Nations in the NHLFinnish NHL players 2026–27
41 Finnish players have played in the NHL in 2026–27. Together they have 228 points, the fifth most of any country, and Finland sits sixth of 11 in the nations league. Sebastian Aho leads with 26 points.
41
NHL players
228
Points
6th
Nations league
19
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season17/84 games
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Leevi Meriläinen G stopped 14 of 16 shots (.875) in the loss to Philadelphia Flyers.
Player of the night
Leevi Meriläinen
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FINNISH LEADERS
Points race
Sebastian Aho
CARC· 19 GP
10G16A26P
Mikko Rantanen
DALRW· 17 GP
9G12A21P
Mikael Granlund
ANAC· 17 GP
5G15A20P
4
Artturi Lehkonen
COLLW· 18 GP
12G5A17P
5
Roope Hintz
DALC· 17 GP
7G8A15P
In the nations league
6th
of 11 ranked nations
31
league points
Rate4thTop trio6thBlue line8thGoalies8thPer million3rd
Finland accounts for 4.9% of the NHL's players and 4.7% of its points so far.
The full nations leagueFinnish goalies
| Goalie | GP | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 2-8-0 | .888 | 3.41 | 0 | |
Juuse SarosNSH | 12 | 5-3-0 | .913 | 2.62 | 0 |
| 11 | 5-3-0 | .878 | 3.27 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1-8-0 | .808 | 6.03 | 0 | |
Ville HussoANA | 6 | 2-3-0 | .868 | 3.55 | 0 |
| 4 | 3-1-0 | .873 | 3.40 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1-0-0 | .893 | 3.04 | 0 |
Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team
Mikko Rantanen
RW · 17 GP · 9G 12A21PRoope Hintz
C · 17 GP · 7G 8A15PMiro Heiskanen
D · 15 GP · 3G 8A11PArttu Hyry
RW · 17 GP · 4G 2A6PJoel Kiviranta
LW · 13 GP · 2G 1A3PEsa Lindell
D · 12 GP · 0G 1A1PAnton Lundell
C · 17 GP · 4G 2A6PNiko Mikkola
D · 18 GP · 2G 2A4PEetu Luostarinen
C · 18 GP · 2G 2A4PAleksander Barkov
C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0PSebastian Aho
C · 19 GP · 10G 16A26PJesperi Kotkaniemi
C · 17 GP · 5G 5A10PJuuso Välimäki
D · 8 GP · 2G 1A3PAatu Räty
C · 4 GP · 1G 0A1PLeevi Meriläinen
G · 14 GP · 2 W · .8882WKevin Lankinen
G · 9 GP · 1 W · .8081WSeason 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 Russia
Finland
6th in the league
1–6
Russia
2nd in the league
Russia wins 6–1 against Finland.
0.50Points per game0.52
67Best trio73
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.36
.884Goalies' save percentage.895
7.3NHL players per million inhabitants0.4
228Total points363
41Players in the NHL58
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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.