The Finnish women's national under-18 ice hockey team () is the national women's

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team of

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, which represents Finland at the

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's Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship and other international U18 tournaments. The team is officially nicknamed the () and the nickname is regularly used in

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media.

U18 Women's World Championship record

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship. Head coach:

Mira Kuisma Mira Kuisma (born 6 May 1987) is a Finnish retired ice hockey goaltender and current head coach of the Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team, Finnish women's national under-18 ice hockey team and Team Kuortane of the Naisten Liiga (i ...

Assistant coaches: Heikki Kemppainen, Juho Lehto, Aku Perala (goalkeeper)

World Championship player awards

;Best Defenseman * 2020:

Nelli Laitinen Nelli Laitinen (born 29 April 2002) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national team, currently playing in the NCAA Division I with the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey program. Playing career Laitinen began h ...

;Best Forward * 2019:

Elisa Holopainen Elisa Holopainen (born 27 December 2001) is a Finnish ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), winger and member of the Finland women's national ice hockey team, Finnish national team, currently playing in the Finnish Naisten Liiga (ice hockey), Naisten L ...

;Best Goaltender * 2011:

Isabella Portnoj Isabella may refer to: People and fictional characters * Isabella (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Isabella (surname), including a list of people Places United States * Isabella, Alabama, an unincorpora ...

* 2022:

Emilia Kyrkkö Emilia may refer to: People * Emilia (given name), list of people with this name Places * Emilia (region), a historical region of Italy. Reggio, Emilia * Emilia-Romagna, an administrative region in Italy, including the historical regions of Emi ...

;All-Star Team * 2013: Emma Nuutinen (F) * 2019: Elisa Holopainen (F), Nelli Laitinen (D) * 2020:

Sanni Rantala Sanni Rantala (born 8 July 2002) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Naisten Liiga (NSML) with KalPa Naiset. Rantala won a bronze medal in the women's ice hockey tournamen ...

(D) * 2021: Emilia Kyrkkö (G),

Sanni Vanhanen Sanni Vanhanen (born 1 July 2005) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finland women's national ice hockey team, Finnish national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Naisten Liiga (ice hockey), Naisten Liiga (NSML) with HIFK Na ...

(F) ;Top-3 Players on Team * 2008: Piia Räty (G), Linda Valimaki (F), Maiju Yliniemi (F) * 2009:

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(G), Tiina Saarimäki (D),

Tea Villilä Tea Sonja-Anastasia Villilä (born 16 April 1991) is a Finnish ice hockey defenseman, currently playing in the Naisten Liiga (NSML) with Kiekko-Espoo. She has previously played with the Finnish national team and won bronze with the team at the ...

(D) * 2010:

Isa Rahunen Isa Rahunen (born 16 April 1993) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player, currently serving as a linesman in the Naisten Liiga. She represented Finland with the national ice hockey team in numerous international competitions and won a silver med ...

(D), Salla Rantanen (F),

Susanna Tapani Susanna "Suski" Tapani (born 2 March 1993) is a Finnish multi-sport elite athlete who competes in ice hockey, ringette, and in-line hockey. She is a member of the Finnish national ice hockey team and Finnish national ringette team. Tapani is ...

(F) * 2011: Isabella Portnoj (G), Susanna Tapani (F),

Saana Valkama Saana Valkama (born 27 June 1994) is a Finnish ice hockey player, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with AIK Hockey Dam. Valkama represented Finland at the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2012, 2016, and 2017, winn ...

(F) * 2012:

Anna Kilponen Anna Kilponen (born 16 May 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman, signed with the Metropolitan Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) for the 2022–23 PHF season, 2022–23 season. She played four seasons of college ice hockey in th ...

(D), Johanna Koivisto (D), Anni Rantanen (D) * 2013: Anna Kilponen (D), Emma Nuutinen (F), Eveliina Suonpää (G) * 2014:

Anni Keisala Anni Keisala (born 5 April 1997) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender and member of the Finland women's national ice hockey team, Finnish national team, currently signed with HV71 Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) for the 2022–23 SD ...

(G), Marjut Klemola (D),

Emmi Rakkolainen Emmi Rakkolainen (born 9 August 1996) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finland women's national ice hockey team, Finnish national team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with HV71 (women), HV71 Dam. P ...

(F) * 2015:

Sanni Hakala Sanni Hakala (born 31 October 1997) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and former member of the Finnish national team. She played more than seven seasons with HV71 in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) after beginning her career in the ...

(F), Anni Keisala (G), Nelli Salomäki (F) * 2016:

Sini Karjalainen Sini Karjalainen (born 30 January 1999) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, currently playing with the Vermont Catamounts of Hockey East in the NCAA Division I. International play Karjalainen pla ...

(D),

Petra Nieminen Petra Nieminen (born 4 May 1999) is a Finnish ice hockey player and alternate captain of the Finnish national team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Luleå HF/MSSK. She is considered one of the top young talent ...

(F),

Tiia Pajarinen Tiia Pajarinen (born 17 April 1998) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender and member of the Finnish national team, currently playing in the Naisten Liiga (NSML) with Kiekko-Espoo. Playing career Pajarinen began playing ice hockey with boys' team ...

(G) * 2017: Sini Karjalainen (D),

Jenniina Nylund Jenniina Nylund (born 18 June 1999) is a Finnish ice hockey centre and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, currently serving as captain of the St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Asso ...

(F), Jenna Silvonen (G) * 2018: Sanni Ahola (G), Elisa Holopainen (F), Nelli Laitinen (D) * 2019: Elisa Holopainen (F), Nelli Laitinen (D), Sanni Rantala (D) * 2020: Nelli Laitinen (D), Sanni Rantala (D),

Kiira Yrjänen Kiira Yrjänen (born 2 January 2002) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with HV71. She was officially named to the Finnish roster for the 2020 II ...

(F) * 2022:

Oona Havana Oona is a feminine given name. It is an Anglicisation of the Irish-language name ''Úna''. Apart from in Ireland, it is also a popular name in Finland. People with the name Oona * Oona Brown (born 2004), American ice dancer *Oona Chaplin (born 19 ...

(F), Emilia Kyrkkö (G), Sanni Vanhanen (F) :

U18 Women's World Championship record

Team

Current roster

World Championship player awards

References

Notes

See also