What league does KalPa Akatemia play in?

KalPa Akatemia play in the Suomi-sarja (W).

When was KalPa Akatemia founded?

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

Where is KalPa Akatemia based?

KalPa Akatemia is based in Kuopio, FIN.

Who is the head coach of KalPa Akatemia?

The head coach of KalPa Akatemia is Jarno Hakkarainen.

Who is the captain of KalPa Akatemia?

The captain of KalPa Akatemia is Petra Keromaa.

What arena does KalPa Akatemia play in?

KalPa Akatemia play their home games at Tuplajäät in Kuopio, FIN.

What are the team colors of KalPa Akatemia?

The team colors of KalPa Akatemia are Yellow + Black.

KalPa Akatemia

Suomi-sarja (W)

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

KalPa Akatemia were 11-3-0 in the 2022-23 Mestis Q (W) season with 32 points, 2nd in the Lohko 3 and 5th overall.

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2022-2023 KalPa Akatemia Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Sara Hynninen (G)	21	2005		-	-	-
	#30	Aino Laitinen (G)	24	2002	Sonkajärvi, FIN	5'3"	126	L
	#2	Henna Lajunen (G)	25	2000	Mikkeli, FIN	5'3"	110	L
	#37	Maiju Lehtinen (G)	26	2000		5'10"	150	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#47	Meeri Karppinen (D)Loan	18	2008		-	-	-
	#28	Mimmi Keinonen (D)	22	2004		5'4"	154	L
	#48	Mirka Kivi (D)	23	2003	Ruovesi, FIN	5'8"	163	L
	#53	Amanda Laitinen (D)	22	2004		-	-	L
	#27	Jenni Miettinen (D)Loan	16	2009		-	-	-
	#5	Elli Mäkelä (D)	25	2001	Kotka, FIN	5'4"	121	L
	#7	Silja Määttä (D)"A"	20	2006		-	-	-
		Venla Nurmi (D)	28	1998	Alavus, FIN	5'8"	161	L
	#19	Tuuli Repo (D)	31	1995	Kuopio, FIN	5'6"	152	L
	#2	Anniina Rissanen (D)"A"	28	1997		-	-	-
	#24	Minja Turunen (D)	25	2000		-	-	L
FORWARDS
	#8	Veera Ahokas (F)	20	2006		-	-	-
	#61	Annika Holopainen (F)Loan	20	2006		-	-	-
	#14	Veera Holopainen (F)	20	2005		-	-	L
	#17	Emma Jaatinen (F)Loan	20	2006		-	-	-
	#11	Inka Katajisto (F)	26	2000		5'1"	137	L
	#25	Petra Keromaa (LW)"C"	28	1998	Joensuu, FIN	5'9"	154	L
	#14	Ella Lappi (C)	27	1999	Elimäki, FIN	5'3"	130	L
	#23	Tiina Lustig (RW)	26	2000		5'11"	163	L
	#49	Veera Paroinen (F)	21	2005		5'5"	137	L
	#15	Emilia Pekkarinen (F)	28	1998		-	-	L
		Annu Ruotsalainen (F)	31	1995		-	-	-
	#12	Erika Rönkä (F)	21	2005		5'7"	154	R
		Elisa Salminen (F)	44	1982		-	-	-
	#43	Milja Siira (F)Loan	19	2007	Lieksa, FIN	-	-	L
	#9	Vilma Sneck (C)	25	2001	Lapinlahti, FIN	5'6"	132	L
	#17	Emmi Tirkkonen (F)	22	2004		5'4"	128	L
	#22	Venla Tulppo (F)	21	2005		-	-	L
	#10	Minka Turunen (F)	22	2004		-	-	L
	#21	Mira Urrila (F)	26	2000	Pyhäjärvi, FIN	-	-	L
	#10	Esther Väärälä (F)	41	1985	Wien, AUT	5'7"	159	L

Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 12Av Age: 20.55 yearsAv Ht: 5'7"Av Wt: 146 lbsCompare with other teams »

2022-2023 KalPa Akatemia Staff

Head CoachJarno Hakkarainen
Asst. CoachJukka Jokitalo
Asst. CoachJukka Jokitalo
Asst. CoachVenla Kirjavainen
Asst. CoachVenla Kirjavainen
Goaltending CoachSamu Oksanen
Goaltending CoachSamu Oksanen
Team ManagerKirsi Laitinen
Team ManagerKirsi Laitinen
Equipment ManagerIitamari Partio
Equipment ManagerIitamari Partio
Head Equipment ManagerMarkku Veijalainen
Head Equipment ManagerMarkku Veijalainen

