Finland men's national floorball team

Finland men's national floorball team
Finland men's national floorball team
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Nickname(s) Team Finland
Founded 1996
Manager Finland Hexi Arteva
Coach Finland 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
Finland 31 Henri Toivoniemi SSV Helsinki
Finland 46 Jani Naumanen Tapanilan Erä
Defensemen
Nationality Number Player Name Club
Finland 7 Jouni Vehkaoja Espoon Oilers
Finland 8 Juha Kivilehto SSV Helsinki
Finland 18 Tarmo Kirjonen Espoon Oilers
Finland 19 Vesa Punkari SC Classic
Finland 25 Mika Savolainen FT Trackers
Finland 26 Saku Lehti UH Tigers Langnau
Finland 33 Mika Kavekari Espoon Oilers
Forwards
Nationality Number Player Name Club
Finland 6 Juho Järvinen SSV Helsinki
Finland 9 Harri Forsten SSV Helsinki
Finland 15 Esa Jussila Josba
Finland 17 Mikko Kohonen Seinäjoen Peliveljet
Finland 22 Jani Kukkola SSV Helsinki
Finland 23 Mikael Järvi SSV Helsinki
Finland 24 Kari Koskelainen Turun Palloseura
Finland 27 Rickie Hyvärinen Caperio/Täby FC
Finland 29 Mika Kohonen Storvreta IBK
Finland 40 Lassi Vänttinen SV Wiler-Ersigen
Finland 50 Tero Tiitu SSV Helsinki
Finland 52 Santtu Manner SSV Helsinki

Team Staff

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

All-Time World Championship Records

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

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