What league does Finland U20 play in?

Finland U20 play in the WJC-20.

When was Finland U20 founded?

Finland U20 was founded in 1928.

Who is the head coach of Finland U20?

The head coach of Finland U20 is Samu Kuitunen.

Who is the captain of Finland U20?

The captain of Finland U20 is Vesa Viitakoski.

What are the team colors of Finland U20?

The team colors of Finland U20 are White + Blue.

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1990-1991

1990-1991 Finland U20 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Jere Lehtinen (LW)	totals		46	36	24	60	12	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	3	3	1	4	0	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch	U18 SM-sarja	11	18	14	32	0	-
	Kiekko-Espoo	I-divisioona	32	15	9	24	12	-
Vesa Viitakoski (LW)	Tappara	SM-liiga	41	17	23	40	14	5
Petteri Koskimäki (RW)	Boston Univ.	NCAA	37	16	22	38	12	-
Tommy Kiviaho (LW)	totals		48	22	15	37	22	3
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	6	1	1	2	0	-
	Kiekko-Espoo	I-divisioona	42	21	14	35	22	3
Juha Ylönen (C)	totals		45	15	22	37	6	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	5	3	1	4	2	-
	Kiekko-Espoo	I-divisioona	40	12	21	33	4	-
Jarkko Varvio (RW)	totals		44	20	14	34	18	-10
	Ilves	SM-liiga	37	10	7	17	6	-10
	Ilves U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	7	10	7	17	12	-
Tero Lehterä (C)	totals		38	17	17	34	6	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	4	0	3	3	4	-
	Kiekko-Espoo	I-divisioona	34	17	14	31	2	-
Tommi Pullola (RW)	Lukko	SM-liiga	42	17	17	34	40	0
Kim Ahlroos (RW)	totals		38	12	20	32	16	-4
	Karhu-Kissat	I-divisioona	27	11	17	28	12	-
	HIFK	SM-liiga	7	1	1	2	4	-4
	HIFK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	4	0	2	2	0	-
Marko Jantunen (LW)	Hockey Reipas	SM-liiga	39	9	20	29	20	0
Janne Grönvall (D)	totals		53	6	22	28	60	4
	Lukko	SM-liiga	40	2	8	10	30	4
	Lukko U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	13	4	14	18	30	-
Teemu Sillanpää (D)	totals		43	4	11	15	10	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	4	0	0	0	4	-
	Kiekko-Espoo	I-divisioona	39	4	11	15	6	-
Niko Marttila (D)	Hockey Reipas	SM-liiga	34	5	9	14	10	7
Tommy Grönlund (D)	totals		42	3	11	14	36	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	4	1	2	3	8	-
	Kiekko-Espoo	I-divisioona	38	2	9	11	28	-
Mika Yli-Mäenpää (D)	KooKoo	I-divisioona	41	10	3	13	6	-
Toni Koivunen (C)	Hockey Reipas	SM-liiga	37	3	10	13	4	8
Sami Nuutinen (D)	totals		38	6	6	12	22	3
	HIFK	SM-liiga	27	1	2	3	6	3
	Karhu-Kissat	I-divisioona	3	1	0	1	0	-
	HIFK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	8	4	4	8	16	-
Mika Alatalo (LW/RW)	Lukko	SM-liiga	39	10	1	11	10	-14
Petri Kalteva (D)	totals		35	3	7	10	22	4
	Tappara U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	4	1	2	3	6	-
	Tappara	SM-liiga	31	2	5	7	16	4
Erik Kakko (D)	Hockey Reipas	SM-liiga	40	2	0	2	14	-4

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Mikael Granlund (G)	GrIFK	I-divisioona	33	4.69	.881	-	-	-
Pasi Kuivalainen (G)	totals		26	-	-	0	5-4-0	538:34
	KalPa	SM-liiga	12	4.57	.857	0	5-4-0	538:34
	KalPa U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	14	3.50	.889	-	-	-

1990-1991 Finland U20 Staff

Head CoachSamu Kuitunen
Head CoachSamu Kuitunen

Team Staff History

1990-1991 Finland U20 Captains

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Vesa Viitakoski

Team Captaincy History

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Finland U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 World Junior Championship
2026: WJC-20 Bronze game loss
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2024: WJC-20 Bronze game loss
2023: WJC-20 Quarterfinal loss

