What league does Finland U17 play in?

Finland U17 play in the WHC-17.

When was Finland U17 founded?

Finland U17 was founded in 1928.

Who is the head coach of Finland U17?

The head coach of Finland U17 is Marko Kauppinen.

Who is the captain of Finland U17?

The captain of Finland U17 is Roope Rajala.

Who is the general manager of Finland U17?

The general manager of Finland U17 is Kai Halme.

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

Finland U17 were 3-3-0 in the 2022-23 WHC-17 season with 9 points, 4th overall.

2022-2023 Finland U17 Club Stats

Finland U17 — 2022-2023 Club Stats — Skaters
Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Natan Teshome (RW/C)	totals		39	18	29	47	14	2
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	37	18	28	46	14	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	0	1	1	0	2
Matti Butkovskiy (LW)	totals		38	22	24	46	8	0
	Jukurit U18	U18 SM-sarja	36	22	24	46	8	-
	Jukurit U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	0	0	0	0	0
Konsta Helenius (C/RW)	totals		52	11	28	39	18	19
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	19	8	20	28	10	10
	Jukurit	Liiga	33	3	8	11	8	9
Akseli Pulkkanen (C)	totals		35	16	20	36	0	-1
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	22	15	18	33	0	-
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	13	1	2	3	0	-1
Roope Vesterinen (LW/RW)	totals		49	13	21	34	18	-1
	HPK U20	U20 SM-sarja	24	4	10	14	10	-1
	HPK	Liiga	8	0	0	0	0	0
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	17	9	11	20	8	-
Leo Tuuva (RW)	totals		35	13	20	33	6	1
	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	33	13	19	32	6	-
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	0	1	1	0	1
Aatu Heinänen (F)	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	37	15	15	30	28	-
Aatu Karvinen (F)	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	38	12	17	29	10	-
Roope Rajala (LW/RW)	totals		41	11	18	29	22	0
	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	0	0	0	0	0
	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	38	11	18	29	22	-
Joonas Paqvalin (LW)	totals		42	11	18	29	4	7
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	30	5	7	12	4	7
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	12	6	11	17	0	-
Niklas Nykyri (D)	totals		39	6	22	28	12	6
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-sarja	8	0	3	3	6	6
	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	31	6	19	25	6	-
Tuomas Suoniemi (C/LW)	totals		42	11	14	25	12	0
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	21	9	9	18	10	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	21	2	5	7	2	0
Robin Huttunen (RW/LW)	totals		40	9	16	25	14	0
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	38	8	15	23	12	-
	HPK U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	1	1	2	2	0
Kasper Pikkarainen (RW)	totals		40	9	15	24	18	0
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	39	9	15	24	18	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joona Saarelainen (C/RW)	totals		33	5	19	24	12	-11
	Jukurit U20	U20 SM-sarja	11	0	3	3	4	-2
	Jukurit U18	U18 SM-sarja	6	2	6	8	4	-
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	14	0	5	5	2	-9
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	3	5	8	2	-
Toni Nyman (D)	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	40	9	14	23	14	-
Jonatan Hirschovits (RW)	totals		40	13	9	22	4	-4
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	24	10	8	18	4	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	16	3	1	4	0	-4
Julius Miettinen (C/W)	totals		38	10	12	22	20	-2
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	38	10	12	22	20	-2
Veeti Väisänen (D)	totals		37	3	19	22	12	19
	KooKoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	37	3	19	22	12	19
	KooKoo	Liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-
Emil Hemming (RW/LW)	totals		25	8	13	21	4	4
	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	22	7	9	16	4	4
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	1	4	5	0	-
Vertti Haikala (F)	totals		41	8	13	21	10	-3
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	4	0	0	0	0	-3
	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	37	8	13	21	10	-
Bruno Jalasti (D)	totals		30	4	17	21	22	2
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	21	3	16	19	14	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	9	1	1	2	8	2
Atte Vikla (D)	totals		38	6	14	20	12	2
	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	34	6	14	20	12	-
	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	4	0	0	0	0	2
Sebastian Soini (D)	totals		48	4	15	19	42	-2
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-sarja	28	3	7	10	12	-3
	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	17	1	8	9	26	-
	KOOVEE	Mestis	3	0	0	0	4	1
Arttu Välilä (D)	totals		39	9	9	18	20	-5
	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	20	7	5	12	16	-
	Lukko U20	U20 SM-sarja	19	2	4	6	4	-5
Joakim Hirschovits (C)	totals		40	8	7	15	16	1
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	38	8	7	15	14	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	2	0	0	0	2	1
Heikki Ruohonen (C)	totals		42	4	11	15	33	3
	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	39	3	10	13	33	3
	Kiekko-Espoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	1	1	2	0	-
Mitja Jokinen (D)	totals		44	4	11	15	4	15
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	11	1	3	4	2	-
	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	33	3	8	11	2	15
Veikka Mononen (D)	totals		42	3	12	15	6	1
	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	39	3	12	15	6	-
	KalPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	0	0	0	0	1
Benjamin Pietilä (C/LW)	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	35	6	8	14	20	-
Tuukka Heiskanen (F)	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	34	3	11	14	4	-
Eelis Marila (D)	totals		29	1	9	10	12	15
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	29	1	9	10	12	15
Lauri Sinivuori (C/LW)	totals		36	2	5	7	6	1
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	4	0	0	0	0	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-sarja	32	2	5	7	6	1
Viljami Vuorinen (D)	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	41	0	7	7	26	-
Onni Amhamdi (D)	totals		36	2	3	5	18	-1
	Pelicans U18	U18 SM-sarja	35	2	3	5	18	-
	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-sarja	1	0	0	0	0	-1
Heikki Peipinen (D)	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	34	1	2	3	4	-

