| Finland | |
| Badge: | Finland national ice hockey team logo.svg |
| Badge Size: | 200px |
| Nickname: | ('Lady Lions') |
| Association: | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
| Coach: | Juuso Touvila |
| Asst Coach: | Saara Niemi Mikko Palsola |
| Captain: | Jenni Hiirikoski |
| Most Games: | Karoliina Rantamäki (431) |
| Top Scorer: | Riikka Sallinen (138) |
| Most Points: | Riikka Sallinen (351) |
| Iihf Code: | FIN |
| Iihf Max: | 3 |
| Iihf Max Date: | first in 2003 |
| Iihf Min: | 4 |
| Iihf Min Date: | first in 2006 |
| First Game: | 6–0 (Copenhagen, Denmark; 26 December 1988) |
| Largest Win: | 34–0 (Düsseldorf, West Germany; 4 April 1989) |
| Largest Loss: | 15–0 (St. John's, Canada; 12 November 2010) |
| World Champ2 Name: | World Championships |
| World Champ2 Apps: | 24 |
| World Champ2 First: | 1990 |
| World Champ2 Best: | Silver: (2019) |
| Regional Name: | European Championships |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 5 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1989 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Gold: (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995) |
| Olympic Apps: | 7 |
| Olympic First: | 1998 |
| Olympic Medals: | Bronze (1998, 2010, 2018, 2022) |
| Record: | 356–251–13 |
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 .[1]
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.[2]
| Games | Finish | |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | ||
| 4th | ||
| 5th | ||
Breaks indicate Olympic years.
| Year | Location | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | |||
| Cancelled | |||
| 4th | |||
| 4th | |||
| 4th | |||
| 4th | |||
| 4th | |||
| Cancelled[3] | |||
| Frederikshavn and Herning | 6th | ||
| 5th | |||
Formerly known as the Air Canada Cup, the MLP Nations Cup and the Meco Cup.
See main article: List of Finland women's national ice hockey team rosters.
Roster for the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship.[4] [5]
Head coach: Juuso Toivola
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | 1.71m (05.61feet) | 81abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 3 June 2000 |  St. Cloud State Huskies | ||
| 5 | D | 1.66m (05.45feet) | 68abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 8 September 2004 |  HIFK Helsinki | ||
| 6 | D | – C | 1.62m (05.31feet) | 62abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 30 March 1987 |  Luleå HF | |
| 7 | D | 1.73m (05.68feet) | 63abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 8 July 2002 | KalPa Kuopio | ||
| 8 | D | 1.68m (05.51feet) | 68abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 2 September 1998 | |||
| 9 | D | 1.69m (05.54feet) | 62abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 29 April 2002 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||
| 10 | F | 1.66m (05.45feet) | 58abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 27 December 2001 | KalPa Kuopio | ||
| 12 | F | 1.68m (05.51feet) | 62abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 1 July 2005 | HIFK Helsinki | ||
| 14 | D | 1.68m (05.51feet) | 64abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 25 June 2002 | Vermont Catamounts | ||
| 16 | F | 1.69m (05.54feet) | 70abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 4 May 1999 | Luleå HF | ||
| 20 | F | 1.68m (05.51feet) | 62abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 21 May 2004 | Kärpät Oulu | ||
| 22 | F | 1.6m (05.2feet) | 60abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 31 August 2005 | |||
| 24 | F | 1.66m (05.45feet) | 67abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 23 December 2001 | Luleå HF | ||
| 28 | F | 1.71m (05.61feet) | 63abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 18 June 1999 | Brynäs IF | ||
| 31 | G | 1.65m (05.41feet) | 69abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 17 April 1998 | Kiekko-Espoo | ||
| 32 | F | 1.77m (05.81feet) | 66abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 3 January 2001 | Frölunda HC | ||
| 33 | F | 1.67m (05.48feet) | 65abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 27 March 1990 | Frölunda HC | ||
| 34 | F | 1.69m (05.54feet) | 57abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 13 January 2003 | St. Cloud State Huskies | ||
| 36 | G | 1.75m (05.74feet) | 80abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 5 April 1997 | HV71 | ||
| 40 | F | 1.65m (05.41feet) | 62abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 15 August 1995 | Luleå HF | ||
| 77 | F | 1.77m (05.81feet) | 68abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 2 March 1993 | |||
| 88 | D | 1.77m (05.81feet) | 76abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 29 November 1997 | Luleå HF | ||
| 91 | F | 1.66m (05.45feet) | 64abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 20 March 2001 | HIFK Helsinki |
2007, 2008,[6] 2011, 2017, 2019
2009,[8] 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019