Men's national floorball team of Finland
Encyclopedia
The Finland Men's National Floorball Team is the national floorball
team of Finland
, and a member of the International Floorball Federation
. The Finnish national team are currently world floorball champions after defeating Sweden
at the 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships
by a score of 6:2. The Finnish team is one of only two teams to capture a men's floorball world championship
, as Sweden has won six of them.
Based on their performance at the 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships, Finland is ranked 1st in the world in men's floorball.
Floorball
Floorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The game is played...
team of Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, and a member of the International Floorball Federation
International Floorball Federation
The International Floorball Federation is the worldwide governing body for the sport of floorball. It was founded in 1986 in Huskvarna, Sweden, by the national floorball associations of Finland, Sweden and Switzerland. As of March 2011, it had 52 member associations, with 3,983 clubs and 277,752...
. The Finnish national team are currently world floorball champions after defeating Sweden
Men's national floorball team of Sweden
The Sweden Men's National Floorball Team is the national floorball team of Sweden, and a member of the International Floorball Federation. It has won six out of seven men's world championships...
at the 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships
2010 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships was the eighth such world championships in men's floorball. The tournament was held from 4 December to 11 December 2010 in the cities of Helsinki, and Vantaa, Finland....
by a score of 6:2. The Finnish team is one of only two teams to capture a men's floorball world championship
Floorball World Championships
The Floorball World Championships are a biannual event organized by the International Floorball Federation . They were preceded by the European Championships which were held twice in 1994 and 1995....
, as Sweden has won six of them.
Based on their performance at the 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships, Finland is ranked 1st in the world in men's floorball.
Players
| Goalkeepers | ||||
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| Nationality | Number | |Player Name | Club | |
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31 | Henri Toivoniemi | SSV Helsinki | |
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46 | Jani Naumanen | Tapanilan Erä Tapanilan Erä Tapanilan Erä is a Finnish sports club that was founded in 1933, with various teams in different disciplines. It is one of Finland's largest sporting clubs.-Martial Arts:*Boxing*Judo*Jujitsu*Karate*Kendo*Ki-Aikido*ZNKR Jōdō-Other:*Archery*Athletics... |
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7 | Jouni Vehkaoja | Espoon Oilers Espoon Oilers Espoon Oilers is a floorball team from Espoo, Finland. It was founded in 1990. If measured with number of licenced players it is the third largest floorball team in Finland. Team has both men and women teams playing in the highest national level Salibandyliiga on season 2009–2010. Oilers also have... |
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8 | Juha Kivilehto | SSV Helsinki | |
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18 | Tarmo Kirjonen | Espoon Oilers Espoon Oilers Espoon Oilers is a floorball team from Espoo, Finland. It was founded in 1990. If measured with number of licenced players it is the third largest floorball team in Finland. Team has both men and women teams playing in the highest national level Salibandyliiga on season 2009–2010. Oilers also have... |
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19 | Vesa Punkari | SC Classic | |
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25 | Mika Savolainen | FT Trackers | |
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26 | Saku Lehti | UH Tigers Langnau | |
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33 | Mika Kavekari | Espoon Oilers Espoon Oilers Espoon Oilers is a floorball team from Espoo, Finland. It was founded in 1990. If measured with number of licenced players it is the third largest floorball team in Finland. Team has both men and women teams playing in the highest national level Salibandyliiga on season 2009–2010. Oilers also have... |
| Forwards | ||||
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| Nationality | Number | |Player Name | Club | |
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6 | Juho Järvinen | SSV Helsinki | |
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9 | Harri Forsten | SSV Helsinki | |
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15 | Esa Jussila | Josba | |
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17 | Mikko Kohonen | Seinäjoen Peliveljet | |
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22 | Jani Kukkola | SSV Helsinki | |
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23 | Mikael Järvi | SSV Helsinki | |
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24 | Kari Koskelainen | Turun Palloseura Turun Palloseura (floorball) Turun Palloseura is one of the oldest sports club in Finland. It was founded in 1922 and floorball department was founded in 1995. The floorball department has over 850 members and it is the third largest floorball club in Finland... |
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27 | Rickie Hyvärinen | Caperio/Täby FC Caperio/Täby FC Caperio/Täby FC is a Swedish floorball team from Täby, Stockholm. The club have played in the top Swedish floorball league, SSL since the 2003/04 season. The 08/09 season will be their 5th in the super league... |
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29 | Mika Kohonen Mika Kohonen Mika Kohonen is a Finnish floorball player. He currently plays for Storvreta IBK, a club in the Swedish Super League. He has his own line of floorball sticks, called MK29, which were released by floorball company Karhu.... |
Storvreta IBK Storvreta IBK The Storvreta Innebandyklubb or Storvreta IBK, is a floorball club based in Storvreta, Sweden. The club plays in Sweden's highest floorball league, the Svenska Superligan. They are the current Superliga champions, having won the 2010 finals against Caperio/Täby FC and the 2011 finals against... |
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40 | Lassi Vänttinen | SV Wiler-Ersigen | |
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50 | Tero Tiitu Tero Tiitu Tero Tiitu is a Finnish floorball player currently playing for Salibandyseura Viikingit in Salibandyliiga.Tiitu is the holder of the Salibandyliiga's one season goal scoring record of 63 goals. Swedish floorball magazine Innebandymagazinet chose him as the world's second best player in 2008 and... |
SSV Helsinki | |
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52 | Santtu Manner | SSV Helsinki |
Team Staff
| Country | Name | Position |
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Hexi Arteva | General Manager |
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Petteri Nykky | Head Coach |
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Juha Jäntti | Assistant Coach |
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Samu Kuitunen | Assistant Coach |
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Petri Kanter | Equipment Manager |
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Antti Luhta | Physiotherapist |
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Antti Ylinen | Physiotherapist |
All-Time World Championship Records
| Year | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- |
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 19961996 Men's World Floorball Championships The 1996 Men's Floorball Championships were the first world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 1996 in Sweden, and was won by the host nation... |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 10 | |
 19981998 Men's World Floorball Championships The 1998 Men's Floorball Championships were the second world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 1998 in the Czech Republic, and won by Sweden.- Group A :- Group B :-Playoffs:-Semi-Finals:-Bronze Medal Match:... |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 9 | |
 20002000 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2000 Men's Floorball Championships were the third world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 2000 in Norway, and won by Sweden.- Group A :-Group B :-Playoffs:-Semi-Finals:-Bronze Medal Match:... |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | |
| 2002 2002 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2002 Men's World Floorball Championships were the fourth worldchampionships in men's floorball. It was held from 18 May 2002 to 25 May 2002 in Finland... |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 13 | |
 20042004 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2004 Men's Floorball Championships were the fifth world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 2004 in Switzerland, and won by Sweden.-Group A:-Group B:-Final round:-Semi-finals:-Bronze medal match:... |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 19 | |
| 2006 2006 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2006 Men's Floorball Championships were the sixth world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 2006 in Sweden, with the host country defeating Finland in sudden victory in the gold medal game. Sweden thus continued its tradition of winning these championships, but for the first... |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 15 | |
| 2008 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships were the seventh world championships in men's floorball. The tournament was held from December 6th to December 14th, 2008. The tournament took place in the cities of Prague and Ostrava... |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 15 | |
| Totals | 41 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 319 | 92 |