1990-1991 Finland U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Finland U20: 178 GP
Liiga: 615 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Finland (WC)
Finland Olympics (OG)
Finland U16 (all) (International-Jr)
Finland U18 (all) (International-Jr)
Finland U20 (all) (International-Jr)

Finland U20 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
01/05/2026 09:30 PM UTC	Canada U20	Finland U20	6 - 3	World Juniors
01/04/2026 09:30 PM UTC	Sweden U20	Finland U20	4 - 3 (SO)	World Juniors
01/02/2026 11:00 PM UTC	USA U20	Finland U20	3 - 4 (OT 62:11)	World Juniors
01/01/2026 01:30 AM UTC	Canada U20	Finland U20	7 - 4	World Juniors
12/29/2025 08:30 PM UTC	Finland U20	Czechia U20	1 - 2 (OT 63:39)	World Juniors

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Finland U20 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	WJC-20	4	2	1	-	0	1	19	11	7	1.75	3	Bronze game loss
2024-2025	WJC-20	4	2	1	-	1	0	10	8	8	2	2	Final loss
2023-2024	WJC-20	4	1	2	-	1	0	14	13	5	1.25	3	Bronze game loss
2022-2023	WJC-20	4	2	1	-	0	1	12	11	7	1.75	2	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	WJC-20	4	2	1	-	1	0	22	13	8	2	2	Final loss
2020-2021	WJC-20	4	3	1	-	0	0	16	8	9	2.25	2	Bronze game win
2019-2020	WJC-20	4	2	1	-	0	1	19	10	7	1.75	3	Bronze game loss
2018-2019	WJC-20	4	2	2	-	0	0	12	7	6	1.5		Champion
2017-2018	WJC-20	4	2	2	-	0	0	15	12	6	1.5	3	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	WJC-20	2	2	0	-	0	0	6	2	6	3	1	Saved in relegation
	WJC-20	4	1	3	-	0	0	6	8	3	0.75	5	Saved in relegation
2015-2016	WJC-20	4	3	1	-	0	0	23	13	9	2.25		Champion
2014-2015	WJC-20	4	1	2	-	0	1	5	8	4	1	4	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	WJC-20	4	2	1	-	0	1	14	10	7	1.75		Champion
2012-2013	WJC-20	6	3	2	-	1	0	34	19	11	1.83	7	Saved in relegation
2011-2012	WJC-20	7	4	2	-	0	1	29	22	13	1.86	4	Bronze game loss
2010-2011	WJC-20	6	3	0	-	0	3	22	11	12	2	6	Placement game loss
2009-2010	WJC-20	6	3	3	-	0	0	21	22	9	1.5	5	Placement game win
2008-2009	WJC-20	7	4	2	-	0	1	25	15	13	1.86	7	Saved in relegation
2007-2008	WJC-20	6	1	4	-	1	0	19	24	5	0.83	6	Placement game loss
2006-2007	WJC-20	6	2	4	-	0	0	18	23	6	1	6	Placement game loss
2005-2006	WJC-20	7	4	3	0	-	-	24	19	8	1.14		Bronze game win
2004-2005	WJC-20	6	3	3	0	-	-	14	21	6	1	5	Placement game win
2003-2004	WJC-20	7	5	2	0	-	-	26	12	10	1.43		Bronze game win
2002-2003	WJC-20	7	4	2	1	-	-	22	15	9	1.29		Bronze game win
2001-2002	WJC-20	7	5	2	0	-	-	23	9	10	1.43		Bronze game win
2000-2001	WJC-20	7	5	1	1	-	-	22	10	11	1.57		Final loss
1999-2000	WJC-20	7	2	4	1	-	-	19	19	5	0.71	7	Placement game win
1998-1999	WJC-20	6	3	3	0	-	-	25	20	6	1	5	Placement game win
1997-1998	WJC-20	7	6	0	1	-	-	35	13	13	1.86		Champion

Finland U20 Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2021-2022	WJC-20 Cancelled	3	3	0	-	0	0	11	2	9	3	1	Tournament Cancelled

