# Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame

The Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame is housed in and administered by the Suomen Jääkiekkomuseo ('Finnish Ice Hockey Museum'), a part of the Vapriikki Museum Centre, in Tampere, Finland. The mission of the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame is to record, document, and exhibit objects, photographs, and printed materials related to Finnish ice hockey. The original Kanada-malja and the Aurora Borealis Cup are on display along with a number of active-use Liiga awards and hockey memorabilia including sweaters and game-used gear from past seasons.
When the hall of fame was established on 14 June 1979, its founding members included Aarne Honkavaara, Kalervo Kummola, Kimmo Leinonen, Harry Lindblad, and others. Notable chairpersons of the hall of fame have included, Harry Lindblad (1979–1983), Aarne Honkavaara (1983–1996), Unto Wiitala (1996–2001), and Kimmo Leinonen (2011–2018).
Since 1985, the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland has honored distinguished players, coaches, referees, influencers, and members of the media who have made significant impact on ice hockey in Finland, naming them each a Suomen Jääkiekkoleijona (lit. 'Finnish Ice Hockey Lion'). Each Jääkiekkoleijona is designated with the chronological number of their induction. Including the induction class of 2024, there are 280 inductees in the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland. Of the 280 inductees, thirteen are women.

## Inductees

| Year of induction | Number | Category | Person |
| 1985 | 1 | Influencer | Kauko Karvonen |
| 1985 | 2 | Influencer | Aaro Kivilinna |
| 1985 | 3 | Coach | Erkki Saarinen |
| 1985 | 4 | Player | Holger Granström |
| 1985 | 5 | Coach | Risto Lindroos |
| 1985 | 6 | Player | Keijo Kuusela |
| 1985 | 7 | Influencer | Juhani Linkosuo |
| 1985 | 8 | Player | Pentti Isotalo |
| 1985 | 9 | Player | Matti Rintakoski |
| 1985 | 10 | Player | Aarne Honkavaara |
| 1985 | 11 | Player | Eero Salisma |
| 1985 | 12 | Coach | Henry Kvist |
| 1985 | 13 | Player | Kalle Havulinna |
| 1985 | 14 | Player | Matti Karumaa |
| 1985 | 15 | Player | Lotfi Nasib |
| 1985 | 16 | Player | Jukka Wuolio |
| 1985 | 17 | Player | Unto Wiitala |
| 1985 | 18 | Media representative | Jouko Autero |
| 1985 | 19 | Influencer | Harry Lindblad |
| 1985 | 20 | Coach | Jarl Ohlson |
| 1985 | 21 | Player | Yrjö Hakala |
| 1985 | 22 | Player | Ossi Kauppi |
| 1985 | 23 | Referee | Tuomo Lindroos |
| 1985 | 24 | Player | Christian Rapp |
| 1985 | 25 | Coach | Joe Wirkkunen |
| 1985 | 26 | Player | Esko Niemi |
| 1985 | 27 | Player | Matti Lampainen |
| 1985 | 28 | Player | Erkki Koiso |
| 1985 | 29 | Player | Teppo Rastio |
| 1985 | 30 | Player | Raimo Kilpiö |
| 1985 | 31 | Player | Esko Luostarinen |
| 1985 | 32 | Player | Pertti Nieminen |
| 1985 | 33 | Player | Heino Pulli |
| 1985 | 34 | Player | Juhani Lahtinen |
| 1985 | 35 | Referee | Sakari Sillankorva |
| 1985 | 36 | Player | Jarmo Wasama |
| 1986 | 37 | Influencer | Otto Wuorio |
| 1986 | 38 | Player | Esko Rekomaa |
| 1986 | 39 | Player | Seppo Liitsola |
| 1986 | 40 | Player | Mauno Nurmi |
| 1986 | 41 | Player | Voitto Soini |
| 1986 | 42 | Player | Jouni Seistamo |
