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 Raimo Helminen.

Who is the captain of Finland U20?

The captain of Finland U20 is Mikael Granlund.

Who is the general manager of Finland U20?

The general manager of Finland U20 is Timo Backman.

What are the team colors of Finland U20?

The team colors of Finland U20 are White + Blue.

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2011-2012

2011-2012 Season

Finland U20 were 4-2-1 in the 2011-12 WJC-20 season with 13 points, 4th overall.

2011-2012 Finland U20 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Mikael Granlund (C/LW)	HIFK	SM-liiga	45	20	31	51	18	20
Joel Armia (RW/LW)	Ässät	SM-liiga	54	18	20	38	64	12
Teemu Pulkkinen (RW)	Jokerit	SM-liiga	56	16	21	37	41	0
Markus Granlund (C/LW)	totals		48	15	19	34	18	19
	HIFK	SM-liiga	47	15	19	34	18	19
	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	1	0	0	0	0	0
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-
Miro Aaltonen (C/LW)	totals		44	13	21	34	16	20
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	14	10	17	27	14	19
	Jokipojat	Mestis	4	2	3	5	0	3
	Blues	SM-liiga	26	1	1	2	2	-2
Olli Määttä (D)	London Knights	OHL	58	5	27	32	25	25
Alexander Ruuttu (C/W)	totals		46	9	17	26	28	9
	Jokerit	SM-liiga	13	1	0	1	4	0
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	13	6	10	16	20	13
	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	20	2	7	9	4	-4
Joonas Donskoi (RW/LW)	Kärpät	SM-liiga	52	8	17	25	12	0
Miikka Salomäki (W/C)	Kärpät	SM-liiga	40	12	9	21	56	9
Aleksander Barkov (C/LW)	totals		37	9	12	21	6	7
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	5	2	3	5	2	2
	Tappara	SM-liiga	32	7	9	16	4	5
Simo-Pekka Riikola (D)	totals		37	6	12	18	38	-9
	KalPa	SM-liiga	23	1	5	6	32	-7
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	8	5	5	10	4	2
	SaPKo	Mestis	6	0	2	2	2	-4
Otto Paajanen (C)	totals		46	12	5	17	18	-2
	HPK	SM-liiga	34	4	1	5	6	-3
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	7	7	2	9	10	0
	KooKoo	Mestis	5	1	2	3	2	1
Miro Hovinen (D)	totals		41	5	11	16	43	1
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	21	2	6	8	33	6
	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	20	3	5	8	10	-5
Jani Hakanpää (D)	totals		46	5	11	16	30	9
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	5	0	4	4	0	3
	Blues	SM-liiga	41	5	7	12	30	6
Markus Hännikäinen (LW/RW)	totals		41	8	7	15	20	4
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	16	6	7	13	12	2
	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	10	2	0	2	4	1
	Jokerit	SM-liiga	15	0	0	0	4	1
Rasmus Ristolainen (D)	totals		48	3	9	12	84	-17
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	8	0	4	4	6	4
	TPS	SM-liiga	40	3	5	8	78	-21
Ville Pokka (D)	totals		39	3	7	10	14	-1
	Kärpät	SM-liiga	35	0	3	3	12	-3
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	4	3	4	7	2	2
	Kiekko-Laser	Mestis	0	0	0	0	0	-
Mikael Kuronen (RW/C)	totals		40	4	5	9	8	-3
	Ilves	SM-liiga	23	1	1	2	2	-2
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	4	1	1	2	2	2
	LeKi	Mestis	13	2	3	5	4	-3
Roope Hämäläinen (C)	Jukurit	Mestis	34	4	4	8	12	1
Konsta Mäkinen (D)	totals		36	4	2	6	34	2
	Ilves	SM-liiga	14	3	0	3	6	2
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	3	1	1	2	10	-2
	LeKi	Mestis	19	0	1	1	18	2

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Sami Aittokallio (G)	totals		24	3.36	.896	0	4-15-3	1359:00
	Ilves	SM-liiga	11	2.82	.910	0	1-5-3	596:00
	LeKi	Mestis	7	4.33	.871	0	1-6-0	416:00
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	6	3.11	.905	0	2-4-0	347:00
Christopher Gibson (G)	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL	48	2.97	.893	3	27-17-4	2808:35
Richard Ullberg (G)	totals		36	-	-	2	9-8-5	1269:10
	SaiPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	13	4.28	.897	-	-	-
	SaiPa	SM-liiga	23	2.36	.902	2	9-8-5	1269:10

2011-2012 Finland U20 Staff

Head CoachRaimo Helminen
Asst. CoachMikko Haapakoski
Asst. CoachKalle Kaskinen
Goaltending CoachLasse Sampakoski
General ManagerTimo Backman
Team ManagerJouko Mattila
Equipment ManagerJanne Jansson

Team Staff History

2011-2012 Finland U20 Captains

"C"

Mikael Granlund

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Team Captaincy History

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Finland U20 Facts

Plays in: U20 World Junior Championship
2027: WJC-20 -
2026: WJC-20 Bronze game loss
2025: WJC-20 Silver
2024: WJC-20 Bronze game loss

2011-2012 Finland U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players

Experience

Finland U20: 183 GP
WC: 19 GP
Liiga: 992 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
2026-2027	WJC-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

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.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	7	5	7	12	4
2.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	8	6	5	11	29
3.	Roby Järventie (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	8	5	5	10	4
4.	Sami Päivärinta (F)	2026-2027	HPK	Liiga	7	4	5	9	2
5.	Jere Lassila (F)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	6	3	4	7	8
6.	Anttoni Honka (D)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	7	3	4	7	2
7.	Juuso Riikola (D)	2026-2027	SCL Tigers	NL	8	3	4	7	4
8.	Henrik Haapala (F)	2026-2027	Tappara	Liiga	7	2	5	7	2
9.	Joona Koppanen (F)	2026-2027	Luleå HF	SHL	5	4	2	6	0
10.	Arttu Ruotsalainen (F)	2026-2027	EHC Kloten	NL	7	3	3	6	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	19.52
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	19.61
2021-2022	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	19.52

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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