What league does Kärpät Akatemia play in?

Kärpät Akatemia play in the Mestis (W).

Where is Kärpät Akatemia based?

Kärpät Akatemia is based in Oulu, FIN.

Who is the head coach of Kärpät Akatemia?

The head coach of Kärpät Akatemia is Kristiina Meriläinen.

Who is the captain of Kärpät Akatemia?

The captain of Kärpät Akatemia is Katri Kivimäki.

What arena does Kärpät Akatemia play in?

Kärpät Akatemia play their home games at Oulun jäähalli 2 in Oulu, FIN.

Kärpät Akatemia

Mestis (W)

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2024-2025

2024-2025 Season

Kärpät Akatemia were 20-0 in the 2024-25 Suomi-sarja (W) season with 40 points, 1st in the Lohko 2 and 1st overall.

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2024-2025 Kärpät Akatemia Player Stats

All Positions

Kärpät Akatemia — 2024-2025 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Suomi-sarja (W)
1.		Josefiina Nissilä (F)	18	42	33	75	4	-	3	0	0	0	2
2.		Edla Similä (F)	15	24	35	59	4	-	3	1	1	2	0
3.		Linnea Tulkki (F)	15	21	22	43	10	-	3	0	2	2	0
4.		Venla Rauhala (F)	20	17	19	36	2	-	3	1	1	2	6
5.		Vilma Aho (F)	15	13	15	28	4	-	3	0	0	0	2
6.		Martta Lampinen (F)	19	20	7	27	4	-	3	1	0	1	2
7.		Anu-Riikka Autio (D)	12	13	12	25	2	-	2	0	0	0	0
8.		Katri Kivimäki (D)	16	7	18	25	4	-	3	0	3	3	2
9.		Nette Lehtola (F)	17	9	14	23	4	-	1	0	0	0	0
10.		Jasmin Lohisalo (F)	17	6	15	21	8	-	3	0	0	0	0
11.		Sanna Karppinen (F)	14	9	9	18	4	-	3	0	1	1	2
12.		Jenni Rissanen (D)	18	7	11	18	0	-	3	0	0	0	0
13.		Susanna Mustonen (D)	17	5	9	14	6	-	3	0	0	0	0
14.		Ellen Sandvik (D)	20	3	10	13	16	-	3	0	0	0	2
15.		Sara Backman (F)	18	6	6	12	26	-	3	0	0	0	0
16.		Selina Mattila (D)	20	3	8	11	0	-	2	0	0	0	0
17.		Nella Huttu (F)	7	5	5	10	2	-	1	0	0	0	0
18.		Olivia Pinola (D)	12	3	7	10	2	-	3	0	0	0	0
19.		Emmi Tuikkanen (F)	17	3	6	9	4	-	3	0	0	0	0
20.		Emma Jaatinen (F)	8	3	4	7	0	-	2	0	0	0	0
21.		Taru Nevala (F)	5	2	3	5	0	-
22.		Inka Tirilä (D)	14	1	3	4	0	-
23.		Ruska Tanhua (D)	10	0	2	2	6	-
24.		Emmi Loponen (C)	0	0	0	0	0	-	3	3	1	4	0
25.		Viivi-Maija Ruonakoski (D)	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	2
26.		Eerika Huotari (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-
27.		Saaga Nikka (D)	3	0	0	0	0	-
28.		Emmanuelle Bell (F)	10	0	0	0	2	-

Kärpät Akatemia — 2024-2025 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
Suomi-sarja (W)
1.		Julia Keski-Petäjä (G)	13	0.73	.955	12	0	-	6	740:00	189	1	1.00	.963
2.		Sini Väänänen (G)	6	1.17	.901	6	0	-	2	360:00	64
3.		Iina Oilinki (G)	1	2.00	.867	1	0	-	0	60:00	13
4.		Elise Malkamäki (G)	1	4.50	.750	1	0	-	0	40:00	9
5.		Aino Julkunen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.		Emilia Piekkari (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-	2	1.52	.952

2024-2025 Kärpät Akatemia Staff

Head CoachKristiina Meriläinen
Asst. CoachSami Inkiläinen
Asst. CoachTapio Kontio
Asst. CoachVenla Varis
Goaltending CoachMikko Marin
Team ManagerSari Anne Bell
Team ManagerTiia Lehtola
Equipment ManagerLasse Keski-Petäjä
Equipment ManagerHannu Kivimäki

Team Staff History

2024-2025 Kärpät Akatemia Captains

"C"

Katri Kivimäki

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2024-2025 Kärpät Akatemia Demographics

Kärpät Akatemia Facts

Plays in: Naisten Mestis
Team Colors: -
Town: Oulu, FIN Map
Founded: -

2024-2025 Kärpät Akatemia Roster Facts

Nationalities

34 players

Experience

Kärpät Akatemia: 883 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Kärpät (Auroraliiga (W))
Kärpät III

Arena Information

Arena Name: Oulun jäähalli 2
Location: Oulu, FIN
Capacity: -
Construction Year: 2008