Finland U17 — 2022-2023 Club Stats — Goalies
Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Petteri Rimpinen (G)	totals		25	1.72	.936	4	17-5-0	1503:35
	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	16	1.75	.931	2	10-3-0	958:00
	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	9	1.65	.944	2	7-2-0	545:35
Veeti Louhivaara (G)	totals		20	2.72	.911	2	12-7-0	1148:31
	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	20	2.72	.911	2	12-7-0	1148:31
	JYP U20	U20 SM-sarja	0	-	-	-	-	0:00
Aatu Myllykangas (G)	totals		19	2.44	.909	2	10-6-0	1153:50
	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	19	2.44	.909	2	10-6-0	1153:50
	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	0	-	-	-	-	-
Kim Saarinen (G)	totals		27	3.12	.906	1	10-9-0	1575:29
	HPK U18	U18 SM-sarja	24	2.96	.911	1	10-9-0	1419:32
	HPK U20	U20 SM-sarja	3	4.62	.854	0	0-0-0	155:57

2022-2023 Finland U17 Staff

Head CoachMarko Kauppinen
Head CoachMarko Kauppinen
Asst. CoachMarkku Erholtz
Asst. CoachMarkku Erholtz
Asst. CoachJukka Hentunen
Asst. CoachJukka Hentunen
Asst. CoachRoope Koistinen
Asst. CoachJoonas Ruosteinen
Goaltending CoachRoope Koistinen
General ManagerKai Halme
Team ManagerKai Halme
Equipment ManagerMarko Yliniemi
Equipment ManagerMarko Yliniemi
Physical TherapistOskari Korpikari
Physical TherapistOskari Korpikari
Video CoachJoonas Ruosteinen

Team Staff History

2022-2023 Finland U17 Captains

"C"

Roope Rajala

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2022-2023 Finland U17 Demographics

Finland U17 Facts

Plays in: World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
2027: WHC-17 -
2026: WHC-17 Placement game win
2025: WHC-17 Placement game win
2024: WHC-17 Placement game loss

2022-2023 Finland U17 Roster Facts

Nationalities

40 players

Experience

Finland U17: 143 GP
Liiga: 41 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Finland (WC)
Finland U16 (all) (International-Jr)

