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 Lauri Merikivi.

Who is the captain of Finland U18?

The captain of Finland U18 is Kasper Halttunen.

Who is the general manager of Finland U18?

The general manager of Finland U18 is Kimmo Oikarinen.

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

Finland U18 were 3-1-0 in the 2022-23 WJC-18 season with 9 points, 2nd in the B and 3rd overall.

2022-2023 Finland U18 Club Stats

Finland U18 — 2022-2023 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Jesse Nurmi (LW/RW)	totals		50	21	30	51	12	21
	KooKoo	Liiga	9	0	1	1	0	0
	KooKoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	41	21	29	50	12	21
Jesse Kiiskinen (RW)	totals		41	21	25	46	10	13
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	31	20	23	43	8	12
	Pelicans	Liiga	7	0	1	1	2	2
	Peliitat	Mestis	1	0	0	0	0	-1
	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	1	1	2	0	-
Tuomas Uronen (W/C)	totals		44	20	23	43	42	19
	HIFK	Liiga	5	0	0	0	0	1
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	39	20	23	43	42	18
Topias Hynninen (C/LW)	totals		57	15	28	43	14	15
	Jukurit U20	U20 SM-sarja	39	12	26	38	12	15
	Jukurit	Liiga	15	3	0	3	2	0
	IPK	Mestis	3	0	2	2	0	0
Konsta Helenius (C/RW)	totals		52	11	28	39	18	19
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	19	8	20	28	10	10
	Jukurit	Liiga	33	3	8	11	8	9
Rasmus Kumpulainen (C/LW)	totals		46	12	24	36	30	-11
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	41	11	23	34	26	-9
	Peliitat	Mestis	2	0	0	0	2	-2
	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	1	1	2	2	-
Emil Kuusla (LW/RW)	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	36	18	17	35	40	20
Arttu Alasiurua (C/LW)	totals		47	16	17	33	16	4
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	45	16	14	30	16	4
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	3	3	0	-
Tom Leppä (C)	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	45	19	12	31	24	17
Emil Järventie (LW)	totals		57	16	15	31	24	-12
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-sarja	21	8	11	19	18	-2
	KOOVEE	Mestis	19	4	3	7	2	-6
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	3	1	4	2	-
	SaiPa	Liiga	15	1	0	1	2	-4
Kasper Halttunen (RW/LW)	totals		48	19	9	28	24	5
	HIFK	Liiga	27	0	1	1	8	-7
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	18	18	6	24	14	15
	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	3	1	2	3	2	-3
Aron Kiviharju (D)	totals		43	2	21	23	10	11
	TPS	Liiga	21	0	3	3	2	0
	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	22	2	18	20	8	11
Veeti Väisänen (D)	totals		37	3	19	22	12	19
	KooKoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	37	3	19	22	12	19
	KooKoo	Liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-
Maxim Eliseev (RW)	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	44	9	12	21	52	14
Emil Pieniniemi (D)	totals		35	4	16	20	20	-1
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	31	1	12	13	18	-1
	Kärpät	Liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	3	4	7	2	-
Onni Lind (RW)	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	45	5	13	18	10	7
Mitja Jokinen (D)	totals		44	4	11	15	4	15
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	11	1	3	4	2	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	33	3	8	11	2	15
Kalle Kangas (D)	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	42	1	8	9	40	15
Niilopekka Muhonen (D)	KalPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	18	1	5	6	6	-3
Jimi Junkkari (D)	totals		38	1	5	6	38	12
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	35	1	5	6	34	12
	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	0	0	0	4	-

Finland U18 — 2022-2023 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Noa Vali (G)	totals		31	2.27	.915	4	18-8-0	1768:03
	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	29	2.38	.912	3	17-8-0	1686:32
	TPS	Liiga	1	0.00	1.000	0	0-0-0	21:31
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	0.00	1.000	1	1-0-0	60:00
Eemil Vinni (G)	totals		34	2.89	.890	0	15-13-0	1994:17
	HIFK	Liiga	2	6.43	.737	0	0-1-0	46:40
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	32	2.80	.894	0	15-12-0	1947:37
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	-	-	-	-	0:00
Visa Vedenpää (G)	totals		33	-	.889	0	2-0-0	120:00
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	31	-	.886	-	-	-
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	2.50	.923	0	2-0-0	120:00

2022-2023 Finland U18 Staff

Head CoachLauri Merikivi
Asst. CoachJuha-Pekka Hytönen
Asst. CoachOlli Savikko
Asst. CoachTeemu Suokas
Goaltending CoachJarkko Rissanen
General ManagerKimmo Oikarinen
Team ManagerPekka Peltola
Equipment ManagerPetri Allén
Equipment ManagerNiko Kuisma
Physical TherapistJari Pekkola

Team Staff History

2022-2023 Finland U18 Captains

"C"

Kasper Halttunen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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

2022-2023 Finland U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players

Experience

Finland U18: 121 GP
Liiga: 137 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

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

Finland U18 Games

Finland U18 — 2022-2023 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.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	14	5	14	19	4
2.	Emil Järventie (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	13	15	3	18	10
3.	Paavo Fugleberg (F)	2026-2027	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	12	10	7	17	2
4.	Sami Tavernier (F)	2026-2027	Angers	Ligue Magnus	11	8	9	17	20
5.	Julius Nättinen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	14	7	8	15	6
6.	Sami Päivärinta (F)	2026-2027	HPK	Liiga	15	6	9	15	4
7.	Samu Markkula (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	10	4	11	15	2
8.	Roni Hirvonen (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät	Liiga	16	4	11	15	4
9.	Sebastian Aho (F)	2026-2027	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	10	6	8	14	12
10.	Eelis Uronen (D)	2026-2027	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	11	5	9	14	39

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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	17.76
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	17.88
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	17.68

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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