Hockey is one of Finlands greatest past times. It is the most popular sport to play and to watch. The premier hockey league in Finland is the SM-Liiga
Teemu Selanne is one of Finland's most popular players. He is commonly refered to as the "Finnish Flash"
He was born in Helsinki, Finland and set the record for the most goals scored in a rookie year at 76.
He currently plays for the Anaheim Ducks, which is very chippy team.
Saku Koivu is another famous Finnish hockey player. He plays for the Montreal Canadians.
Click on the image to read about Saku's battle with cancer
Mikko Koivu is the younger brother of Saku Koivu.
Mikko currently plays for the worlds best team, the Minnesota Wild and is one of the best players on the team. He is also quite popular with the ladies.
Watch Koivu dangle a goal hard!
In recent news, Finland got 2nd place at the 2007 Internation Ice Hockey Federation, pulling an unimaginable upset over the better US team and the Russians. Sadly, they were not good enough to be the Canadians.
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