Finland women's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Naisleijonat (Lady Lions) |
|---|---|
| Association | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
| Most games | Karoliina Rantamäki (431) |
| Top scorer | Riikka Sallinen (138) |
| Most points | Riikka Sallinen (351) |
| IIHF code | FIN |
| IIHF ranking | 4 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 3 (first in 2003) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 4 (first in 2006) |
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| First international | |
 Finland 6–0 Norway  (Copenhagen, Denmark; 26 December 1988) | |
| Biggest win | |
Finland 34–0 Czechoslovakia  (Düsseldorf, West Germany; 4 April 1989) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Canada 15–0 Finland (St. John's, Canada; 12 November 2010) | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 24 (first in 1990) |
| Best result |
 Silver: (2019) |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1989) |
| Best result |
 Gold: (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1998) |
| Medals |
 Bronze (1998, 2010, 2018, 2022) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 356–251–13 | |
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The Finnish women's national ice hockey team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland has 4,694 female players in 2011.[1]
History
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.
Tournament record
Olympic Games
| Games | Finish |
|---|---|
 1998 Nagano |
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 2002 Salt Lake City |
4th |
 2006 Turin |
4th |
 2010 Vancouver |
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 2014 Sochi |
5th |
 2018 Pyeongchang |
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 2022 Beijing |
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World Championship
Breaks indicate Olympic years.
| Year | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 |
Ottawa |
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 1992 |
Tampere |
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| 1994 |
Lake Placid |
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| 1997 |
Ontario |
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| 1999 |
Espoo |
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| 2000 |
Ontario |
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| 2001 |
Minnesota | 4th |
| 2003 |
Beijing | Cancelled |
| 2004 |
Halifax and Dartmouth |
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 2005 |
Linköping and Norrköping | 4th |
| 2007 |
Winnipeg and Selkirk | 4th |
| 2008 |
Harbin |
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| 2009 |
Hämeenlinna |
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 2011 |
Zürich |
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| 2012 |
Burlington | 4th |
| 2013 |
Ottawa | 4th |
| 2015 |
Malmö |
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| 2016 |
Kamloops | 4th |
| 2017 |
Plymouth |
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| 2019 |
Espoo |
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| 2020 |
Halifax and Truro | Cancelled[2] |
| 2021 |
Calgary |
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 2022 |
Frederikshavn and Herning | 6th |
| 2023 |
Brampton | 5th |
| 2024 |
Utica, New York |
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 2025 |
České Budějovice | |
European Championship
| Year | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|
 1989 |
Füssen, Landsberg am Lech and Kaufbeuren |
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 1991 |
Frýdek-Místek, Havířov |
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| 1993 |
Esbjerg |
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 1995 |
Riga |
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| 1996 |
Yaroslavl |
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3/4 Nations Cup
- 1995 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 1996 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1997 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1998 – Won Bronze Medal
- 1999 – Won Bronze Medal
- 2000 – Won Bronze Medal (4 nations Cup)
- 2001 – Won Silver Medal
- 2002 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2003 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2004 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2005 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2006 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2007 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2008 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2009 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2010 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2011 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2012 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2013 – Won Silver Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2014 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
- 2015 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2016 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2017 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
- 2018 – Won Bronze Medal (4 Nations Cup)
Women's Nations Cup
Formerly known as the Air Canada Cup, the MLP Nations Cup and the Meco Cup.
- 2003 – Won Bronze Medal (Air Canada Cup)
- 2004 – Finished in 4th place (Air Canada Cup)
- 2005 – Won Silver Medal (Air Canada Cup)
- 2006 – Won Silver Medal (Air Canada Cup)
- 2007 – Finished in 6th place (Air Canada Cup)
- 2008 – Won Silver Medal (Air Canada Cup)
- 2009 – Finished in 5th place ( MLP Nations Cup)
- 2010 – Finished in 5th place ( MLP Nations Cup)
- 2011 – Finished in 6th place ( MLP Nations Cup)
- 2012 – Won Silver Medal (Meco Cup)
- 2013 – Won Bronze Medal (Meco Cup)
- 2014 – Won Gold Medal
(Meco Cup) - 2015 – Won Bronze Medal (Meco Cup)
- 2016 – Won Silver Medal (Women's Nations Cup)
- 2017 – Won Gold Medal (Women's Nations Cup)
- 2018 – Won Bronze Medal (Women's Nations Cup)
Canada Cup
- 2009 Canada Cup – Won Bronze Medal
References
- ↑ Profile
- ↑ Merk, Martin (7 March 2020). "Women's Worlds cancelled". IIHF. https://iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww/news/18296/women%E2%80%99s-worlds-cancelled.
External links
| Women's National teams | |
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Defunct teams: | |
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