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 Tiina Lustig.

What arena does KalPa Akatemia play in?

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

Who is the general manager of KalPa Akatemia?

The general manager of KalPa Akatemia is Mira Urrila.

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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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

KalPa Akatemia were 18-9-1 in the 2023-24 Mestis (W) season with 52 points, 3rd overall.

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2023-2024 KalPa Akatemia Player Stats

All Positions

KalPa Akatemia — 2023-2024 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Mestis (W)
1.		Esther Väärälä (F)	23	13	24	37	6	-
2.		Jessica Pappinen (F)	27	14	19	33	4	-
3.		Emilia Pekkarinen (F)	26	12	12	24	10	-
4.		Anniina Rissanen (D)	28	8	15	23	8	-
5.		Tiina Lustig (RW)	23	11	8	19	26	-
6.		Annika Holopainen (F)	23	6	6	12	2	-
7.		Milja Siira (F)	26	6	5	11	8	-
8.		Veera Ahokas (F)	22	4	7	11	0	-
9.		Jenni Miettinen (D)	24	3	6	9	16	-
10.		Venla Tulppo (F)	24	3	5	8	33	-
11.		Wilma Hautamäki (D)	25	3	4	7	8	-
12.		Veera Puurula (F)	27	3	4	7	10	-
13.		Erika Rönkä (F)	7	3	3	6	4	-
14.		Venla Nurmi (D)	14	3	3	6	2	-
15.		Katja Ahonen (D/F)	23	3	2	5	22	-
16.		Venla Kirjavainen (D)	16	1	4	5	10	-
17.		Silja Määttä (D)	16	3	1	4	2	-
18.		Vilmina Mäkkeli (F)	13	2	2	4	0	-
19.		Mimmi Keinonen (D)	4	0	4	4	0	-
20.		Amanda Laitinen (D)	27	1	2	3	2	-
21.		Petra Laajala (D)	23	0	3	3	0	-
22.		Emmi Tirkkonen (F)	2	0	2	2	0	-
23.		Lunasa Sano (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
24.		Veera Paroinen (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
25.		Meeri Karppinen (D)	6	0	0	0	2	-
26.		Mira Urrila (F)	8	0	0	0	6	-
27.		Minja Turunen (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-
28.		Veera Holopainen (F)	-	-	-	-	-	-
29.		Petra Keromaa (LW)	-	-	-	-	-	-

KalPa Akatemia — 2023-2024 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
Mestis (W)
1.		Henna Lajunen (G)	19	1.84	.935	10	6	-	4	1111:32	492
2.		Maiju Lehtinen (G)	10	2.38	.928	6	4	-	2	579:30	296

2023-2024 KalPa Akatemia Staff

Head CoachJarno Hakkarainen
Asst. CoachJukka Jokitalo
Goaltending CoachSamu Oksanen
General ManagerMira Urrila
Team ManagerIitamari Partio
Conditioning CoachJanne Kippola
Equipment ManagerHarri Mäkkeli
Head Equipment ManagerMarkku Veijalainen

Team Staff History

2023-2024 KalPa Akatemia Captains

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Tiina Lustig

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Team Captaincy History

2023-2024 KalPa Akatemia Demographics

KalPa Akatemia Facts

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

2023-2024 KalPa Akatemia Roster Facts

Nationalities

29 players
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1 player

Experience

KalPa Akatemia: 1 437 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

KalPa Akatemia — 2023-2024 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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Latest Transactions

KalPa Akatemia — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
06/10/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Fiina Kotilainen (F)	TPS	Details
06/24/2025	Extension		Anniina Rissanen (D)		Details
05/27/2025	Extension		Meeri Karppinen (D)		Details
08/05/2024	Extension		Jessica Pappinen (F)		Details
08/23/2023	Extension		Erika Rönkä (F)		Details
08/23/2023	Extension		Emmi Tirkkonen (F)		Details
02/16/2023	Confirmed	joining	Esther Väärälä (F)	No team	Details
08/31/2021	Extension		Erika Rönkä (F)		Details

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KalPa Akatemia History and Standings

