The Finnish women's national ice hockey team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championships, the Olympic Games, the Four Nations Cup, and other international-level women's ice hockey competitions. The women's national team is overseen by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association and its general manager is Tuula Puputti. Finland's national women's program is ranked third in the world by the IIHF and had 5,858 active players .
History Finland has finished third or fourth in almost every World Championships and Olympics, with one exception being a fifth place finish at the 2014 Winter Olympics and second place at the 2019 World Championship. They are ranked behind Canada (#2) and the United States (#1). Historically, Finland's primary rival was Sweden, which finished second to Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Finland finished fourth, losing the game for the bronze medal to the United States. Finland defeated the United States for the first time, at the 2008 World Championship in China, 1–0 in overtime. Finland defeated Canada 4–3 for the first time at the 2017 World Championship in the United States. However, Finland lost the semi-final game against Canada in the same tournament, proceeding to win the bronze medal game.
At the 2019 World Championship, Finland reached the championship final for the first time in tournament history after beating Canada 4–2 in the semi-final. During the gold medal game, Petra Nieminen scored in overtime but her goal was overturned after a video review for goalie interference. The IIHF released a press statement the next day citing rules 186 and 183ii as the reasons for overturning the goal. Finland finished as runners-up and won a silver medal after losing to the United States in a shootout.
Tournament record Olympic Games Games Coach Finish 1998 Nagano Rauno Korpi 2002 Salt Lake City Hannu Saintula 4th 2006 Turin Hannu Saintula 4th 2010 Vancouver Pekka Hämäläinen 2014 Sochi Mika Pieniniemi 5th 2018 Pyeongchang Pasi Mustonen 2022 Beijing Pasi Mustonen 2026 Milan / Cortina Tero Lehterä 6th 2030 French Alps Future event 2034 Salt Lake City / Utah
World Championships Breaks indicate Olympic years. Year Location Result 1990 Ottawa 1992 Tampere 1994 Lake Placid 1997 Ontario 1999 Espoo 2000 Ontario 2001 Minnesota 4th 2003 Beijing Cancelled 2004 Halifax and Dartmouth 2005 Linköping and Norrköping 4th 2007 Winnipeg and Selkirk 4th 2008 Harbin 2009 Hämeenlinna 2011 Zürich 2012 Burlington 4th 2013 Ottawa 4th 2015 Malmö 2016 Kamloops 4th 2017 Plymouth 2019 Espoo 2020 Halifax and Truro Cancelled 2021 Calgary 2022 Frederikshavn and Herning 6th 2023 Brampton 5th 2024 Utica, New York 2025 České Budějovice 2026 Herning and Esbjerg
European Championship Year Location Result 1989 Füssen, Landsberg am Lech and Kaufbeuren 1991 Frýdek-Místek, Havířov 1993 Esbjerg 1995 Riga 1996 Yaroslavl
3/4 Nations Cup 1995 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup) 1996 – Won Bronze Medal 1997 – Won Bronze Medal 1998 – Won Bronze Medal 1999 – Won Bronze Medal 2000 – Won Bronze Medal (4 nations Cup) 2001 – Won Silver Medal 2002 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup) 2003 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup) 2004 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup) 2005 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup) 2006 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup) 2007 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup) 2008 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup) 2009 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup) 2010 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup) 2011 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup) 2012 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup) 2013 – Won Silver Medal (4 Nations Cup) 2014 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup) 2015 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup) 2016 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup) 2017 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup) 2018 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
Women's Nations Cup Formerly known as the Air Canada Cup, the MLP Nations Cup and the Meco Cup. 2003 – Won Bronze Medal (Air Canada Cup) 2004 – Finished in 4th place (Air Canada Cup) 2005 – Won Silver Medal (Air Canada Cup) 2006 – Won Silver Medal (Air Canada Cup) 2007 – Finished in 6th place (Air Canada Cup) 2008 – Won Silver Medal (Air Canada Cup) 2009 – Finished in 5th place ( MLP Nations Cup) 2010 – Finished in 5th place ( MLP Nations Cup) 2011 – Finished in 6th place ( MLP Nations Cup) 2012 – Won Silver Medal (Meco Cup) 2013 – Won Bronze Medal (Meco Cup) 2014 – Won Gold Medal (Meco Cup) 2015 – Won Bronze Medal (Meco Cup) 2016 – Won Silver Medal (Women's Nations Cup) 2017 – Won Gold Medal (Women's Nations Cup) 2018 – Won Bronze Medal (Women's Nations Cup)
Canada Cup 2009 Canada Cup – Won Bronze Medal
Women's Euro Hockey Tour
2019–20 – Finished in 2022–23 – Finished in 2023–24 – Finished in 2024–25 – Finished in 2025–26 – Finished in
2026 Olympics roster
Awards and honors World Championship Directorate awards Best Goalie Noora Räty: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2017, 2019 Anni Keisala: 2021 Best Defenceman Kirsi Hänninen: 1999Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009–10, p.542, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, Jenni Hiirikoski: 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 Best Forward Katja Riipi: 2000 Riikka Nieminen: 1990, 1994 Most Valuable Player Noora Räty: 2008 Jenni Hiirikoski: 2019
All-Star teams 1997: Riikka Nieminen (F) 2008: Noora Räty (G) 2009: Michelle Karvinen (F) 2011: Michelle Karvinen (F) 2013: Noora Räty (G) 2015: Jenni Hiirikoski (D), Meeri Räisänen (G) 2016: Jenni Hiirikoski (D), Meeri Räisänen (G) 2017: Jenni Hiirikoski (D), Noora Räty (G) 2019: Jenni Hiirikoski (D), Michelle Karvinen (F), Noora Räty (G) 2021: Anni Keisala (G), Petra Nieminen (F) 2023: Petra Nieminen (F) 2024: Sanni Ahola (G)
See also Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team List of Finland women's national ice hockey team rosters List of Olympic women's ice hockey players for Finland Women's ice hockey in Finland 2009–10 Finland women's national ice hockey team
References
External links
IIHF profile