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| Home Stadium = | | Home Stadium = | ||
| IIHF code = FIN | | IIHF code = FIN | ||
| IIHF Rank = | | IIHF Rank = 3 | ||
| IIHF max = | | IIHF max = 1 | ||
| IIHF max date = | | IIHF max date = 2022 | ||
| IIHF min = 7 | | IIHF min = 7 | ||
| IIHF min date = 2005 | | IIHF min date = 2005 | ||
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| Largest win = {{ih|FIN}} 20–1 {{ih-rt|NOR}} <br> ([[Hämeenlinna]], [[Finland]]; 12 March 1947) | | Largest win = {{ih|FIN}} 20–1 {{ih-rt|NOR}} <br> ([[Hämeenlinna]], [[Finland]]; 12 March 1947) | ||
| Largest loss = {{ih|CAN|1957}} 24–0 {{ih-rt|FIN}} <br> ([[Oslo]], [[Norway]]; 3 March 1958) | | Largest loss = {{ih|CAN|1957}} 24–0 {{ih-rt|FIN}} <br> ([[Oslo]], [[Norway]]; 3 March 1958) | ||
| World champ apps = | | World champ apps = 70 | ||
| World champ first = 1939 | | World champ first = 1939 | ||
| World champ best = [[File:Gold medal icon.png|16px]] ''Gold'': | | World champ best = [[File:Gold medal icon.png|16px]] ''Gold'': [[1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1995]], [[2011 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2011]], [[2019 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2019]], [[2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2022]]) | ||
| Regional name = World Cup | | Regional name = [[World Cup of Hockey|World Cup]] / [[Canada Cup]] | ||
| Regional cup apps = | | Regional cup apps = 7 (first in [[1976 Canada Cup|1976]]) | ||
| Regional cup best = '' | | Regional cup best = [[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]] ''2nd:'' ([[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004]]) | ||
| Olympic apps = | | Olympic apps = 18 | ||
| Olympic first = 1952 | | Olympic first = [[Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics|1952]] | ||
| Olympic medals = [[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]] ''Silver'' ([[Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988]], [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]])<br/>[[File:Bronze medal icon.png|16px]] ''Bronze'' ([[Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]], [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]], [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics | | Olympic medals = [[File:Gold medal icon.png|16px]] ''Gold:'' ([[Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2022]])<br/>[[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]] ''Silver:'' ([[Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988]], [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2006]])<br />[[File:Bronze medal icon.png|16px]] ''Bronze:'' ([[Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]], [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|1998]], [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2010]], [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2014]]) | ||
| Record = | | Record = 692–337–156 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Medal|Bronze|[[2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Vancouver]]|Team}} | {{Medal|Bronze|[[2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Vancouver]]|Team}} | ||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Sochi]]|Team}} | {{Medal|Bronze|[[2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Sochi]]|Team}} | ||
{{Medal|Comp|[[World Cup of Hockey|World Cup]] / [[Canada Cup]]}} | |||
{{Medal|Silver|[[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004 Toronto]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1991 Canada Cup|1991 Hamilton]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Comp|[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championship]]}} | {{Medal|Comp|[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championship]]}} | ||
{{Medal|Gold|[[1995 Men's | {{Medal|Gold|[[1995 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1995 Sweden]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Gold|[[2011 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships| | {{Medal|Gold|[[2011 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2011 Slovakia]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1992 Men's | {{Medal|Gold|[[2019 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2019 Slovakia]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1994 Men's | {{Medal|Gold|[[2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2022 Finland]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1998 Men's | {{Medal|Silver|[[1992 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1992 Czechoslovakia]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[1999 Men's | {{Medal|Silver|[[1994 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1994 Italy]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[2001 Men's | {{Medal|Silver|[[1998 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1998 Switzerland]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[2007 Men's | {{Medal|Silver|[[1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1999 Norway]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[2014 Men's | {{Medal|Silver|[[2001 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2001 Germany]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2000 Men's | {{Medal|Silver|[[2007 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2007 Russia]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2006 Men's | {{Medal|Silver|[[2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2014 Belarus]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2008 Men's | {{Medal|Silver|[[2016 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2016 Russia]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Silver|[[2021 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2021 Latvia]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2000 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2000 Russia]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2006 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2006 Latvia]]|}} | |||
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2008 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2008 Canada]]|}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Finnish men's national ice hockey team''', | The '''Finnish men's national ice hockey team''', nicknamed '''''Leijonat / Lejonen''''' ("The Lions" in Finnish and Swedish), is governed by the [[Finnish Ice Hockey Association]]. Finland is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "[[Big Six]]", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]], the [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States]], [[Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team|Czechia]], [[Russia men's national ice hockey team|Russia]], and [[Sweden men's national ice hockey team|Sweden]]. | ||
Finland won the world championship in [[2022 IIHF World Championship|2022]], their fourth title after [[1995 IIHF World Championship|1995]], [[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011]] and [[2019 IIHF World Championship|2019]]. A duo of silver medals ([[Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988]], [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2006]]) remained the country's best Olympic results until [[Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2022]] when the Finns achieved a breakthrough by winning their first Olympic gold after defeating [[Russia men's national ice hockey team|Russia]]. At the Canada/World Cup, their best achievement is also a silver medal which they won in [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004]]. | |||
==History== | |||
