Finland men's national ice hockey team

Finland
NicknameLeijonat / Lejonen
(The Lions)
AssociationFinnish Ice Hockey Association
Head coachAntti Pennanen
AssistantsMikko Manner
Ville Peltonen
Tuomo Ruutu
CaptainMikael Granlund
Most gamesRaimo Helminen (331)
Most pointsRaimo Helminen (207)
Team colors   
IIHF codeFIN
Ranking
Current IIHF6 ( 4) (26 May 2025)
Highest IIHF1 (2022)
Lowest IIHF7 (2005)
First international
Finland  1–8  Sweden
(Helsinki, Finland; 29 January 1928)
Biggest win
Finland  20–1  Norway
(Hämeenlinna, Finland; 12 March 1947)
Biggest defeat
Canada  24–0  Finland
(Oslo, Norway; 3 March 1958)
Olympics
Appearances19 (first in 1952)
Medals Gold: (2022)
Silver: (1988, 2006)
Bronze: (1994, 1998, 2010, 2014, 2026)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances70 (first in 1939)
Best result Gold: (1995, 2011, 2019, 2022)
World Cup / Canada Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1976)
Best result2nd: (2004)
International record (W–L–T)
692–337–156
Medal record
Olympic Games
2022 Beijing Team
1988 Calgary Team
2006 Turin Team
1994 Lillehammer Team
1998 Nagano Team
2010 Vancouver Team
2014 Sochi Team
2026 Milan Cortina Team
World Championship
1995 Sweden
2011 Slovakia
2019 Slovakia
2022 Finland
1992 Czechoslovakia
1994 Italy
1998 Switzerland
1999 Norway
2001 Germany
2007 Russia
2014 Belarus
2016 Russia
2021 Latvia
2000 Russia
2006 Latvia
2008 Canada

The Finnish men's national ice hockey team, nicknamed Leijonat / Lejonen ("The Lions" in Finnish and Swedish), is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the United States, Czechia, Russia, and Sweden.

Finland won the world championship in 2022, their fourth title after 1995, 2011 and 2019. A duo of silver medals (1988, 2006) remained the country's best Olympic result until 2022 when the Finns won their first Olympic gold after defeating Russia. At the Canada/World Cup, their best achievement is a silver medal which they won in 2004.