Finland U17 Games

Finland U17 — 2022-2023 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/08/2025 06:00 PM GMT+2	Sweden U17	Finland U17	2 - 3 (OT 60:41)	U17 WHC
11/06/2025 09:30 PM GMT+2	Canada White U17	Finland U17	5 - 1	U17 WHC
11/03/2025 09:30 PM GMT+2	USA U17	Finland U17	4 - 3 (SO)	U17 WHC
11/02/2025 09:30 PM GMT+2	Finland U17	Canada Red U17	4 - 8	U17 WHC
11/09/2024 07:00 PM GMT+2	Finland U17	Czechia U17	1 - 0	U17 WHC

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Finland U17 History and Standings

Finland U17 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WHC-17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WHC-17	2	0	1	-	0	1	7	12	1	0.5	3	Placement game win
2024-2025	WHC-17	4	1	3	-	0	0	7	12	3	0.75	5	Placement game win
2023-2024	WHC-17	5	2	2	-	0	1	15	19	7	1.4	4	Placement game loss
2022-2023	WHC-17	6	3	3	-	0	0	24	26	9	1.5	4	Bronze game win
2019-2020	WHC-17	3	0	2	-	1	0	11	17	2	0.67	4	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	WHC-17	3	1	1	-	0	1	6	11	4	1.33	4	Final loss
2017-2018	WHC-17	3	2	1	-	0	0	14	9	6	2	2	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	WHC-17	3	1	2	-	0	0	5	8	3	1	4	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	WHC-17	5	3	2	-	0	0	20	17	9	1.8	2	Placement game win
2014-2015	WHC-17	6	2	3	-	1	0	20	19	8	1.33	2	Bronze game loss
2012-2013	WHC-17	4	1	2	-	0	1	17	21	4	1	4	Placement game win
2010-2011	WHC-17	4	1	3	-	0	0	8	10	3	0.75	4	-
2009-2010	WHC-17	4	1	3	-	0	0	16	23	3	0.75	5	-
2008-2009	WHC-17	4	0	4	-	0	0	12	25	3	0.75	5	-
2007-2008	WHC-17	4	2	2	-	0	0	22	22	6	1.5	3	-
2005-2006	WHC-17	4	0	2	2	-	-	5	11	2	0.5	4	-
2004-2005	WHC-17	4	2	1	1	-	-	17	16	5	1.25	3	-
2003-2004	WHC-17	4	1	3	0	-	-	16	23	2	0.5	4	-
2001-2002	WHC-17	4	0	4	0	-	-	8	21	0	0	5	-
2000-2001	WHC-17	4	2	2	0	-	-	11	15	4	1	3	-
1999-2000	WHC-17	4	0	3	1	-	-	10	18	1	0.25	5	Placement game win
1993-1994	WHC-17	2	0	2	0	-	-	5	17	0	0	-	-
1989-1990	WHC-17	4	3	1	0	-	-	23	15	6	1.5	2	Champion
1987-1988	WHC-17	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985-1986	WHC-17	4	0	4	0	-	-	16	33	0	0	-	-

Finland U17 Tournament Statistics

Finland U17 — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	postseason
2022-2023	EYOF	2	1	0	-	0	1	8	7	4	2	Bronze game win
2018-2019	EYOF	2	1	1	-	0	0	4	5	3	1.5	Bronze game win
2014-2015	EYOF	2	1	1	-	0	0	12	4	3	1.5	Bronze game win
2012-2013	EYOF	2	2	0	-	0	0	22	4	6	3	Champion
2008-2009	EYOF	2	1	0	-	1	0	8	1	5	2.5	Bronze game win

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Finland U17 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Roby Järventie (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	16	10	13	23	8
2.	Olli Kylmälä (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	17	8	14	22	12
3.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	17	5	16	21	4
4.	Valtteri Karnaranta (F)	2026-2027	TUTO Hockey	Mestis	13	3	17	20	2
5.	Paavo Fugleberg (F)	2026-2027	TPS U20	U20 SM-sarja	14	10	9	19	2
6.	Sebastian Aho (F)	2026-2027	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	15	8	11	19	16
7.	Natan Teshome (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit U20	U20 SM-sarja	17	12	6	18	6
8.	Miska Liljeberg (F)	2026-2027	Ilves U20	U20 SM-sarja	12	8	9	17	4
9.	Atte Mäkinen (F)	2026-2027	TuusKi	II-divisioona	9	7	10	17	4
10.	Jesse Pahkamaa (F)	2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-sarja	15	7	10	17	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Finland U17 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	15.90
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	181 lbs	16.96
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	17.00
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	16.91
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	16.98

