# List of Finnish women in North American collegiate ice hockey
## NCAA Division 1

The following table lists all Finns who have played or are committed to play women's ice hockey at the NCAA Division I level in the United States, sorted by conference and team. Players who have represented more than one team are listed with each program and appear more than once.
| ^ | Denotes player active with specified program in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season |
| * | Denotes player has committed to play in a future season |
| Player | Pos. | Program | Conference | Start year | End year |
| Katariina Soikkanen | D | Mercyhurst Lakers | AHA | 2006 | 2007 |
| Emma Nuutinen | F | Mercyhurst Lakers | AHA | 2017 | 2020 |
| Vilma Tanskanen | F | Mercyhurst Lakers | AHA | 2017 | 2019 |
| Jenna Silvonen | G | Mercyhurst Lakers | AHA | 2019 | 2022 |
| Emmi Mourujärvi^ | D | Mercyhurst Lakers | AHA | 2023 | |
| Sofia Nuutinen^ | F | Mercyhurst Lakers | AHA | 2023 | |
| Julia Schalin^ | F | Mercyhurst Lakers | AHA | 2024 | |
| Tilli Keränen* | F | RIT Tigers | AHA | 2025 | |
| Meeri Räisänen | G | Robert Morris Colonials | AHA | 2010 | 2011 |
| Nea Tervonen^ | F | Syracuse Orange | AHA | 2023 | |
| Heidi Tallqvist (Holmevaara) | F | Findlay Oilers | CHA | 2001 | 2004 |
| Venla Heikkilä (Hovi) | F | Niagara Purple Eagles | CHA | 2007 | 2008 |
| Tiina Juvonen | F | Cornell Big Red | ECAC | 1999 | 2000 |
| Heidi Tallqvist (Holmevaara) | F | Quinnipiac Bobcats | ECAC | 2004 | 2005 |
| Anna Kilponen | D | Quinnipiac Bobcats | ECAC | 2017 | 2019 |
| Heidi Huhtamäki (Niskanen) | D | RPI Engineers | ECAC | 2013 | 2016 |
| Sirena Alvarez | G | St. Lawrence Saints | ECAC | 2023 | 2024 |
| Ida Kuoppala | F | Maine Black Bears | HEA | 2019 | 2024 |
| Kiia Lahtinen^ | G | Maine Black Bears | HEA | 2024 | |
| Vilma Vaattovaara | G | New Hampshire Wildcats | HEA | 2012 | 2016 |
| Mari Pehkonen | F | Providence Friars | HEA | 2006 | 2009 |
| Viivi Vaattovaara | D | UConn Huskies | HEA | 2013 | 2014 |
| Sanna Valkama | F | Vermont Catamounts | HEA | 2015 | 2019 |
| Sini Karjalainen | D | Vermont Catamounts | HEA | 2018 | 2023 |
| Krista Parkkonen | D | Vermont Catamounts | HEA | 2022 | 2024 |
| Oona Havana^ | F | Vermont Catamounts | HEA | 2024 | |
| Mira Jalosuo | D | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA | 2009 | 2013 |
| Noora Räty | G | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA | 2009 | 2013 |
| Nelli Laitinen^ | D | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA | 2022 | |
| Krista Parkkonen^ | D | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA | 2024 | |
| Tuula Puputti | G | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 1997 | 2002 |
| Hanne Sikiö | F | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 1999 | 2003 |
| Jenni Venho | D | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 1999 | 2001 |
| Satu Kiipeli | D | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 2000 | 2004 |
| Sanna Peura | F | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 2000 | 2001 |
| Nora Tallus | F | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 2001 | 2005 |
| Anna-Kaisa Lemberg | G | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 2003 | 2005 |
| Suvi Vacker | D | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 2003 | 2007 |
| Mari Pehkonen | F | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 2005 | 2006 |
| Heidi Pelttari | D | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 2006 | 2009 |
| Saara Tuominen (Niemi) | F | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 2006 | 2010 |
| Mariia Posa | D | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 2009 | 2012 |
| Noora Jaakkola | D | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 2010 | 2012 |
| Tea Villilä | D | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 2011 | 2015 |
| Eveliina Suonpää (Mäkinen) | G | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | WCHA | 2014 | 2014 |
| Nina Tikkinen | F | Minnesota State Mavericks | WCHA | 2007 | 2011 |
| Emmi Leinonen | F | Minnesota State Mavericks | WCHA | 2008 | 2012 |
| Michelle Karvinen | F | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | WCHA | 2011 | 2014 |
| Susanna Tapani | F | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | WCHA | 2013 | 2014 |
| Anna Kilponen | D | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | WCHA | 2015 | 2017 |
| Vilma Tanskanen | F | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | WCHA | 2015 | 2017 |
| Emma Nuutinen | F | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | WCHA | 2016 | 2017 |
| Emma Laaksonen (Terho) | D | Ohio State Buckeyes | WCHA | 2000 | 2004 |
| Minttu Tuominen | D | Ohio State Buckeyes | WCHA | 2009 | 2013 |
| Eve Savander | D | Ohio State Buckeyes | WCHA | 2018 | 2022 |
| Sara Säkkinen | F | Ohio State Buckeyes | WCHA | 2018 | 2022 |
| Sanni Vanhanen* | F | Ohio State Buckeyes | WCHA | 2025 | |
| Suvi Ollikainen | F | St. Cloud State Huskies | WCHA | 2015 | 2019 |
| Jenniina Nylund | F | St. Cloud State Huskies | WCHA | 2018 | 2023 |
| Sanni Ahola^ | G | St. Cloud State Huskies | WCHA | 2020 | |
| Linnea Melotindos | F | St. Cloud State Huskies | WCHA | 2020 | 2021 |
| Sofianna Sundelin^ | F | St. Cloud State Huskies | WCHA | 2023 | |
| Emilia Kyrkkö^ | G | St. Cloud State Huskies | WCHA | 2024 | |
| Siiri Yrjölä^ | D | St. Cloud State Huskies | WCHA | 2024 | |

