Nations in the NHLFinnish NHL players 2026–27
40 Finnish players have played in the NHL in 2026–27, and one more is on a roster without a game yet. Together they have 184 points, the fifth most of any country, and Finland sits seventh of 11 in the nations league. Sebastian Aho leads with 21 points.
41
NHL players
184
Points
7th
Nations league
13
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season14/84 games
FINNS LAST NIGHT · NOV 22 games0P
0G0A
5played
NEXT GAMES · NOV 4 · upcoming
39Finns in10games
FINNISH LEADERS
Points race
Sebastian Aho
CARC· 16 GP
9G12A21P
Mikko Rantanen
DALRW· 14 GP
7G10A17P
Artturi Lehkonen
COLLW· 15 GP
12G5A17P
4
Miro Heiskanen
DALD· 14 GP
3G8A11P
4
Kaapo Kakko
SEARW· 14 GP
2G9A11P
In the nations league
7th
of 11 ranked nations
31
league points
Rate4thTop trio6thBlue line7thGoalies9thPer million3rd
Finland accounts for 4.9% of the NHL's players and 4.6% of its points so far.
The full nations leagueFinnish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2-5-0 | .897 | 3.31 | 0 | |
| 10 | 4-3-0 | .873 | 3.40 | 0 | |
Juuse SarosNSH | 10 | 3-3-0 | .903 | 2.94 | 0 |
| 8 | 1-7-0 | .812 | 6.17 | 0 | |
Ville HussoANA | 5 | 1-3-0 | .857 | 4.12 | 0 |
| 3 | 2-1-0 | .846 | 3.89 | 0 |
Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team
Mikko Rantanen
RW · 14 GP · 7G 10A17PMiro Heiskanen
D · 14 GP · 3G 8A11PRoope Hintz
C · 14 GP · 5G 5A10PArttu Hyry
RW · 14 GP · 4G 1A5PJoel Kiviranta
LW · 10 GP · 1G 1A2PEsa Lindell
D · 9 GP · 0G 0A0PAnton Lundell
C · 15 GP · 4G 2A6PNiko Mikkola
D · 15 GP · 2G 2A4PEetu Luostarinen
C · 15 GP · 2G 2A4PAleksander Barkov
C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0PSebastian Aho
C · 16 GP · 9G 12A21PJesperi Kotkaniemi
C · 14 GP · 4G 3A7PJuuso Välimäki
D · 6 GP · 2G 1A3PAatu Räty
C · 4 GP · 1G 0A1PLeevi Meriläinen
G · 11 GP · 2 W · .8972WKevin Lankinen
G · 8 GP · 1 W · .8121WSeason by season
In the NHL Draft
11 Finnish players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, three of them in the first round. Oscar Hemming went first, at number 14 to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Finnish NHL players all time
Finland against Sweden
Finland
7th in the league
2–5
Sweden
5th in the league
Sweden wins 5–2 against Finland.
0.48Points per game0.48
55Best trio59
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.32
.883Goalies' save percentage.893
7.1NHL players per million inhabitants7.8
184Total points429
40Players in the NHL83
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Top scorer
Sebastian Aho
Finland's top scorer in 2026–27.
The team
Carolina Hurricanes
Where Sebastian Aho plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.
Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2026–27
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Finland
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.