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 Jukka Jalonen.

Who is the captain of Finland U20?

The captain of Finland U20 is Mikko Rantanen.

What are the team colors of Finland U20?

The team colors of Finland U20 are White + Blue.

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2015-2016

2015-2016 Season

Finland U20 were 3-1-0 in the 2015-16 WJC-20 season with 9 points, 2nd in the B and 3rd overall.

2015-2016 Finland U20 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Julius Nättinen (C/W)	Barrie Colts	OHL	52	22	49	71	18	32
Kasper Björkqvist (RW/LW)	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	45	28	38	66	32	5
Mikko Rantanen (W/C)	totals		61	24	36	60	44	13
	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	9	0	0	0	2	-7
	San Antonio Rampage	AHL	52	24	36	60	42	20
Juho Lammikko (C/LW)	totals		65	24	33	57	57	25
	Ässät	Liiga	5	2	0	2	4	0
	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL	59	22	33	55	51	24
	Portland Pirates	AHL	1	0	0	0	2	1
Vili Saarijärvi (D)	totals		64	13	34	47	32	-18
	Flint Firebirds	OHL	59	12	31	43	32	-15
	Toledo Walleye	ECHL	5	1	3	4	0	-3
Sebastian Aho (C/W)	Kärpät	Liiga	45	20	25	45	2	26
Olli Juolevi (D)	London Knights	OHL	57	9	33	42	16	38
Sebastian Repo (RW)	totals		53	19	18	37	14	7
	Pelicans	Liiga	50	15	13	28	14	4
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	3	3	6	0	2
	Peliitat	Mestis	1	1	2	3	0	1
Aleksi Saarela (C)	totals		53	20	15	35	14	4
	Ässät	Liiga	51	20	13	33	14	4
	Ässät U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	0	2	2	0	0
Patrik Laine (LW/RW)	Tappara	Liiga	46	17	16	33	6	6
Jesse Puljujärvi (RW/LW)	Kärpät	Liiga	50	13	15	28	22	5
Kasperi Kapanen (W/C)	totals		53	9	16	25	10	4
	Toronto Marlies	AHL	44	9	16	25	8	7
	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	9	0	0	0	2	-3
Roope Hintz (C/LW)	HIFK	Liiga	33	8	12	20	4	15
Miska Siikonen (C)	totals		41	8	12	20	20	-5
	Pelicans	Liiga	22	1	1	2	6	-3
	Peliitat	Mestis	18	6	10	16	14	-3
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	1	1	2	0	1
Joni Tuulola (D)	totals		57	2	16	18	20	-2
	HPK	Liiga	53	2	12	14	18	-6
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	4	0	4	4	2	4
Antti Kalapudas (C)	totals		46	7	8	15	14	-1
	Kärpät	Liiga	21	2	1	3	0	1
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	7	1	4	5	0	-1
	Hokki	Mestis	8	3	1	4	10	-3
	KalPa	Liiga	10	1	2	3	4	2
Sami Niku (D)	totals		45	4	9	13	6	3
	JYP	Liiga	38	4	7	11	2	2
	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	7	0	2	2	4	1
Eetu Sopanen (D)	totals		31	3	9	12	34	-3
	Pelicans	Liiga	2	0	0	0	0	0
	Peliitat	Mestis	27	3	8	11	34	-4
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	0	1	1	0	1
Miro Keskitalo (D)	totals		41	1	11	12	16	11
	TPS	Liiga	22	0	5	5	6	2
	Hermes	Mestis	7	1	1	2	2	4
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	11	0	5	5	6	3
	SaPKo	Mestis	1	0	0	0	2	2
Niko Mikkola (D)	totals		55	3	6	9	22	-7
	KalPa	Liiga	55	3	6	9	22	-7
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Emil Larmi (G)	totals		42	-	-	-	-	-
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	4	3.26	.893	-	-	-
	Peliitat	Mestis	38	2.68	.916	-	-	-
Veini Vehviläinen (G)	totals		35	-	-	3	15-7-4	1649:13
	JYP	Liiga	28	2.04	.925	3	15-7-4	1649:13
	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	7	2.92	.925	-	-	-
Kaapo Kähkönen (G)	totals		28	-	-	1	6-15-5	1581:00
	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	1	0.00	1.000	-	-	-
	Blues	Liiga	27	2.69	.908	1	6-15-5	1581:00

2015-2016 Finland U20 Staff

Head CoachJukka Jalonen
Asst. CoachTimo Lehkonen
Asst. CoachJanne Mälkiä
Asst. CoachAntti Pennanen
Goaltending CoachKari Lehtonen
Team ManagerVeli-Pekka Ketola
Equipment ManagerTommi Järvinen
Mental CoachMelina Niemi
Physical TherapistHero Mali
Physical TherapistSauli Reunanen

Team Staff History

2015-2016 Finland U20 Captains

"C"

Mikko Rantanen

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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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

2015-2016 Finland U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players

Experience

Finland U20: 178 GP
NHL: 18 GP
WC: 25 GP
Liiga: 1 090 GP
AHL: 101 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.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	6	5	5	10	2
2.	Roby Järventie (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	6	5	5	10	4
3.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	6	6	3	9	2
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.	Henrik Haapala (F)	2026-2027	Tappara	Liiga	7	2	5	7	2
7.	Joona Koppanen (F)	2026-2027	Luleå HF	SHL	3	4	2	6	0
8.	Arttu Ruotsalainen (F)	2026-2027	EHC Kloten	NL	6	3	3	6	0
9.	Roni Karvinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	8	3	3	6	4
10.	Robert Leino (F)	2026-2027	HC Kometa Brno	Extraliga	4	2	4	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	19.57
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