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{{Infobox national hockey team
| Name                = Finland
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| Nickname            = ''Pikkuleijonat'' (The little Lions)
| Association         = [[Finnish Ice Hockey Association|Suomen jääkiekkoliitto]]
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| Team_Colors         = {{color box|#0075c8}} {{color box|white}}
| Jerseys             = [[File:Finland national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png|115px]]
| First game          = {{ih18|FIN}} 10–1 {{ih18-rt|GDR}} <br> ([[Yaroslavl]], [[Soviet Union]]; 1 April 1967) <br> {{ih18|SWE}} 8–1 {{ih18-rt|FIN}} <br> ([[Bremerhaven]], [[West Germany]]; 1 April 1977)
| Largest win         = {{ih18|FIN}} 28–0 {{ih18-rt|ITA}} <br> ([[Tychy]], [[Poland]]; 1 April 1979)
| Largest loss        = {{ih18|URS}} 14–2 {{ih18-rt|FIN}} <br> ([[Bremerhaven]], [[West Germany]]; 2 April 1977)
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| World champ2 name  = [[IIHF World U18 Championship]]
| World champ2 apps  = 23
| World champ2 first = 1999
| World champ2 best  = [[File:Gold medal icon.png|16px]] ''Gold'': [[1999 IIHF World U18 Championships|1999]], [[2000 IIHF World U18 Championships|2000]], [[2016 IIHF World U18 Championships|2016]], [[2018 IIHF World U18 Championships|2018]]
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{{MedalBox|medals=
{{Medal|Sport|[[IIHF World U18 Championship|World U18 Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[1999 IIHF World U18 Championships|1999 Germany]]|}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[2000 IIHF World U18 Championships|2000 Switzerland]]|}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[2016 IIHF World U18 Championships|2016 USA]]|}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[2018 IIHF World U18 Championships|2018 Russia]]|}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[2006 IIHF World U18 Championships|2006 Sweden]]|}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[2015 IIHF World U18 Championships|2015 Switzerland]]|}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[2017 IIHF World U18 Championships|2017 Slovakia]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |[[2001 IIHF World U18 Championships|2001 Finland]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |[[2009 IIHF World U18 Championships|2009 USA]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |[[2010 IIHF World U18 Championships|2010 Belarus]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |[[2013 IIHF World U18 Championships|2013 Russia]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |[[2022 IIHF World U18 Championships|2022 Germany]]|}}
{{Medal|Sport|[[Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament]]}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[2007 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|2007 Czech Republic/Slovakia]]|}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|2012 Czech Republic/Slovakia]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze  |[[1996  Pacific Cup (ice hockey)|1996 Canada]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze  |[[2005 U-18 Junior World Cup|2005 Czech Republic/Slovakia]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze  |[[2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup|2022 Canada]]|}}
{{Medal|Sport |[[IIHF European Junior Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[1978 IIHF European U18 Championship|1978 Finland]]|}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[1986 IIHF European U18 Championship|1986 West Germany]]|}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[1995 IIHF European U18 Championship|1995 Germany]]|}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[1997 IIHF European U18 Championship|1997 Czech Republic]]|}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[1967 European U19 Championship|1967 Soviet union]]|}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[1979 IIHF European U18 Championship|1979 Poland]]|}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[1983 IIHF European U18 Championship|1983 Norway]]|}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[1988 IIHF European U18 Championship|1988 Czechoslovakia]]|}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[1996 IIHF European U18 Championship|1996 Russia]]|}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[1998 IIHF European U18 Championship|1998 Sweden]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |[[1974 IIHF European U19 Championship|1974 Switzerland]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |[[1976 IIHF European U19 Championship|1976 Czechoslovakia]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |[[1989 IIHF European U18 Championship|1989 Soviet Union]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |[[1991 IIHF European U18 Championship|1991 Czechoslovakia]]|}}
}}
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{{Medal|Sport|[[World U-17 Hockey Challenge]]}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[1990 World U-17 Hockey Challenge|1990 Canada]]|}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[1995 2018 World U-17 Hockey Challenge|1995 Canada]]|}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[2018 World U-17 Hockey Challenge|2018 Canada]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze  |[[1998 II World U-17 Hockey Challenge|1998 Canada]]|}}
{{Medal|Bronze  |[[2022 World U-17 Hockey Challenge|2022 Canada]]|}}
}}
The '''Finland men's national under-18 ice hockey team''' is the men's national under-18 [[ice hockey]] team of [[Finland]]. The team is controlled by the [[Finnish Ice Hockey Association]], a member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. The team represents Finland at the [[IIHF World U18 Championship]]s.

