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Finnish National Team
Shirt badge/Association crest
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 4 Decrease2
Highest IIHF ranking 2 (first in 2011)
Lowest IIHF ranking 7 (2005)
Finland national hockey team jerseys - 2014 Winter Olympics
First international
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 8–1 Finland Flag of Finland.svg
(Helsinki, Finland; 29 January 1928)
Biggest win
Flag of Finland.svg Finland 20–1 Norway Flag of Norway.svg
(Hämeenlinna, Finland; 12 March 1947)
Biggest defeat
Canadian Red Ensign.svg Canada 24–0 Finland Flag of Finland.svg
(Oslo, Norway; 3 March 1958)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 56 (first in 1939)
Best result Gold medal icon Gold: 2 – 1995, 2011
World Cup
Appearances 6
Best result Runner-up (2004)
Olympics
Appearances 14 (first in 1952)
Medals Silver medal icon Silver (1988, 2006)
Bronze medal icon Bronze (1994, 1998, 2010, 2014)
International record (W–L–T)
664–736–156

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Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Calgary Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Torino Team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lillehammer Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1995 Sweden Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Slovakia Team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Czechoslovakia Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Italy Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Switzerland Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Norway Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Germany Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Russia Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Belarus Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Russia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Latvia Team
Bronze medal – third place 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
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 Silver medal icon
1992 7th place
1994 Bronze medal icon
1998 Bronze medal icon
2002 6th place
2006 Silver medal icon
2010 Bronze medal icon
2014 Bronze medal icon
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[]

  • 1996 – Quarterfinal
  • 2004 – Runner-up

References[]

External links[]


Men's National teams
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia - Flag of Australia.svg Australia - Flag of Austria.svg Austria - Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium - Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus - Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia - Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Flag of Canada.svg Canada - Flag of China.svg China - Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg Chinese Taipei - Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia - Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic - Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia - Flag of Finland.svg Finland - Flag of France.svg France - Flag of Germany.svg Germany - Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia - Flag of Greece.svg Greece - Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong - Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary - Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland - Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland - Flag of Israel.svg Israel - Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Flag of Japan.svg Japan - Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan - Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait - Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia - Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania - Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
Flag of Macau.svg Macau - Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia - Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico - Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia - Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea - Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand - Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands - Flag of Poland.svg Poland - Flag of Romania.svg Romania - Flag of Russia.svg Russia - Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore - Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia - Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia - Flag of Spain.svg Spain - Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa - Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden - Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland - Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand - Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey - Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine - Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Defunct teams: Flag of Bohemia svg Bohemia - Flag of Bohmen und Mahren svg - Bohemia and Moravia - Flag of the CIS svg CIS National Team - Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia - Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany -

Flag of Serbia and Montenegro svg Serbia and Montenegro - Flag of the Soviet Union.svg U.S.S.R. - Flag of Germany.svg West Germany - Flag of Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia


Teams that do not participate in IIHF competitions:
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra - Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina - Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan - Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan - Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein - Flag of Macedonia.svg North Macedonia - Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova - Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco - Flag of Oman.svg - Oman - Flag of Turkmenistan.svg - Turkmenistan
Flag of the Chile.svg Chile - Flag of India.svgIndia - Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica - Flag of the Namibia.svg Namibia - Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal - Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines - Flag of Qatar.svg - Qatar
Non IIHF members: Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria - Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain - Flag of Colombia Colombia - Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica - Flag of Falkland Islands Falkland Islands - Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia - Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia - Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Other teams: Flag of Basque Country.svg Basque Country - Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia - Flag of England.svg - England - Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg - Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
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