Emilia Vesa (born 3 January 2001) is a Finnish ice hockey winger for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team.
International play As a junior player with the Finnish national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019, winning a bronze medal at the 2019 tournament.
Vesa made her senior national team debut at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship in Calgary, where she won a bronze medal. Several months later, she won an Olympic bronze medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
At the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship, she scored the second-most goals for Finland in a three-way tie with Jenniina Nylund and Viivi Vainikka and tallied just one goal less than Finnish scoring leader Petra Nieminen. Vesa recorded her five goals while playing an average of two fewer minutes per game than Nylund, four fewer than Vainikka, and five fewer than Nieminen.
On 2 January 2026, she was named to Finland's roster to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs
Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2016–17 Team Kuortane NSMs 28 6 11 17 4 2 1 0 1 0 2017–18 Team Kuortane NSML 27 5 13 18 4 7 0 1 1 0 2018–19 Team Kuortane NSML 28 6 15 21 4 4 1 0 1 2 2019–20 Team Kuortane NSML 30 9 23 32 6 8 4 9 13 2 2020–21 Kiekko-Espoo NSML 24 15 14 29 12 10 4 5 9 27 2021–22 Kiekko-Espoo NSML 15 11 11 22 6 12 3 7 10 4 2022–23 HIFK NSML 28 22 31 53 18 9 7 12 19 0 2023–24 Frölunda HC SDHL 32 6 17 23 8 8 0 1 1 2 2024–25 Frölunda HC SDHL 28 4 14 18 29 11 3 1 4 2Naisten Liiga totals 180 74 118 192 54 52 20 34 54 35SDHL totals 60 10 31 41 37 19 3 2 5 4
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM2017 Finland U18 5th 5 0 3 3 22018 Finland U18 5th 5 0 0 0 02019 Finland U18 6 0 0 0 0 2021 WC 6 0 0 0 2 2022 Finland OG 7 0 0 0 0 2022 Finland WC 6th 7 0 0 0 0 2023 Finland WC 5th 7 5 1 6 0 2024 Finland WC 7 0 0 0 0 2025 Finland WC 7 0 1 1 0 2026 Finland OG 6th 5 0 1 1 0Junior totals 16 0 3 3 2 Senior totals 34 5 3 8 2
Awards and honors AwardSeason(s)InternationalWorld U18 Bronze Medal2019World Championship Bronze Medal2021, 2025Olympic Bronze Medal2022Naisten Liiga Aurora Borealis Cup Bronze Medal 2018 Player of the Month December 2018February 2021January 2023 Fair-Play Player 2018–19 Best Plus/Minus 2020–21 Aurora Borealis Cup Champion 2021, 2022, 2023 All-Star Second Team2020–21
References
External links
Emilia Vesa at Milano Cortina 2026