liiga	45	14	16	30	12	12
Saku Kinnunen (D/F)	totals		45	11	16	27	20	17
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	44	11	16	27	16	17
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	0	0	0	4	-
Juuso Ikonen (RW/LW)	totals		57	13	13	26	4	1
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-
	Blues	SM-liiga	57	13	13	26	4	1
Joose Antonen (RW/LW)	totals		45	11	13	24	51	0
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	15	6	7	13	31	-6
	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	30	5	6	11	20	6
Janne Puhakka (W/C)	totals		41	10	14	24	18	11
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	41	10	14	24	18	11
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Aleksi Ainali (C/LW)	totals		37	10	11	21	6	2
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	8	9	17	6	2
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	2	2	4	0	-
Joel Kiviranta (LW/RW)	totals		41	8	13	21	37	7
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	7	13	20	35	7
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	1	0	1	2	-
Jimi Kuronen (D)	totals		47	4	17	21	28	4
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-liiga	45	4	17	21	28	4
	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	0	0	0	-
Aleksi Mustonen (C/LW)	totals		39	6	13	19	8	-8
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	10	1	3	4	2	-2
	Jokerit	SM-liiga	3	0	0	0	0	0
	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	26	5	10	15	6	-6
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Alex Lintuniemi (D)	totals		49	5	12	17	82	-9
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	38	4	10	14	76	-6
	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	11	1	2	3	6	-3
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Atte Mäkinen (D)	totals		44	6	9	15	75	10
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	5	9	14	71	7
	LeKi	Mestis	4	1	0	1	4	3
Julius Honka (D)	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	42	4	11	15	47	-4
Erik Autio (D)	totals		45	6	8	14	12	-1
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	38	3	5	8	10	-1
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	7	3	3	6	2	-
Mika Ilvonen (D)	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	44	3	11	14	16	18
Matias Pulli (D)	totals		25	3	8	11	12	-4
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	21	2	4	6	12	-4
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	1	4	5	0	-

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Juuse Saros (G)	totals		37	1.86	.933	-	-	-
	HPK	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-	-
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	37	1.86	.933	-	-	-
Ville Husso (G)	totals		41	2.64	.909	-	-	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	41	2.64	.909	-	-	-
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-
	HIFK	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-	-
Kaapo Kähkönen (G)	totals		30	-	-	-	-	-
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	28	2.43	.917	-	-	-
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	3.00	.864	-	-	-

2012-2013 Finland U18 Staff

Head CoachMika Marttila
Asst. CoachKalle Kaskinen
Asst. CoachAki Näykki
Asst. CoachPetri Pulkkinen
General ManagerTimo Backman
Team ManagerTimo Backman
Equipment ManagerTapani Salmi
Video CoachRauli Urama

Team Staff History

2012-2013 Finland U18 Captains

"C"

Aleksi Mustonen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2012-2013 Finland U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players

Experience

Finland U18: 180 GP
Liiga: 159 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