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 Juuso Nieminen.

Who is the captain of Finland U18 (all)?

The captain of Finland U18 (all) is Aarne Talvitie.

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2016-2017 Finland U18 (all) Club Stats

Finland U18 (all) — 2016-2017 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Aleksi Heponiemi (C/W)	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	72	28	58	86	18	15
Santeri Hartikainen (C/RW)	totals		39	24	30	54	-	-
	Groton School	USHS-Prep	26	21	18	39	-	-
	Boston Little Bruins 18U AAA	18U AAA	13	3	12	15	-	-
Aleksi Klemetti (LW)	totals		45	25	28	53	12	-2
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	18	13	21	34	10	-
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	27	12	7	19	2	-2
Linus Nyman (LW/RW)	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL	68	26	24	50	14	4
Joni Ikonen (C)	totals		54	24	22	46	42	11
	Frölunda HC J20	J20 SuperElit	40	22	19	41	42	8
	Frölunda HC	SHL	10	0	0	0	0	1
	Frölunda HC J18	J18 Allsvenskan	4	2	3	5	0	2
Sami Moilanen (LW/C)	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	70	21	22	43	33	6
Jesse Koskenkorva (C/LW)	totals		52	17	26	43	18	10
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	38	15	26	41	16	10
	Kärpät	Liiga	14	2	0	2	2	0
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Erkka Seppälä (C)	totals		47	11	32	43	10	14
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	47	11	32	43	10	14
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Aatu Luusuaniemi (RW)	totals		38	18	24	42	35	16
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	34	15	22	37	8	16
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	3	2	5	27	-
Eemeli Räsänen (D)	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL	66	6	33	39	41	-7
Aarne Talvitie (C/LW)	totals		46	13	24	37	36	26
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	46	13	24	37	36	26
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Lauri Pajuniemi (RW)	totals		42	11	21	32	22	10
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	37	8	17	25	2	10
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	3	4	7	20	-
Jesse Ylönen (RW)	totals		40	15	16	31	16	1
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	37	15	16	31	14	3
	Espoo United	Mestis	3	0	0	0	2	-2
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Juho Korhonen (D)	totals		36	11	20	31	14	6
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	11	20	31	14	6
	Kärpät	Liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Olli Kaskinen (D)	totals		51	7	16	23	6	4
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	46	3	9	12	6	4
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	4	7	11	0	-
Nuutti Viitasalo (D)	totals		51	6	16	22	32	4
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	43	3	11	14	24	4
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	3	5	8	8	-
Otto Latvala (D)	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	47	6	15	21	61	10
Olli Maansaari (C)	totals		45	4	17	21	26	7
	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	2	8	10	22	7
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	9	2	9	11	4	-
Jussi Tammela (C/LW)	totals		30	11	9	20	87	-2
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	22	6	1	7	81	-2
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	8	5	8	13	6	-
Joel Kerkkänen (F)	totals		49	10	9	19	16	-2
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	3	3	6	2	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	44	7	6	13	14	-2
Saku Vesterinen (D)	Charlottetown Islanders	QMJHL	57	3	16	19	16	26
Teemu Engberg (LW/RW)	totals		37	5	13	18	18	10
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	37	5	13	18	18	10
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Jesse Ruotsi (C)	totals		48	4	14	18	18	-3
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-liiga	39	4	7	11	12	-3
	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	9	0	7	7	6	-
Jesperi Kotkaniemi (C/LW)	Ässät U20	U20 SM-liiga	17	9	6	15	18	6
Vili Laitinen (D)	totals		48	1	14	15	12	19
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	48	1	14	15	12	19
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Valtteri Nikkilä (F)	totals		30	8	6	14	12	3
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	30	8	6	14	12	3
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Antti Palojärvi (D)	totals		53	1	13	14	14	1
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-liiga	47	1	10	11	14	1
	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	0	3	3	0	-
	KeuPa HT	Mestis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aleksi Anttalainen (D)	totals		42	5	8	13	63	-4
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	42	5	8	13	63	-4
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Kristian Vesalainen (W/C)	totals		45	6	5	11	16	-9
	Frölunda HC	SHL	26	1	5	6	2	-1
	HPK	Liiga	9	1	0	1	0	-1
	Frölunda HC J20	J20 SuperElit	10	4	0	4	14	-7
Santeri Aalto (C/LW)	totals		46	3	8	11	6	-14
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	46	3	8	11	6	-14
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Toni Utunen (D)	totals		40	1	10	11	10	12
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	39	1	10	11	10	12
	Tappara	Liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Miro Heiskanen (D)	HIFK	Liiga	37	5	5	10	4	-1
Bernard Isiguzo (D)	totals		38	2	7	9	24	13
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	38	2	7	9	24	13
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Eero Teräväinen (D)	Lincoln Stars	USHL	36	2	6	8	8	-11
Samuel Parkkari (F)	totals		40	2	5	7	26	-6
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	2	5	7	26	-6
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
Urho Vaakanainen (D)	totals		45	2	5	7	41	2
	JYP	Liiga	41	2	4	6	12	5
	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	3	0	1	1	29	-2
	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	-1
Santeri Virtanen (C)	totals		5	2	4	6	0	-1
	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	5	2	4	6	0	-1
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-

Finland U18 (all) — 2016-2017 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Oskar Autio (G)	totals		29	2.31	.918	-	-	-
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	29	2.31	.918	-	-	-
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (G)	HPK U20	U20 SM-liiga	35	1.78	.917	-	-	-
Daniel Lebedeff (G)	Madison Capitols	USHL	25	3.30	.906	1	5-15-2	1343:26
Lassi Lehtinen (G)	totals		47	-	-	0	0-0-0	38:16
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	1.91	.936	-	-	-
	Lukko	Liiga	1	3.14	.895	0	0-0-0	38:16
	KeuPa HT	Mestis	4	2.30	.921	-	-	-
	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	-	.928	-	-	-

2016-2017 Finland U18 (all) Staff

Head CoachJuuso Nieminen
Asst. CoachAnssi Laine
Goaltending CoachMarkus Korhonen
Team ManagerMikko Palsola
Video CoachTommo Nukari

Team Staff History

2016-2017 Finland U18 (all) Captains

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Aarne Talvitie

Team Captaincy History

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2016-2017 Finland U18 (all) Demographics

Finland U18 (all) Facts

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2016-2017 Finland U18 (all) Roster Facts

Nationalities

41 players

Experience

Finland U18 (all): 492 GP
SHL: 55 GP
Liiga: 129 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) — 2016-2017 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.	Emil Järventie (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	11	15	3	18	4
2.	Sami Tavernier (F)	2026-2027	Angers	Ligue Magnus	10	8	9	17	18
3.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	11	5	12	17	4
4.	Tino Kossila (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	12	6	9	15	6
5.	Luukas Jurvelin (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	12	5	10	15	4
6.	Valtteri Karnaranta (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	8	1	14	15	0
7.	Joona Jääskeläinen (F)	2026-2027	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Extraliga	10	4	10	14	4
8.	Sebastian Aho (F)	2026-2027	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	8	6	7	13	10
9.	Atte Mäkinen (F)	2026-2027	TuusKi	II-divisioona	5	5	8	13	4
10.	Eelis Uronen (D)	2026-2027	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	10	5	8	13	39

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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	16.92
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	17.76
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.80
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