Finland men's national junior ice hockey team
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The Finnish men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Finland. The team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship.
| Nickname(s) | Nuoret Leijonat (The Young Lions) |
|---|---|
| Association | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
| General manager |  Kimmo Oikarinen |
| Head coach | Antti Pennanen |
| Assistants | Tuomo Ruutu Antti Miettinen Ville Mäntymaa |
| Captain | Anton Lundell |
| Top scorer | Esa Tikkanen (17) |
| Most points | Esa Tikkanen (36) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | FIN |
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| First international | |
 Soviet Union 6 – 2 Finland (Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973) | |
| Biggest win | |
Finland 19 – 1 Switzerland  (Helsinki, Finland; March 27, 1979) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Sweden 9 – 2 Finland (Gävle, Sweden; January 2, 1993)  Canada 8 – 1 Finland (Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States; December 27, 2004) Canada 8 – 1 Finland (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; December 26, 2011) | |
| IIHF World U20 Championship | |
| Appearances | 43 (first in 1974) |
| Best result |  Gold: (1987, 1998, 2014, 2016, 2019) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 161–116–17 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| IIHF World U20 Championship | ||
 | 1987 Czechoslovakia | Finland |
| 1998 Finland | Finland |
| 2014 Sweden | Finland |
| 2016 Finland | Finland |
| 2019 Canada | Finland |
 | 1974 Soviet Union | Finland |
| 1980 Finland | Finland |
| 1981 West Germany | Finland |
| 1984 Sweden | Finland |
| 2001 Russia | Finland |
| 2022 Canada | Finland |
 | 1982 USA/Canada | Finland |
| 1988 Soviet Union | Finland |
| 2002 Czech Republic | Finland |
| 2003 Canada | Finland |
| 2004 Finland | Finland |
| 2006 Canada | Finland |
| 2021 Canada | Finland |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Youth Olympic Games | ||
| 2012 Innsbruck | Team |
| 2024 Gangwon | Team |
Roster for the 2021 World Junior Championships:[1]
| Year | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Leningrad | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 6 |  Silver |
/  1975 Winnipeg and Brandon / Minneapolis, Bloomington and Fargo | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 5th |
| 1976 Tampere, Turku, Pori and Rauma | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 4th |
 1977 Banská Bystrica and Zvolen | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 8 | 4th |
| 1978 Montreal and Quebec City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 25 | 7 | 6th |
| 1979 Karlstad and Karlskoga | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4th |
| 1980 Helsinki and Vantaa | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 8 | Silver |
 1981 Füssen and Landsberg | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 7 | Silver |
| / 1982 Minnesota / Manitoba and Ontario | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 29 | 10 |  Bronze |
| 1983 Leningrad | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 6th |
| 1984 Norrköping and Nyköping | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 21 | 12 | Silver |
| 1985 Turku and Helsinki | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 4th |
| 1986 Mainly in Hamilton, Ontario | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 6th |
| 1987 Piešťany, Trenčín, Nitra, and Topoľčany | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 23 | 11 |  Gold |
| 1988 Moscow | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 20 | 11 | Bronze |
| 1989 Anchorage and Alaska | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 37 | 5 | 6th |
| 1990 Held mainly in Helsinki | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 4th |
| 1991 Held in various communities in Saskatchewan | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 30 | 7 | 5th |
| 1992 Füssen and Kaufbeuren | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 4th |
| 1993 Held mainly in Gävle | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 5th |
| 1994 Ostrava and Frýdek-Místek | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 4th |
| 1995 Held mainly in Red Deer, Alberta | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 26 | 7 | 4th |
| 1996 Massachusetts | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 6th |
| 1997 Geneva and Morges | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5th |
| 1998 Helsinki and Hämeenlinna | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 13 | Gold |
| 1999 Winnipeg, and five other communities in Manitoba | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 5th |
| 2000 Skellefteå and Umeå | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 7th |
 2001 Moscow and Podolsk | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 11 | Silver |
| 2002 Pardubice and Hradec Králové | 7 | 5 | 2+ | 0 | 23 | 9 | 10 | Bronze |
| 2003 Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 9 | Bronze |
| 2004 Helsinki and Hämeenlinna | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 10 | Bronze |
| 2005 Grand Forks and Thief River Falls | 6 | 3* | 3 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 5th |
| 2006 Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops | 7 | 4* | 3 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 8 | Bronze |
| 2007 Mora and Leksand | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 6th |
| 2008 Pardubice and Liberec | 6 | 2† | 4 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 6th |
| 2009 Ottawa | 6 | 3 | 3^ | 0 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 7th |
| 2010 Saskatchewan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 5th |
| 2011 Buffalo / Western New York | 6 | 3 | 3+ | 0 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 6th |
| 2012 Calgary and Edmonton | 7 | 5 | 2+ | 0 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 4th |
| 2013 Ufa | 6 | 4† | 2 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 7th |
| 2014 Malmö | 7 | 5* | 2^ | 0 | 27 | 17 | 15 | Gold |
| 2015 Toronto and Montreal | 5 | 1 | 4^ | 0 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 7th |
| 2016 Helsinki | 7 | 6* | 1 | 0 | 35 | 22 | 17 | Gold |
| 2017 Montreal and Toronto | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9th |
| 2018 Buffalo | 5 | 2 | 3+ | 0 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 6th |
| 2019 Vancouver and Victoria | 7 | 5* | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 14 | Gold |
| 2020 Ostrava and Třinec | 7 | 3 | 4^ | 22 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4th |
| 2021 Edmonton | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 15 | Bronze |
| 2022 Edmonton | 7 | 5† | 2+ | 0 | 31 | 19 | 15 | Silver |
| 2023 Halifax and Moncton | 5 | 2 | 3^ | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5th |
| 2024 Gothenburg | 7 | 3†* | 4 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 7 | 4th |
| 2025 Ottawa |
† Includes one win in extra time (in the preliminary round)
^ Includes one loss in extra time (in the preliminary round)
* Includes one win in extra time (in the playoff round)
+ Includes one loss in extra time (in the playoff round)
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