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Sami Päivärinta (F)	2026-2027	HPK	Liiga	3	4	2	6	0
2.	Aapeli Räsänen (F)	2026-2027	Tappara	Champions HL	2	3	1	4	0
3.	Markus Granlund (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	2	3	1	4	2
4.	Benjamin Korhonen (F)	2026-2027	Ilves	Liiga	3	3	1	4	0
5.	Benjamin Rautiainen (F)	2026-2027	Tappara	Champions HL	2	1	3	4	0
6.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	3	0	4	4	0
7.	Kristian Näkyvä (D)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo	Liiga	3	0	4	4	2
8.	Henri Nikkanen (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit	Liiga	3	3	0	3	2
9.	Roni Karvinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	3	2	1	3	2
10.	Janne Naukkarinen (F)	2026-2027	SaiPa	Champions HL	3	2	1	3	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	19.48
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	19.44
2023-2024	View Roster	6'2"	192 lbs	19.39
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	19.57
2021-2022	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	19.40

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Esa Tikkanen (F)	21	17	19	36
2.	Esa Keskinen (F)	14	10	22	32
3.	Raimo Helminen (F)	14	11	18	29
4.	Teuvo Teräväinen (F)	13	7	19	26
5.	Janne Ojanen (F)	14	9	14	23

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Esa Tikkanen (F)	21	17	19	36
2.	Jarkko Varvio (F)	14	13	5	18
3.	Vesa Viitakoski (F)	14	12	6	18
4.	Mikko Mäkelä (F)	14	12	4	16
5.	Raimo Helminen (F)	14	11	18	29

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Esa Keskinen (F)	14	10	22	32
2.	Esa Tikkanen (F)	21	17	19	36
3.	Teuvo Teräväinen (F)	13	7	19	26
4.	Raimo Helminen (F)	14	11	18	29
5.	Mikael Granlund (F)	19	5	16	21

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Teemu Laakso (D)	18	6	10	74
2.	Timo Salonen (F)	13	6	7	51
3.	Antti-Jussi Niemi (D)	12	3	6	51
4.	Leo Komarov (F)	13	2	6	48
5.	Jonni Vauhkonen (F)	14	2	6	47

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Reijo Ruotsalainen (D)	24	9	12	21
2.	Esa Tikkanen (F)	21	17	19	36
3.	Tuomo Ruutu (F)	21	7	12	19
4.	Marko Kiuru (F)	21	7	10	17
5.	Kimmo Timonen (D)	21	7	9	16

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Esa Keskinen (F)	14	10	32	2.29
2.	Raimo Summanen (F)	7	7	16	2.29
3.	Raimo Helminen (F)	14	11	29	2.07
4.	Teuvo Teräväinen (F)	13	7	26	2.00
5.	Jorma Sevon (F)	6	7	12	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Raimo Helminen (F)	1983-1984	7	11	24
2.	Esa Keskinen (F)	1984-1985	7	6	20
3.	Esa Tikkanen (F)	1984-1985	7	7	19
4.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2015-2016	7	5	17
5.	Raimo Summanen (F)	1981-1982	7	7	16

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Raimo Helminen (F)	1983-1984	7	11	24
2.	Mikko Mäkelä (F)	1984-1985	7	11	13
3.	Petri Skriko (F)	1981-1982	7	8	15
4.	Esa Tikkanen (F)	1983-1984	7	8	12
5.	Jani Rita (F)	2000-2001	7	8	9

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Esa Keskinen (F)	1984-1985	7	14	20
2.	Raimo Helminen (F)	1983-1984	7	13	24
3.	Teuvo Teräväinen (F)	2013-2014	7	13	15
4.	Esa Tikkanen (F)	1984-1985	7	12	19
5.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2015-2016	7	12	17

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Teemu Laakso (D)	2006-2007	6	5	52
2.	Antti-Jussi Niemi (D)	1995-1996	6	4	43
3.	Timo Salonen (F)	1995-1996	6	3	41
4.	Tommi Rajamäki (D)	1995-1996	6	1	39
5.	Jonni Vauhkonen (F)	1992-1993	7	3	37