| Birth Date: | 2000 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Imatra, Finland |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 163 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Team: | Ilves |
| League: | Liiga |
| Prospect Team: | KOOVEE |
| Prospect League: | Mestis |
| Former Teams: | SaiPa |
| 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 KOOVEE in the Mestis while under contract with Ilves 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||