==International competitions==

===IIHF European U18 / U19 Championships===

{{main|IIHF European Junior Championships}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=300|Tournament
!width=50|Rank
|-
|bgcolor=silver|{{flagicon|URS}} [[1967 European U19 Championship|1967]] [[Yaroslavl]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]] || {{Silver02}}
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[1968 IIHF European U19 Championship|1968]] [[Tampere]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[1969 IIHF European U19 Championship|1969]] [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]] / [[Bavaria]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[1970 IIHF European U19 Championship|1970]] [[Geneva]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[1971 IIHF European U19 Championship|1971]] [[Prešov]], [[Slovak Socialist Republic|Slovak SR]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[1972 IIHF European U19 Championship|1972]] [[Boden, Sweden|Boden]] / [[Luleå]] / [[Skellefteå]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th 
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|URS}} [[1973 IIHF European U19 Championship|1973]] [[Leningrad]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[1974 IIHF European U19 Championship|1974]] [[Herisau]] / [[Appenzell]] / [[Ausserrhoden]] || {{Bronze03}}
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[1975 IIHF European U19 Championship|1975]] [[Grenoble]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[1976 IIHF European U19 Championship|1976]] [[Kopřivnice]] / [[Opava]], [[Czech Socialist Republic|Czech SR]] || {{Bronze03}}
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[1977 IIHF European U18 Championship|1977]] [[Bremerhaven]] / [[Bremen]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[1978 IIHF European U18 Championship|1978]] [[Vantaa]] || {{Gold01}}
|-
|style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|POL}} [[1979 IIHF European U18 Championship|1979]] [[Tychy]] / [[Katowice]] || {{Silver02}}
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[1980 IIHF European U18 Championship|1980]] [[Brno]] / [[Hradec Králové]], [[Czech Socialist Republic|Czech SR]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|URS}} [[1981 IIHF European U18 Championship|1981]] [[Minsk]], [[Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic|Belorussian SSR]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[1982 IIHF European U18 Championship|1982]] [[Ängelholm]] / [[Tyringe]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[1983 IIHF European U18 Championship|1983]] [[Oslo]] || {{Silver02}}
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[1984 IIHF European U18 Championship|1984]] [[Rosenheim]] / [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]] / [[Füssen]] / [[Bad Tölz]] / [[Bavaria]] ||  style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[1985 IIHF European U18 Championship|1985]] [[Anglet]] || 5th
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[1986 IIHF European U18 Championship|1986]] [[Düsseldorf]] / [[Ratingen]] / [[Krefeld]] / [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] || {{Gold01}}
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[1987 IIHF European U18 Championship|1987]] [[Tampere]] / [[Kouvola]] / [[Hämeenlinna]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[1988 IIHF European U18 Championship|1988]] [[Frýdek-Místek]] / [[Vsetín]] / [[Olomouc]] / [[Přerov]], [[Czech Socialist Republic|Czech SR]] || {{Silver02}}
|-
|style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|URS}} [[1989 IIHF European U18 Championship|1989]] [[Kiev]], [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]] || {{Bronze03}}
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[1990 IIHF European U18 Championship|1990]] [[Örnsköldsvik]] / [[Sollefteå]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[1991 IIHF European U18 Championship|1991]] [[Spišská Nová Ves]] / [[Prešov]], [[Slovak Socialist Republic|Slovak SR]] || {{Bronze03}}
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[1992 IIHF European U18 Championship|1992]] [[Lillehammer]] / [[Hamar]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
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|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|POL}} [[1993 IIHF European U18 Championship|1993]] [[Nowy Targ]] / [[Oswiecim]]  || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[1994 IIHF European U18 Championship|1994]] [[Jyväskylä]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|GER}} [[1995 IIHF European U18 Championship|1995]] [[Berlin]] || {{Gold01}}
|-
|style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[1996 IIHF European U18 Championship|1996]] [[Ufa]] || {{Silver02}}
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[1997 IIHF European U18 Championship|1997]] [[Znojmo]] / [[Třebíč]] || {{Gold01}}
|-
|style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[1998 IIHF European U18 Championship|1998]] [[Malung]] / [[Mora, Sweden|Mora]] || {{Silver02}}
|}

