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 Lauri Mikkola.

Who is the captain of Finland U20?

The captain of Finland U20 is Aron Kiviharju.

Who is the general manager of Finland U20?

The general manager of Finland U20 is Kimmo Oikarinen.

What are the team colors of Finland U20?

The team colors of Finland U20 are White + Blue.

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Finland U20 were 2-1-1 in the 2025-26 WJC-20 season with 7 points, 3rd in the B and 5th overall.

2025-2026 Finland U20 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Matias Vanhanen (F)	Everett Silvertips	WHL	62	21	66	87	6	58
Julius Miettinen (C/W)	Everett Silvertips	WHL	52	35	41	76	29	60
Jasper Kuhta (F)	Ottawa 67's	OHL	62	32	31	63	6	25
Emil Hemming (RW/LW)	totals		51	26	37	63	22	32
	Texas Stars	AHL	5	0	0	0	0	-1
	Barrie Colts	OHL	46	26	37	63	22	33
Max Westergård (LW/RW)	totals		43	9	21	30	28	8
	Frölunda HC	SHL	18	0	0	0	2	-4
	Frölunda HC U20	U20 Nationell	20	9	21	30	26	12
	IF Björklöven	HockeyAllsvenskan	5	0	0	0	0	0
Onni Kalto (F)	Oshawa Generals	OHL	62	21	8	29	14	-25
Joona Saarelainen (C/RW)	KalPa	Liiga	51	8	16	24	12	-1
Veeti Väisänen (D)	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	47	6	17	23	36	10
Heikki Ruohonen (C)	Harvard Univ.	NCAA	28	6	13	19	18	0
Leo Tuuva (RW)	totals		39	5	14	19	8	-15
	Lukko	Liiga	34	4	10	14	6	-15
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-sarja	5	1	4	5	2	0
Aron Kiviharju (D)	HIFK	Liiga	48	6	11	17	6	-10
Daniel Nieminen (D)	Pelicans	Liiga	47	5	12	17	22	3
Juho Piiparinen (D)	totals		47	1	16	17	14	17
	Tappara	Liiga	29	0	3	3	8	6
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	15	1	12	13	6	9
	Pyry Hockey	Mestis	3	0	1	1	0	2
Atte Joki (C)	totals		43	5	9	14	16	3
	Lukko	Liiga	40	4	8	12	14	3
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	1	1	2	2	0
Oliver Suvanto (C)	totals		51	5	9	14	16	6
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	3	0	3	0	3
	Tappara	Liiga	48	2	9	11	16	3
Aatos Koivu (C/RW)	totals		48	4	5	9	4	-10
	TPS	Liiga	47	4	5	9	4	-10
	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	1	0	0	0	0	0
Arttu Välilä (D)	totals		47	0	9	9	0	-8
	Lukko	Liiga	43	0	9	9	0	-6
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-sarja	4	0	0	0	0	-2
Roope Vesterinen (LW/RW)	totals		49	5	3	8	8	-11
	HPK	Liiga	48	5	3	8	8	-11
	HPK U20	U20 SM-sarja	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kasper Pikkarainen (RW)	totals		46	4	4	8	18	-4
	TPS	Liiga	45	2	4	6	18	-6
	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	1	2	0	2	0	2
Lasse Boelius (D)	Ässät	Liiga	40	1	7	8	8	2
Niklas Nykyri (D)	totals		41	2	5	7	39	-10
	HIFK	Liiga	32	2	4	6	37	-7
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	4	0	1	1	2	-1
	KooKoo	Liiga	5	0	0	0	0	-2
Mitja Jokinen (D)	totals		36	1	1	2	4	-12
	TPS	Liiga	35	1	1	2	4	-11
	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	1	0	0	0	0	-1

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Kim Saarinen (G)	totals		38	2.11	.916	4	12-14-12	2301:49
	HPK	Liiga	38	2.11	.916	4	12-14-12	2301:49
	Coachella Valley Firebirds	AHL	0	-	-	-	-	0:00
Petteri Rimpinen (G)	Kiekko-Espoo	Liiga	35	2.29	.911	5	13-11-11	2066:10
Patrik Kerkola (G)	totals		20	3.20	.878	0	8-7-2	1085:54
	KalPa	Liiga	10	3.23	.855	0	4-3-1	556:51
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	4	3.23	.886	0	2-2-0	241:49
	IPK	Mestis	5	3.15	.892	0	2-1-1	228:49
	Sport	Liiga	1	3.08	.929	0	0-1-0	58:25

2025-2026 Finland U20 Staff

Head CoachLauri Mikkola
Asst. CoachKimmo Kuhta
Asst. CoachVille Mäntymaa
Goaltending CoachKari Lehtonen
General ManagerKimmo Oikarinen
Team ManagerMarkus Lindström
Equipment ManagerMatti Väyrynen
Head Equipment ManagerNiko Kuisma
Media ManagerPasi Mennander
Physical TherapistJaakko Uhlbäck
Video CoachJere Lahti
Video CoachMarko Ojanen

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Finland U20 Captains

"C"

Aron Kiviharju

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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2026-05-15, 15:17

Film Room: Oliver Suvanto's physical skills, two-way maturity make him a high-certainty NHLer

2026-05-12, 15:03

Film Room: Juho Piiparinen's well-roundedness makes him the most promising Finnish defenceman in years

2026-01-07, 15:18

How NHL draft-eligible prospects fared at the 2026 World Juniors

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2025-2026 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

2025-2026 Finland U20 Roster Facts

Nationalities

25 players

Experience

Finland U20: 219 GP
SHL: 22 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 5 GP
Liiga: 1 175 GP
AHL: 5 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	7	5	7	12	4
2.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	7	6	5	11	2
3.	Roby Järventie (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	7	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.	Henrik Haapala (F)	2026-2027	Tappara	Liiga	7	2	5	7	2
8.	Joona Koppanen (F)	2026-2027	Luleå HF	SHL	4	4	2	6	0
9.	Arttu Ruotsalainen (F)	2026-2027	EHC Kloten	NL	7	3	3	6	0
10.	Julius Nättinen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	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