Finland's first appearance in an elite ice hockey competition was at the 1939 Ice Hockey World Championships in Switzerland. The result was a shared last place with Yugoslavia. 10 years later, Finland came to the 1949 Ice Hockey World Championships in Sweden. The Finns finished in 7th place by winning the consolation round. Finland's first appearance at the Winter Olympics occurred in 1952 in Oslo. | |||
In the 1974 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships two players were suspended for doping. They were the Swede Ulf Nilsson and the Finn Stig Wetzell who failed a drug test for the forbidden substance ephedrine. Both players were suspended for the rest of the tournament. Nilsson failed the test after Sweden's game against Poland, which Sweden won 4–1. The game was awarded to Poland as a 5–0 forfeit. The Finn, Wetzell, failed the test after Finland's match against Czechoslovakia, which Finland won 5–2, meaning the game was awarded to Czechoslovakia as a 5–0 forfeit. The Finns were able to defeat Czechoslovakia again on the last day, which would have earned their first medal in history, if not for the points lost in the forfeited win. | |||
Finland was close again to winning the first medal in its history at the 1986 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, when it led 4–2 in the final minute of the medal round match against Sweden. However, in the last minute of the match Anders "Masken" Carlsson first narrowed Finland's lead to one goal and then leveled the score with the help of the Finns' mistake. The match eventually ended in a 4–4 draw, meaning Finland's ranking in the tournament was fourth place. | |||
At the 1992 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Finland's success and silver medal came as a surprise to many Finns, as the team was not expected to much because of inexperience and the lack of success at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics in the same year. The medal achieved in the tournament was the first World Championship medal and the second value medal after the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, where Finland clinched a surprise silver after defeating the USSR. | |||
At the 1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, Finland achieved its first gold in international ice hockey. The Finns reached the final with a 5–0 victory over France in the quarter-finals, and a 3–0 victory over the Czech Republic in the semi-finals. In the final, Finland faced off against their hockey rivals and host of the 1995 tournament, Sweden. In the first period of the final, left wing Ville Peltonen scored a natural hat-trick, and then assisted Timo Jutila's first period goal to give Finland a 4–0 lead, on the way to an eventual 4–1 victory. | |||
At the 1998 Olympic men's ice hockey tournament, Team Finland came away with bronze, after defeating the Canadian national team 3–2. Teemu Selänne led the tournament in goals scored (4) and total points achieved (10). The tournament was the first in which players from the National Hockey League (NHL) were allowed to participate, allowing national teams to be constructed using the best possible talent from each country. The 1998 Olympic tournament therefore came to be known as the Tournament of the Century. | |||
Finland in the 2006 Winter Olympics semi-final match against Russia | |||
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Finland won a silver medal, coming close to winning in the final but losing 3–2 to Sweden. Finland's goaltender Antero Niittymäki was named the MVP of the tournament (with only eight goals conceded throughout the whole tournament) and Teemu Selänne was voted best forward. The format was changed from the 1998 and 2002 tournaments, to a format similar to the 1992 and 1994 tournaments. The number of teams was reduced from 14 to 12. The 12 teams were split into two groups in the preliminary stage, which followed a round robin format. Each team played the other teams in their group once. The top four teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals. | |||
At the 2006 IIHF World Championship, Finland achieved third place after winning the bronze medal game against Canada. Petteri Nummelin was named to the Media All-Star Team. | |||
At the 2007 IIHF World Championship, Finland lost the final to the Canadian team. The final marked the second time that Finland and Canada met in the gold medal game of a World Championship, the first time being in 1994. However, only a year before, in 2006 Finland had defeated Canada 5–0 in the bronze medal game. In 2007, Canada were looking on form, being undefeated coming into the playoff round, while Finland had registered two losses in the run-up to the finals. Rick Nash scored on the powerplay at 6:10 into the first period on a one-timer from the point from a pass by Cory Murphy off of Matthew Lombardi, to put Canada up 1–0. Near the middle of the period, Eric Staal scored in similar fashion also on the powerplay, assisted by Justin Williams, and Mike Cammalleri. 9:11 into the second period, Colby Armstrong scored to give the Canadians a 3–0 lead. This goal ended up as the game winner. Finland had some discipline difficulty in the first two periods, taking 6 minutes apiece in penalties in both periods. The Finns started to bring up the pressure in the last ten minutes, and Petri Kontiola scored a nice glove-side goal on Ward at 51:08 assisted by Ville Peltonen, to put the team on the board. With only 3 minutes left Antti Miettinen scored to bring Finland within one, 3–2. However, just one minute later Rick Nash scored on a skillful breakaway to put the game away, with Canada winning 4–2 and clinching the title. The Canadians were outshot 22–18, but their goaltender, Cam Ward, kept Canada in the game as he was solid between the pipes. They also were able to capitalize on the powerplay, which ended up being decisive in the Canadian win. Kari Lehtonen was voted Tournament's best goaltender. | |||
At the 2008 IIHF World Championship, Finland achieved third place after winning the bronze medal game 4–0 against rivals Sweden. | |||
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Finland again came away with the bronze, winning 5–3 against Slovakia. During the tournament, Teemu Selänne became the all-time leader for points scored in the Olympics.[2][3] He notched an assist in his second game of the tournament for 37 career points, surpassing Valeri Kharlamov of the Soviet Union, Vlastimil Bubník of Czechoslovakia, and Harry Watson of Canada. | |||
At the 2011 IIHF World Championship, Finland won its second world title, beating the Swedish national team by a score of 6–1 in the final. As two highly ranked neighboring countries, Sweden and Finland have a long-running competitive tradition in ice hockey. Before the game, mainstream media in both countries titled the match "a dream final". After a goalless first period, Sweden opened the game with a 1–0 goal by Magnus Pääjärvi in the second period at 27:40. Seven seconds before the period's end, Finland's Jarkko Immonen scored to tie the game 1–1. Finland took the lead early in the third period, scoring two goals at 42:35 and 43:21 by Nokelainen and Kapanen. Sweden then took a time-out with ten minutes left to play but did not manage to regroup, and Finland scored a further three goals courtesy of Janne Pesonen, Mika Pyörälä and Antti Pihlström to clinch the title. Team Finland's Jarkko Immonen led the tournament in both goals and points scored, with 9 and 12 respectively. | |||
The Finns won their third world title at the 2019 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia, and after the cancelled tournament of 2020, they reached the final in the 2021 tournament, losing to Canada in overtime. | |||
