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 Harri Rindell.

Who is the captain of Finland U20?

The captain of Finland U20 is Petteri Lindbohm.

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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2012-2013 Season

Finland U20 were 4-2-0 in the 2012-13 WJC-20 season with 11 points, 5th overall.

2012-2013 Finland U20 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Aleksander Barkov (C/LW)	Tappara	SM-liiga	53	21	27	48	8	18
Olli Määttä (D)	totals		57	8	30	38	30	9
	London Knights	OHL	57	8	30	38	30	9
	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ville Järveläinen (RW)	totals		44	11	25	36	14	8
	Peliitat	Mestis	34	10	22	32	12	3
	HPK	SM-liiga	9	1	3	4	2	5
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joel Armia (RW/LW)	Ässät	SM-liiga	47	19	14	33	32	12
Teuvo Teräväinen (C/W)	totals		45	13	19	32	6	1
	Jokerit	SM-liiga	44	13	18	31	6	2
	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	1	0	1	1	0	-1
Artturi Lehkonen (LW/RW)	KalPa	SM-liiga	45	14	16	30	12	12
Markus Granlund (C/LW)	HIFK	SM-liiga	50	10	20	30	18	3
Markus Hännikäinen (LW/RW)	totals		52	10	14	24	12	-9
	Jokerit	SM-liiga	20	0	1	1	4	-3
	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	21	3	6	9	4	-6
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	11	7	7	14	4	0
Thomas Nykopp (C/LW)	totals		48	5	17	22	81	2
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	15	5	13	18	51	6
	HIFK	SM-liiga	32	0	4	4	28	-4
	HCK	Mestis	1	0	0	0	2	0
Miikka Salomäki (W/C)	Kärpät	SM-liiga	42	9	10	19	44	8
Miro Aaltonen (C/LW)	totals		32	11	5	16	22	-2
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Blues	SM-liiga	32	11	5	16	22	-2
Henri Auvinen (D)	totals		40	5	10	15	28	-17
	JYP	SM-liiga	13	0	1	1	4	0
	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	23	3	6	9	18	-19
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	4	2	3	5	6	2
Rasmus Ristolainen (D)	totals		52	3	12	15	32	-7
	TPS	SM-liiga	52	3	12	15	32	-7
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-
Ville Pokka (D)	totals		50	6	6	12	12	4
	Kärpät	SM-liiga	47	6	6	12	8	2
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	3	0	0	0	4	2
Robert Leino (C)	totals		44	4	7	11	8	0
	HPK	SM-liiga	39	3	3	6	6	-3
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	3	0	0	0	2	1
	Peliitat	Mestis	2	1	4	5	0	2
Juuso Riikola (D)	totals		34	3	8	11	18	0
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	14	3	2	5	12	-3
	KalPa	SM-liiga	20	0	6	6	6	3
Saku Salminen (C/LW)	totals		29	3	7	10	14	-2
	Jokerit	SM-liiga	13	1	1	2	12	0
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	4	1	2	3	2	-3
	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	12	1	4	5	0	1
Petteri Lindbohm (D)	totals		43	3	5	8	67	1
	Jokerit	SM-liiga	35	0	4	4	61	3
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	0	1	1	2	-1
	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	6	3	0	3	4	-1
Matti Lamberg (RW)	totals		25	2	6	8	18	-1
	Jokerit	SM-liiga	19	2	4	6	14	2
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	4	0	2	2	0	-2
	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	2	0	0	0	4	-1
Juuso Vainio (D)	totals		35	2	3	5	10	-9
	HPK	SM-liiga	25	1	1	2	8	-1
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	10	1	2	3	2	-8

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Eetu Laurikainen (G)	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	60	2.39	.922	1	30-23-6	3507:22
Janne Juvonen (G)	totals		32	-	-	0	1-2-0	188:07
	Pelicans	SM-liiga	4	3.51	.884	0	1-2-0	188:07
	Peliitat	Mestis	17	3.18	.902	-	-	-
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	11	2.97	.902	-	-	-
Joonas Korpisalo (G)	totals		32	-	-	0	0-0-0	15:06
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	13	2.67	.914	-	-	-
	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	18	2.71	.900	-	-	-
	Jokerit	SM-liiga	1	0.00	1.000	0	0-0-0	15:06

2012-2013 Finland U20 Staff

Head CoachHarri Rindell
Asst. CoachPetri Karjalainen
Asst. CoachTomek Valtonen
Goaltending CoachHannu Nykvist
General ManagerTimo Backman
Team ManagerAri Halttunen
Equipment ManagerMartti Hynninen

Team Staff History

2012-2013 Finland U20 Captains

"C"

Petteri Lindbohm

"A"

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

2012-2013 Finland U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players

Experience

Finland U20: 194 GP
Liiga: 1 089 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	8	5	8	13	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.	Anttoni Honka (D)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	8	4	4	8	2
6.	Jere Lassila (F)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	6	3	4	7	8
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.	Julius Nättinen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	8	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