Finland men's national under-18 ice hockey team
{{Infobox national hockey team
| Name = Finland
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| Nickname = Pikkuleijonat (The little Lions)
| Association = Suomen jääkiekkoliitto
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| Coach = {{Flagicon|FIN}} Jussi Ahokas
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| Team_Colors = {{color box|#0075c8}} {{color box|white}}
| Jerseys = 115px
| First game = {{ih18|FIN}} 10–1 {{ih18-rt|GDR}}
(Yaroslavl, Soviet Union; 1 April 1967)
{{ih18|SWE}} 8–1 {{ih18-rt|FIN}}
(Bremerhaven, West Germany; 1 April 1977)
| Largest win = {{ih18|FIN}} 28–0 {{ih18-rt|ITA}}
(Tychy, Poland; 1 April 1979)
| Largest loss = {{ih18|URS}} 14–2 {{ih18-rt|FIN}}
(Bremerhaven, West Germany; 2 April 1977)
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| World champ2 name = IIHF World U18 Championship
| World champ2 apps = 23
| World champ2 first = 1999
| World champ2 best = 16px Gold: 1999, 2000, 2016, 2018
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{{MedalBox|medals=
{{Medal|Sport|World U18 Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold |1999 Germany|}}
{{Medal|Gold |2000 Switzerland|}}
{{Medal|Gold |2016 USA|}}
{{Medal|Gold |2018 Russia|}}
{{Medal|Silver |2006 Sweden|}}
{{Medal|Silver |2015 Switzerland|}}
{{Medal|Silver |2017 Slovakia|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |2001 Finland|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |2009 USA|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |2010 Belarus|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |2013 Russia|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |2022 Germany|}}
{{Medal|Sport|Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament}}
{{Medal|Silver |2007 Czech Republic/Slovakia|}}
{{Medal|Silver |2012 Czech Republic/Slovakia|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |1996 Canada|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |2005 Czech Republic/Slovakia|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |2022 Canada|}}
{{Medal|Sport |IIHF European Junior Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold |1978 Finland|}}
{{Medal|Gold |1986 West Germany|}}
{{Medal|Gold |1995 Germany|}}
{{Medal|Gold |1997 Czech Republic|}}
{{Medal|Silver |1967 Soviet union|}}
{{Medal|Silver |1979 Poland|}}
{{Medal|Silver |1983 Norway|}}
{{Medal|Silver |1988 Czechoslovakia|}}
{{Medal|Silver |1996 Russia|}}
{{Medal|Silver |1998 Sweden|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |1974 Switzerland|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |1976 Czechoslovakia|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |1989 Soviet Union|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |1991 Czechoslovakia|}}
}}
{{MedalBox|medals=
{{Medal|Sport|World U-17 Hockey Challenge}}
{{Medal|Gold |1990 Canada|}}
{{Medal|Silver |1995 Canada|}}
{{Medal|Silver |2018 Canada|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |1998 Canada|}}
{{Medal|Bronze |2022 Canada|}}
{{Medal|Sport |European Youth Olympic Winter Festival}}
{{Medal|Gold|1999 Slovakia|Team}}
{{Medal|Gold|2013 Romania|Team}}
{{Medal|Gold|2022 Finland|Team}}
{{Medal|Silver|2007 Spain|Team}}
{{Medal|Silver|2011 Czech Republic|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|1997 Sweden|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2001 Finland|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2003 Slovenia|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2009 Poland|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2015 Austria\Liechtenstein|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina|Team}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Italy|Team}}
}}
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.
