What league does Finland U18 (all) play in?

Finland U18 (all) play in the International-Jr.

When was Finland U18 (all) founded?

Finland U18 (all) was founded in 1928.

Who is the head coach of Finland U18 (all)?

The head coach of Finland U18 (all) is Jouko Lukkarila.

Finland U18 (all)

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1998-1999

1998-1999 Finland U18 (all) Club Stats

Finland U18 (all) — 1998-1999 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Sami Venäläinen (RW)	totals		41	30	19	49	74	-
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	31	27	17	44	45	-
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	10	3	2	5	29	-
Ville Hämäläinen (C)	totals		36	16	33	49	54	2
	SaiPa	SM-liiga	12	1	0	1	8	2
	SaiPa U20	U20 I-divisioona	12	6	20	26	26	-
	SaiPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	12	9	13	22	20	-
Olli Sillanpää (F)	totals		28	19	13	32	30	-
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	0	0	0	0	-
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	26	19	13	32	30	-
Juhamatti Yli-Junnila (C)	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	36	12	19	31	26	-
Juha-Pekka Hytönen (C)	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	20	9	19	28	14	-
Tuukka Mäntylä (D)	totals		44	9	17	26	60	-
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	10	4	4	8	18	-
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	34	5	13	18	42	-
Tony Salmelainen (LW/RW)	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	21	13	10	23	45	-
Miro Laitinen (C)	totals		43	5	18	23	42	-
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	2	5	7	22	-
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	3	13	16	20	-
Petri Tähtisalo (D)	totals		42	6	12	18	98	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	17	2	3	5	2	-
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	25	4	9	13	96	-
Jouni Kulonen (RW)	FPS	I-divisioona	44	7	10	17	12	-
Matias Metsäranta (RW)	totals		34	10	6	16	20	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	-
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	33	10	6	16	20	-
Lasse Kukkonen (D)	totals		24	3	11	14	14	0
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	22	2	9	11	14	0
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	1	2	3	0	-
Markku Paukkunen (D)	totals		44	4	8	12	34	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	34	3	6	9	24	-
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	10	1	2	3	10	-
Kasper Kenig (LW)	totals		10	7	4	11	38	-
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	1	0	1	0	-
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	9	6	4	10	38	-
Arto Tukio (D)	totals		28	2	9	11	30	-
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	10	1	5	6	18	-
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	18	1	4	5	12	-
Teemu Kesä (D)	totals		32	4	6	10	156	-
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	26	4	5	9	146	-
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	6	0	1	1	10	-
Mikko Hyytiä (C)	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	12	2	7	9	4	-
Juha Alastalo (D)	totals		36	1	8	9	20	-
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	12	1	1	2	6	-
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	24	0	7	7	14	-
Jaakko Harikkala (D)	totals		46	1	3	4	32	-7
	Lukko	SM-liiga	35	0	0	0	10	-7
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-liiga	11	1	3	4	22	-

Finland U18 (all) — 1998-1999 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Antti Jokela (G)	totals		26	-	-	-	-	-
	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	3.25	-	-	-	-
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-liiga	18	3.81	.884	-	-	-

1998-1999 Finland U18 (all) Staff

Head CoachJouko Lukkarila
Asst. CoachJuhani Wallenius
Goaltending CoachJouko Reinikainen

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1998-1999 Finland U18 (all) Demographics

Finland U18 (all) Facts

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1998-1999 Finland U18 (all) Roster Facts

Nationalities

20 players

Experience

Finland U18 (all): 191 GP
Liiga: 47 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Finland (WC)
Finland U16 (all) (International-Jr)
Finland U17 (all) (International-Jr)
Finland U20 (WJC-20)
Finland U20 (all) (International-Jr)

Finland U18 (all) Games

Finland U18 (all) — 1998-1999 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
04/19/2026 12:00 PM UTC	U.S. National U18 Team	Finland U18 (all)	7 - 3	International-Jr
02/08/2026 11:00 AM UTC	Finland U18 (all)	U.S. National U18 Team	1 - 4	International-Jr
02/07/2026 12:30 PM UTC	Finland U18 (all)	Sweden U18 (all)	3 - 4 (OT 62:36)	International-Jr
02/06/2026 06:30 PM UTC	Czechia U18 (all)	Finland U18 (all)	3 - 1	International-Jr
02/04/2026 06:30 PM UTC	Switzerland U18 (all)	Finland U18 (all)	3 - 4	International-Jr

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Finland U18 (all) History and Standings

