Finland men's national floorball team

Finland men's national floorball team
Nickname(s) Team Finland
Founded 1996
Manager Hexi Arteva
Coach Petteri Nykky

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.

Contents

World championships team

Players

Goalkeepers
Nationality Number Player Name Club
31 Henri Toivoniemi SSV Helsinki
46 Jani Naumanen Tapanilan Erä
Defensemen
Nationality Number Player Name Club
7 Jouni Vehkaoja Espoon Oilers
8 Juha Kivilehto SSV Helsinki
18 Tarmo Kirjonen Espoon Oilers
19 Vesa Punkari SC Classic
25 Mika Savolainen FT Trackers
26 Saku Lehti UH Tigers Langnau
33 Mika Kavekari Espoon Oilers
Forwards
Nationality Number Player Name Club
6 Juho Järvinen SSV Helsinki
9 Harri Forsten SSV Helsinki
15 Esa Jussila Josba
17 Mikko Kohonen Seinäjoen Peliveljet
22 Jani Kukkola SSV Helsinki
23 Mikael Järvi SSV Helsinki
24 Kari Koskelainen Turun Palloseura
27 Rickie Hyvärinen Caperio/Täby FC
29 Mika Kohonen Storvreta IBK
40 Lassi Vänttinen SV Wiler-Ersigen
50 Tero Tiitu SSV Helsinki
52 Santtu Manner SSV Helsinki

Team Staff

 Country   Name   Position 
Hexi Arteva General Manager
Petteri Nykky Head Coach
Juha Jäntti Assistant Coach
Samu Kuitunen      Assistant Coach
Petri Kanter Equipment Manager     
Antti Luhta Physiotherapist
Antti Ylinen Physiotherapist

All-Time World Championship Records

Year GP W D L GF GA +/-
1996 7 6 0 1 66 10 +56
1998 5 4 0 1 26 9 +17
2000 5 3 1 1 26 11 +15
2002 6 4 0 2 35 13 +22
2004 6 4 0 2 60 19 +41
2006 6 5 0 1 61 15 +46
2008 6 6 0 0 45 15 +30
Totals 41 32 1 8 319 92 +227