Finnish national men's ice hockey team

The Finnish national men's ice hockey team are one of the more elite ice hockey nations in the world, the IIHF has them ranked fifth. They are governed by The Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland's only major international tournament win was in the 1995 World Championships. At the 1998 Winter Olympics they won a bronze medal .

Team Finland finished second at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, after winning semi-finals against USA and losing the final against Canada. Many consider the 2004 WCH success the team's biggest achievement so far.

Finland has a total of 52,597 players. Their head coach is Erkka Westerlund.

Current top players

• Olli Jokinen
• Miikka Kiprusoff
• Saku Koivu
• Jere Lehtinen
• Kari Lehtonen
• Janne Niinimaa
• Teppo Numminen
• Pasi Nurminen
• Teemu Selanne
• Kimmo Timonen

Olympic record

• 1952 – Finished in 7th place
• 1956 – did not participate
• 1960 – Finished in 7th place
• 1964 – Finished in 6th place
• 1968 – Finished in 5th place
• 1972 – Finished in 5th place
• 1976 – Finished in 4th place
• 1980 – Finished in 4th place
• 1984 – Finished in 6th place
• 1988 – Won silver medal
• 1992 – Finished in 7th place
• 1994 – Won bronze medal
• 1998 – Won bronze medal
• 2002 – Finished in 6th place

World Cup record

• 1996 – Lost quarter-final
• 2004 – Lost final

Canada Cup record

• 1976 – Finished in 6th place
• 1981 – Finished in 6th place
• 1984 – Did not participate
• 1987 – Finished in 6th place
• 1991 – Finished tied in 3rd place

European championship record

• 1929 – Not ranked

World championship record

• 1949 – Finished in 7th place
• 1950 – Did not participate
• 1951 – Finished in 7th place
• 1953 – Did not participate
• 1954 – Finished in 6th place
• 1955 – Finished in 9th place
• 1957 – Finished in 5th place
• 1958 – Finished in 6th place
• 1959 – Finished in 6th place
• 1961 – Finished in 7th place
• 1962 – Finished in 4th place
• 1963 – Finished in 5th place
• 1965 – Finished in 7th place
• 1966 – Finished in 7th place
• 1967 – Finished in 6th place
• 1969 – Finished in 5th place
• 1970 – Finished in 4th place
• 1971 – Finished in 4th place
• 1972 – Finished in 4th place
• 1973 – Finished in 4th place
• 1974 – Finished in 4th place
• 1975 – Finished in 4th place
• 1976 – Finished in 5th place
• 1977 – Finished in 5th place
• 1978 – Finished in 7th place
• 1979 – Finished in 5th place
• 1981 – Finished in 6th place
• 1982 – Finished in 5th place
• 1983 – Finished in 7th place
• 1985 – Finished in 5th place
• 1986 – Finished in 4th place
• 1987 – Finished in 5th place
• 1989 – Finished in 5th place
• 1990 – Finished in 6th place
• 1991 – Finished in 5th place
• 1992 – Won silver medal
• 1993 – Finished in 7th place
• 1994 – Won silver medal
• 1995 – Won gold medal
• 1996 – Finished in 5th place
• 1997 – Finished in 5th place
• 1998 – Won silver medal
• 1999 – Won silver medal
• 2000 – Won bronze medal
• 2001 – Won silver medal
• 2002 – Finished in 4th place
• 2003 – Finished in 5th place
• 2004 – Finished in 6th place
• 2005 – Finished in 7th place