Finland men's national inline hockey team
The Finnish men's national inline hockey team is the national men's inline hockey team for Finland. Finland was one of the most successful teams at the IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships, which were organized during 1996 to 2017 until the tournament was discontinued by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 2019. The tournament was organized annually during 1996 to 2015, with the exception of the year 1999. Starting from 2017, the tournament was to be held every other year but, after being forced to cancel the 2019 edition due to lack of interested hosts, the IIHF voted in June 2019 to end its governance over inline hockey, ending the organization’s involvement in any future inline hockey tournaments.[1] Finland won a total of thirteen medals in nineteen tournaments. At the 2017 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship in Bratislava, the final tournament organized by the IIHF, the team finished in second place.[2]
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| Nickname(s) | Rullaleijonat ('Roller Lions') |
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| Association | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
| Biggest win | |
 Finland 47–0 Chile  (2000) | |
| IIHF World Championship | |
| Appearances | 20 (first in 1996) |
| Best result |  (4; 2000, 2001, 2003, 2014) |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's inline hockey | ||
| IIHF World Championship | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2000 Czech Republic | |
| 2001 United States | |
| 2003 Germany | |
| 2014 Czech Republic | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2002 Germany | |
| 2004 Germany | |
| 2005 Finland | |
| 2007 Sweden | |
| 2015 Finland | |
| 2017 Slovakia | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1996 United States | |
| 1998 United States | |
| 2006 Hungary | |
| 2012 Germany | |
World Championship results by year
| Year | Host | Result |
|---|---|---|
 1996 | Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota |  Bronze |
| 1997 | Anaheim, California | 6th |
| 1998 | Anaheim, California | Bronze |
| 1999 | No tournament held | |
 2000 | Hradec Kralové & Choceň | Gold |
| 2001 | Ellenton, Florida | Gold |
 2002 | Nürnberg & Pfaffenhofen |  Silver |
| 2003 | Nürnberg & Amberg | Gold |
| 2004 | Bad Tölz | Silver |
| 2005 | Kuopio | Silver |
 2006 | Budapest | Bronze |
| 2007 | Landshut & Passau | Silver |
 2008 | Bratislava | 6th |
| 2009 | Ingolstadt | 4th |
 2010 | Karlstad | 6th |
| 2011 | Pardubice | 5th |
| 2012 | Ingolstadt | Bronze |
| 2013 | Dresden | 7th |
| 2014 | Pardubice | Gold |
| 2015 | Tampere | Silver |
| 2017 | Bratislava | Silver |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2019 |
Tournament permanently cancelled | |
Source: IIHF[3]
References
- Merk, Martin (24 June 2019). "Statutes, Regulations amended". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- "Leijonat - Rullaleijonille MM-hopeaa – USA parempi finaalissa maalein 4-2". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 1 July 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- "IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships – History – All Medalists". webarchive.IIHF.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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