Suvi Ollikainen

{{short description|Finnish ice hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| name = Suvi Ollikainen

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|3|6}}

| birth_place = Kristinestad, Finland

| height_m = 1.63

| weight_kg = 65

| position = Forward

| shoots = Left

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| played_for = St. Cloud State Huskies
KJT Kerava
Team Oriflame

| sex = f

| ntl_team = FIN

| career_start = 2011

| career_end = 2019

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Sweden|}}

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Suvi Ollikainen (born 6 March 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey player. She was a member of the bronze medal-winning Finnish national team at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship.[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/486/IHW486000_33_17_0_FIN.pdf 2015 IIHF World Championship roster] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213080038/https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/486/IHW486000_33_17_0_FIN.pdf |date=13 February 2018 }}{{Cite web|last=Viljanen|first=Markus|date=2015-03-27|title=Suvi Ollikainen - ensikertalaisena MM-kisoihin|url=https://www.jatkoaika.com/Haastattelu/suvi-ollikainen-ensikertalaisena-mm-kisoihin/166144|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Jatkoaika.com|language=fi}} Ollikainen also represented Finland at the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship{{cite web |title=Suvi Ollikainen Named to Finnish Women's National Team |url=https://scsuhuskies.com/news/2016/3/7/womens-ice-hockey-suvi-ollikainen-named-to-finnish-womens-national-team.aspx |website=scsuhuskies.com |accessdate=13 December 2018 |date=7 March 2016}} and 2017 Nations Cup, where she won gold with the team.{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Ryan |title=Ollikainen, Team Finland claim gold at 2017 Nations Cup |url=https://scsuhuskies.com/news/2017/1/12/womens-ice-hockey-ollikainen-team-finland-claim-gold-at-2017-nations-cup.aspx |website=scsuhuskies.com |accessdate=13 December 2018 |date=12 January 2017}}

During 2015 to 2019, Ollikainen attended St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota and played NCAA Division I ice hockey with the St. Cloud State Huskies, registering three goals and seven assists in 137 games played with the program. She was named to the WCHA All-Academic Team three times and was twice honored as a WCHA Scholar Athlete.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019|title=2018-19 Women's Ice Hockey Roster - Suvi Ollikainen|url=https://scsuhuskies.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/suvi-ollikainen/4163|access-date=2020-09-14|website=St. Cloud State University Athletics|language=en}}

Ollikainen graduated from St. Cloud State in 2019 with a BSc in environmental science. As of 2020, she is pursuing a Master's degree in environmental engineering at Tampere University and is not active with any nationally competitive ice hockey team.

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