Kärpät Akatemia Games

Kärpät Akatemia — 2024-2025 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
02/17/2024 05:45 PM GMT+2	Kärpät Akatemia	KalPa Akatemia	2 - 6	Mestis
02/03/2024 03:15 PM GMT+2	KalPa Akatemia	Kärpät Akatemia	7 - 0	Mestis
01/28/2024 11:15 AM GMT+2	Kärpät Akatemia	HPK Akatemia	1 - 9	Mestis
01/27/2024 05:30 PM GMT+2	Kärpät Akatemia	HPK Akatemia	2 - 7	Mestis
01/21/2024 12:00 PM GMT+2	PaRa	Kärpät Akatemia	4 - 1	Mestis

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Latest Transactions

Kärpät Akatemia — Latest Transactions
Date	Status	Player	Source
07/21/2026	Extension	Venla Rauhala (F)	Details
06/25/2026	Extension	Anna Aikio (F)	Details
07/17/2025	Extension	Edla Similä (F)	Details
07/09/2025	Extension	Emmi Loponen (F)	Details
07/09/2025	Extension	Linnea Tulkki (F)	Details
06/23/2025	Extension	Katri Kivimäki (D)	Details
07/16/2024	Extension	Martta Lampinen (F)	Details
07/16/2024	Extension	Elisa Pekkala (F)	Details

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Kärpät Akatemia History and Standings

Kärpät Akatemia — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Kärpät Akatemia
2026-2027	Mestis (W)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	Mestis (W)	3	2	1	-	0	0	9	8	6	2	2	Saved in relegation
	Mestis (W)	28	5	21	-	0	2	56	119	17	0.61	8	Relegation Play
2024-2025	Mestis (W)	3	2	1	0	-	-	6	7	6	2	2	Promoted
	Suomi-sarja (W)	20	20	0	0	-	-	222	21	40	2	1	Final loss
2023-2024	Mestis (W)	2	0	2	-	0	0	1	8	0	0	4	Relegated
	Mestis (W)	28	3	23	-	0	2	33	172	11	0.39	8	Relegation Play
2022-2023	Mestis (W)	14	4	8	-	1	1	32	48	15	1.07	7	No playoffs held
	Mestis Q (W)	2	1	0	-	0	0	6	8	3	1.5	2	Promoted
	Mestis Q (W)	14	7	6	-	1	0	51	39	23	1.64	3	Qualification
2021-2022	Mestis (W)	13	5	5	-	1	2	38	39	19	1.46	4	-
	Mestis Q (W)	15	10	4	-	0	1	86	39	31	2.07	2	-
2020-2021	Mestis (W)	6	5	1	-	0	0	32	6	17	2.83	1	Season Cancelled
	Mestis Q (W)	14	12	0	-	2	0	98	29	40	2.86	1	-
2019-2020	Mestis (W)	9	7	1	-	1	0	43	12	23	2.56	2	Season Cancelled
	Mestis Q (W)	12	7	3	-	0	2	47	36	23	1.92	2	-
2018-2019	Mestis (W)	13	1	11	-	0	1	14	50	4	0.31	4	-
	Mestis (W)	10	0	9	-	0	1	7	37	1	0.1	6	Final group
	Mestis Q (W)	16	8	8	-	0	0	73	41	24	1.5	3	-
2017-2018	Suomi-sarja (W)	10	7	1	2	-	-	44	19	16	1.6	1	Bronze game loss
	Mestis Q (W)	16	4	11	-	1	0	37	58	14	0.88	6	-
2016-2017	Suomi-sarja (W)	4	3	0	1	-	-	14	4	7	1.75	2	Bronze game loss
	Suomi-sarja (W)	10	5	4	1	-	-	29	19	11	1.1	4	Final group
	Mestis Q (W)	12	3	7	2	-	-	31	43	8	0.67	5	-
2015-2016	Mestis Q (W)	8	1	5	2	-	-	19	27	4	0.5	5	-
	Mestis (W)	4	0	3	1	-	-	8	15	1	0.25	5	Did not make playoffs
	Suomi-sarja (W)	10	7	2	1	-	-	53	28	15	1.5	2	-
Kärpät II
2009-2010	Suomi-sarja (W)	2	1	1	0	-	-	9	5	2	1	2	Qualification
	Suomi-sarja (W)	4	2	2	0	-	-	11	8	4	1	2	Qualification
	I-divisioona (W)	14	3	7	4	-	-	46	70	10	0.71	7	Qualification loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Kärpät Akatemia — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Emma Ekoluoma (F)	2026-2027	Ilves	Auroraliiga	11	13	5	18	0
2.	Emmi Loponen (F)	2026-2027	HPK	Auroraliiga	13	7	11	18	6
3.	Anu-Riikka Autio (D)	2026-2027	Kiilat	Suomi-sarja	8	4	5	9	4
4.	Sari Wäänänen (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät	Auroraliiga	14	4	4	8	18
5.	Julia Ahlskog (D)	2026-2027	Ilves	Auroraliiga	13	1	6	7	6
6.	Jasmine Ylitalo (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät	Auroraliiga	12	4	2	6	0
7.	Jenni Rissanen (D)	2026-2027	KeuPa HT / JYP	Mestis	10	1	4	5	2
8.	Viivi-Maija Ruonakoski (D)	2026-2027	Kärpät	Auroraliiga	13	1	4	5	25
9.	Inna Korpi-Halkola (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät	Auroraliiga	8	2	1	3	2
10.	Anniina Kylmäaho (D)	2026-2027	KeuPa HT / JYP	Mestis	9	1	2	3	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Kärpät Akatemia — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'4"	146 lbs	20.00
2025-2026	View Roster	5'4"	143 lbs	19.93
2024-2025	View Roster	5'5"	139 lbs	20.21
2023-2024	View Roster	5'5"	137 lbs	20.18
2022-2023	View Roster	5'5"	141 lbs	19.22