| 1986 | 43 | Player | Juhani Wahlsten |
| 1986 | 44 | Player | Kalevi Numminen |
| 1986 | 45 | Player | Seppo Nikkilä |
| 1986 | 46 | Coach | Teuvo Myyryläinen |
| 1986 | 47 | Player | Jorma Suokko |
| 1986 | 48 | Player | Matti Reunamäki |
| 1987 | 49 | Coach | Lasse Heikkilä |
| 1987 | 50 | Player | Matti Keinonen |
| 1987 | 51 | Player | Seppo Lindström |
| 1987 | 52 | Player | Lalli Partinen |
| 1987 | 53 | Player | Lasse Oksanen |
| 1987 | 54 | Referee | Raimo Sepponen |
| 1988 | 55 | Coach | Carl-Magnus Brander |
| 1988 | 56 | Influencer | Jorma Nykänen |
| 1988 | 57 | Influencer | Paavo Pitkänen |
| 1988 | 58 | Player | Antti Heikkilä |
| 1988 | 59 | Player | Reijo Hakanen |
| 1988 | 60 | Player | Jorma Peltonen |
| 1988 | 61 | Player | Urpo Ylönen |
| 1988 | 62 | Player | Ilkka Mesikämmen |
| 1989 | 63 | Influencer | Esko Paltanen |
| 1989 | 64 | Player | Ilpo Koskela |
| 1989 | 65 | Player | Juha Rantasila |
| 1989 | 66 | Player | Jorma Vehmanen |
| 1989 | 67 | Player | Jorma Valtonen |
| 1990 | 68 | Player | Pekka Marjamäki |
| 1990 | 69 | Player | Esa Peltonen |
| 1990 | 70 | Player | Antti Leppänen |
| 1990 | 71 | Player | Seppo Repo |
| 1990 | 72 | Player | Veli-Pekka Ketola |
| 1991 | 73 | Referee | Karl-Gustav Kaisla |
| 1991 | 74 | Influencer | Matias Helenius |
| 1991 | 75 | Player | Lauri Mononen |
| 1991 | 76 | Player | Harri Linnonmaa |
| 1991 | 77 | Player | Matti Murto |
| 1991 | 78 | Player | Heikki Riihiranta |
| 1991 | 79 | Player | Juhani Tamminen |
| 1991 | 80 | Player | Timo Nummelin |
| 1991 | 81 | Player | Timo Sutinen |
| 1991 | 82 | Influencer | Göran Stubb |
| 1992 | 83 | Influencer | Usko Teromaa |
| 1992 | 84 | Player | Pentti Lund |
| 1992 | 85 | Player | Hannu Haapalainen |
| 1992 | 86 | Player | Pertti Koivulahti |
| 1992 | 87 | Player | Reijo Leppänen |
| 1992 | 88 | Player | Seppo Suoraniemi |
| 1992 | 89 | Player | Pertti Valkeapää |
| 1993 | 90 | Player | Seppo Ahokainen |
| 1993 | 91 | Player | Pekka Rautakallio |
| 1993 | 92 | Player | Martti Jarkko |
| 1993 | 93 | Referee | Lasse Vanhanen |
| 1994 | 94 | Player | Eero Saari |
| 1994 | 95 | Player | Esko Tie |
| 1994 | 96 | Player | Lasse Litma |
| 1994 | 97 | Player | Jukka Porvari |
| 1995 | 98 | Player | Matti Hagman |
| 1995 | 99 | Player | Kari Makkonen |
| 1995 | 100 | Player | Tapio Levo |
| 1995 | 101 | Player | Mikko Leinonen |
| 1995 | 102 | Referee | Pertti Juhola |
| 1995 | 103 | Influencer | Teuvo Honkalinna |
| 1996 | 104 | Player | Henry Leppä |
| 1996 | 105 | Player | Kari Eloranta |
| 1996 | 106 | Influencer | Kalervo Kummola |
| 1997 | 107 | Player | Ilkka Sinisalo |
| 1997 | 108 | Player | Erkki Lehtonen |
| 1997 | 109 | Influencer | Teemu Hiltunen |
| 1998 | 110 | Player | Tapio Koskinen |
| 1998 | 111 | Player | Markus Mattsson |
| 1998 | 112 | Player | Risto Siltanen |
| 1998 | 113 | Player | Jari Kurri |
| 1998 | 114 | Player | Pertti Lehtonen |
| 1998 | 115 | Player | Hannu Kamppuri |
| 1998 | 116 | Player | Matti Forss |
| 1998 | 117 | Influencer | Kai Hietarinta |
| 1998 | 118 | Media representative | Aulis Virtanen |
| 1999 | 119 | Media representative | Antero Karapalo |
| 2000 | 120 | Player | Timo Susi |
| 2000 | 121 | Player | Arto Javanainen |
| 2000 | 122 | Player | Reijo Ruotsalainen |
| 2000 | 123 | Player | Kari Jalonen |
