| Birth Date: | 2000 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Imatra, Finland |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 163 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Team: | SaiPa |
| League: | Liiga |
| Prospect League: | Mestis |
| Former Teams: | Ilves |
| Draft: | 211th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2019 |
| Draft Team: | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Career Start: | 2018 |
Santeri Airola (born 29 June 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for SaiPa of the Liiga. Airola was drafted 211th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Airola played as a youth within the SaiPa organization before moving to hometown Mestis club, Imatran Ketterä. He made his Liiga debut on loan with SaiPa on 29 December 2018 against Ilves.[2] He went onto to play three games for SaiPa during the 2018–19 Liiga season.[3]
On 24 March 2020, Airola left Ketterä agreeing to an optional three-year contract with Liiga club, Ilves.[4]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | SaiPa | Jr. A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Ketterä | Jr. B | 40 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | SaiPa | Jr. A | 41 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | SaiPa | Liiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Ketterä | Mestis | 26 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | SaiPa | Liiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ilves | Liiga | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | KOOVEE | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | KOOVEE | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Ilves | Liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | SaiPa | Liiga | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | KOOVEE | Mestis | 29 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | SaiPa | Liiga | 39 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 78 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||