When was KalPa founded?

KalPa was founded in 1929 in Kuopio, FIN, Finland.

Who is the head coach of KalPa?

The head coach of KalPa is Artturi Rouhiainen.

Who is the captain of KalPa?

The captain of KalPa is Elli Mäkelä.

What arena does KalPa play in?

KalPa play their home games at Olvi Areena in Kuopio, FIN.

What are the team colors of KalPa?

The team colors of KalPa are Yellow + Black.

KalPa

Mestis (W)

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2024-2025 KalPa Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#37	Jenna Juutilainen (G)	36	1990	Varkaus, FIN	5'3"	143	L
	#31	Aino Laitinen (G)	24	2002	Sonkajärvi, FIN	5'3"	126	L
	#33	Salla Sivula (G)	28	1998	Tampere, FIN	5'8"	165	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#28	Mimmi Keinonen (D)	22	2004		5'4"	154	L
	#24	Mirka Kivi (D)	23	2003	Ruovesi, FIN	5'8"	163	L
	#16	Tanja Koljonen (D/C)"A"	31	1995	Mikkeli, FIN	5'7"	154	L
	#6	Viola Kärkkäinen (D)Loan	17	2009	Kiuruvesi, FIN	5'7"	137	L
	#5	Elli Mäkelä (D)"C"	25	2001	Kotka, FIN	5'4"	121	L
	#46	Noora Oksanen (D)	23	2002	Äänekoski, FIN	6'1"	196	L
	#27	Kokoro Ota (D)	26	2000	Hokkaido, JPN	5'3"	123	L
	#45	Veera Pohjala (D)	25	2001		5'9"	157	L
	#4	Anniina Rissanen (D)	28	1997		-	-	-
FORWARDS
	#23	Emma Hall (F)	26	2000	Maple Ridge, BC, CAN	5'5"	119	L
	#61	Annika Holopainen (F)	20	2006		-	-	-
	#15	Minea Huovinen (F)Loan	17	2009	Johannesburg, RSA	4'10"	101	L
	#17	Johanna Juutilainen (C)"A"	36	1990	Varkaus, FIN	5'3"	137	L
	#18	Tilli Keränen (F)"A"	21	2005	Vihti, FIN	5'6"	143	L
	#11	Kiira Kettunen (F)	23	2003	Luumäki, FIN	5'3"	132	L
	#21	Kaisla Kortelainen (W)	25	2001	Nurmes, FIN	5'1"	123	L
		Vilmina Mäkkeli (F)	17	2009		5'5"	128	R
	#25	Oona Nenonen (F)Loan	19	2007		-	-	-
	#19	Jessica Pappinen (F)	19	2006		-	-	L
	#49	Veera Paroinen (F)	21	2005		5'5"	137	L
		Emilia Pekkarinen (F)	28	1998		-	-	L
	#25	Veera Puurula (F)	18	2007		-	-	L
	#20	Moona Pykäläinen (F)	19	2007		-	-	-
	#7	Lunasa Sano (F)	28	1998	Tokyo, JPN	5'6"	143	L
		Milja Siira (F)	19	2007	Lieksa, FIN	-	-	L
	#9	Vilma Sneck (C)	25	2001	Lapinlahti, FIN	5'6"	132	L
		Venla Tulppo (F)	21	2005		-	-	L

Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 12Av Age: 22.82 yearsAv Ht: 5'5"Av Wt: 139 lbsCompare with other teams »

2024-2025 KalPa Staff

Head CoachArtturi Rouhiainen
Asst. CoachJere Hakkarainen
Asst. CoachSami Tapaninen
Team ManagerMari Leskinen
Conditioning CoachTarja Koski
Conditioning CoachJaakko Uhlbäck
Dir. of Hockey OperationsBenjamin Laurinkari
Equipment ManagerJari Hämäläinen
Equipment ManagerOtto Hoffrén
Mental CoachSami Tapaninen

Team Staff History

2024-2025 KalPa Captains

"C"

Elli Mäkelä

"A"

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2024-2025 KalPa Demographics

KalPa Facts

Plays in: Naisten Mestis
Team Colors: Yellow + Black
Town: Kuopio, FIN Map
Founded: 1929