| 2000 | 124 | Player | Pekka Tuomisto |
| 2000 | 125 | Player | Frank Moberg |
| 2000 | 126 | Player | Arto Lehtiö |
| 2002 | 127 | Player | Timo Blomqvist |
| 2002 | 128 | Influencer | Tomi Mäkipää |
| 2003 | 129 | Player | Jorma Salmi |
| 2003 | 130 | Player | Jukka Tammi |
| 2003 | 131 | Player | Arto Ruotanen |
| 2003 | 132 | Player | Timo Jutila |
| 2003 | 133 | Player | Hannu Virta |
| 2003 | 134 | Player | Christian Ruuttu |
| 2003 | 135 | Coach | Pentti Matikainen |
| 2003 | 136 | Referee | Seppo Mäkelä |
| 2003 | 137 | Media representative | Pentti Lindegren |
| 2004 | 138 | Player | Risto Jalo |
| 2004 | 139 | Player | Mikko Mäkelä |
| 2004 | 140 | Player | Esa Keskinen |
| 2004 | 141 | Player | Petri Skriko |
| 2004 | 142 | Player | Raimo Summanen |
| 2004 | 143 | Player | Esa Tikkanen |
| 2004 | 144 | Player | Timo Turunen |
| 2004 | 145 | Player | Stig Wetzell |
| 2004 | 146 | Coach | Gustav Bubník |
| 2004 | 147 | Coach | Carl Brewer |
| 2004 | 148 | Coach | Curt Lindström |
| 2004 | 149 | Coach | Alpo Suhonen |
| 2004 | 150 | Coach | Hilpas Sulin |
| 2004 | 151 | Referee | Jarmo Jalarvo |
| 2004 | 152 | Influencer | Seppo Helle |
| 2004 | 153 | Influencer | Aimo Mäkinen |
| 2004 | 154 | Influencer | Martin Saarikangas |
| 2004 | 155 | Influencer | Juhani Ikonen |
| 2004 | 156 | Media representative | Anssi Kukkonen |
| 2004 | 157 | Media representative | Juhani Syvänen |
| 2004 | 158 | Media representative | Hannu Lindroos |
| 2005 | 159 | Player | Hannu Kapanen |
| 2005 | 160 | Player | Markus Ketterer |
| 2005 | 161 | Player | Sakari Lindfors |
| 2005 | 162 | Player | Jari Lindroos |
| 2005 | 163 | Player | Reijo Mikkolainen |
| 2005 | 164 | Player | Mika Nieminen |
| 2005 | 165 | Player | Marko Palo |
| 2005 | 166 | Player | Jouni Rinne |
| 2005 | 167 | Coach | Rauno Korpi |
| 2005 | 168 | Referee | Janne Rautavuori |
| 2005 | 169 | Influencer | Lasse Laukkanen |
| 2005 | 170 | Influencer | Hannu Ansas |
| 2005 | 171 | Influencer | Harri Lintumäki |
| 2005 | 172 | Influencer | Tapani Mattila |
| 2006 | 173 | Player | Ville Sirén |
| 2006 | 174 | Player | Simo Saarinen |
| 2006 | 175 | Player | Pekka Järvelä |
| 2006 | 176 | Player | Hannu Järvenpää |
| 2006 | 177 | Player | Pekka Arbelius |
| 2006 | 178 | Player | Timo Saarikoski |
| 2006 | 179 | Player | Kari Takko |
| 2006 | 180 | Player | Darren Boyko |
| 2006 | 181 | Player | Otakar Janecký |
| 2006 | 182 | Coach | Hannu Aravirta |
| 2006 | 183 | Coach | Hannu Jortikka |
| 2006 | 184 | Influencer | Jarmo Männistö |
| 2006 | 185 | Influencer | Harry Bogomoloff |
| 2006 | 186 | Influencer | Urpo Helkovaara |
| 2007 | 187 | Player | Marianne Ihalainen |
| 2007 | 188 | Player | Janne Laukkanen |
| 2007 | 189 | Player | Antti Törmänen |
| 2007 | 190 | Player | Riikka Sallinen (née Nieminen; prev. Välilä) |
| 2007 | 191 | Influencer | Anssi Koskinen |
| 2009 | 192 | Player | Raimo Helminen |
| 2009 | 193 | Player | Erik Hämäläinen |
| 2009 | 194 | Player | Sari Krooks |
| 2009 | 195 | Player | Tero Lehterä |
| 2009 | 196 | Player | Jyrki Lumme |
| 2009 | 197 | Player | Jarmo Myllys |
| 2009 | 198 | Player | Juha Ylönen |
| 2009 | 199 | Coach | Vladimir Yurzinov |
| 2009 | 200 | Coach | Erkka Westerlund |
| 2009 | 201 | Referee | Rainer Grannas |
| 2010 | 202 | Player | Teppo Numminen |