===IIHF World U18 Championships===

{{main|IIHF World U18 Championship}}
{| class="wikitable"
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!width=300|Tournament
!width=50|Rank
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|GER}} [[1999 IIHF World U18 Championships|1999]] [[Füssen]] / [[Kaufbeuren]] || {{Gold01}}
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[2000 IIHF World U18 Championships|2000]] [[Kloten]] / [[Weinfelden]] || {{Gold01}}
|-
|style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[2001 IIHF World U18 Championships|2001]] [[Heinola]] / [[Helsinki]] / [[Lahti]] || {{Bronze03}}
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[2002 IIHF World U18 Championships|2002]] [[Piešťany]] / [[Trnava]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2003 IIHF World U18 Championships|2003]] [[Yaroslavl]] || 7th
|-
|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[2004 IIHF World U18 Championships|2004]] [[Minsk]] || 7th 
|-
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[2005 IIHF World U18 Championships|2005]] [[České Budějovice]] / [[Plzeň]] || 7th
|-
|style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[2006 IIHF World U18 Championships|2006]] [[Ängelholm]] / [[Halmstad]] || {{Silver02}}
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[2007 IIHF World U18 Championships|2007]] [[Tampere]] / [[Rauma, Finland|Rauma]] || 7th
|-
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2008 IIHF World U18 Championships|2008]] [[Kazan]] || 6th
|-
|style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2009 IIHF World U18 Championships|2009]] [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]] || {{Bronze03}}
|-
|style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[2010 IIHF World U18 Championships|2010]] [[Minsk]] / [[Babruysk]] || {{Bronze03}}
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[2011 IIHF World U18 Championships|2011]] [[Crimmitschau]] / [[Dresden]] || 5th
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships|2012]] [[Brno]] / [[Znojmo]] / [[Břeclav]] || style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2013 IIHF World U18 Championships|2013]] [[Sochi]] || {{Bronze03}}
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[2014 IIHF World U18 Championships|2014]] [[Lappeenranta]] / [[Imatra]] || 6th
|-
|style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[2015 IIHF World U18 Championships|2015]] [[Zug]] / [[Lucerne]] || {{Silver02}}
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2016 IIHF World U18 Championships|2016]] [[Grand Forks, North Dakota|Grand Forks]] || {{Gold01}}
|-
|style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[2017 IIHF World U18 Championships|2017]] [[Poprad]] / [[Spišská Nová Ves]] || {{Silver02}}
|-
|bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2018 IIHF World U18 Championships|2018]] [[Chelyabinsk]] / [[Magnitogorsk]] || {{Gold01}}
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[2019 IIHF World U18 Championships|2019]] [[Örnsköldsvik]] / [[Umeå]] || 7th
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2020 IIHF World U18 Championships|2020]] [[Plymouth]] / [[Ann Arbor]] || Cancelled<ref>{{cite web |last1=Steiss |first1=Adam |title=2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm/news/18344/2020-iihf-ice-hockey-world-championship-cancelled |website=iihf.com |publisher=IIHF |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
|style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2021 IIHF World U18 Championships|2021]] [[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]] / [[Plano, Texas|Plano]] ||style="background:#9acdff;"|4th
|-
|style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|GER}} [[2022 IIHF World U18 Championships|2022]] [[Landshut]] / [[Kaufbeuren]] || {{Bronze03}}
|-
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[2023 IIHF World U18 Championships|2023]] [[Basel]] / [[Porrentruy]] || 5th
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[2024 IIHF World U18 Championships|2024]] [[Espoo]] / [[Vantaa]] || 5th
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.quanthockey.com/wjc-u18/en/teams/team-finland-players-career-wjc-u18-stats.html Team Finland all time scoring leaders in IIHF U18 World Championships]
*[http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/finland.html Finland] at IIHF.com

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