Nations in the NHLFinnish NHL players 2026–27
38 Finnish players have played in the NHL in 2026–27, and three more are on a roster without a game yet. Together they have 141 points, the fifth most of any country, and Finland sits sixth of 11 in the nations league. Sebastian Aho leads with 18 points.
41
NHL players
141
Points
6th
Nations league
9
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season11/84 games
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Player of the night
Roope Hintz
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FINNISH LEADERS
Points race
Sebastian Aho
CARC· 13 GP
7G11A18P
Artturi Lehkonen
COLLW· 11 GP
9G4A13P
Mikko Rantanen
DALRW· 11 GP
5G8A13P
4
Kaapo Kakko
SEARW· 12 GP
2G8A10P
5
Roope Hintz
DALC· 11 GP+1 point last night
5G4A9P
In the nations league
6th
of 11 ranked nations
33
league points
Rate4thTop trio5thBlue line6thGoalies9thPer million3rd
Finland accounts for 4.8% of the NHL's players and 4.7% of its points so far.
The full nations leagueFinnish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3-3-0 | .866 | 3.56 | 0 | |
Juuse SarosNSH | 8 | 3-2-0 | .909 | 2.82 | 0 |
| 8 | 1-7-0 | .812 | 6.17 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1-2-0 | .916 | 2.95 | 0 | |
Ville HussoANA | 4 | 1-2-0 | .888 | 3.09 | 0 |
| 1 | 0-1-0 | .806 | 6.00 | 0 |
Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team
Mikko Rantanen
RW · 11 GP · 5G 8A13PRoope Hintz
C · 11 GP · 5G 4A9PMiro Heiskanen
D · 11 GP · 3G 5A8PArttu Hyry
RW · 11 GP · 3G 0A3PJoel Kiviranta
LW · 7 GP · 1G 0A1PEsa Lindell
D · 8 GP · 0G 0A0PAnton Lundell
C · 12 GP · 1G 2A3PEetu Luostarinen
C · 12 GP · 2G 0A2PNiko Mikkola
D · 12 GP · 1G 1A2PAleksander Barkov
C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0PSebastian Aho
C · 13 GP · 7G 11A18PJesperi Kotkaniemi
C · 11 GP · 3G 3A6PJuuso Välimäki
D · 3 GP · 1G 1A2PAatu Räty
C · 4 GP · 1G 0A1PKevin Lankinen
G · 8 GP · 1 W · .8121WLeevi Meriläinen
G · 7 GP · 1 W · .9161WSeason by season
In the NHL Draft
12 Finnish players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, three of them in the first round. Oscar Hemming went first, at number 14 to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Finnish NHL players all time
Finland against Sweden
Finland
6th in the league
3–4
Sweden
5th in the league
Sweden wins 4–3 against Finland.
0.47Points per game0.46
44Best trio43
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.31
.886Goalies' save percentage.895
6.8NHL players per million inhabitants7.6
141Total points321
38Players in the NHL81
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Top scorer
Sebastian Aho
Finland's top scorer in 2026–27.
The team
Carolina Hurricanes
Where Sebastian Aho plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.
Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2026–27
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Finland
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.