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Finland U17 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	10	8	9	17
2.	Kristian Vesalainen (F)	11	7	6	13
3.	Toni Rajala (F)	5	6	5	11
4.	Konsta Helenius (F)	7	2	9	11
5.	Eeli Tolvanen (F)	5	9	1	10

Franchise All-Time Goals

Finland U17 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eeli Tolvanen (F)	5	9	1	10
2.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	10	8	9	17
3.	Kristian Vesalainen (F)	11	7	6	13
4.	Roope Vesterinen (F)	7	7	3	10
5.	Toni Rajala (F)	5	6	5	11

Franchise All-Time Assists

Finland U17 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	10	8	9	17
2.	Konsta Helenius (F)	7	2	9	11
3.	Erik Haula (F)	5	2	8	10
4.	Kristian Vesalainen (F)	11	7	6	13
5.	Kasperi Kapanen (F)	5	3	6	9

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Finland U17 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Arttu Kuivas (D)	5	0	1	27
2.	Juho Järvelä (F)	4	0	1	25
3.	Mikko Rantanen (F)	5	2	7	22
4.	Roni Rukajärvi (D)	5	0	1	22
5.	Joni Ikonen (F)	5	1	6	20

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Finland U17 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kristian Vesalainen (F)	11	7	6	13
2.	Urho Vaakanainen (D)	11	0	1	1
3.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	10	8	9	17
4.	Joonas Donskoi (F)	10	2	5	7
5.	Santeri Arousva (D)	10	1	4	5

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Finland U17 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Toni Rajala (F)	5	6	11	2.20
2.	Eeli Tolvanen (F)	5	9	10	2.00
3.	Erik Haula (F)	5	2	10	2.00
4.	Kasperi Kapanen (F)	5	3	9	1.80
5.	Lenni Kokkonen (D)	4	1	7	1.75

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Finland U17 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Toni Rajala (F)	2007-2008	WHC-17	5	6	5	11	2.20	6
2.	Konsta Helenius (F)	2022-2023	WHC-17	7	2	9	11	1.57	4
3.	Eeli Tolvanen (F)	2015-2016	WHC-17	5	9	1	10	2.00	0
4.	Roope Vesterinen (F)	2022-2023	WHC-17	7	7	3	10	1.43	4
5.	Aapeli Räsänen (F)	2014-2015	EYOF	3	5	5	10	3.33	2

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Finland U17 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Eeli Tolvanen (F)	2015-2016	WHC-17	5	9	1	10	2.00	0
2.	Roope Vesterinen (F)	2022-2023	WHC-17	7	7	3	10	1.43	4
3.	Toni Rajala (F)	2007-2008	WHC-17	5	6	5	11	2.20	6
4.	Teemu Lämsä (F)	2012-2013	WHC-17	5	6	0	6	1.20	6
5.	Aapeli Räsänen (F)	2014-2015	EYOF	3	5	5	10	3.33	2

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Finland U17 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Konsta Helenius (F)	2022-2023	WHC-17	7	2	9	11	1.57	4
2.	Erik Haula (F)	2007-2008	WHC-17	5	2	8	10	2.00	18
3.	Teemu Pulkkinen (F)	2008-2009	WHC-17	5	3	6	9	1.80	4
4.	Kasperi Kapanen (F)	2012-2013	WHC-17	5	3	6	9	1.80	4
5.	Joonas Donskoi (F)	2008-2009	EYOF	4	2	6	8	2.00	4

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Finland U17 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Arttu Kuivas (D)	2019-2020	WHC-17	5	0	1	1	0.20	27
2.	Juho Järvelä (F)	2019-2020	WHC-17	4	0	1	1	0.25	25
3.	Mikko Rantanen (F)	2012-2013	WHC-17	5	2	5	7	1.40	22
4.	Roni Rukajärvi (D)	2009-2010	WHC-17	5	0	1	1	0.20	22
5.	Joni Ikonen (F)	2015-2016	WHC-17	5	1	5	6	1.20	20