Finland men's national junior ice hockey team

Finland
Nickname(s)Nuoret Leijonat
(The Young Lions)
AssociationFinnish Ice Hockey Association
General manager Kimmo Oikarinen
Head coach Antti Pennanen
Assistants Tuomo Ruutu
Antti Miettinen
Ville Mäntymaa
CaptainAron Kiviharju
Top scorerEsa Tikkanen (17)
Most pointsEsa Tikkanen (36)
Team colors   
IIHF codeFIN
First international
 Soviet Union 6 – 2 Finland 
(Leningrad, Soviet Union; December 27, 1973)
Biggest win
 Finland 19 – 1 Switzerland 
(Helsinki, Finland; March 27, 1979)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 9 – 2 Finland 
(Gävle, Sweden; January 2, 1993)
 Canada 8 – 1 Finland 
(Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States; December 27, 2004)
 Canada 8 – 1 Finland 
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; December 26, 2011)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances43 (first in 1974)
Best result Gold: (1987, 1998, 2014, 2016, 2019)
International record (W–L–T)
161–116–17
Medal record
IIHF World U20 Championship
1987 CzechoslovakiaFinland
1998 FinlandFinland
2014 SwedenFinland
2016 FinlandFinland
2019 CanadaFinland
1974 Soviet UnionFinland
1980 FinlandFinland
1981 West GermanyFinland
1984 SwedenFinland
2001 RussiaFinland
2022 CanadaFinland
2025 CanadaFinland
1982 USA/CanadaFinland
1988 Soviet UnionFinland
2002 Czech RepublicFinland
2003 CanadaFinland
2004 FinlandFinland
2006 CanadaFinland
2021 CanadaFinland
Medal record
Youth Olympic Games
2012 InnsbruckTeam
2024 GangwonTeam

The Finnish men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Finland. The team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World U20 Championship.