Finland national ringette team
Previous Finland National Ringette Team logo | |||
| Nickname | Team Finland | ||
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| Association | Ringette Finland (Finnish: Suomen Ringetteliitto) | ||
| Head coach |
POSTPONED (2023)
Nina Sundell (2023)
Heidi Petrell (2023) | ||
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| Captain |
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| First international | |||
| Senior: Finland (Sr.) 1990 (North Bay, Canada; December 31, 2013) | |||
| World Ringette Championships | |||
| Appearances | Junior: 6 (first in 2009) Senior: 14 including 1998 Summit Series (first in 1990) | ||
| Best result | |||
The Finland national ringette team, (Finnish: Suomen naisten ringettemaajoukkue), more commonly known as "Team Finland", is the ringette team representing Finland internationally. Finland has both a senior national team, Team Finland Senior, and a junior national team, Team Finland Junior. Both national teams compete in the World Ringette Championships (WRC) and are overseen by Ringette Finland, (Finnish: Suomen Ringetteliitto) which is a member of the International Ringette Federation (IRF). Finland's first appearance in international ringette took place at the first World Ringette Championships in 1990.
Team Finland and Team Canada have emerged as ringette's major international rivals at both the senior and junior level. Historically, Team Finland Senior dominates the Senior Pool, while Team Canada Junior dominates the Junior Pool.
Timo Himberg was the head coach of the senior national team from March 2011 to 2020 after which Pasi Kataja was chosen to become the team's next head coach. Kataja was previously the coach of the Finnish senior national ringette team from 2003–2006 and the head coach of the junior national team from 1999–2002.