At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Finland won the gold medal for the first time, going undefeated and beating Russia in the final. This allowed them to rise to first place in the IIHF World Ranking for the first time ever. In May 2022, Finland won their fourth World Championship, beating Canada in overtime after a hard-fought game. This was the third Canada–Finland final in a row, and the first time the Finns won a medal on home ice. | |||
==Tournament record== | ==Tournament record== | ||
===Olympic Games=== | ===Olympic Games=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" style=" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
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! Games !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! GF !! GA !! Coach !! Captain !! Round !! Finish | |||
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| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920]] [[Antwerp]] || colspan=9 rowspan=6 align=center|''Did not participate'' | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics|1924]] [[Chamonix]] | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics|1928]] [[St. Moritz]] | |||
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ice hockey at the 1932 Winter Olympics|1932]] [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]] | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics|1936]] [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]] | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics|1948]] [[St. Moritz]] | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics|1952]] [[Oslo]] || 8 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 21 || 60 || [[Risto Lindroos]] || [[Aarne Honkavaara]] || Round-robin || 7th | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics|1956]] [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]] || colspan="9" align="center"| ''Did not participate'' | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] [[Squaw Valley Ski Resort|Squaw Valley]] || 6 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 55 || 23 || {{flagicon|CAN}} Joe Wirkkunen || [[Yrjö Hakala]] || Consolation Round || 7th | |||
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| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ice hockey at the 1964 Winter Olympics|1964]] [[Innsbruck]] || 8 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 18 || 33 || {{flagicon|CAN}} Joe Wirkkunen || [[Raimo Kilpiö]] || Round-robin || 6th | |||
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| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics|1968]] [[Grenoble]] || 8 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 28 || 25 || {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Augustin Bubník|Gustav Bubník]] || [[Matti Reunamäki]] || Round-robin || 5th | |||
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| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics|1972]] [[Sapporo]] || 6 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 27 || 25 || [[Seppo Liitsola]] || [[Lasse Oksanen]] || Final Round || 5th | |||
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| style="background:#9acdff;"| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics|1976]] [[Innsbruck]] || 6 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 30 || 20 || [[Seppo Liitsola]] || [[Seppo Lindström]] || Final Round || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th | |||
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| style="background:#9acdff;"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics|1980]] [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]] || 7 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 31 || 25 || [[Kalevi Numminen]] || [[Tapio Levo]] || Final Round || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th | |||
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| [[Ice hockey at the | | {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984]] [[Sarajevo]] || 6 || 2 || 3 || 1 || 31 || 26 || [[Alpo Suhonen]] || [[Anssi Melametsä]] || Consolation Round || 6th | ||
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| [[Ice hockey at the | | style="background:silver;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988]] [[Calgary]] || 8 || 5 || 2 || 1 || 34 || 14 || [[Pentti Matikainen]] || [[Timo Blomqvist]] || Final Round || {{Silver medal}} | ||
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| [[Ice hockey at the | | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992]] [[Albertville]] || 8 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 29 || 11 || [[Pentti Matikainen]] || [[Pekka Tuomisto]] || 7th place game || 7th | ||
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| [[Ice hockey at the | | style="background:#c96;"| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] [[Lillehammer]] || 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 38 || 10 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Curt Lindström]] || [[Timo Jutila]] || 3th place game || {{Bronze medal}} | ||
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| | | style="background:#c96;"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|1998]] [[Nagano (city)|Nagano]] || 6 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 20 || 19 || [[Hannu Aravirta]] || [[Saku Koivu]] || 3th place game || {{Bronze medal}} | ||
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| [[Ice hockey at the | | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2002]] [[Salt Lake City]] || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 12 || 10 || [[Hannu Aravirta]] || [[Teemu Selänne]] || Quarter-finals || 6th | ||
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| [[Ice hockey at the | | style="background:silver;"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2006]] [[Turin]] || 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 29 || 8 || [[Erkka Westerlund]] || [[Saku Koivu]] || Final || {{Silver medal}} | ||
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| [[Ice hockey at the | | style="background:#c96;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2010]] [[Vancouver]] || 6 || 4 || 2 || – || 19 || 13 || [[Jukka Jalonen]] || [[Saku Koivu]] || 3th place game || {{Bronze medal}} | ||
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| style="background:#c96;"| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2014]] [[Sochi]] || 6 || 4 || 2 || – || 24 || 10 || [[Erkka Westerlund]] || [[Teemu Selänne]] || 3th place game || {{Bronze medal}} | |||
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| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2018]] [[Pyeongchang]] || 5 || 3 || 2 || – || 16 || 9 || [[Lauri Marjamäki]] || [[Lasse Kukkonen]] || Quarter-finals || 6th | |||
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| | | style="background:gold;"| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament|2022]] [[Beijing]] || 6 || 6 || 0 || – || 22 || 8 || [[Jukka Jalonen]] || [[Valtteri Filppula]] || Final || {{Gold medal}} | ||
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics|2026]] [[Milan]] / [[Cortina d'Ampezzo|Cortina]] || colspan="9" align=center| ''To be determined'' | |||
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{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Medals | |||
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! Participations !! style="background:gold"|Gold !! style="background:silver"|Silver !! style="background:#c96"|Bronze !! Total | |||
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| 18 || 1 || 2 || 4 || 7 | |||