International competitions
=IIHF European U18 / U19 Championships=
{{main|IIHF European Junior Championships}}
| class="wikitable" | |
| width=300|Tournament
!width=50|Rank | |
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| bgcolor=silver|{{flagicon|URS}} 1967 Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR | {{Silver02}} |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|FIN}} 1968 Tampere | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|FRG}} 1969 Garmisch-Partenkirchen / Bavaria | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|SUI}} 1970 Geneva | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|TCH}} 1971 Prešov, Slovak SR | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} 1972 Boden / Luleå / Skellefteå | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|URS}} 1973 Leningrad, Russian SFSR | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|SUI}} 1974 Herisau / Appenzell / Ausserrhoden | {{Bronze03}} |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|FRA}} 1975 Grenoble | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|TCH}} 1976 Kopřivnice / Opava, Czech SR | {{Bronze03}} |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|FRG}} 1977 Bremerhaven / Bremen | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|FIN}} 1978 Vantaa | {{Gold01}} |
| style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|POL}} 1979 Tychy / Katowice | {{Silver02}} |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|TCH}} 1980 Brno / Hradec Králové, Czech SR | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|URS}} 1981 Minsk, Belorussian SSR | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} 1982 Ängelholm / Tyringe | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|NOR}} 1983 Oslo | {{Silver02}} |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|FRG}} 1984 Rosenheim / Garmisch-Partenkirchen / Füssen / Bad Tölz / Bavaria | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} 1985 Anglet | 5th |
| bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|FRG}} 1986 Düsseldorf / Ratingen / Krefeld / North Rhine-Westphalia | {{Gold01}} |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|FIN}} 1987 Tampere / Kouvola / Hämeenlinna | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|TCH}} 1988 Frýdek-Místek / Vsetín / Olomouc / Přerov, Czech SR | {{Silver02}} |
| style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|URS}} 1989 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR | {{Bronze03}} |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} 1990 Örnsköldsvik / Sollefteå | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|TCH}} 1991 Spišská Nová Ves / Prešov, Slovak SR | {{Bronze03}} |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|NOR}} 1992 Lillehammer / Hamar | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|POL}} 1993 Nowy Targ / Oswiecim | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|FIN}} 1994 Jyväskylä | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|GER}} 1995 Berlin | {{Gold01}} |
| style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} 1996 Ufa | {{Silver02}} |
| bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|CZE}} 1997 Znojmo / Třebíč | {{Gold01}} |
| style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} 1998 Malung / Mora | {{Silver02}} |
=IIHF World U18 Championships=
File:U18 WM 2011 FIN vs CZE 1.jpg
{{main|IIHF World U18 Championship}}
| class="wikitable" | |
| width=300|Tournament
!width=50|Rank | |
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| bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|GER}} 1999 Füssen / Kaufbeuren | {{Gold01}} |
| bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|SUI}} 2000 Kloten / Weinfelden | {{Gold01}} |
| style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|FIN}} 2001 Heinola / Helsinki / Lahti | {{Bronze03}} |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|SVK}} 2002 Piešťany / Trnava | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| {{flagicon|RUS}} 2003 Yaroslavl | 7th |
| {{flagicon|BLR}} 2004 Minsk | 7th |
| {{flagicon|CZE}} 2005 České Budějovice / Plzeň | 7th |
| style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} 2006 Ängelholm / Halmstad | {{Silver02}} |
| {{flagicon|FIN}} 2007 Tampere / Rauma | 7th |
| {{flagicon|RUS}} 2008 Kazan | 6th |
| style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|USA}} 2009 Fargo | {{Bronze03}} |
| style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} 2010 Minsk / Babruysk | {{Bronze03}} |
| {{flagicon|GER}} 2011 Crimmitschau / Dresden | 5th |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} 2012 Brno / Znojmo / Břeclav | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} 2013 Sochi | {{Bronze03}} |
| {{flagicon|FIN}} 2014 Lappeenranta / Imatra | 6th |
| style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|SUI}} 2015 Zug / Lucerne | {{Silver02}} |
| bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|USA}} 2016 Grand Forks | {{Gold01}} |
| style="background:silver;"|{{flagicon|SVK}} 2017 Poprad / Spišská Nová Ves | {{Silver02}} |
| bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|RUS}} 2018 Chelyabinsk / Magnitogorsk | {{Gold01}} |
| {{flagicon|SWE}} 2019 Örnsköldsvik / Umeå | 7th |
| {{flagicon|USA}} 2020 Plymouth / Ann Arbor | Cancelled{{cite web |last1=Steiss |first1=Adam |title=2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm/news/18344/2020-iihf-ice-hockey-world-championship-cancelled |website=iihf.com |publisher=IIHF |access-date=21 March 2020}} |
| style="background:#9acdff;"|{{flagicon|USA}} 2021 Frisco / Plano | style="background:#9acdff;"|4th |
| style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|GER}} 2022 Landshut / Kaufbeuren | {{Bronze03}} |
| {{flagicon|SUI}} 2023 Basel / Porrentruy | 5th |
| {{flagicon|FIN}} 2024 Espoo / Vantaa | 5th |
| {{flagicon|USA}} 2025 Frisco / Allen |
References
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External links
- [http://www.quanthockey.com/wjc-u18/en/teams/team-finland-players-career-wjc-u18-stats.html Team Finland all time scoring leaders in IIHF U18 World Championships]
- [http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/finland.html Finland] at IIHF.com
{{IIHF World U18 Championship winners}}
{{National sports teams of Finland}}
{{Men's national under-18 ice hockey teams}}
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