The Finnish women's national under-18 ice hockey team () is the national women's junior ice hockey team of Finland, which represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship and other international U18 tournaments. The team is officially nicknamed the () and the nickname is regularly used in Finnish-language media.
U18 Women's World Championship record Year Rank 2008 5 1 0 0 4 8 37 3 6th place 2009 5 1 2 0 2 5 11 8 5th place 2010 5 2 0 1 2 11 12 7 5th place 2011 6 2 10 3 11 16 8 Won bronze medal 2012 5 2 0 1 2 12 17 4 5th place 2013 5 3 0 0 2 13 12 9 5th place 2014 5 1 1 1 2 11 18 6 5th place 2015 5 3 0 0 2 13 9 9 5th place 2016 5 2 0 0 3 15 10 6 6th place 2017 5 3 0 1 1 10 6 10 5th place 2018 5 3 0 0 2 11 9 9 5th place 2019 6 3 2 0 1 15 13 14 Won bronze medal 2020 6 1 0 0 5 9 23 3 4th place 2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 5 2 0 0 3 9 11 6 Won bronze medal 2023 6 1 0 1 4 7 32 4 4th place 2024 6 3 0 0 3 14 24 9 4th place 2025 4 1 0 1 2 5 15 4 6th place 2026 5 0 0 0 5 8 47 0 8th place relegated to 2027 Division I A
Team Current roster Roster for the 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.
Head coach: Mira KuismaAssistant coaches: Heikki Kemppainen, Juho Lehto, Aku Perala (goaltender)
No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team 1 G Team Kuortane 2 D HIFK Helsinki 3 D Team Kuortane 4 D Team Kuortane 8 D Löwen Frankfurt U17 9 D Pohti Pyhäjärvi U15 10 D HC Nokia U15 11 D Kärpät Oulu 12 D – A HC Nokia U15 13 F Team Kuortane 15 F TPS Turku 16 F Kärpät Oulu 18 F Kiekko Laser 19 F KJT Haukat U15 20 F – A TPS Turku 21 F Pelicans Lahti U16 22 F Team Kuortane 23 F Kiekko-75 Leppävirta 24 F HIFK Helsinki 25 F – C Team Kuortane 27 F HPK Hämeenlinna 28 F Lukko Rauma 29 F HIFK Helsinki 30 G RoKi Rovaniemi 31 G Team Kuortane Team biometrics Average age: 16 Average height: Average weight:
World Championship player awards Best Defenseman Selected by the tournament directorate 2020: Nelli Laitinen
Best Forward Selected by the tournament directorate 2019: Elisa Holopainen
Best Goaltender Selected by the tournament directorate 2011: Isabella Portnoj 2022: Emilia Kyrkkö
All-Star Team Selected by members of the media 2013: Emma Nuutinen (F) 2019: Elisa Holopainen (F), Nelli Laitinen (D) 2020: Sanni Rantala (D) 2022: Emilia Kyrkkö (G), Sanni Vanhanen (F) 2023: Pauliina Salonen (F) 2024: Emma Ekoluoma (F), Tuuli Tallinen (D)
Top-3 Players on Team Selected by the coaches 2008: Piia Räty (G), Linda Välimäki (F), Maiju Yliniemi (F) 2009: Susanna Airaksinen (G), Tiina Saarimäki (D), Tea Villilä (D) 2010: Isa Rahunen (D), Salla Rantanen (F), Susanna Tapani (F) 2011: Isabella Portnoj (G), Susanna Tapani (F), Saana Valkama (F) 2012: Anna Kilponen (D), Johanna Koivisto (D), Anni Rantanen (D) 2013: Anna Kilponen (D), Emma Nuutinen (F), Eveliina Suonpää (G) 2014: Anni Keisala (G), Marjut Klemola (D), Emmi Rakkolainen (F) 2015: Sanni Hakala (F), Anni Keisala (G), Nelli Salomäki (F) 2016: Sini Karjalainen (D), Petra Nieminen (F), Tiia Pajarinen (G) 2017: Sini Karjalainen (D), Jenniina Nylund (F), Jenna Silvonen (G) 2018: Sanni Ahola (G), Elisa Holopainen (F), Nelli Laitinen (D) 2019: Elisa Holopainen (F), Nelli Laitinen (D), Sanni Rantala (D) 2020: Nelli Laitinen (D), Sanni Rantala (D), Kiira Yrjänen (F) 2022: Oona Havana (F), Emilia Kyrkkö (G), Sanni Vanhanen (F) 2023: Pauliina Salonen (F), Tuuli Tallinen (D), Sanni Vanhanen (F) 2024: Emma Ekoluoma (F), Tuuli Tallinen (D), Kerttu Kuja-Halkola (G) 2025: Kerttu Kuja-Halkola (G), Eva Lamberg (F), Tinja Tapani (F)
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See also Finland women's national ice hockey team Naisten Liiga Women's ice hockey in Finland