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===World championship=== | ===World championship=== | ||
{| class="wikitable | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
! World | ! Year !! Location !! Coach !! Captain !! Finish !! Result | ||
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| [[1939 Ice Hockey World Championships|1939]] || [[Zürich]] / [[Basel]], {{ih|SUI}} || [[Risto Tiitola]] || [[Erkki Saarinen]] || Consolation Round || 13th place | |||
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| [[1949 Ice Hockey World Championships|1949]] || [[Stockholm]], {{ih|SWE}} || [[Risto Lindroos]] || [[Keijo Kuusela]] || Consolation Round || 7th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1951 Ice Hockey World Championships|1951]] || [[Paris]], {{ih|FRA}} || [[Risto Lindroos]] || [[Keijo Kuusela]] || Group stage || 7th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1954 Ice Hockey World Championships|1954]] || [[Stockholm]], {{ih|SWE}} || [[Risto Lindroos]] || [[Matti Rintakoski]] || Group stage || 6th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1955 Ice Hockey World Championships|1955]] || [[Krefeld]] / [[Dortmund]] / [[Cologne]], [[Germany men's national ice hockey team#West Germany|West Germany]] {{Flagdeco|FRG}} || [[Aarne Honkavaara]] || [[Matti Rintakoski]] || Group stage || 9th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1957 Ice Hockey World Championships|1957]] || [[Moscow]], {{ih|URS}} || [[Aarne Honkavaara]] || [[Yrjö Hakala]] || Group stage || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1958 Ice Hockey World Championships|1958]] || [[Oslo]], {{ih|NOR}} || [[Aarne Honkavaara]] || [[Yrjö Hakala]] || Group stage || 6th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1959 Ice Hockey World Championships|1959]] || [[Prague]] / [[Bratislava]], {{Ih|TCH}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} Joe Wirkkunen || [[Yrjö Hakala]] || Final Round || 6th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1961 Ice Hockey World Championships|1961]] || [[Geneva]] / [[Lausanne]], {{ih|SUI}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Derek Holmes (ice hockey)|Derek Holmes]] || [[Erkki Koiso]] || Group stage || 7th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1962 Ice Hockey World Championships|1962]] || [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]] / [[Denver]], {{ih|USA}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} Joe Wirkkunen || [[Teppo Rastio]] || Group stage || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1963 Ice Hockey World Championships|1963]] || [[Stockholm]], {{ih|SWE}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} Joe Wirkkunen || [[Esko Luostarinen]] || Group stage || 5th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1965 Ice Hockey World Championships|1965]] || [[Tampere]], {{ih|FIN}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} Joe Wirkkunen || [[Raimo Kilpiö]] || Group stage || 7th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1966 Ice Hockey World Championships|1966]] || [[Ljubljana]], {{ih|YUG}} || {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Augustin Bubník]] || [[Lalli Partinen]] || Group stage || 7th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1967 Ice Hockey World Championships|1967]] || [[Vienna]], {{ih|AUT}} || {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Augustin Bubník]] || [[Matti Reunamäki]] || Group stage || 6th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1969 Ice Hockey World Championships|1969]] || [[Stockholm]], {{ih|SWE}} || {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Augustin Bubník]] || [[Juhani Wahlsten]] || Group stage || 5th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1970 Ice Hockey World Championships|1970]] || [[Stockholm]], {{ih|SWE}} || [[Seppo Liitsola]] || [[Lasse Oksanen]] || Group stage || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1971 Ice Hockey World Championships|1971]] || [[Bern]] / [[Geneva]], {{ih|SUI}} || [[Seppo Liitsola]] || [[Lasse Oksanen]] || Group stage || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1972 Ice Hockey World Championships|1972]] || [[Prague]], {{Ih|TCH}} || [[Seppo Liitsola]] || [[Lasse Oksanen]] || Group stage || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1973 Ice Hockey World Championships|1973]] || [[Moscow]], {{ih|URS}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Len Lunde]] || [[Veli-Pekka Ketola]] || Group stage || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1974 Ice Hockey World Championships|1974]] || [[Helsinki]], {{ih|FIN}} || [[Kalevi Numminen]] || [[Veli-Pekka Ketola]] || Group stage || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1975 Ice Hockey World Championships|1975]] || [[Munich]] / [[Düsseldorf]], {{Flagdeco|FRG}} [[Germany men's national ice hockey team#West Germany|West Germany]] || [[Seppo Liitsola]] || [[Seppo Lindström]] || Group stage || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[1976 Ice Hockey World Championships|1976]] || [[Katowice]], {{ih|POL}} || [[Seppo Liitsola]] || [[Lasse Oksanen]] || Consolation Round || 5th place | |||
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| [[1977 Ice Hockey World Championships|1977]] || [[Vienna]], {{ih|AUT}} || [[Lasse Heikkilä]] || [[Pertti Koivulahti]] || Consolation Round || 5th place | |||
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| [[ | | [[1978 Ice Hockey World Championships|1978]] || [[Prague]], {{ih|TCH}} || [[Kalevi Numminen]] || [[Seppo Repo]] || Consolation Round || 7th place | ||
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| [[ | | [[1979 Ice Hockey World Championships|1979]] || [[Moscow]], {{ih|URS}} || [[Kalevi Numminen]] || [[Juhani Tamminen]] || Consolation Round || 5th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1981 Ice Hockey World Championships|1981]] || [[Gothenburg]] / [[Stockholm]], {{ih|SWE}} || [[Kalevi Numminen]] || [[Juhani Tamminen]] || Consolation Round || 6th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1982 Ice Hockey World Championships|1982]] || [[Helsinki]] / [[Tampere]], {{ih|FIN}} || [[Alpo Suhonen]] || [[Juhani Tamminen]] || First Round || 5th place | ||
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| [[ | | [[1983 Ice Hockey World Championships|1983]] || [[Düsseldorf]] / [[Dortmund]] / [[Munich]], [[Germany men's national ice hockey team#West Germany|West Germany]] {{Flagdeco|FRG}} || [[Alpo Suhonen]] || [[Pekka Rautakallio]] || Consolation Round || 7th place | ||
