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 Tuomo Ropo.

Who is the captain of Finland U18?

The captain of Finland U18 is Juho Piiparinen.

Who is the general manager of Finland U18?

The general manager of Finland U18 is Kimmo Oikarinen.

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Finland U18 were 3-1-0 in the 2025-26 WJC-18 season with 8 points, 3rd in the A and 5th overall.

2025-2026 Finland U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Jiko Laitinen (C)	totals		46	24	28	52	12	36
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-sarja	41	19	22	41	10	35
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	4	6	10	0	-
	Ilves	Liiga	2	1	0	1	2	1
Paavo Fugleberg (RW)	totals		50	16	36	52	12	-1
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	24	10	26	36	10	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	26	6	10	16	2	-1
Atte Vuori (C)	totals		47	10	34	44	26	9
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	37	7	25	32	18	9
	Kiekko-Espoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	10	3	9	12	8	-
Noel Pakarinen (LW)	totals		44	16	19	35	30	14
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	31	13	17	30	30	18
	Kiekko-Espoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	3	1	4	0	-
	Kiekko-Espoo	Liiga	9	0	1	1	0	-4
Luca Santala (C/W)	totals		42	19	15	34	2	8
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	25	7	5	12	0	8
	Kiekko-Espoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	17	12	10	22	2	-
Wilmer Kallio (RW/LW)	totals		46	8	25	33	10	10
	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	44	7	23	30	6	10
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	1	2	3	4	-
Janne Karassaari (LW)	totals		46	17	15	32	18	-7
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	44	15	13	28	18	-7
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	2	2	4	0	-
Rasmus Miilunpohja (F)	totals		45	21	9	30	12	-20
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	41	21	9	30	12	-19
	KalPa	Liiga	4	0	0	0	0	-1
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Anttoni Uronen (F)	totals		47	10	20	30	45	6
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	14	6	5	11	37	-1
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	2	7	9	6	-
	HIFK	Liiga	27	2	8	10	2	7
Samu Alalauri (D)	totals		44	8	22	30	4	19
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	40	6	19	25	4	19
	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	2	3	5	0	-
Ilari Mäkinen (RW)	totals		41	12	9	21	93	-2
	HPK U20	U20 SM-sarja	31	9	7	16	48	0
	HPK U18	U18 Mestis	5	3	2	5	41	-
	HPK	Liiga	5	0	0	0	4	-2
Vilho Vanhatalo (RW/LW)	totals		46	10	10	20	43	-2
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	38	10	9	19	43	-3
	Tappara	Liiga	8	0	1	1	0	1
Julius Suominen (D)	totals		30	9	11	20	10	7
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-sarja	24	4	6	10	8	7
	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	5	5	10	2	-
Oiva Juntunen (F)	totals		41	13	6	19	84	2
	KooKoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	41	13	6	19	84	2
	KooKoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Roni Kuukasjärvi (D)	totals		39	1	18	19	26	2
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-sarja	34	0	14	14	26	2
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	1	4	5	0	-
	Ilves	Liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
Olli Wahlroos (LW)	totals		26	8	9	17	8	-7
	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	24	8	7	15	6	-7
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	2	2	2	-
Juho Piiparinen (D)	totals		47	1	16	17	14	17
	Tappara	Liiga	29	0	3	3	8	6
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	15	1	12	13	6	9
	Pyry Hockey	Mestis	3	0	1	1	0	2
Maxim Saarimäki (D)	totals		44	6	8	14	36	6
	Ässät U20	U20 SM-sarja	43	5	7	12	36	6
	Ässät U18	U18 Mestis	1	1	1	2	0	-
Oliver Suvanto (C)	totals		51	5	9	14	16	6
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	3	0	3	0	3
	Tappara	Liiga	48	2	9	11	16	3
Max Laatikainen (D)	totals		29	3	11	14	2	11
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	22	3	8	11	2	10
	Kiekko-Espoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	0	1	1	0	-
	Kiekko-Espoo	Liiga	6	0	2	2	0	1
Eelis Uronen (D)	totals		25	4	6	10	14	5
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	18	2	4	6	6	8
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	2	2	4	8	-
	HIFK	Liiga	2	0	0	0	0	-3
Lenni Kokkonen (D)	totals		28	1	6	7	10	-4
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	27	0	4	4	10	-4
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	1	2	3	0	-

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Pyry Lammi (G)	totals		30	1.81	.925	5	21-8-0	1790:58
	Ässät	Liiga	0	-	-	-	-	-
	Ässät U20	U20 SM-sarja	30	1.81	.925	5	21-8-0	1790:58
	Ketterä	Mestis	0	-	-	-	-	-
Oskari Ahmajärvi (G)	totals		32	2.34	.910	1	18-11-0	1925:38
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	29	2.34	.910	1	15-11-0	1745:38
	Kiekko-Espoo	Liiga	0	-	-	-	-	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	2.33	.911	0	3-0-0	180:00
Aarni Riihimäki (G)	totals		26	2.94	.895	3	11-11-0	1573:49
	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	16	2.73	.889	2	8-6-0	966:22
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	5.33	.866	0	0-3-0	180:00
	JYP U18	U18 Mestis	7	2.39	.922	1	3-2-0	427:27

2025-2026 Finland U18 Staff

Head CoachTuomo Ropo
Asst. CoachAri-Pekka Pajuluoma
Asst. CoachJoni Petrell
Goaltending CoachJohannes Selin
General ManagerKimmo Oikarinen
Team ManagerToni Kähkönen
Equipment ManagerJuha Kilpijoki
Equipment ManagerMatti Väyrynen
Media ManagerPasi Mennander
Physical TherapistVille Valli
Video CoachMarko Kauppinen

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Finland U18 Captains

"C"

Juho Piiparinen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2024: WJC-18 Quarterfinal loss

2025-2026 Finland U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

25 players

Experience

Finland U18: 115 GP
Liiga: 141 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	5	8	1	9	4
2.	Atte Mäkinen (F)	2026-2027	TuusKi	II-divisioona	3	3	5	8	2
3.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	4	5	2	7	0
4.	Jere Lassila (F)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	5	3	4	7	8
5.	Ville Väärälä (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	5	1	6	7	0
6.	Lauri Kouhia (F)	2026-2027	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	6	5	1	6	0
7.	Sami Päivärinta (F)	2026-2027	HPK	Liiga	6	4	2	6	2
8.	Arttu Ruotsalainen (F)	2026-2027	EHC Kloten	NL	5	3	3	6	0
9.	Paavo Fugleberg (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	3	3	6	0
10.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	4	2	4	6	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	17.80
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