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 Jarmo Tolvanen.

Who is the captain of Finland U20?

The captain of Finland U20 is Jarkko Varvio.

What are the team colors of Finland U20?

The team colors of Finland U20 are White + Blue.

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1991-1992

1991-1992 Finland U20 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Tero Lehterä (C)	totals		57	35	45	80	10	25
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	7	6	8	14	0	-
	PvUK	Jr. A SM-sarja	9	6	4	10	0	-
	Kiekko-Espoo	I-divisioona	41	23	33	56	10	25
Petteri Nummelin (D)	totals		54	28	39	67	64	-1
	Kiekko-67	I-divisioona	41	12	24	36	36	-1
	Kiekko-67 U20	U20 I-divisioona	13	16	15	31	28	-
Jere Lehtinen (LW)	totals		51	37	21	58	8	40
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	8	5	4	9	2	-
	Kiekko-Espoo	I-divisioona	43	32	17	49	6	40
Jarkko Varvio (RW)	totals		42	27	13	40	6	12
	HPK	SM-liiga	41	25	9	34	6	12
	HPK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	1	2	4	6	0	-
Tony Virta (RW/C)	totals		45	15	21	36	66	-1
	HPK	SM-liiga	23	1	2	3	0	-1
	HPK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	22	14	19	33	66	-
Petri Gynther (F/D)	totals		42	20	13	33	14	14
	KooKoo	I-divisioona	41	20	13	33	12	14
	KooKoo U20	U20 I-divisioona	1	0	0	0	2	-
Sakari Palsola (C)	Kärpät	I-divisioona	38	19	10	29	26	8
Sami Kapanen (LW)	totals		45	15	10	25	10	4
	KalPa	SM-liiga	42	15	10	25	8	4
	KalPa U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	3	0	0	0	2	-
Mikko Luovi (LW)	totals		46	13	11	24	10	-10
	Ilves	SM-liiga	41	9	7	16	6	-10
	Ilves U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	5	4	4	8	4	-
Marko Tuomainen (RW)	Clarkson Univ.	NCAA	29	11	13	24	34	11
Jussi Kiuru (LW)	Kärpät	I-divisioona	44	8	16	24	22	27
Tuomas Grönman (D)	Tacoma Rockets	WHL	61	5	18	23	102	-
Juha Ylönen (C)	totals		45	8	13	21	8	-3
	HPK	SM-liiga	43	7	11	18	8	-3
	HPK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	2	1	2	3	0	-
Pasi Määttänen (C)	totals		40	10	6	16	44	-5
	Ilves	SM-liiga	24	3	0	3	8	-5
	Ilves U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	16	7	6	13	36	-
Jukka Ollila (D)	totals		50	4	12	16	22	0
	Ilves	SM-liiga	36	1	2	3	10	0
	Ilves U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	14	3	10	13	12	-
Janne Niinimaa (D)	totals		44	2	11	13	53	22
	Kärpät	I-divisioona	41	2	11	13	49	22
	Kärpät U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	3	0	0	0	4	-
Janne Grönvall (D)	totals		44	2	7	9	42	14
	Lukko	SM-liiga	42	2	6	8	40	14
	Lukko U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	2	0	1	1	2	-
Jani Nikko (D)	totals		51	2	7	9	24	-5
	Ilves	SM-liiga	20	1	0	1	2	-5
	Ilves U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	31	1	7	8	22	-
Marko Kiprusoff (D)	totals		30	0	2	2	2	2
	TPS	SM-liiga	23	0	2	2	0	3
	Kiekko-67	I-divisioona	4	0	0	0	2	-2
	HPK	SM-liiga	3	0	0	0	0	1
	HPK U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Ilpo Kauhanen (G)	Cornwall Royals	OHL	31	4.56	.861	-	-	-
Pasi Kuivalainen (G)	totals		26	-	-	0	9-8-3	1238:40
	KalPa	SM-liiga	24	4.31	.868	0	9-8-3	1238:40
	KalPa U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	2	3.50	.889	-	-	-

1991-1992 Finland U20 Staff

Head CoachJarmo Tolvanen

Team Staff History

1991-1992 Finland U20 Captains

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Jarkko Varvio

Team Captaincy History

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1991-1992 Finland U20 Demographics

Finland U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 World Junior Championship
2026: WJC-20 Bronze game loss
2025: WJC-20 Silver
2024: WJC-20 Bronze game loss
2023: WJC-20 Quarterfinal loss

1991-1992 Finland U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players

Experience

Finland U20: 165 GP
WC: 15 GP
Liiga: 533 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