KalPa Akatemia — Season History
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

KalPa Akatemia — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Emilia Pekkarinen (F)	2026-2027	LL-89	Suomi-sarja	2	3	7	10	0
2.	Kirsikka Lukkari (F)	2026-2027	Jokipojat	Suomi-sarja	3	5	4	9	0
3.	Ramona Riekkinen (F)	2026-2027	KalPa	Mestis	7	4	4	8	2
4.	Jessica Pappinen (F)	2026-2027	KalPa	Mestis	7	5	2	7	2
5.	Vilma Sneck (F)	2026-2027	KeuPa HT / JYP	Mestis	7	5	1	6	6
6.	Vilmina Mäkkeli (F)	2026-2027	KalPa	Mestis	6	4	2	6	4
7.	Mira Urrila (F)	2026-2027	LL-89	Suomi-sarja	2	4	1	5	0
8.	Riikka Rantala (F)	2026-2027	LL-89	Suomi-sarja	2	4	1	5	0
9.	Noora Oksanen (D)	2026-2027	KeuPa HT / JYP	Mestis	7	3	2	5	4
10.	Petra Keromaa (F)	2026-2027	LL-89	Suomi-sarja	2	2	3	5	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

KalPa Akatemia — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	-	-	16.77
2025-2026	View Roster	5'5"	123 lbs	19.74
2024-2025	View Roster	5'7"	139 lbs	21.36
2023-2024	View Roster	5'7"	146 lbs	21.00
2022-2023	View Roster	5'7"	146 lbs	20.68

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

KalPa Akatemia — 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

KalPa Akatemia — 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

KalPa Akatemia — 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.

KalPa Akatemia — 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

KalPa Akatemia — 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

KalPa Akatemia — 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

KalPa Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Esther Väärälä (F)	2023-2024	Mestis (W)	23	13	24	37	1.61	6
2.	Jessica Pappinen (F)	2023-2024	Mestis (W)	27	14	19	33	1.22	4
3.	Aino Härkönen (F)	2016-2017	Mestis Q (W)	17	21	11	32	1.88	4
4.	Aino Härkönen (F)	2015-2016	Suomi-sarja (W)	10	22	9	31	3.10	8
5.	Mimmi Keinonen (D)	2021-2022	Suomi-sarja (W)	19	15	16	31	1.63	2

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

KalPa Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Aino Härkönen (F)	2015-2016	Suomi-sarja (W)	10	22	9	31	3.10	8
2.	Aino Härkönen (F)	2016-2017	Mestis Q (W)	17	21	11	32	1.88	4
3.	Mimmi Keinonen (D)	2021-2022	Suomi-sarja (W)	19	15	16	31	1.63	2
4.	Veera Paroinen (F)	2025-2026	Mestis (W)	20	15	15	30	1.50	4
5.	Noora Oksanen (D)	2018-2019	Mestis Q (W)	15	15	5	20	1.33	8

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

KalPa Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Esther Väärälä (F)	2023-2024	Mestis (W)	23	13	24	37	1.61	6
2.	Jessica Pappinen (F)	2023-2024	Mestis (W)	27	14	19	33	1.22	4
3.	Milla Rytkönen (F)	2024-2025	Mestis (W)	28	10	19	29	1.04	18
4.	Anniina Rissanen (D)	2024-2025	Mestis (W)	27	9	17	26	0.96	6
5.	Emilia Pekkarinen (F)	2024-2025	Mestis (W)	28	8	17	25	0.89	8

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

KalPa Akatemia — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Tiina Lustig (F)	2022-2023	Mestis (W)	14	8	1	9	0.64	41
2.	Venla Tulppo (F)	2023-2024	Mestis (W)	24	3	5	8	0.33	33
3.	Katja Ahonen (D)	2025-2026	Mestis (W)	25	0	6	6	0.24	32
4.	Salla Vasankari (D)	2018-2019	Mestis Q (W)	11	4	5	9	0.82	29
5.	Netta Korkiakoski (D)	2018-2019	Suomi-sarja (W)	4	4	0	4	1.00	27