Rovaniemen Kiekko Naiset ('Rovaniemi's Puck Women'), abbreviated RoKi Naiset, are an ice hockey team in the Naisten Suomi-sarja. They play at Lappi Areena in Rovaniemi, the capital city of Finnish Lapland.
RoKi played in the Finnish Championship league, the Auroraliiga (previously called ), from the 2020–21 season through the 2025–26 season.
History The team was founded as the women's representative team of the ice hockey club Rovaniemen Kiekko (RoKi) in 2012. RoKi Naiset quickly established themselves as perennially successful competitors in the Naisten Mestis, the second-tier women's ice hockey league in Finland. In December 2019, RoKi earned promotion to the Lower Division () of the Naisten Liiga, Finland's premier women's ice hockey league.
RoKi first played a full regular season in the Naisten Liiga during the 2020–21 season. They successfully defended their place in the Naisten Liiga/Auroraliiga during the post-season qualification series in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2025. The team was relegated after being swept in the 2026 Auroraliiga qualification by the Pelicans Lahti. Though RoKi Naiset was relegated from Auroraliiga to the Naisten Mestis, it was determined that the team would merge with the club's team in the Naisten Suomi-sarja, called RoKi Naiset Team, and the combined team would apply for a place in 2026–27 Naisten Suomi-sarja season, instead of the Naisten Mestis. The club stated that the decision was reached via consultation with players from both teams and that player feedback suggested there was insufficient interest in assembling a team at the Mestis level.
Season-by-season results This is a partial list of recent seasons completed by RoKi Naiset.
Season League Regular season Postseason results Finish GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Top scorer 2018–19 Naisten Mestis 1st 16140021232542 S. Kontiosalo 47 (23+24) Naisten Mestis 2nd 107003341721 I. Lukkarila 13 (5+8) Not promoted to Naisten Liiga 2019–20 Naisten Mestis 1st 12102001182834 E. Jaako 61 (31+30) Naisten Mestis 2nd 320011086 E. Pekkala 4 (4+0) Naisten Liiga 10th 103124353613 J. Pirttijärvi 16 (9+7) Promotion/relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2020–21Naisten Liiga 9th 291311146510342 J. Pirttijärvi 28 (14+14) Saved in relegation 2021–22 Naisten Liiga 9th 301013168912451 J. Hietala 41 (29+12) Saved in relegation 2022–23Naisten Liiga 10th 36204304419310 A. Kalová 18 (8+10) Saved in relegation 2023–24 Naisten Liiga 9th 32 2 1 1 28 55 209 9 A. Kalová 27 (15+12) Relegation series cancelled 2024–25 Auroraliiga 9th 32 1 0 1 30 46 200 4 D. Malicka 22 (6+16) Won relegation series versus Lukko, 2025–26Auroraliiga9th32 0 1 0 31 35 306 2 M. Keskisarja 22 (6+16) Lost relegation series to Pelicans,
Players and personnel 2025–26 roster
Coaching staff and team personnel Head coach: Oona Parviainen Assistant coach: Ilari Sainio Assistant coach: Kalle Tuovila Goaltending coach: Antti Ylitalo Team manager: Reima Kuusisto Equipment managers: Antti Karjalainen, Jasmin Karjalainen & Sari Pipinen
Head coaches Sofia Pohjanen, 2016–2018 Tuomas Liitola, 2018–2023 Teemu Kouvula, 2023–24 Oona Parviainen, March 2024–April 2026 Janne Lappalainen, April 2026–
Team captains Arja Oja, 2014–2016 Janina Jatkola, 2016–2019 Ella Lahtela, 2019–20 Jenna Pirttijärvi, 2020–21 Emmi Mourujärvi, 2021–22 Eveliina Ollila, 2022–2024 Viivi Iso-Kouvola, 2024–25 Rianna Mustonen, 2025–
Notable alumni
Sini Karjalainen, 2013–2015 Aino Karppinen, 2013–2018 & 2020–2022 Ines Lukkarila, 2015–2019 Oona Parviainen, 2012–2015 & 2018–2021 Jenna Pirttijärvi, 2018–2021 Inna Sirviö, 2014–2019
International players
Magdaléna Felcmanová, 2021–2025 Liv Fjordbak Hansen, 2020–2022 Essi Jaako, 2019–2021 Anna Kalová, 2022–2025 Olivia Last, 2019–2023 Dominika Malicka, 2024–25 Paula Mandelíková, 2021 Alexandra Mateičková, 2023–2025 Claire Peterson, 2025 Lucie Velinská, 2021–2023 Lucia Záborská, 2024–25 Julia Zielińska (L), 2019–20
References
External links Team information and statistics from EliteProspects.com or EuroHockey.com or HockeyArchives.info (in French)