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| [[ | | [[1985 Ice Hockey World Championships|1985]] || [[Prague]], {{ih|TCH}} || [[Alpo Suhonen]] || [[Anssi Melametsä]] || Consolation Round || 5th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1986 Ice Hockey World Championships|1986]] || [[Moscow]], {{ih|URS}} || [[Rauno Korpi]] || [[Kari Makkonen]] || Final Round || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1987 Ice Hockey World Championships|1987]] || [[Vienna]], {{ih|AUT}} || [[Rauno Korpi]] || [[Pekka Järvelä]] || Consolation Round || 5th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1989 Ice Hockey World Championships|1989]] || [[Stockholm]] / [[Södertälje]], {{ih|SWE}} || [[Pentti Matikainen]] || [[Timo Blomqvist]] || Consolation Round || 5th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1990 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1990]] || [[Bern]] / [[Fribourg]], {{ih|SUI}} || [[Pentti Matikainen]] || [[Arto Ruotanen]] || Consolation Round || 6th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1991 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1991]] || [[Turku]] / [[Helsinki]] / [[Tampere]], {{ih|FIN}} || [[Pentti Matikainen]] || [[Hannu Virta]] || Consolation Round || 5th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1992 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1992]] || [[Prague]] / [[Bratislava]], {{ih|TCH}} || [[Pentti Matikainen]] || [[Pekka Tuomisto]] || Final ||bgcolor=silver| '''Silver''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1993 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1993]] || [[Dortmund]] / [[Munich]], {{ih|GER}} || [[Pentti Matikainen]] || [[Timo Jutila]] || Quarter-finals || 7th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1994 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1994]] || [[Bolzano]] / [[Canazei]] / [[Milan]]o, {{ih|ITA}} || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Curt Lindström]] || [[Timo Jutila]] || Final ||bgcolor=silver| '''Silver''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1995 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1995]] || [[Stockholm]] / [[Gävle]], {{ih|SWE}} || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Curt Lindström]] || [[Timo Jutila]] || Final || bgcolor=gold| '''Gold''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1996 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1996]] || [[Vienna]], {{ih|AUT}} || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Curt Lindström]] || [[Timo Jutila]] || Quarter-finals || 5th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1997 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|1997]] || [[Helsinki]] / [[Turku]] / [[Tampere]], {{ih|FIN}} || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Curt Lindström]] || [[Timo Jutila]] || Second Round || 5th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1998 IIHF World Championship|1998]] || [[Zürich]] / [[Basel]], {{ih|SUI}} || [[Hannu Aravirta]] || [[Ville Peltonen]] || Final || bgcolor=silver| '''Silver''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1999 IIHF World Championship|1999]] || [[Oslo]] / [[Lillehammer]] / [[Hamar]], {{ih|NOR}} || [[Hannu Aravirta]] || [[Saku Koivu]] || Final ||bgcolor=silver| '''Silver''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2000 IIHF World Championship|2000]] || [[Saint Petersburg]], {{ih|RUS}} || [[Hannu Aravirta]] || [[Raimo Helminen]] || 3rd Place Game || bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''Bronze''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2001 IIHF World Championship|2001]] || [[Cologne]] / [[Hanover]] / [[Nuremberg]], {{ih|GER}} || [[Hannu Aravirta]] || [[Petteri Nummelin]] || Final || bgcolor=silver| '''Silver''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2002 IIHF World Championship|2002]] || [[Gothenburg]] / [[Karlstad]] / [[Jönköping]], {{ih|SWE}} || [[Hannu Aravirta]] || [[Raimo Helminen]] || 3rd Place Game || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2003 IIHF World Championship|2003]] || [[Helsinki]] / [[Tampere]] / [[Turku]], {{ih|FIN}} || [[Hannu Aravirta]] || [[Saku Koivu]] || Quarter-finals || 5th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2004 IIHF World Championship|2004]] || [[Prague]] / [[Ostrava]], {{ih|CZE}} || [[Raimo Summanen]] || [[Olli Jokinen]] || Quarter-finals || 6th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2005 IIHF World Championship|2005]] || [[Innsbruck]] / [[Vienna]], {{ih|AUT}} || [[Erkka Westerlund]] || [[Ville Peltonen]] || Quarter-finals || 7th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2006 IIHF World Championship|2006]] || [[Riga]], {{ih|LAT}} || [[Erkka Westerlund]] || [[Ville Peltonen]] || 3rd Place Game || bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''Bronze''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2007 IIHF World Championship|2007]] || [[Moscow]] / [[Mytishchi]], {{ih|RUS}} || [[Erkka Westerlund]] || [[Ville Peltonen]] || Final ||bgcolor=silver| '''Silver''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2008 IIHF World Championship|2008]] || [[Quebec City]] / [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], {{ih|CAN}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Doug Shedden]] || [[Ville Peltonen]] || 3rd Place Game ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''Bronze''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2009 IIHF World Championship|2009]] || [[Bern]] / [[Kloten]], {{ih|SUI}} || [[Jukka Jalonen]] || [[Sami Kapanen]] || Quarter-finals || 5th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010]] || [[Cologne]] / [[Mannheim]] / [[Gelsenkirchen]], {{ih|GER}} || [[Jukka Jalonen]] || [[Sami Kapanen]] || Quarter-finals || 6th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011]] || [[Bratislava]] / [[Košice]], {{ih|SVK}} || [[Jukka Jalonen]] || [[Mikko Koivu]] || Final || bgcolor=gold| '''Gold''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2012 IIHF World Championship|2012]] || [[Helsinki]], {{ih|FIN}} / [[Stockholm]], {{ih|SWE}} || [[Jukka Jalonen]] || [[Mikko Koivu]] || 3rd Place Game || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2013 IIHF World Championship|2013]] || [[Stockholm]], {{ih|SWE}} / [[Helsinki]], {{ih|FIN}} || [[Jukka Jalonen]] || [[Lasse Kukkonen]] || 3rd Place Game || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2014 IIHF World Championship|2014]] || [[Minsk]], {{ih|BLR}}|| [[Erkka Westerlund]] || [[Olli Jokinen]] || Final || bgcolor=silver| '''Silver''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2015 IIHF World Championship|2015]] || [[Prague]] / [[Ostrava]], {{ih|CZE}} || [[Kari Jalonen]] || [[Jussi Jokinen]] || Quarter-finals || 6th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2016 IIHF World Championship|2016]] || [[Moscow]] / [[Saint Petersburg]], {{ih|RUS}} || [[Kari Jalonen]] || [[Mikko Koivu]] || Final || bgcolor=silver| '''Silver''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2017 IIHF World Championship|2017]] || [[Cologne]], {{ih|GER}} / [[Paris]], {{ih|FRA}} || [[Lauri Marjamäki]] || [[Lasse Kukkonen]] || 3rd Place Game || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2018 IIHF World Championship|2018]] || [[Copenhagen]] / [[Herning]], {{ih|DEN}} || [[Lauri Marjamäki]] || [[Mikael Granlund]] || Quarter-finals || 5th place | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2019 IIHF World Championship|2019]] || [[Bratislava]] / [[Košice]], {{ih|SVK}} || [[Jukka Jalonen]] || [[Marko Anttila]] || Final || bgcolor=gold| '''Gold''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2021 IIHF World Championship|2021]] || [[Riga]], {{ih|LAT}} || [[Jukka Jalonen]] || [[Marko Anttila]] || Final || bgcolor=silver| '''Silver''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2022 IIHF World Championship|2022]] || [[Tampere]] / [[Helsinki]], {{ih|FIN}} || [[Jukka Jalonen]] || [[Valtteri Filppula]] || Final || bgcolor=gold| '''Gold''' | ||
|- | |||
| [[2023 IIHF World Championship|2023]] || [[Tampere]], {{ih|FIN}} / [[Riga]], {{ih|LAT}} || [[Jukka Jalonen]] || [[Marko Anttila]] || Quarter-finals || 7th place | |||
|- | |||
| [[2024 IIHF World Championship|2024]] || [[Prague]] / [[Ostrava]], {{ih|CZE}} || [[Jukka Jalonen]] || [[Mikael Granlund]] || Quarter-finals || 8th place | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Medals | |||
|- | |||
! Participations !! style="background:gold"|Gold !! style="background:silver"|Silver !! style="background:#c96"|Bronze !! Total | |||
|- | |||
| 70 || 4 || 9 || 3 || 16 | |||
|} | |||
===Canada Cup / World Cup=== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
|- | |- | ||
!Year | |||
! GP | |||
! W | |||
!OW | |||
! T | |||
!OL | |||