Team Staff History

2022-2023 KalPa Akatemia Captains

"C"

Petra Keromaa

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2022-2023 KalPa Akatemia Demographics

KalPa Akatemia Facts

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

2022-2023 KalPa Akatemia Roster Facts

Nationalities

34 players
1 player

Experience

KalPa Akatemia: 1 068 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

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

Arena Information

Arena Name: Tuplajäät
Location: Siilinjärvi, FIN
Capacity: 1 000
Construction Year: -

KalPa Akatemia Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/10/2024 09:30 AM UTC	KalPa Akatemia	PaRa	2 - 1	Mestis
03/09/2024 02:30 PM UTC	KalPa Akatemia	PaRa	6 - 2	Mestis
03/03/2024 12:35 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia	KalPa Akatemia	2 - 3 (SO)	Mestis
03/02/2024 04:05 PM UTC	Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia	KalPa Akatemia	3 - 1	Mestis
02/24/2024 02:15 PM UTC	KalPa Akatemia	APV	5 - 4 (OT 64:38)	Mestis

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06/10/2026

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Fiina Kotilainen (F)

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06/24/2025

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Anniina Rissanen (D)

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05/27/2025

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Meeri Karppinen (D)

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08/05/2024

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Jessica Pappinen (F)

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08/23/2023

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02/16/2023

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Esther Väärälä (F)

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08/31/2021

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Erika Rönkä (F)

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KalPa Akatemia History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Suomi-sarja (W)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	Mestis (W)	28	7	19	-	0	2	64	123	23	0.82	6	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	Mestis (W)	28	13	8	-	5	2	83	78	51	1.82	3	Bronze game loss
2023-2024	Mestis (W)	28	15	9	-	3	1	104	59	52	1.86	3	No playoffs held
2022-2023	Mestis (W)	14	5	6	-	0	3	34	39	18	1.29	5	No playoffs held
	Mestis Q (W)	14	10	3	-	1	0	65	20	32	2.29	2	Promoted
2021-2022	Suomi-sarja (W)	12	3	8	1	-	-	56	71	7	0.58	6	Did not make playoffs
	Suomi-sarja (W)	12	4	6	2	-	-	46	58	10	0.83	2	Final group
2020-2021	Suomi-sarja (W)	5	2	3	0	-	-	17	24	4	0.8	2	Season Cancelled
	Mestis Q (W)	14	4	9	-	0	1	36	64	13	0.93	5	-
2019-2020	Suomi-sarja (W)	9	3	5	1	-	-	32	40	7	0.78	3	Season Cancelled
	Mestis Q (W)	12	2	10	-	0	0	28	79	6	0.5	5	-
2018-2019	Suomi-sarja (W)	10	7	3	0	-	-	44	24	14	1.4	2	Did not make playoffs
	Mestis Q (W)	15	11	3	-	1	0	69	25	35	2.33	2	-
2017-2018	Mestis (W)	14	1	8	-	2	3	14	45	10	0.71	7	No playoffs held
	Mestis Q (W)	16	9	6	-	1	0	51	49	29	1.81	3	-
2016-2017	Suomi-sarja (W)	4	2	1	1	-	-	12	9	5	1.25	2	Did not make playoffs
	Suomi-sarja (W)	10	4	4	2	-	-	27	35	10	1	7	Final group
	Mestis Q (W)	12	7	3	2	-	-	64	37	16	1.33	4	-
2015-2016	Mestis Q (W)	8	3	4	1	-	-	23	31	7	0.88	4	-
	Mestis (W)	4	2	2	0	-	-	11	10	4	1	3	Did not make playoffs
	Suomi-sarja (W)	10	9	1	0	-	-	56	27	18	1.8	1	-
2014-2015	Suomi-sarja (W)	6	3	2	1	-	-	14	17	7	1.17	2	Did not make playoffs
	Suomi-sarja (W)	6	1	3	2	-	-	14	26	4	0.67	3	-
	Mestis Q (W)	14	3	10	1	-	-	30	76	7	0.5	5	-
2013-2014	Suomi-sarja (W)	6	5	0	1	-	-	43	13	11	1.83	1	-
	Suomi-sarja (W)	9	2	7	0	-	-	21	42	4	0.44	9	Final group
	Suomi-sarja (W)	8	4	4	0	-	-	33	28	8	1	3	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Ramona Riekkinen (F)	2026-2027	KalPa	Mestis	2	3	0	3	0
2.	Noora Oksanen (D)	2026-2027	KeuPa HT / JYP	Mestis	2	1	1	2	0
3.	Sanni Lapp (F)	2026-2027	KalPa	Mestis	1	1	0	1	0
4.	Veera Puurula (F)	2026-2027	KalPa	Mestis	2	1	0	1	0
5.	Jessica Pappinen (F)	2026-2027	KalPa	Mestis	2	1	0	1	2
6.	Mimmi Keinonen (D)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Auroraliiga	2	0	1	1	0
7.	Kiira Kettunen (F)	2026-2027	KeuPa HT / JYP	Mestis	2	0	1	1	0
8.	Venna Mäkkeli (F)	2026-2027	KalPa	Mestis	2	0	1	1	2
9.	Vilmina Mäkkeli (F)	2026-2027	KalPa	Mestis	2	0	1	1	4
10.	Kaisla Kortelainen (F)	2026-2027	HPK Akatemia	Mestis	1	0	0	0	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	-	-	19.00
2025-2026	View Roster	5'5"	123 lbs	19.74
2024-2025	View Roster	5'7"	139 lbs	21.28
2023-2024	View Roster	5'7"	146 lbs	20.92
2022-2023	View Roster	5'7"	146 lbs	20.55

