2026 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs

2026 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs

Auroraliigan pudotuspelit 2026 (Finnish) 2026 Auroraliiga playoffs
Tournament details
Dates	28 February 2026 (2026-02-28) – 8 April 2026 (2026-04-08)
Format	Best-of
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Kiekko-Espoo (18th title)
Runners-up	HPK Hämeenlinna
Third place	Ilves Tampere
Fourth place	IFK Helsinki
Tournament statistics
Games played	32
Goals scored	172 (5.38 per game)
Attendance	5,421 (169 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Emma Nuutinen (25 pts)
All statistics correct as of 8 April 2026.

The 2026 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs or the 2026 Auroraliiga playoffs (Finnish: Auroraliigan pudotuspelit 2026) is the playoff tournament for the 2025–26 season of the Auroraliiga. The tournament began on 28 February and the Aurora Borealis Cup was awarded to Kiekko-Espoo on 8 April.

Entering the playoffs, Kiekko-Espoo, the 2025 Aurora Borealis Cup champions, were the favorites for the 2026 Aurora Borealis Cup.

Bracket

As of 8 April 2026

	Quarterfinals										Semifinals												Finals
	1	Kiekko-Espoo	6	9	5	–	–	3
	8	KalPa Kuopio	1	1	1	–	–	0
											Kiekko-Espoo		5	4	5	3	–	–	–	4
											Ilves Tampere		4	0	2	2	–	–	–	0
	4	Team Kuortane	1	1	2	–	–	0
	5	Ilves Tampere	3	4	5	–	–	3
																								Kiekko-Espoo	5	2	2	2	3	5	–	4
																								HPK Hämeenlinna	2	1	4	3	2	1	–	2
	2	HPK Hämeenlinna	2	5	6	4	–	3
	7	Kärpät Oulu	4	1	1	1	–	1
											HPK Hämeenlinna		1	3	4	2	5	0	1	4			Bronze medal game
											IFK Helsinki		2	2	1	3	1	4	0	3
	3	IFK Helsinki	4	4	1	2	–	3																Ilves Tampere	5
	6	TPS Turku	3	3	3	0	–	1															4	IFK Helsinki	2

Quarterfinals

The top eight teams from the regular season qualified for the best-of-five quarterfinals (Finnish: puolivälierät). It began on Saturday, 28 February and concluded on Saturday, 7 March.

Each series alternated venue on a per-game basis, with home ice advantage granted to the higher seeded team for the first, third, and potential fifth game. Due to the substantial distance between HPK and Kärpät's home venues, the teams were scheduled to play back-to-back games at each venue rather than alternating on a per-game basis. HPK was granted home ice advantage for the first, second, and potential fifth game.

All times local, Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

(1) K-Espoo vs. (8) KalPa

Abbreviations: PP = Power play goal (+1 advantage); SH = Short handed goal (–1 advantage)

28 February 2026 17:00

Kiekko-Espoo

6–1 (3–1, 1–0, 2–0)

KalPa Kuopio

Tapiola 2, Espoo Attendance: 102

	Minja Drufva	Goalies	Salla Sivula Annika Saastamoinen	Referee: Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Linesmen: Aleksis Koistinen Fanny Jalonen
	Yrjänen (Järvinen, Talvitie) – 01:49 1–0 1–1 02:26 – Kärkkäinen (Sano) Koskipalo (Katajamäki, Valkjärvi) – 08:34 2–1 Haukijärvi (Valkjärvi, Yrjänen) – 16:10 3–1 Yrjänen (Täks) – 38:13 4–1 Nuutinen (Täks, Montonen) – 42:59 5–1 Nuutinen (Montonen, Eronen) – PP – 49:07 6–1
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	56	Shots	12

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1 March 2026 15:00

KalPa Kuopio

1–9 (1–6, 0–2, 0–1)