! L | |||
! GF | |||
! GA | |||
! Coach | |||
! Captain | |||
! Finish | |||
! Rank | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1976 Canada Cup|1976]] | ||
| 5 | |||
| 1 | |||
| – | |||
| 0 | |||
| – | |||
| 4 | |||
| 16 | |||
| 42 | |||
| [[Lasse Heikkilä]] | |||
| [[Veli-Pekka Ketola]] | |||
| Round-robin | |||
| 6th | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1981 Canada Cup|1981]] | ||
| 5 | |||
| 0 | |||
| – | |||
| 1 | |||
| – | |||
| 4 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 31 | |||
| [[Kalevi Numminen]] | |||
| [[Veli-Pekka Ketola]] | |||
| Round-robin | |||
| 6th | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1987 Canada Cup|1987]] | ||
| 5 | |||
| 0 | |||
| – | |||
| 0 | |||
| – | |||
| 5 | |||
| 9 | |||
| 23 | |||
| [[Rauno Korpi]] | |||
| [[Jari Kurri]] | |||
| Round-robin | |||
| 6th | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | bgcolor="#cc9966"| [[1991 Canada Cup|1991]] | ||
| 6 | |||
| 2 | |||
| – | |||
| 1 | |||
| – | |||
| 3 | |||
| 13 | |||
| 20 | |||
| [[Pentti Matikainen]] | |||
| [[Jari Kurri]] | |||
| Semi-final | |||
| {{Bronze03}} | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
|- | |- | ||
!Year | |||
! GP | |||
! W | |||
!OW | |||
! T | |||
!OL | |||
! L | |||
! GF | |||
! GA | |||
! Coach | |||
! Captain | |||
! Finish | |||
! Rank | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[1996 World Cup of Hockey|1996]] | ||
| 4 | |||
| 2 | |||
| – | |||
| 0 | |||
| – | |||
| 2 | |||
| 17 | |||
| 16 | |||
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Curt Lindström]] | |||
| [[Jari Kurri]] | |||
| Quarter-final | |||
| 5th | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | style="background:silver;"| [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004]] | ||
| 6 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 0 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 0 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 17 | |||
| 9 | |||
| [[Raimo Summanen]] | |||
| [[Saku Koivu]] | |||
| Final | |||
| {{Silver02}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[2016 World Cup of Hockey|2016]] | ||
| 3 | |||
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| – | |||
| 0 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 9 | |||
| [[Lauri Marjamäki]] | |||
| [[Mikko Koivu]] | |||
| Group stage | |||
| 8th | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Medals | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | ! Participations !! style="background:gold"|Gold !! style="background:silver"|Silver !! style="background:#c96"|Bronze !! Total | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2009 | | 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 | ||
|} | |||
===Euro Hockey Tour=== | |||
{{main|Euro Hockey Tour}} | |||
*[[1996–97 Euro Hockey Tour|1996–97]] – Finished in {{gold1}} | |||
*[[1997–98 Euro Hockey Tour|1997–98]] – Finished in {{bronze3}} | |||
*[[1998–99 Euro Hockey Tour|1998–99]] – Finished in {{silver2}} | |||
*[[1999–2000 Euro Hockey Tour|1999–00]] – Finished in {{gold1}} | |||
*[[2000–01 Euro Hockey Tour|2000–01]] – Finished in {{gold1}} | |||
*[[2001–02 Euro Hockey Tour|2001–02]] – Finished in {{gold1}} | |||
*[[2002–03 Euro Hockey Tour|2002–03]] – Finished in {{gold1}} | |||
*[[2003–04 Euro Hockey Tour|2003–04]] – Finished in {{gold1}} | |||
*[[2004–05 Euro Hockey Tour|2004–05]] – Finished in {{bronze3}} | |||
*[[2005–06 Euro Hockey Tour|2005–06]] – Finished in {{bronze3}} | |||
*[[2006–07 Euro Hockey Tour|2006–07]] – Finished in 4th place | |||
*[[2007–08 Euro Hockey Tour|2007–08]] – Finished in {{silver2}} | |||
*[[2008–09 Euro Hockey Tour|2008–09]] – Finished in {{silver2}} | |||
*[[2009–10 Euro Hockey Tour|2009–10]] – Finished in {{gold1}} | |||
*[[2010–11 Euro Hockey Tour|2010–11]] – Finished in {{bronze3}} | |||
*[[2011–12 Euro Hockey Tour|2011–12]] – Finished in {{silver2}} | |||
*[[2012–13 Euro Hockey Tour|2012–13]] – Finished in {{bronze3}} | |||
*[[2013–14 Euro Hockey Tour|2013–14]] – Finished in {{gold1}} | |||
*[[2014–15 Euro Hockey Tour|2014–15]] – Finished in {{silver2}} | |||
*[[2015–16 Euro Hockey Tour|2015–16]] – Finished in {{silver2}} | |||
*[[2016–17 Euro Hockey Tour|2016–17]] – Finished in {{bronze3}} | |||
*[[2017–18 Euro Hockey Tour|2017–18]] – Finished in {{gold1}} | |||
*[[2018–19 Euro Hockey Tour|2018–19]] – Finished in {{silver2}} | |||
*[[2019–20 Euro Hockey Tour|2019–20]] – Finished in {{bronze3}} | |||
*[[2020–21 Euro Hockey Tour|2020–21]] – Finished in 4th place | |||
*[[2021–22 Euro Hockey Tour|2021–22]] – Finished in {{silver2}} | |||
*[[2022–23 Euro Hockey Tour|2022–23]] – Finished in {{bronze3}} | |||
*[[2023–24 Euro Hockey Tour|2023–24]] – Finished in {{silver2}} | |||
===EHT Medal table=== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
!style="background-color: #F7F6A8;" | Gold | |||
!style="background-color: #DCE5E5;" | Silver | |||
!style="background-color: #FFDAB9;" | Bronze | |||
!Medals | |||
|- align=center | |||
|9 | |||
|9 | |||
|8 | |||
|26 | |||
|} | |||
====Tournament summary==== | |||
*[[Karjala Tournament]]: | |||
**{{gold1}} '''Gold medal''' ([[1996 Karjala Tournament|1996]], [[1998 Karjala Tournament|1998]], [[1999 Karjala Tournament|1999]], [[2000 Karjala Tournament|2000]], [[2001 Karjala Tournament|2001]], [[2002 Karjala Tournament|2002]], [[2003 Karjala Tournament|2003]], [[2004 Karjala Tournament|2004]], [[2005 Karjala Tournament|2005]], [[2010 Karjala Tournament|2010]], [[2013 Karjala Tournament|2013]], [[2017 Karjala Tournament|2017]]) | |||
**{{silver2}} Silver medal ([[1995 Karjala Tournament|1995]], [[2009 Karjala Tournament|2009]], [[2011 Karjala Tournament|2011]], [[2012 Karjala Tournament|2012]], [[2014 Karjala Tournament|2014]], [[2015 Karjala Tournament|2015]], [[2018 Karjala Tournament|2018]], [[2019 Karjala Tournament|2019]], [[2021 Karjala Tournament|2021]]) | |||
**{{bronze3}} Bronze medal ([[2016 Karjala Tournament|2016]], [[2020 Karjala Tournament|2020]], [[2023 Karjala Tournament|2023]]) | |||
*[[Channel One Cup (ice hockey)|Channel One Cup / Izvestia Trophy]]: | |||
**{{gold1}} '''Gold medal''' ([[2003 Baltika Cup|2003]], [[2009 Channel One Cup|2009]], [[2021 Channel One Cup|2021]]) | |||
**{{silver2}} Silver medal ([[1982 Izvestia Trophy|1982]], [[2002 Baltika Cup|2002]], [[2004 Rosno Cup|2004]], [[2005 Channel One Cup|2005]], [[2006 Channel One Cup|2006]], [[2007 Channel One Cup|2007]], [[2008 Channel One Cup|2008]], [[2013 Channel One Cup|2013]], [[2014 Channel One Cup|2014]], [[2018 Channel One Cup|2018]]) | |||
**{{bronze3}} Bronze medal ([[1968 International Moscow Tournament|1968]], [[1971 Izvestia Trophy|1971]], [[1973 Izvestia Trophy|1973]], [[1979 Izvestia Trophy|1979]], [[1980 Izvestia Trophy|1980]], [[1984 Izvestia Trophy|1984]], [[1989 Izvestia Trophy|1989]], [[1994 Izvestia Trophy|1994]], [[1996 Izvestia Trophy|1996]], [[1998 Baltika Cup|1998]], [[1999 Baltika Cup|1999]], [[2000 Baltika Cup|2000]], [[2012 Channel One Cup|2012]], [[2015 Channel One Cup|2015]], [[2016 Channel One Cup|2016]], [[2017 Channel One Cup|2017]], [[2019 Channel One Cup|2019]], [[2020 Channel One Cup|2020]]) | |||
*[[Sweden Hockey Games]]: | |||
**{{gold1}} '''Gold medal''' ([[1997 Sweden Hockey Games|1997]], [[1999 Sweden Hockey Games|1999]], [[2000 Sweden Hockey Games|2000]], [[2010 LG Hockey Games|2010]], [[2013 Oddset Hockey Games|2013]], [[2014 Oddset Hockey Games|2014]], [[2018 Sweden Hockey Games|2018]], [[2024 Sweden Hockey Games|2024]]) | |||
**{{silver2}} Silver medal ([[2001 LG Hockey Games|2001]] (February), [[2006 LG Hockey Games|2006]], [[2008 LG Hockey Games|2008]], [[2023 Sweden Hockey Games|2023]]) | |||
**{{bronze3}} Bronze medal ([[1991 Sweden Hockey Games|1991]], [[1998 Sweden Hockey Games|1998]], [[2001 Sweden Hockey Games|2001]] (November), [[2009 LG Hockey Games|2009]], [[2011 LG Hockey Games|2011]], [[2020 Beijer Hockey Games|2020]], [[2021 Beijer Hockey Games|2021]]) | |||
*[[Czech Hockey Games]]: | |||
