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 145 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
145
Points
6th
Nations league
10
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season11/84 games
FINNS LAST NIGHT · OCT 255 games5P
2G3A1W
14played
Roope Hintz C had 2 assists in the win over New York Islanders.
Mikko Rantanen RW scored 1 goal in the win over New York Islanders.
Artturi Lehkonen LW scored 1 goal in the loss to Nashville Predators.
Joel Kiviranta LW had 1 assist in the win over New York Islanders.
Leevi Meriläinen G stopped 30 of 34 shots (.882) in the loss to Minnesota Wild.
Player of the night
Roope Hintz
DAL
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FINNISH LEADERS
Points race
Sebastian Aho
CARC· 13 GP
7G11A18P
Mikko Rantanen
DALRW· 11 GP+1 point last night
6G8A14P
Artturi Lehkonen
COLLW· 12 GP+1 point last night
10G4A14P
4
Roope Hintz
DALC· 11 GP+2 points last night
5G5A10P
4
Kaapo Kakko
SEARW· 12 GP
2G8A10P
In the nations league
6th
of 11 ranked nations
32
league points
Rate3rdTop trio5thBlue line8thGoalies9thPer 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 | |
| 8 | 1-3-0 | .911 | 3.12 | 0 | |
Ville HussoANA | 4 | 1-2-0 | .888 | 3.09 | 0 |
| 2 | 1-1-0 | .846 | 4.00 | 0 |
Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team
Mikko Rantanen
RW · 11 GP · 6G 8A14PRoope Hintz
C · 11 GP · 5G 5A10PMiro Heiskanen
D · 11 GP · 3G 5A8PArttu Hyry
RW · 11 GP · 3G 0A3PJoel Kiviranta
LW · 7 GP · 1G 1A2PEsa 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 · 8 GP · 1 W · .9111WSeason 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 USA
Finland
6th in the league
2–5
USA
3rd in the league
USA wins 5–2 against Finland.
0.48Points per game0.46
46Best trio54
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.35
.885Goalies' save percentage.894
6.8NHL players per million inhabitants0.7
145Total points872
38Players in the NHL227
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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.