Finland U18 (all) — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Int-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	Int-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-2025	Int-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-2024	Int-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-2023	Int-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-2022	Int-Jr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Finland U18 (all) — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Luukas Jurvelin (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	17	11	12	23	4
2.	Roby Järventie (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	16	10	13	23	8
3.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	17	5	16	21	4
4.	Emil Järventie (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	14	16	4	20	10
5.	Sebastian Aho (F)	2026-2027	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	14	8	11	19	14
6.	Valtteri Karnaranta (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	12	3	16	19	2
7.	Sami Tavernier (F)	2026-2027	Angers	Ligue Magnus	13	8	10	18	22
8.	Nico Friman (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	4	8	9	17	0
9.	Atte Mäkinen (F)	2026-2027	TuusKi	II-divisioona	8	7	10	17	4
10.	Julius Nättinen (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	17	7	10	17	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Finland U18 (all) — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	16.96
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.78
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.86
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.90
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.70

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Finland U18 (all) — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Toni Rajala (F)	32	22	26	48
2.	Mikael Granlund (F)	24	19	25	44
3.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	23	19	22	41
4.	Kasper Simontaival (F)	32	16	25	41
5.	Markus Granlund (F)	25	15	19	34

Franchise All-Time Goals

Finland U18 (all) — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Toni Rajala (F)	32	22	26	48
2.	Mikael Granlund (F)	24	19	25	44
3.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	23	19	22	41
4.	Kasper Simontaival (F)	32	16	25	41
5.	Kasper Halttunen (F)	36	16	16	32

Franchise All-Time Assists

Finland U18 (all) — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aron Kiviharju (D)	32	4	28	32
2.	Toni Rajala (F)	32	22	26	48
3.	Mikael Granlund (F)	24	19	25	44
4.	Kasper Simontaival (F)	32	16	25	41
5.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	23	19	22	41

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Finland U18 (all) — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Mikael Aaltonen (D)	26	3	7	83
2.	Heikki Liedes (F)	23	9	11	82
3.	Tomek Valtonen (F)	12	3	4	82
4.	Rasmus Ristolainen (D)	24	4	9	80
5.	Patrik Moisio (F)	15	0	2	72

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Finland U18 (all) — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Toni Utunen (D)	45	6	9	15
2.	Mikko Kokkonen (D)	38	3	12	15
3.	Kasper Halttunen (F)	36	16	16	32
4.	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (F)	34	13	21	34
5.	Samu Alalauri (D)	34	11	12	23

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Finland U18 (all) — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Mikael Granlund (F)	24	19	44	1.83
2.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	23	19	41	1.78
3.	Miro Heiskanen (D)	7	2	12	1.71
4.	Niklas Nordgren (F)	17	15	27	1.59
5.	Toni Rajala (F)	32	22	48	1.50

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Finland U18 (all) — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mikael Granlund (F)	2008-2009	International-Jr	22	19	25	44	2.00	12
2.	Toni Rajala (F)	2008-2009	International-Jr	21	18	22	40	1.90	10
3.	Markus Granlund (F)	2010-2011	International-Jr	23	14	19	33	1.43	14
4.	Julius Nättinen (F)	2014-2015	International-Jr	23	11	20	31	1.35	10
5.	Marko Ahosilta (F)	1997-1998	International-Jr	23	15	13	28	1.22	18

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Finland U18 (all) — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mikael Granlund (F)	2008-2009	International-Jr	22	19	25	44	2.00	12
2.	Toni Rajala (F)	2008-2009	International-Jr	21	18	22	40	1.90	10
3.	Marko Ahosilta (F)	1997-1998	International-Jr	23	15	13	28	1.22	18
4.	Niklas Nordgren (F)	2017-2018	International-Jr	17	15	12	27	1.59	10
5.	Markus Granlund (F)	2010-2011	International-Jr	23	14	19	33	1.43	14

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Finland U18 (all) — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mikael Granlund (F)	2008-2009	International-Jr	22	19	25	44	2.00	12
2.	Toni Rajala (F)	2008-2009	International-Jr	21	18	22	40	1.90	10
3.	Julius Nättinen (F)	2014-2015	International-Jr	23	11	20	31	1.35	10
4.	Markus Granlund (F)	2010-2011	International-Jr	23	14	19	33	1.43	14
5.	Kasper Simontaival (F)	2018-2019	International-Jr	24	8	19	27	1.13	6

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Finland U18 (all) — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mikael Aaltonen (D)	2008-2009	International-Jr	26	3	4	7	0.27	83
2.	Heikki Liedes (F)	2010-2011	International-Jr	23	9	2	11	0.48	82
3.	Patrik Moisio (F)	2009-2010	International-Jr	15	0	2	2	0.13	72
4.	Juha Gustafsson (D)	1996-1997	International-Jr	17	2	3	5	0.29	67
5.	Rasmus Ristolainen (D)	2010-2011	International-Jr	13	1	2	3	0.23	64