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Finnish NHL players 2024–25

56 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2024–25. Together they scored 1 012 points, the fifth most of any country, and Finland finished eighth of 10 in the nations league. Mikko Rantanen scored the most, 88 points.

56
NHL players
1 012
Points
8th
Nations league
115
Goalie wins
2024–25Last season82/82 games
2023–242025–26

FINNISH LEADERS

In the nations league

8th
of 10 ranked nations
21
league points
Rate7thTop trio7thBlue line10thGoalies8thPer million2nd

Finland accounts for 5.5% of the NHL's players and 4.8% of its points.

The full nations league

Finnish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Juuse SarosNSH
5820-31-0.8962.984
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF
5524-24-0.8873.202
Kevin LankinenVAN
5125-15-0.9022.624
Justus AnnunenNSH
3415-15-0.8833.180
Joonas KorpisaloBOS
2711-10-0.8932.903
Ivan FedotovPHI
266-13-0.8803.150
Joel BlomqvistPIT
154-9-0.8853.810
Ville HussoDET
132-6-0.8903.470
Leevi MeriläinenOTT
128-3-0.9251.993
Kaapo KahkonenCOL
10-1-0.8004.120
Nikke KokkoSEA
10-0-0.6674.010

Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team

56 players across 23 teams.
DALDallas Stars5 players
Mikko Rantanen
RW · 82 GP · 32G 56A88P
Roope Hintz
C · 76 GP · 28G 39A67P
Esa Lindell
D · 80 GP · 5G 21A26P
Miro Heiskanen
D · 50 GP · 5G 20A25P
Arttu Hyry
RW · 5 GP · 0G 1A1P
PITPittsburgh Penguins5 players
Jesse PuljujarviINACTIVE
RW · 31 GP · 4G 6A10P
Ville Koivunen
RW · 8 GP · 0G 7A7P
Valtteri PuustinenINACTIVE
RW · 13 GP · 2G 1A3P
Joona KoppanenINACTIVE
LW · 11 GP · 1G 0A1P
Joel Blomqvist
G · 15 GP · 4 W · .8854W
SEASeattle Kraken5 players
Kaapo Kakko
RW · 79 GP · 14G 30A44P
Eeli Tolvanen
RW · 81 GP · 23G 12A35P
Jani Nyman
RW · 12 GP · 3G 3A6P
Ville Ottavainen
D · 1 GP · 0G 1A1P
Nikke Kokko
G · 1 GP · 0 W · .6670W
COLColorado Avalanche4 players
Artturi Lehkonen
LW · 69 GP · 27G 18A45P
Joel Kiviranta
LW · 79 GP · 16G 7A23P
Jere InnalaINACTIVE
LW · 17 GP · 0G 0A0P
Kaapo Kahkonen
G · 1 GP · 0 W · .8000W
FLAFlorida Panthers4 players
Aleksander Barkov
C · 67 GP · 20G 51A71P
Anton Lundell
C · 79 GP · 17G 28A45P
Eetu Luostarinen
C · 80 GP · 9G 15A24P
Niko Mikkola
D · 76 GP · 6G 16A22P
CARCarolina Hurricanes3 players
Sebastian Aho
C · 79 GP · 29G 45A74P
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
C · 78 GP · 12G 21A33P
Juha Jaaska
LW · 18 GP · 0G 4A4P
MTLMontréal Canadiens3 players
Patrik LaineINACTIVE
LW · 52 GP · 20G 13A33P
Joel Armia
RW · 81 GP · 11G 18A29P
Oliver Kapanen
C · 18 GP · 0G 2A2P
NSHNashville Predators3 players
Joakim Kemell
RW · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
Juuse Saros
G · 58 GP · 20 W · .89620W
Justus Annunen
G · 34 GP · 15 W · .88315W
Show all 23 teams
UTAUtah Mammoth3 players
Matias Maccelli
LW · 55 GP · 8G 10A18P
Olli Maatta
D · 77 GP · 2G 16A18P
Juuso Välimäki
D · 43 GP · 2G 3A5P
WPGWinnipeg Jets3 players
Rasmus Kupari
C · 59 GP · 5G 3A8P
Ville Heinola
D · 18 GP · 0G 1A1P
Brad Lambert
C · 5 GP · 0G 1A1P
BUFBuffalo Sabres2 players
Henri Jokiharju
D · 60 GP · 3G 7A10P
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · 55 GP · 24 W · .88724W
NYRNew York Rangers2 players
Juuso Parssinen
C · 48 GP · 6G 10A16P
Urho Vaakanainen
D · 51 GP · 2G 14A16P
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Nikolas Matinpalo
D · 41 GP · 1G 3A4P
Leevi Meriläinen
G · 12 GP · 8 W · .9258W
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers2 players
Rasmus Ristolainen
D · 63 GP · 4G 15A19P
Ivan FedotovINACTIVE
G · 26 GP · 6 W · .8806W
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Aatu Räty
C · 33 GP · 7G 4A11P
Kevin Lankinen
G · 51 GP · 25 W · .90225W
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Joonas Korpisalo
G · 27 GP · 11 W · .89311W
CHIChicago Blackhawks1 player
Teuvo Teravainen
C · 82 GP · 15G 43A58P
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Mikael Pyyhtia
LW · 47 GP · 4G 3A7P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Ville Husso
G · 13 GP · 2 W · .8902W
NJDNew Jersey Devils1 player
Erik Haula
LW · 69 GP · 11G 10A21P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Mikael Granlund
C · 83 GP · 22G 44A66P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Kasperi Kapanen
RW · 67 GP · 6G 8A14P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Jani HakanpääINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P

Season by season

Finland had 16 players in the NHL in 1989–90 and 51 in 2025–26. The peak was 2021–22, with 61. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 3 seasons Finland won.
2
6
6
310
393
3
6
7
617
698
4
6
5
638
603
5
2
6
438
409
1
3
3
334
714
5
5
1
248
119
5
6
5
551
825

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.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Finnish NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Finland against Russia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Finland
Finland
8th in the league
1–6
Russia
Russia
2nd in the league

Russia wins 6–1 against Finland.

0.45Points per game0.51
233Best trio284
0.29Defencemen's points per game0.32
.893Goalies' save percentage.903
10.0NHL players per million inhabitants0.4
1 012Total points1 429
56Players in the NHL61
Finland against Russia season by season
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