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anniina Rissanen (D)	200	69	88	157
2.	Emilia Pekkarinen (F)	106	37	64	101
3.	Aino Härkönen (F)	46	63	31	94
4.	Sanna Laitinen (F)	70	29	53	82
5.	Veera Paroinen (F)	51	40	38	78

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anniina Rissanen (D)	200	69	88	157
2.	Aino Härkönen (F)	46	63	31	94
3.	Noora Oksanen (D)	86	45	25	70
4.	Veera Paroinen (F)	51	40	38	78
5.	Emilia Pekkarinen (F)	106	37	64	101

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anniina Rissanen (D)	200	69	88	157
2.	Emilia Pekkarinen (F)	106	37	64	101
3.	Sanna Laitinen (F)	70	29	53	82
4.	Mimmi Keinonen (D)	66	32	41	73
5.	Veera Paroinen (F)	51	40	38	78

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Tiina Lustig (F)	77	33	54	127
2.	Salla Vasankari (D)	67	6	17	95
3.	Katja Ahonen (D)	74	6	17	78
4.	Jonna Mikander (D)	44	9	36	72
5.	Mira Urrila (F)	83	17	39	69

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anniina Rissanen (D)	200	69	88	157
2.	Amanda Laitinen (D)	115	12	13	25
3.	Emilia Pekkarinen (F)	106	37	64	101
4.	Annika Holopainen (F)	104	14	24	38
5.	Silja Määttä (D)	99	12	17	29

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Kaisla Kortelainen (F)	4	14	23	5.75
2.	Iiris Falck (D)	3	2	14	4.67
3.	Elli Mäkelä (D)	4	6	18	4.50
4.	Ella Lappi (F)	7	7	20	2.86
5.	Aino Härkönen (F)	46	63	94	2.04

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Esther Väärälä (F)	2023-2024	23	13	37
2.	Jessica Pappinen (F)	2023-2024	27	14	33
3.	Aino Härkönen (F)	2016-2017	17	21	32
4.	Aino Härkönen (F)	2015-2016	10	22	31
5.	Mimmi Keinonen (D)	2021-2022	19	15	31

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Aino Härkönen (F)	2015-2016	10	22	31
2.	Aino Härkönen (F)	2016-2017	17	21	32
3.	Mimmi Keinonen (D)	2021-2022	19	15	31
4.	Veera Paroinen (F)	2025-2026	20	15	30
5.	Noora Oksanen (D)	2018-2019	15	15	20

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Esther Väärälä (F)	2023-2024	23	24	37
2.	Jessica Pappinen (F)	2023-2024	27	19	33
3.	Milla Rytkönen (F)	2024-2025	28	19	29
4.	Anniina Rissanen (D)	2024-2025	27	17	26
5.	Emilia Pekkarinen (F)	2024-2025	28	17	25

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Tiina Lustig (F)	2022-2023	14	9	41
2.	Venla Tulppo (F)	2023-2024	24	8	33
3.	Katja Ahonen (D)	2025-2026	25	6	32
4.	Salla Vasankari (D)	2018-2019	11	9	29
5.	Netta Korkiakoski (D)	2018-2019	4	4	27