**{{gold1}} '''Gold medal''' ([[1996 Pragobanka Cup|1996]], [[2000 Česká Pojišťovna Cup|2000]], [[2001 Česká Pojišťovna Cup|2001]], [[2003 Česká Pojišťovna Cup|2003]], [[2012 Kajotbet Hockey Games|2012]], [[2013 Kajotbet Hockey Games|2013]] (August), [[2024 Czech Hockey Games|2024]]) | |||
**{{silver2}} Silver medal ([[1997 Pragobanka Cup|1997]], [[1998 Česká Pojišťovna Cup|1998]], [[1999 Czech Hockey Games|1999]], [[2006 Česká Pojišťovna Cup|2006]], [[2017 Czech Hockey Games|2017]], [[2018 Carlson Hockey Games|2018]], [[2019 Carlson Hockey Games|2019]]) | |||
**{{bronze3}} Bronze medal ([[2008 Czech Hockey Games|2008]], [[2009 Czech Hockey Games (April)|2009]] (April), [[2009 Czech Hockey Games (September)|2009]] (September), [[2011 Czech Hockey Games|2011]], [[2021 Carlson Hockey Games|2021]], [[2022 Carlson Hockey Games|2022]]) | |||
*[[Swiss Ice Hockey Games]]: | |||
**{{bronze3}} Bronze medal ([[2022 Swiss Ice Hockey Games|2022]], [[2023 Swiss Ice Hockey Games|2023]]) | |||
====Finland's Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) Cup medal table==== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | |||
!Tournament | |||
!style="background-color: #F7F6A8;" | Gold | |||
!style="background-color: #DCE5E5;" | Silver | |||
!style="background-color: #FFDAB9;" | Bronze | |||
!Medals | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | |align=left|[[Karjala Tournament]] || 12 || 9 || 2 || 23 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | |align=left|[[Channel One Cup (ice hockey)|Channel One Cup]] || 3 || 10 || 17 || 30 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | |align=left|[[Sweden Hockey Games]] || 8 || 4 || 7 || 19 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | |align=left|[[Czech Hockey Games]] || 7 || 7 || 6 || 20 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | |align=left|[[Swiss Ice Hockey Games]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Total !! 30 !! 30 !! 34 !! 94 | |||
|} | |} | ||
=== | ===Euro Hockey Challenge=== | ||
*[[ | {{main|Euro Hockey Challenge}} | ||
*[[ | *[[Euro Hockey Challenge 2011|2011]] – {{gold1}} | ||
*[[ | *[[Euro Hockey Challenge 2012|2012]] – {{bronze3}} | ||
*[[ | *[[Euro Hockey Challenge 2013|2013]] – {{silver2}} | ||
*[[Euro Hockey Challenge 2014|2014]] – {{silver2}} | |||
*[[Euro Hockey Challenge 2015|2015]] – {{bronze3}} | |||
*[[Euro Hockey Challenge 2016|2016]] – {{gold1}} | |||
*[[Euro Hockey Challenge 2017|2017]] – {{silver2}} | |||
*[[Euro Hockey Challenge 2018|2018]] – {{silver2}} | |||
*[[Euro Hockey Challenge 2019|2019]] – {{silver2}} (Division Nord) | |||
=== | ===Other tournaments=== | ||
*[[ | *[[Deutschland Cup]]: {{gold1}} '''Gold medal''' ([[1990 Deutschland Cup|1990]]) | ||
*[[ | *[[Nissan Cup]]: {{gold1}} '''Gold medal''' ([[1989 Nissan Cup|1989]], [[1994 Nissan Cup|1994]]) | ||
*[[Spengler Cup]]: {{silver2}} Silver medal ([[1975 Spengler Cup|1975]]) | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 16:47, 6 August 2024
Nickname(s) |
Leijonat / Lejonen (The Lions) |
---|---|
Association | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
Most games | Raimo Helminen (331) |
Most points | Raimo Helminen (207) |
IIHF code | FIN |
IIHF ranking | 3 |
Highest IIHF ranking | 1 (2022) |
Lowest IIHF ranking | 7 (2005) |
First international | |
Sweden 8–1 Finland (Helsinki, Finland; 29 January 1928) | |
Biggest win | |
Finland 20–1 Norway (Hämeenlinna, Finland; 12 March 1947) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Canada 24–0 Finland (Oslo, Norway; 3 March 1958) | |
IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 70 (first in 1939) |
Best result | Gold: 1995, 2011, 2019, 2022) |
World Cup / Canada Cup | |
Appearances | 7 (first in 1976) |
Best result | 2nd: (2004) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 18 (first in 1952) |
Medals |
Gold: (2022) Silver: (1988, 2006) Bronze: (1994, 1998, 2010, 2014) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
692–337–156 |
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The Finnish men's national ice hockey team, nicknamed Leijonat / Lejonen ("The Lions" in Finnish and Swedish), is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the United States, Czechia, Russia, and Sweden.
Finland won the world championship in 2022, their fourth title after 1995, 2011 and 2019. A duo of silver medals (1988, 2006) remained the country's best Olympic results until 2022 when the Finns achieved a breakthrough by winning their first Olympic gold after defeating Russia. At the Canada/World Cup, their best achievement is also a silver medal which they won in 2004.
History
Finland's first appearance in an elite ice hockey competition was at the 1939 Ice Hockey World Championships in Switzerland. The result was a shared last place with Yugoslavia. 10 years later, Finland came to the 1949 Ice Hockey World Championships in Sweden. The Finns finished in 7th place by winning the consolation round. Finland's first appearance at the Winter Olympics occurred in 1952 in Oslo.
In the 1974 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships two players were suspended for doping. They were the Swede Ulf Nilsson and the Finn Stig Wetzell who failed a drug test for the forbidden substance ephedrine. Both players were suspended for the rest of the tournament. Nilsson failed the test after Sweden's game against Poland, which Sweden won 4–1. The game was awarded to Poland as a 5–0 forfeit. The Finn, Wetzell, failed the test after Finland's match against Czechoslovakia, which Finland won 5–2, meaning the game was awarded to Czechoslovakia as a 5–0 forfeit. The Finns were able to defeat Czechoslovakia again on the last day, which would have earned their first medal in history, if not for the points lost in the forfeited win.
Finland was close again to winning the first medal in its history at the 1986 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, when it led 4–2 in the final minute of the medal round match against Sweden. However, in the last minute of the match Anders "Masken" Carlsson first narrowed Finland's lead to one goal and then leveled the score with the help of the Finns' mistake. The match eventually ended in a 4–4 draw, meaning Finland's ranking in the tournament was fourth place.
At the 1992 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, Finland's success and silver medal came as a surprise to many Finns, as the team was not expected to much because of inexperience and the lack of success at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics in the same year. The medal achieved in the tournament was the first World Championship medal and the second value medal after the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, where Finland clinched a surprise silver after defeating the USSR.
At the 1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, Finland achieved its first gold in international ice hockey. The Finns reached the final with a 5–0 victory over France in the quarter-finals, and a 3–0 victory over the Czech Republic in the semi-finals. In the final, Finland faced off against their hockey rivals and host of the 1995 tournament, Sweden. In the first period of the final, left wing Ville Peltonen scored a natural hat-trick, and then assisted Timo Jutila's first period goal to give Finland a 4–0 lead, on the way to an eventual 4–1 victory.
