| Karoliina Rantamäki -palkinto | |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| League: | Naisten Liiga |
| Competition: | Aurora Borealis Cup Playoffs |
| Givenfor: | MVP |
| English: | Karoliina Rantamäki Award or Karoliina Rantamäki Trophy |
| Country: | Finland |
| Presenter: | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
| First: | 2000 |
| Number: | 20 |
| Firstwinner: | Kati Kovalainen, 2000 |
| Mostwins: | Karoliina Rantamäki (3) |
| Mostrecent: | Clara Rozier, 2024 |
The Karoliina Rantamäki Award is an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to the playoff MVP of the Naisten Liiga, called the Naisten SM-sarja during 1982 to 2017. The Naisten SM-sarja Playoff MVP trophy was first awarded in the 1999–2000 season and the first recipient was forward Kati Kovalainen of Espoo Blues Naiset.
The most Karoliina Rantamäki Awards won by a single player is three, a record fittingly held by HIFK Naiset captain Karoliina Rantamäki. Rantamäki was recognized as the Naisten SM-sarja Playoff MVP in 2001, 2005, and 2007, all while playing with the Espoo Blues. The award was named after Rantamäki in the 2010–11 season.[1] Of the ten players with Naisten Liiga trophies named in their honor, Rantamäki is the only player to hold the most wins of her eponymous award; she also holds the record for most Marianne Ihalainen Awards, with six, and most Tiia Reima Awards, with eight.
The Karoliina Rantamäki Award correlates with post-retirement coaching positions more than any other Naisten Liiga award; of the nine retired players who won the award during their playing careers, six have held or currently hold coaching positions: Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa (2006), Sanna Lankosaari (2002), Linda Leppänen (; 2010, 2014), Isabella Laiho (; 2015) in the Naisten Liiga, Riikka Sallinen (previously Välilä; 2016) in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), and Mira Jalosuo (2017) in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
| Year | Winner | Team | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Blues | F | ||
| 2001 | Blues | F | ||
| 2002 | IHK | F | ||
| 2003 | Blues | G | ||
| 2004 | Blues | G | ||
| 2005 | Blues | F | ||
| 2006 | Ilves | G | ||
| 2007 | Blues | F | ||
| 2008 | Blues | G | ||
| 2009 | Blues | G | ||
| 2010 | Ilves | F | ||
| 2011 | HPK | F | ||
| 2012 | Kärpät | G | ||
| 2013 | Blues | F | ||
| 2014 | Blues | F | ||
| 2015 | Blues | G | ||
| 2016 | JYP | F | ||
| 2017 | Kärpät | D | ||
| 2018 | Kärpät | G | ||
| 2019 | Espoo (L) | F | ||
| 2020 | Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2] | |||
| 2021 | K-Espoo | G | ||
| 2022 | K-Espoo | D | ||
| 2023 | HIFK | F | ||
| 2024 | HIFK | F | ||
| 3 | 2001, 2005, 2007 | ||
| 2 | 2008, 2009 | ||
| 2 | 2010, 2014 | ||
| 2 | 2003, 2004 | ||
| 1 | 2012 | ||
| 1 | 2006 | ||
| 1 | 2017 | ||
| 1 | 2000 | ||
| 1 | 2019[5] | ||
| 1 | 2022[6] | ||
| 1 | 2002 | ||
| 1 | 2013 | ||
| 1 | 2018[7] | ||
| 1 | 2021[8] | ||
| 1 | 2015 | ||
| 1 | 2011 | ||
| 1 | 2024[9] | ||
| align=center | 1 | 2023[10] | |
| 1 | 2016 |