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.
| Nickname(s) | Pikkuleijonat (The little Lions) |
|---|---|
| Association | Suomen jääkiekkoliitto |
| Head coach |  Jussi Ahokas |
| Team colors | |
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| First international | |
Finland 10–1 East Germany  (Yaroslavl, Soviet Union; 1 April 1967)  Sweden 8–1 Finland (Bremerhaven, West Germany; 1 April 1977) | |
| Biggest win | |
Finland 28–0 Italy  (Tychy, Poland; 1 April 1979) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Soviet Union 14–2 Finland (Bremerhaven, West Germany; 2 April 1977) | |
| IIHF World U18 Championship | |
| Appearances | 23 (first in 1999) |
| Best result |  Gold: 1999, 2000, 2016, 2018 |
International competitions
editIIHF European U18 / U19 Championships
edit| Tournament | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1967 Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR |
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| 1968 Tampere |
4th |
 1969 Garmisch-Partenkirchen / Bavaria |
4th |
 1970 Geneva |
4th |
 1971 Prešov, Slovak SR |
4th |
| 1972 Boden / Luleå / Skellefteå |
4th |
| 1973 Leningrad, Russian SFSR |
4th |
| 1974 Herisau / Appenzell / Ausserrhoden |
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 1975 Grenoble |
4th |
| 1976 Kopřivnice / Opava, Czech SR |
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| 1977 Bremerhaven / Bremen |
4th |
| 1978 Vantaa |
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 1979 Tychy / Katowice |
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| 1980 Brno / Hradec Králové, Czech SR |
4th |
| 1981 Minsk, Belorussian SSR |
4th |
| 1982 Ängelholm / Tyringe |
4th |
 1983 Oslo |
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| 1984 Rosenheim / Garmisch-Partenkirchen / Füssen / Bad Tölz / Bavaria |
4th |
| 1985 Anglet |
5th |
| 1986 Düsseldorf / Ratingen / Krefeld / North Rhine-Westphalia |
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| 1987 Tampere / Kouvola / Hämeenlinna |
4th |
| 1988 Frýdek-Místek / Vsetín / Olomouc / Přerov, Czech SR |
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| 1989 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR |
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| 1990 Örnsköldsvik / Sollefteå |
4th |
| 1991 Spišská Nová Ves / Prešov, Slovak SR |
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| 1992 Lillehammer / Hamar |
4th |
| 1993 Nowy Targ / Oswiecim |
4th |
| 1994 Jyväskylä |
4th |
| 1995 Berlin |
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 1996 Ufa |
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| 1997 Znojmo / Třebíč |
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| 1998 Malung / Mora |
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IIHF World U18 Championships
edit| Tournament | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1999 Füssen / Kaufbeuren |
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| 2000 Kloten / Weinfelden |
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| 2001 Heinola / Helsinki / Lahti |
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 2002 Piešťany / Trnava |
4th |
| 2003 Yaroslavl |
7th |
 2004 Minsk |
7th |
| 2005 České Budějovice / Plzeň |
7th |
| 2006 Ängelholm / Halmstad |
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| 2007 Tampere / Rauma |
7th |
| 2008 Kazan |
6th |
 2009 Fargo |
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| 2010 Minsk / Babruysk |
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| 2011 Crimmitschau / Dresden |
5th |
| 2012 Brno / Znojmo / Břeclav |
4th |
| 2013 Sochi |
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| 2014 Lappeenranta / Imatra |
6th |
| 2015 Zug / Lucerne |
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| 2016 Grand Forks |
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| 2017 Poprad / Spišská Nová Ves |
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| 2018 Chelyabinsk / Magnitogorsk |
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| 2019 Örnsköldsvik / Umeå |
7th |
| 2020 Plymouth / Ann Arbor |
Cancelled[1] |
| 2021 Frisco / Plano |
4th |
| 2022 Landshut / Kaufbeuren |
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| 2023 Basel / Porrentruy |
5th |
| 2024 Espoo / Vantaa |
5th |
| 2025 Frisco / Allen |
References
edit- ^ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.