At the 1998 Olympic men's ice hockey tournament, Team Finland came away with bronze, after defeating the Canadian national team 3–2. Teemu Selänne led the tournament in goals scored (4) and total points achieved (10). The tournament was the first in which players from the National Hockey League (NHL) were allowed to participate, allowing national teams to be constructed using the best possible talent from each country. The 1998 Olympic tournament therefore came to be known as the Tournament of the Century. Finland in the 2006 Winter Olympics semi-final match against Russia
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Finland won a silver medal, coming close to winning in the final but losing 3–2 to Sweden. Finland's goaltender Antero Niittymäki was named the MVP of the tournament (with only eight goals conceded throughout the whole tournament) and Teemu Selänne was voted best forward. The format was changed from the 1998 and 2002 tournaments, to a format similar to the 1992 and 1994 tournaments. The number of teams was reduced from 14 to 12. The 12 teams were split into two groups in the preliminary stage, which followed a round robin format. Each team played the other teams in their group once. The top four teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
At the 2006 IIHF World Championship, Finland achieved third place after winning the bronze medal game against Canada. Petteri Nummelin was named to the Media All-Star Team.
At the 2007 IIHF World Championship, Finland lost the final to the Canadian team. The final marked the second time that Finland and Canada met in the gold medal game of a World Championship, the first time being in 1994. However, only a year before, in 2006 Finland had defeated Canada 5–0 in the bronze medal game. In 2007, Canada were looking on form, being undefeated coming into the playoff round, while Finland had registered two losses in the run-up to the finals. Rick Nash scored on the powerplay at 6:10 into the first period on a one-timer from the point from a pass by Cory Murphy off of Matthew Lombardi, to put Canada up 1–0. Near the middle of the period, Eric Staal scored in similar fashion also on the powerplay, assisted by Justin Williams, and Mike Cammalleri. 9:11 into the second period, Colby Armstrong scored to give the Canadians a 3–0 lead. This goal ended up as the game winner. Finland had some discipline difficulty in the first two periods, taking 6 minutes apiece in penalties in both periods. The Finns started to bring up the pressure in the last ten minutes, and Petri Kontiola scored a nice glove-side goal on Ward at 51:08 assisted by Ville Peltonen, to put the team on the board. With only 3 minutes left Antti Miettinen scored to bring Finland within one, 3–2. However, just one minute later Rick Nash scored on a skillful breakaway to put the game away, with Canada winning 4–2 and clinching the title. The Canadians were outshot 22–18, but their goaltender, Cam Ward, kept Canada in the game as he was solid between the pipes. They also were able to capitalize on the powerplay, which ended up being decisive in the Canadian win. Kari Lehtonen was voted Tournament's best goaltender.
At the 2008 IIHF World Championship, Finland achieved third place after winning the bronze medal game 4–0 against rivals Sweden.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Finland again came away with the bronze, winning 5–3 against Slovakia. During the tournament, Teemu Selänne became the all-time leader for points scored in the Olympics.[2][3] He notched an assist in his second game of the tournament for 37 career points, surpassing Valeri Kharlamov of the Soviet Union, Vlastimil Bubník of Czechoslovakia, and Harry Watson of Canada.
At the 2011 IIHF World Championship, Finland won its second world title, beating the Swedish national team by a score of 6–1 in the final. As two highly ranked neighboring countries, Sweden and Finland have a long-running competitive tradition in ice hockey. Before the game, mainstream media in both countries titled the match "a dream final". After a goalless first period, Sweden opened the game with a 1–0 goal by Magnus Pääjärvi in the second period at 27:40. Seven seconds before the period's end, Finland's Jarkko Immonen scored to tie the game 1–1. Finland took the lead early in the third period, scoring two goals at 42:35 and 43:21 by Nokelainen and Kapanen. Sweden then took a time-out with ten minutes left to play but did not manage to regroup, and Finland scored a further three goals courtesy of Janne Pesonen, Mika Pyörälä and Antti Pihlström to clinch the title. Team Finland's Jarkko Immonen led the tournament in both goals and points scored, with 9 and 12 respectively.
The Finns won their third world title at the 2019 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia, and after the cancelled tournament of 2020, they reached the final in the 2021 tournament, losing to Canada in overtime.
At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Finland won the gold medal for the first time, going undefeated and beating Russia in the final. This allowed them to rise to first place in the IIHF World Ranking for the first time ever. In May 2022, Finland won their fourth World Championship, beating Canada in overtime after a hard-fought game. This was the third Canada–Finland final in a row, and the first time the Finns won a medal on home ice.
Tournament record
Olympic Games
Participations | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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18 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
World championship
Participations | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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70 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
Canada Cup / World Cup
Year | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
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1976 | 5 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 16 | 42 | Lasse Heikkilä | Veli-Pekka Ketola | Round-robin | 6th |
1981 | 5 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | 31 | Kalevi Numminen | Veli-Pekka Ketola | Round-robin | 6th |
1987 | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | 9 | 23 | Rauno Korpi | Jari Kurri | Round-robin | 6th |
1991 | 6 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 13 | 20 | Pentti Matikainen | Jari Kurri | Semi-final |
Year | GP | W | OW | T | OL | L | GF | GA | Coach | Captain | Finish | Rank |
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1996 | 4 | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 17 | 16 | Curt Lindström | Jari Kurri | Quarter-final | 5th |
2004 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | Raimo Summanen | Saku Koivu | Final | |
2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Lauri Marjamäki | Mikko Koivu | Group stage | 8th |
Participations | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Euro Hockey Tour
- Main article: Euro Hockey Tour
- 1996–97 – Finished in
- 1997–98 – Finished in
- 1998–99 – Finished in
- 1999–00 – Finished in
- 2000–01 – Finished in
- 2001–02 – Finished in
- 2002–03 – Finished in
- 2003–04 – Finished in
- 2004–05 – Finished in
- 2005–06 – Finished in
- 2006–07 – Finished in 4th place
- 2007–08 – Finished in
- 2008–09 – Finished in
- 2009–10 – Finished in
- 2010–11 – Finished in
- 2011–12 – Finished in
- 2012–13 – Finished in
- 2013–14 – Finished in
- 2014–15 – Finished in
- 2015–16 – Finished in
- 2016–17 – Finished in
- 2017–18 – Finished in
- 2018–19 – Finished in
- 2019–20 – Finished in
- 2020–21 – Finished in 4th place
- 2021–22 – Finished in
- 2022–23 – Finished in
- 2023–24 – Finished in
EHT Medal table
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
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9 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
Tournament summary
- Karjala Tournament:
- Channel One Cup / Izvestia Trophy:
- Sweden Hockey Games:
- Czech Hockey Games:
- Swiss Ice Hockey Games:
Finland's Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) Cup medal table
Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
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Karjala Tournament | 12 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
Channel One Cup | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 |
Sweden Hockey Games | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
Czech Hockey Games | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Swiss Ice Hockey Games | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 30 | 30 | 34 | 94 |
Euro Hockey Challenge
- Main article: Euro Hockey Challenge
Other tournaments
- Deutschland Cup: Gold medal (1990)
- Nissan Cup: Gold medal (1989, 1994)
- Spengler Cup: Silver medal (1975)
References
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