| 2010 | 203 | Player | Matti Rautiainen |
| 2010 | 204 | Influencer | Rauno Mokka |
| 2010 | 205 | Influencer | Matti Väisänen [fi] |
| 2011 | 206 | Player | Janne Ojanen |
| 2011 | 207 | Player | Jere Lehtinen |
| 2011 | 208 | Player | Marko Kiprusoff |
| 2011 | 209 | Player | Mika Strömberg |
| 2011 | 210 | Coach | Jukka Jalonen |
| 2011 | 211 | Influencer | Kimmo Leinonen |
| 2012 | 212 | Player | Aki Berg |
| 2012 | 213 | Player | Juha Lind |
| 2012 | 214 | Player | Pasi Nurminen |
| 2012 | 215 | Player | Timo Peltomaa |
| 2012 | 216 | Influencer | Hannu Soro |
| 2012 | 217 | Influencer | Pertti Kontto |
| 2012 | 218 | Influencer | Esa Sulkava |
| 2013 | 219 | Player | Iiro Järvi |
| 2013 | 220 | Player | Ari Sulander |
| 2013 | 221 | Player | Petri Varis |
| 2013 | 222 | Influencer | Pekka Paavola |
| 2014 | 223 | Player | Sari Marjamäki (née Fisk) |
| 2014 | 224 | Player | Sami Kapanen |
| 2014 | 225 | Player | Janne Niinimaa |
| 2014 | 226 | Player | Ville Peltonen |
| 2014 | 227 | Referee | Anne Haanpää (née Bäckman) |
| 2015 | 228 | Player | Saku Koivu |
| 2015 | 229 | Player | Pekka Leimu |
| 2015 | 230 | Player | Tiia Reima |
| 2015 | 231 | Player | Kimmo Rintanen |
| 2015 | 232 | Player | Teemu Selänne |
| 2015 | 233 | Player | Erkki Haapanen [fi] |
| 2015 | 234 | Coach | Rauli Virtanen |
| 2016 | 235 | Player | Päivi Virta |
| 2016 | 236 | Player | Jukka Hentunen |
| 2016 | 237 | Player | Miikka Kiprusoff |
| 2016 | 238 | Player | Toni Lydman |
| 2016 | 239 | Influencer | Don Baizley [fi; sv] |
| 2016 | 240 | Influencer | Harry Harkimo |
| 2017 | 241 | Player | Erkki Laine |
| 2017 | 242 | Player | Antti-Jussi Niemi |
| 2017 | 243 | Player | Fredrik Norrena |
| 2017 | 244 | Player | Katja Riipi |
| 2017 | 245 | Player | Sami Salo |
| 2017 | 246 | Influencer | Juha Junno [fi] |
| 2018 | 247 | Player | Kirsi Hänninen |
| 2018 | 248 | Player | Olli Jokinen |
| 2018 | 249 | Player | Antero Niittymäki |
| 2018 | 250 | Player | Jarkko Ruutu |
| 2018 | 251 | Player | Kimmo Timonen |
| 2018 | 252 | Referee | Jyri Rönn |
| 2019 | 253 | Player | Petteri Nummelin |
| 2019 | 254 | Player | Antti Miettinen |
| 2019 | 255 | Player | Emma Terho (née Laaksonen) |
| 2019 | 256 | Coach | Hannu Saintula [fi] |
| 2021 | 257 | Player | Niklas Hagman |
| 2021 | 258 | Player | Niko Kapanen |
| 2021 | 259 | Player | Tuomo Ruutu |
| 2021 | 260 | Player | Petra Vaarakallio |
| 2021 | 261 | Player | Ossi Väänänen |
| 2021 | 262 | Influencer | Seppo Arponen |
| 2022 | 263 | Player | Niklas Bäckström |
| 2022 | 264 | Player | Mikko Koivu |
| 2022 | 265 | Player | Ilkka Mikkola |
| 2022 | 266 | Player | Saija Tarkki (née Sirviö) |
| 2022 | 267 | Referee | Anu Saarni [fi] (née Hirvonen) |
| 2022 | 268 | Influencer | Reijo Paajanen [fi] |
| 2023 | 269 | Player | Mikko Eloranta |
| 2023 | 270 | Player | Tuukka Mäntylä |
| 2023 | 271 | Player | Janne Pesonen |
| 2023 | 272 | Coach | Jukka Rautakorpi |
| 2023 | 273 | Referee | Timo Favorin [fi] |
| 2023 | 274 | Influencer | Heikki Hietanen [fi] |
| 2024 | 275 | Player | Jussi Jokinen |
| 2024 | 276 | Player | Lasse Kukkonen |
| 2024 | 277 | Player | Pekka Rinne |
| 2024 | 278 | Referee | Jari Levonen |
| 2024 | 279 | Influencer | Jarmo Kekäläinen |
| 2024 | 280 | Influencer | Markku Tuominen |