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Kärpät Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Marianna Rajala (F)	134	128	71	199
2.	Noora Moilanen (F)	135	46	89	135
3.	Josefiina Nissilä (F)	18	42	33	75
4.	Kati Seppänen (F)	30	26	43	69
5.	Laura Männikkö (F)	128	33	32	65

Franchise All-Time Goals

Kärpät Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Marianna Rajala (F)	134	128	71	199
2.	Noora Moilanen (F)	135	46	89	135
3.	Josefiina Nissilä (F)	18	42	33	75
4.	Laura Männikkö (F)	128	33	32	65
5.	Linnea Tulkki (F)	63	30	32	62

Franchise All-Time Assists

Kärpät Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Noora Moilanen (F)	135	46	89	135
2.	Marianna Rajala (F)	134	128	71	199
3.	Kati Seppänen (F)	30	26	43	69
4.	Edla Similä (F)	15	24	35	59
5.	Essi Puusaari (F)	86	14	35	49

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Kärpät Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Marianna Rajala (F)	134	128	199	110
2.	Lilli Antinmäki (D)	81	22	55	109
3.	Ida-Maria Tapani (D)	113	7	40	94
4.	Noora Moilanen (F)	135	46	135	81
5.	Inka Kervinen (F)	117	8	21	74

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Kärpät Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Noora Moilanen (F)	135	46	89	135
2.	Marianna Rajala (F)	134	128	71	199
3.	Laura Männikkö (F)	128	33	32	65
4.	Veera Huotari (F)	119	27	25	52
5.	Riina Tornberg (F)	119	6	18	24

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Kärpät Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Josefiina Nissilä (F)	18	42	75	4.17
2.	Edla Similä (F)	15	24	59	3.93
3.	Hanna Arola (F)	2	1	6	3.00
4.	Kati Seppänen (F)	30	26	69	2.30
5.	Ella Välikangas (F)	1	1	2	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Kärpät Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Josefiina Nissilä (F)	2024-2025	Suomi-sarja (W)	18	42	33	75	4.17	4
2.	Edla Similä (F)	2024-2025	Suomi-sarja (W)	15	24	35	59	3.93	4
3.	Kati Seppänen (F)	2020-2021	Mestis Q (W)	14	15	31	46	3.29	4
4.	Linnea Tulkki (F)	2024-2025	Suomi-sarja (W)	15	21	22	43	2.87	10
5.	Venla Rauhala (F)	2024-2025	Suomi-sarja (W)	20	17	19	36	1.80	2

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Kärpät Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Josefiina Nissilä (F)	2024-2025	Suomi-sarja (W)	18	42	33	75	4.17	4
2.	Edla Similä (F)	2024-2025	Suomi-sarja (W)	15	24	35	59	3.93	4
3.	Linnea Tulkki (F)	2024-2025	Suomi-sarja (W)	15	21	22	43	2.87	10
4.	Marianna Rajala (F)	2018-2019	Mestis Q (W)	16	20	10	30	1.88	16
5.	Martta Lampinen (F)	2024-2025	Suomi-sarja (W)	19	20	7	27	1.42	4

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Kärpät Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Edla Similä (F)	2024-2025	Suomi-sarja (W)	15	24	35	59	3.93	4
2.	Josefiina Nissilä (F)	2024-2025	Suomi-sarja (W)	18	42	33	75	4.17	4
3.	Kati Seppänen (F)	2020-2021	Mestis Q (W)	14	15	31	46	3.29	4
4.	Linnea Tulkki (F)	2024-2025	Suomi-sarja (W)	15	21	22	43	2.87	10
5.	Venla Rauhala (F)	2024-2025	Suomi-sarja (W)	20	17	19	36	1.80	2

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Kärpät Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Elisa Pekkala (F)	2023-2024	Mestis (W)	22	4	7	11	0.50	42
2.	Saphira Uusimäki (F)	2023-2024	Mestis (W)	26	6	4	10	0.38	37
3.	Lilli Antinmäki (D)	2019-2020	Mestis (W)	8	1	4	5	0.63	35
4.	Noora Moilanen (F)	2019-2020	Mestis (W)	8	3	7	10	1.25	31
5.	Joanna Pohjola (F)	2023-2024	Mestis (W)	26	2	0	2	0.08	31