Finland women's national ice hockey team Finnish women's national ice hockey team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's Championships , the Olympic Games , the Four Nations Cup , and other international-level women's ice hockey competitions. The women's national team is overseen by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association . Finland's national women's program is ranked third in the world by the IIHF and has 5,858 active players as of 2019 .History Finland has finished third or fourth in almost every World Championships and Olympics, with one exception being a fifth place finish at the 2014 Winter Olympics and second place at the 2019 World Championship . They are ranked behind Canada and the United States . 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 United States . Finland defeated the United States for the first time , at the 2008 World Championship in China, 1–0 in overtime. Finland defeated Canada 4–3 for the first time at the 2017 World Championship in the United States. However, they lost the semi-final game against Canada in the same tournament, so the Finns were relegated to the bronze medal game. 4–2 in the semi-final . During the gold medal game , it appeared Finland had won 2–1 in overtime, after a game-winning goal by Petra Nieminen , to win their first World Championship. However, Finland's celebrations erupted on the ice but were quickly terminated when the United States requested video review for goalie interference . The goal was reviewed for over ten minutes and eventually overturned. The call sparked such immense controversy that the IIHF was compelled to release a press statement the next day addressing the reasons for overturning the goal. Finland finished as runners-up and won a silver medal after losing to the United States 2–1 in a shootout.Tournament record Olympic Games World Championships European Championship 3/4 Nations Cup 1995 – Finished in 4th place 1996 – Won Bronze Medal 1997 – Won Bronze Medal 1998 – Won Bronze Medal 1999 – Won Bronze Medal 2000 – Won Bronze Medal 2001 – Won Silver Medal 2002 – Won Bronze Medal 2003 – Won Bronze Medal 2004 – Finished in 4th place 2005 – Won Bronze Medal 2006 – Finished in 4th place 2007 – Won Bronze Medal 2008 – Finished in 4th place 2009 – Finished in 4th place 2010 – Won Bronze Medal 2011 – Finished in 4th place 2012 – Finished in 4th place 2013 – Won Silver Medal 2014 – Finished in 4th place 2015 – Won Bronze Medal 2016 – Won Bronze Medal 2017 – Won Bronze Medal 2018 – Won Bronze Medal Women's Nations Cup Air Canada Cup , the MLP Nations Cup and the Meco Cup .2003 – Won Bronze Medal 2004 – Finished in 4th place 2005 – Won Silver Medal 2006 – Won Silver Medal 2007 – Finished in 6th place 2008 – Won Silver Medal 2009 – Finished in 5th place 2010 – Finished in 5th place 2011 – Finished in 6th place 2012 – Won Silver Medal 2013 – Won Bronze Medal 2014 – Won Gold Medal 2015 – Won Bronze Medal 2016 – Won Silver Medal 2017 – Won Gold Medal 2018 – Won Bronze Medal 2009 Canada Cup – Won Bronze Medal Current roster 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia .Pasi Mustonen No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team 18 G 41 G 31 G 6 D – C 21 D 9 D 4 D 7 D 88 D 15 D 23 F 12 F 12 F 33 F – A 27 F 16 F 20 F 61 F 19 F 66 F 40 F 24 F 2 F
Awards and honors Kirsi Hänninen, Best Defenceman: 1999 Jenni Hiirikoski, Best Defenceman: 2009 , 2012 , 2013 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2019 Jenni Hiirikoski, Most Valuable Player: 2019 Noora Räty, Best Goalie: 2007 , 2008 , 2011 , 2017, 2019 Noora Räty, Most Valuable Player: 2008 Katja Riipi, Best Forward: 2000 Riikka Sallinen, Best Forward: 1990 , 1994
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