Finnish Junior National Team

Finland
Nickname(s)	Pikku Leijonat
Association	Suomen jääkiekkoliitto
First international
	Sweden 8–1 Finland ; (Bremerhaven, West Germany; 1 April 1977)
Biggest win
	Finland 28–0 Italy ; (Tychy, Poland; 1979)
Biggest defeat
	Soviet Union 14–2 Finland ; (Bremerhaven, West Germany; 2 April 1977)
IIHF World U18 Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 1999)
Best result	Gold: 3 - 1999, 2000, 2016

Medal record
	IIHF World U20 Championship

Finland
Association	Finnish Ice Hockey Association
Most points	Esa Tikkanen (35)
IIHF code	FIN
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	(1987, 1998, 2014, 2016)
International record (W–L–T)
	138–102–15

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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.

World Junior Championship record[]

Year	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	Rank
1974	5	3	2	0	21	23	6	Won silver medal
1975	5	1	3	1	10	14	3	5th place
1976	4	1	3	0	12	14	2	4th place
1977	7	4	3	0	35	29	8	4th place
1978	6	3	2	1	45	25	7	6th place
1979	6	2	4	0	20	19	4	4th place
1980	5	4	1	0	29	8	8	Won silver medal
1981	5	3	1	1	29	18	7	Won silver medal
1982	7	5	2	0	47	29	10	Won bronze medal
1983	7	3	4	0	35	29	6	6th place
1984	7	6	1	0	44	21	12	Won silver medal
1985	7	4	1	2	42	20	9	4th place
1986	7	3	4	0	31	23	6	6th place
1987	7	5	1	1	45	23	11	Won gold medal
1988	7	5	1	1	36	20	11	Won bronze medal
1989	7	2	4	1	29	37	5	6th place
1990	7	4	2	1	32	21	9	4th place
1991	7	3	3	1	35	30	7	5th place
1992	7	3	3	1	22	21	7	4th place
1993	7	3	3	1	31	20	7	5th place
1994	7	4	3	0	27	24	8	4th place
1995	7	3	3	1	29	26	7	4th place
1996	6	2	4	0	23	24	4	6th place
1997	6	4	2	0	26	18	8	5th place
1998	7	6	0	1	35	13	13	Won gold medal
1999	6	3	3	0	25	20	6	5th place
2000	7	2	4	1	20	19	5	7th place
2001	7	5	1	1	22	10	11	Won silver medal
2002	7	5	2+	0	23	9	10	Won bronze medal
2003	7	4	2	1	22	15	9	Won bronze medal
2004	7	5	2	0	26	12	10	Won bronze medal
2005	6	3*	3	0	14	21	6	5th place
2006	7	4*	3	0	24	19	8	Won bronze medal
2007	6	2	4	0	18	23	6	6th place
2008	6	2†	4	0	19	24	5	6th place
2009	6	3	3^	0	20	14	10	7th place
2010	6	3	3	0	21	22	9	5th place
2011	6	3	3+	0	22	11	12	6th place
2012	7	5	2+	0	29	22	13	4th place
2013	6	4†	2	0	34	19	11	7th place
2014	7	5*	2^	0	27	17	15	Won gold medal
2015	5	1	4^	0	8	14	4	7th place
2016	7	6*	1	0	35	22	17	Won gold medal

† 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)

U18 Team[]

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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 Championships.