2024-2025 KalPa Roster Facts

Nationalities

27 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

KalPa: 1 888 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

KalPa Akatemia (Suomi-sarja (W))
LL-89 (Suomi-sarja (W))

Arena Information

Arena Name: Olvi Areena
Location: Kuopio, FIN
Capacity: 5 224
Construction Year: 1979
Secondary Arena: Lippumäen jäähalli

KalPa Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/05/2026 04:45 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo	KalPa	5 - 1	Auroraliiga
03/01/2026 01:00 PM UTC	KalPa	Kiekko-Espoo	1 - 9	Auroraliiga
02/28/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo	KalPa	6 - 1	Auroraliiga
02/15/2026 11:45 AM UTC	KalPa	TPS	1 - 3	Auroraliiga
02/14/2026 01:00 PM UTC	KalPa	TPS	4 - 3 (SO)	Auroraliiga

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Mimmi Keinonen (D)

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06/15/2026

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Aino Määttänen (G)

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Viola Kärkkäinen (D)

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KalPa History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Mestis (W)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	Auroraliiga (W)	32	4	20	-	2	6	50	114	22	0.69	8	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	Auroraliiga (W)	32	10	15	-	3	4	81	87	40	1.25	6	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	Naisten L (W)	32	18	10	-	2	2	119	81	60	1.88	4	Bronze game win
2022-2023	Naisten L (W)	36	29	3	-	2	2	197	65	93	2.58	2	Bronze game win
2021-2022	Naisten L (W)	10	6	2	-	2	0	34	18	22	2.2	2	Quarterfinal loss
	Naisten L (W)	20	2	15	-	1	2	36	78	10	0.5	9	Final group
2020-2021	Naisten L (W)	25	18	6	-	1	0	121	51	56	2.24	2	Final loss
	Naisten L (W)	18	14	3	-	1	0	94	34	44	2.44	2	Final group
2019-2020	Naisten L (W)	30	17	7	-	4	2	124	64	61	2.03	3	Playoffs Cancelled
	Naisten L (W)	20	13	4	-	1	2	96	41	43	2.15	2	Final group
2018-2019	Naisten L (W)	30	19	11	-	0	0	154	83	57	1.9	4	Bronze game loss
	Naisten L (W)	18	13	5	-	0	0	112	51	39	2.17	3	Final group
2017-2018	Naisten L (W)	30	14	13	-	2	1	112	92	47	1.57	6	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	SM-sarja (W)	28	17	6	-	1	4	100	72	57	2.04	3	Bronze game win
2015-2016	SM-sarja (W)	28	7	19	-	1	1	47	142	24	0.86	6	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	SM-sarja (W)	28	6	20	-	1	1	61	155	21	0.75	6	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	SM-sarja (W)	28	8	15	-	3	2	89	115	32	1.14	6	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	SM-sarja (W)	10	9	1	0	-	-	81	23	37	3.7	1	Saved in relegation
	SM-sarja (W)	28	6	16	-	2	4	90	122	26	0.93	7	Relegation Play
2011-2012	SM-sarja (W)	31	10	16	-	3	2	120	121	38	1.23	5	Quarterfinal loss
	SM-sarja (W)	16	7	6	-	3	0	84	51	27	1.69	5	Final group
2010-2011	SM-sarja (W)	26	9	14	-	2	1	56	73	32	1.23	6	Quarterfinal loss
	SM-sarja (W)	16	7	6	-	1	2	43	44	25	1.56	6	Final group
2009-2010	SM-sarja (W)	16	11	1	4	2	4	75	35	39	2.44	1	Promoted
	I-divisioona (W)	12	12	0	0	-	-	82	8	24	2	1	Qualification
2008-2009	SM-sarja (W)	15	2	11	-	1	1	32	64	9	0.6	5	Qualification loss
	I-divisioona (W)	12	6	3	3	-	-	35	27	15	1.25	3	Qualification
2007-2008	I-divisioona (W)	7	5	1	1	-	-	26	12	11	1.57	2	Saved in relegation
	I-divisioona (W)	21	5	14	2	-	-	83	110	12	0.57	7	Relegation Play

