Finnish National Team
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| Nickname(s) |
Leijonat / Lejonen (The Lions) |
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| Association | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
| Most games | Raimo Helminen (331) |
| Most points | Raimo Helminen (207) |
| IIHF code | FIN |
| IIHF ranking |
4  2 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 2 (first in 2011) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 7 (2005) |
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| 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 | 56 (first in 1939) |
| Best result |
 Gold: 2 – 1995, 2011 |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 6 |
| Best result | Runner-up (2004) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1952) |
| Medals |
 Silver (1988, 2006) Bronze (1994, 1998, 2010, 2014) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 664–736–156 | |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1988 Calgary | Team |
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2006 Torino | Team |
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1994 Lillehammer | Team |
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1998 Nagano | Team |
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2010 Vancouver | Team |
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2014 Sochi | Team |
| World Championship | ||
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1995 Sweden | Team |
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2011 Slovakia | Team |
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1992 Czechoslovakia | Team |
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1994 Italy | Team |
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1998 Switzerland | Team |
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1999 Norway | Team |
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2001 Germany | Team |
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2007 Russia | Team |
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2014 Belarus | Team |
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2000 Russia | Team |
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2006 Latvia | Team |
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2008 Canada | Team |
The Finnish men's national ice hockey team, or Leijonat / Lejonen (The Lions in Finnish and Swedish), as it is called in Finland, is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland is considered a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Russia, Sweden and the United States.[1]
Tournament record
Olympic Games
| Year | Result | |||
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| 1952 | 7th place | |||
| 1960 | 7th place | |||
| 1964 | 6th place | |||
| 1968 | 5th place | |||
| 1972 | 5th place | |||
| 1976 | 4th place | |||
| 1980 | 4th place | |||
| 1984 | 6th place | |||
| 1988 |
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| 1992 | 7th place | |||
| 1994 |
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| 1998 |
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| 2002 | 6th place | |||
| 2006 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2014 |
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| Totals | ||||
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 16 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
World championship
Canada Cup
- 1976 – Finished in 6th place
- 1981 – Finished in 6th place
- 1987 – Finished in 6th place
- 1991 – Finished in 3rd place
World Cup
References
- ↑ "NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016". The Canadian Press. 2015-01-24. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-announces-world-cup-of-hockey-for-2016-1.2930670/. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
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