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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 ![]() |
Highest IIHF ranking | 2 (first in 2011) |
Lowest IIHF ranking | 7 (2005) |
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First international | |
![]() ![]() (Helsinki, Finland; 29 January 1928) | |
Biggest win | |
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Biggest defeat | |
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IIHF World Championships | |
Appearances | 56 (first in 1939) |
Best result |
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World Cup | |
Appearances | 6 |
Best result | Runner-up (2004) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 14 (first in 1952) |
Medals |
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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[]
World championship[]
World championship record | ||
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Year | Location | Result |
1939 | Zürich / Basel, ![]() |
13th place |
1949 | Stockholm, ![]() |
7th place |
1951 | Paris, ![]() |
7th place |
1954 | Stockholm, ![]() |
6th place |
1955 | Krefeld / Dortmund / Cologne, West Germany ![]() |
9th place |
1957 | Moscow, ![]() |
4th place |
1958 | Oslo, ![]() |
6th place |
1959 | Prague / Bratislava, ![]() |
6th place |
1961 | Geneva / Lausanne, ![]() |
7th place |
1962 | Colorado Springs / Denver, ![]() |
4th place |
1963 | Stockholm, ![]() |
5th place |
1965 | Tampere, ![]() |
7th place |
1966 | Ljubljana, ![]() |
7th place |
1967 | Vienna, ![]() |
6th place |
1969 | Stockholm, ![]() |
5th place |
1970 | Stockholm, ![]() |
4th place |
1971 | Bern / Geneva, ![]() |
4th place |
1972 | Prague, ![]() |
4th place |
1973 | Moscow, ![]() |
4th place |
1974 | Helsinki, ![]() |
4th place |
1975 | Munich / Düsseldorf, ![]() |
4th place |
1976 | Katowice, ![]() |
5th place |
1977 | Vienna, ![]() |
5th place |
1978 | Prague, ![]() |
7th place |
1979 | Moscow, ![]() |
5th place |
1981 | Gothenburg / Stockholm, ![]() |
6th place |
1982 | Helsinki / Tampere, ![]() |
5th place |
1983 | Düsseldorf / Dortmund / Munich, West Germany ![]() |
7th place |
1985 | Prague, ![]() |
5th place |
1986 | Moscow, ![]() |
4th place |
1987 | Vienna, ![]() |
5th place |
1989 | Stockholm / Södertälje, ![]() |
5th place |
1990 | Bern / Fribourg, ![]() |
6th place |
1991 | Turku / Helsinki / Tampere, ![]() |
5th place |
1992 | Prague / Bratislava, ![]() |
Silver |
1993 | Dortmund / Munich, ![]() |
7th place |
1994 | Bolzano / Canazei / Milano, ![]() |
Silver |
1995 | Stockholm / Gävle, ![]() |
Gold |
1996 | Vienna, ![]() |
5th place |
1997 | Helsinki / Turku / Tampere, ![]() |
5th place |
1998 | Zürich / Basel, ![]() |
Silver |
1999 | Oslo / Lillehammer / Hamar, ![]() |
Silver |
2000 | Saint Petersburg, ![]() |
Bronze |
2001 | Cologne / Hanover / Nuremberg, ![]() |
Silver |
2002 | Gothenburg / Karlstad / Jönköping, ![]() |
4th place |
2003 | Helsinki / Tampere / Turku, ![]() |
5th place |
2004 | Prague / Ostrava, ![]() |
6th place |
2005 | Innsbruck / Vienna, ![]() |
7th place |
2006 | Riga, ![]() |
Bronze |
2007 | Moscow / Mytishchi, ![]() |
Silver |
2008 | Quebec City / Halifax, ![]() |
Bronze |
2009 | Bern / Kloten, ![]() |
5th place |
2010 | Cologne / Mannheim / Gelsenkirchen, ![]() |
6th place |
2011 | Bratislava / Košice, ![]() |
Gold |
2012 | Helsinki, ![]() ![]() |
4th place |
2013 | Stockholm, ![]() ![]() |
4th place |
2014 | Minsk, ![]() |
Silver |
2015 | Prague / Ostrava, ![]() |
6th place |
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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