## NCAA Division III

The following table lists all Finns who have played or are committed to play NCAA Division III women's ice hockey in the United States, sorted by conference and team.
| ^ | Denotes player active with specified program in the 2024–25 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey season |
| * | Denotes player has committed to play in a future season |
| Player | Pos. | Program | Conference | Start year | End year |
| Peppi Kähkönen | F | Hamline Pipers | MIAC | 2021 | 2024 |
| Veera Salomaa | D | Finlandia Lions | NCHA | 2018 | 2019 |
| Roosa Siikki | F | Finlandia Lions | NCHA | 2005 | 2006 |
| Lotta Haarala | D | St. Norbert Green Knights | NCHA | 2010 | 2012 |
| Viivi Vaattovaara | D | Buffalo State Bengals | NEWHL | 2014 | 2017 |
| Sirena Alvarez | G | SUNY Canton Kangaroos | NEWHL | 2019 | 2023 |
| Iida Laitinen | F | SUNY Canton Kangaroos | NEWHL | 2020 | 2024 |
| Iida Laitinen^ | F | Wilkes University Colonels | UCHC | 2024 | |

## U Sports

The following table lists all Finns who have played or are committed to play U Sports women's ice hockey in Canada, sorted by conference and team.
| ^ | Denotes player active with specified program in the 2024–25 U Sports women's ice hockey season |
| * | Denotes player has committed to play in a future season |
| Player | Pos. | Program | Conference | Start year | End year |
| Sari Krooks | F | York Lions | OUA | 1996 | 1997 |
| Venla Hovi (née Heikkilä) | F | Manitoba Bisons | Canada West | 2015 | 2018 |
| Miressa Mäkelä | F | Manitoba Bisons | Canada West | 2021 | 2022 |
| Peppi Virtanen | F | Saskatchewan Huskies | Canada West | 2025 | |

## ACAC & RSEQ

The following table lists all Finns who have played or are committed to play women's ice hockey in the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference (ACAC) or the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) in Canada. Both the ACAC and the RSEQ are member conferences of the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), however, the CCAA does not sponsor national championships in women's ice hockey and the ACAC and RSEQ conference championships each represent the highest tier of achievement at the collegiate level in Canada.
| ^ | Denotes player active with specified program in the 2024–25 ACAC or RSEQ women's ice hockey season |
| * | Denotes player has committed to play in a future season |
| Player | Pos. | Program | Conference | Start year | End year |
| Jenna Suokko | F | Olds College Broncos | ACAC | 2015 | 2016 |