Finnish Ice Hockey Association

Finland

Association name	Finnish Ice Hockey Association
IIHF Code	FIN
IIHF membership	February 10, 1928
President	Kalervo Kummola
IIHF men's ranking	2
IIHF women's ranking	3
http://www.finhockey.fi/

The Finnish Ice Hockey Association (Finnish: Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto, Swedish: Finlands Ishockeyförbund) is the governing body of ice hockey in Finland. In 1927, the Finnish Skating Association introduced ice hockey as part of its program and through that organization, Finland joined the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1928. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association was formed on January 20, 1929 and featured 17 clubs. From the late 1980s, Finland has enjoyed a period of success on the international stage; and currently its men's national team is ranked 2nd in the world, while its women's national team is 4th.

External links

Official website

National Members of the International Ice Hockey Federation

Full members	Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada China Chinese Taipei Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Korea DPR Korea Republic Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Mexico Mongolia Netherlands Norway New Zealand Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine United States

Associate members	Andorra Argentina Armenia Brazil Greece Jamaica Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Liechtenstein Macau Macedonia Malaysia Moldova Morocco Oman Portugal Qatar Singapore Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates

Affiliate members	Chile Namibia

Non-IIHF members	Algeria Bahrain Basque Country Catalonia Colombia Egypt England Nepal Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saudi Arabia Scotland Tunisia Uzbekistan

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