Nations in the NHLFinnish NHL players 2025–26
51 Finnish players played in the NHL in 2025–26. Together they scored 878 points, the fifth most of any country, and Finland finished eighth of 12 in the nations league. Sebastian Aho scored the most, 80 points.
51
NHL players
878
Points
8th
Nations league
104
Goalie wins
FINNISH LEADERS
Points
Sebastian Aho
CARC· 79 GP
27G53A80P
Mikko Rantanen
DALRW· 64 GP
22G55A77P
Miro Heiskanen
DALD· 77 GP
9G54A63P
4
Artturi Lehkonen
COLLW· 70 GP
21G27A48P
5
Roope Hintz
DALC· 53 GP
15G29A44P
In the nations league
8th
of 12 ranked nations
34
league points
Rate7thTop trio7thBlue line6thGoalies8thPer million3rd
Finland accounts for 4.9% of the NHL's players and 4.0% of its points.
The full nations leagueFinnish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Juuse SarosNSH | 59 | 28-22-0 | .894 | 3.16 | 0 |
| 47 | 11-27-0 | .875 | 3.70 | 0 | |
| 35 | 22-9-0 | .910 | 2.52 | 1 | |
| 31 | 14-9-0 | .894 | 3.15 | 1 | |
| 28 | 10-12-0 | .907 | 2.68 | 1 | |
Ville HussoANA | 20 | 10-8-0 | .884 | 3.25 | 0 |
| 20 | 8-10-0 | .860 | 3.51 | 0 | |
Nikke KokkoSEA | 3 | 1-2-0 | .890 | 3.04 | 0 |
Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team
Mikko Rantanen
RW · 64 GP · 22G 55A77PMiro Heiskanen
D · 77 GP · 9G 54A63PRoope Hintz
C · 53 GP · 15G 29A44PEsa Lindell
D · 82 GP · 6G 26A32PArttu Hyry
RW · 20 GP · 3G 2A5PErik Haula
LW · 81 GP · 14G 24A38PJoakim Kemell
RW · 16 GP · 1G 2A3PJuuse Saros
G · 59 GP · 28 W · .89428WJustus Annunen
G · 28 GP · 10 W · .90710WKaapo Kakko
RW · 65 GP · 13G 27A40PEeli Tolvanen
RW · 78 GP · 12G 24A36PJani Nyman
RW · 28 GP · 4G 3A7PNikke Kokko
G · 3 GP · 1 W · .8901WAnton Lundell
C · 64 GP · 18G 26A44PEetu Luostarinen
C · 73 GP · 11G 22A33PNiko Mikkola
D · 68 GP · 3G 8A11PLenni Hameenaho
RW · 33 GP · 2G 6A8PJuho LammikkoINACTIVE
C · 24 GP · 0G 2A2PTopias Vilen
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0PShow all 24 teams
Season 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 Switzerland
Finland
8th in the league
4–3
Switzerland
7th in the league
Finland wins 4–3 against Switzerland.
0.47Points per game0.48
220Best trio165
0.35Defencemen's points per game0.37
.892Goalies' save percentage.895
9.1NHL players per million inhabitants1.3
878Total points367
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Top scorer
Sebastian Aho
Finland's top scorer in 2025–26.
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 2025–26
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.