KalPa Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Viola Kärkkäinen (D)	2026-2027	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr (W)	3	0	1	1	4
2.	Nozomi Kiribuchi (F)	2026-2027	HC 2001 Kladno	Extraliga žen	1	0	0	0	0
3.	Jenna Kaila (F)	2026-2027	Finland	-	2	0	0	0	2
4.	Jenna Kaila (F)	2026-2027	Finland (all)	International (W)	2	0	0	0	2
5.	Minea Huovinen (F)	2026-2027	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr (W)	3	0	0	0	2
6.	Elisa Holopainen (F)	2026-2027	Frölunda HC	SDHL	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Sanni Rantala (D)	2026-2027	Frölunda HC	SDHL	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Dominika Malicka (F)	2026-2027	Södertälje SK	NDHL	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Tanja Koljonen (D)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo	Auroraliiga	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Veera Paroinen (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Auroraliiga	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'5"	119 lbs	18.38
2025-2026	View Roster	5'6"	143 lbs	21.85
2024-2025	View Roster	5'5"	139 lbs	22.82
2023-2024	View Roster	5'5"	139 lbs	22.92
2022-2023	View Roster	5'5"	139 lbs	23.75

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tanja Niskanen (F)	301	257	231	488
2.	Johanna Juutilainen (F)	378	175	274	449
3.	Elisa Holopainen (F)	176	206	173	379
4.	Matilda Nilsson (F)	189	164	140	304
5.	Salla Rantanen (F)	272	97	112	209

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tanja Niskanen (F)	301	257	231	488
2.	Elisa Holopainen (F)	176	206	173	379
3.	Johanna Juutilainen (F)	378	175	274	449
4.	Matilda Nilsson (F)	189	164	140	304
5.	Salla Rantanen (F)	272	97	112	209

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Johanna Juutilainen (F)	378	175	274	449
2.	Tanja Niskanen (F)	301	257	231	488
3.	Elisa Holopainen (F)	176	206	173	379
4.	Matilda Nilsson (F)	189	164	140	304
5.	Salla Rantanen (F)	272	97	112	209

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Salla Rantanen (F)	272	97	209	322
2.	Tanja Niskanen (F)	301	257	488	207
3.	Emma Ritari (D)	251	34	102	194
4.	Marjo Voutilainen (F)	177	86	187	172
5.	Tanja Koljonen (D)	193	33	133	171

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Johanna Juutilainen (F)	378	175	274	449
2.	Tanja Niskanen (F)	301	257	231	488
3.	Ella Lappi (F)	274	24	39	63
4.	Salla Rantanen (F)	272	97	112	209
5.	Emma Ritari (D)	251	34	68	102

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Elisa Holopainen (F)	176	206	379	2.15
2.	Riikka Sallinen (F)	10	10	18	1.80
3.	Jenna Kaila (F)	36	28	59	1.64
4.	Tanja Niskanen (F)	301	257	488	1.62
5.	Matilda Nilsson (F)	189	164	304	1.61

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Tanja Niskanen (F)	2018-2019	29	31	79
2.	Elisa Holopainen (F)	2022-2023	28	41	75
3.	Matilda Nilsson (F)	2018-2019	30	39	74
4.	Elisa Holopainen (F)	2020-2021	25	39	64
5.	Elisa Holopainen (F)	2019-2020	30	37	62

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Elisa Holopainen (F)	2022-2023	28	41	75
2.	Matilda Nilsson (F)	2018-2019	30	39	74
3.	Elisa Holopainen (F)	2020-2021	25	39	64
4.	Elisa Holopainen (F)	2019-2020	30	37	62
5.	Tanja Niskanen (F)	2011-2012	29	33	56

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Tanja Niskanen (F)	2018-2019	29	48	79
2.	Johanna Juutilainen (F)	2022-2023	36	36	50
3.	Matilda Nilsson (F)	2018-2019	30	35	74
4.	Elisa Holopainen (F)	2022-2023	28	34	75
5.	Sanni Rantala (D)	2022-2023	30	32	39

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Kirsi Hänninen (D)	1995-1996	23	30	66
2.	Riina Korhonen (D)	2014-2015	26	4	63
3.	Salla Rantanen (F)	2014-2015	24	8	54
4.	Salla Rantanen (F)	2017-2018	28	19	53
5.	Laura Hämäläinen (F)	1999-2000	14	4	53