Finnish national women's ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Naisleijonat (Lady Lions) |
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| Association | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
| Head coach | Pasi Mustonen |
| Assistants | Tommi Parmakoski Juuso Toivola |
| Captain | Jenni Hiirikoski |
| Most games | Karoliina Rantamäki (256) |
| Most points | Riikka Nieminen (204) |
| IIHF code | FIN |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 3 
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| Highest IIHF | 3 (first in 2003) |
| Lowest IIHF | 4 (first in 2006) |
| First international | |
 Finland 6–0 Norway  (Copenhagen, Denmark; 26 December 1988) |
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| Biggest win | |
Finland 34–0 Czechoslovakia  (Düsseldorf, West Germany; 4 April 1989) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Canada 15–0 Finland (St. John's, Canada; 12 November 2010) |
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| IIHF World Women's Championships | |
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1990) |
| Best result |
 (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017) |
| IIHF European Women Championships | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1989) |
| Best result |
 (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1998) |
| Medals |
 Bronze (1998, 2010) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 198–169–12 | |
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1998 Nagano | Team |
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2010 Vancouver | Team |
| IIHF World Women's Championships | ||
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1990 Canada | |
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1992 Finland | |
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1994 United States | |
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1997 Canada | |
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1999 Finland | |
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2000 Canada | |
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2004 Canada | |
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2008 China | |
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2009 Finland | |
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2011 Switzerland | |
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2015 Sweden | |
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2017 United States | |
The Finnish women's national ice hockey team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Finland has 5,950 female players in 2016.
Finland has finished third or fourth in every World Championships and Olympics. They are ranked behind Canada (#1) and the USA (#2). Finland's main rival is Sweden, which finished second to Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Finland finished fourth, losing the game for the bronze medal to the USA. Finland defeated the USA for the first time, in the 2008 World Championship in China, 2–1 after overtime. Finland defeated Canada 4-3 For the first time 2017 World Championship in United States. However, they lost the semifinal against Canada in the same tournament, so the Finns were relegated to the bronze medal game.
Roster for the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship.
Head coach: Pasi Mustonen
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