Nations in the NHLFinnish NHL players 2026–27
42 Finnish players have played in the NHL in 2026–27. Together they have 248 points, the fifth most of any country, and Finland sits sixth of 11 in the nations league. Sebastian Aho leads with 28 points.
42
NHL players
248
Points
6th
Nations league
21
Goalie wins
2026–27Active season19/84 games
FINNS LAST NIGHT · NOV 128 games13P
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Sebastian Aho C scored 2 goals in the win over Seattle Kraken.
Anton Lundell C scored 2 goals in the win over Detroit Red Wings.
Roope Hintz C had 2 points (1G 1A) in the loss to Winnipeg Jets.
Juuso Välimäki D scored 1 goal in the win over Seattle Kraken.
Artturi Lehkonen LW scored 1 goal in the loss to Ottawa Senators.
Player of the night
Sebastian Aho
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FINNISH LEADERS
Points race
Sebastian Aho
CARC· 20 GP+2 points last night
12G16A28P
Mikael Granlund
ANAC· 18 GP
6G16A22P
Mikko Rantanen
DALRW· 18 GP
9G12A21P
4
Artturi Lehkonen
COLLW· 20 GP+1 point last night
14G5A19P
5
Roope Hintz
DALC· 18 GP+2 points last night
8G9A17P
In the nations league
6th
of 11 ranked nations
32
league points
Rate3rdTop trio5thBlue line9thGoalies8thPer million3rd
Finland accounts for 5.0% 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 | 13 | 6-3-0 | .919 | 2.42 | 1 |
| 12 | 5-4-0 | .867 | 3.51 | 0 | |
| 9 | 1-8-0 | .808 | 6.03 | 0 | |
Ville HussoANA | 6 | 2-3-0 | .868 | 3.55 | 0 |
| 5 | 3-1-0 | .885 | 3.13 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2-0-0 | .932 | 2.01 | 0 |
Every Finnish player in the NHL, team by team
Mikko Rantanen
RW · 18 GP · 9G 12A21PRoope Hintz
C · 18 GP · 8G 9A17PMiro Heiskanen
D · 15 GP · 3G 8A11PArttu Hyry
RW · 18 GP · 5G 2A7PJoel Kiviranta
LW · 14 GP · 2G 1A3PEsa Lindell
D · 13 GP · 0G 1A1PAnton Lundell
C · 19 GP · 6G 4A10PNiko Mikkola
D · 20 GP · 2G 3A5PEetu Luostarinen
C · 20 GP · 2G 3A5PAleksander Barkov
C · 2 GP · 0G 0A0PSebastian Aho
C · 20 GP · 12G 16A28PJesperi Kotkaniemi
C · 18 GP · 5G 5A10PJuuso Välimäki
D · 9 GP · 3G 1A4PAatu 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 USA
Finland
6th in the league
2–5
USA
3rd in the league
USA wins 5–2 against Finland.
0.50Points per game0.47
71Best trio85
0.34Defencemen's points per game0.38
.886Goalies' save percentage.893
7.5NHL players per million inhabitants0.7
248Total points1 527
42Players in the NHL240
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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.