Kiekko-Espoo

Niirala, Kuopio Attendance: 121

	Annika Saastamoinen	Goalies	Tiia Pajarinen	Referee: Veera Lyytikäinen Linesmen: Anni Kankkunen Miia Partanen
	0–1 01:24 – PP – Haukijärvi (Nuutinen, Yrjänen) 0–2 05:36 – PP – Toivonen (Valkjärvi) 0–3 05:55 – Kemppainen (Saarni, Käyhty) 0–4 16:13 – Yrjänen (Haukijärvi, Nuutinen) 0–5 16:43 – Rantamäki (Nuutinen, Montonen) 0–6 16:56 – Täks (Nuutinen, Eronen) Pappinen (Sano) – 17:04 1–6 1–7 29:03 – Eronen (Nuutinen, Katajamäki) 1–8 34:57 – Kemppainen (Käyhty, Saarni) 1–9 54:59 – SH – Nuutinen
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	12	Shots	51

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5 March 2026 18:45

Kiekko-Espoo

5–1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0)

KalPa Kuopio

Tapiola 2, Espoo Attendance: 102

	Minja Drufva	Goalies	Salla Sivula	Referee: Salla-Maaria Raitala Linesmen: Helinä Anttila Eleonoora Mikkonen
	Yrjänen (Talvitie, Haukijärvi) – 17:25 1–0 Valkjärvi (Toivonen) – PP – 28:10 2–0 Täks (Nuutinen) – 32:19 3–0 3–1 39:45 – Pohjala (Kettunen, Pappinen) Katajamäki (Toivonen, Virtanen) – 44:19 4–1 Yrjänen (Montonen, Haukijärvi) – 52:22 5–1
	0 min	Penalties	8 min
	37	Shots	14

(2) HPK vs. (7) Kärpät

Abbreviations: PP = Power play goal (+1 advantage); PP2 = Power play goal (+2 advantage); EN = Empty net goal; EA = Extra attacker

28 February 2026 16:00

HPK Hämeenlinna

2–4 (0–1, 1–1, 1–2)

Kärpät Oulu

HML hh, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 90

	Anni Keisala	Goalies	Kati Asikainen	Referee: Johanna Oksanen Linesmen: Taneli Niiranen Artur Bilan
	0–1 02:29 – Ronkainen (Wäänänen) 0–2 21:28 – PP – Pekkala (Wäänänen, Ruonakoski) Berg (Stoltenberg, K. Seikkula) – 32:16 1–2 Saukkonen (Pelkonen, Lamberg) – 43:44 2–2 2–3 55:14 – PP – Ruonakoski (Wäänänen, Loponen) 2–4 59:54 – EN – Loponen (Ruonakoski)
	20 min	Penalties	4 min
	37	Shots	24

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1 March 2026 14:00

HPK Hämeenlinna

5–1 (1–1, 1–0, 3–0)

Kärpät Oulu

HML hh, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 100

	Anni Keisala	Goalies	Kati Asikainen	Referee: Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Linesmen: Julia Halme Eleonoora Mikkonen
	Heidenberger (Lukkarila, Ahlskog) – 13:58 1–0 1–1 15:17 – PP2 – Wäänänen (Ruonakoski, Tukainen) Viitala (Kalová) – 27:47 2–1 Skog (Ahlskog) – 42:49 3–1 Lamberg (Mašková) – 48:25 4–1 Lamberg (Mašková) – 53:53 5–1
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	52	Shots	14

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5 March 2026 18:15

Kärpät Oulu

1–6 (0–0, 0–2, 1–4)

HPK Hämeenlinna

Raksila, Oulu Attendance: 201

	Kati Asikainen	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referee: Krista Joki-Erkkilä Linesmen: Eevi Siermala Henni Rantala
	0–1 24:53 – PP – Juříčková (Lukkarila, K. Seikkula) 0–2 33:15 – Kalová (Kokora, Mašková) 0–3 42:29 – Juříčková (K. Seikkula, Lukkarila) 0–4 49:30 – Lamberg (Mašková) Loponen (Ylitalo) – EA – 54:59 1–4 1–5 57:51 – EN – Kalová (Kokora) 1–6 59:47 – EN – Juříčková (Lukkarila)
	6 min	Penalties	27 min
	13	Shots	37

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6 March 2026 16:00

Kärpät Oulu

1–4 (1–4, 0–0, 0–0)

HPK Hämeenlinna

Raksila, Oulu Attendance: 151

	Kati Asikainen Ronja Pätsi	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referee: Krista Joki-Erkkilä Linesmen: Henni Rantala Eevi Siermala
	0–1 09:06 – Lamberg (Mašková, Kokora) Ylitalo (Loponen, Pekkala) – 11:03 1–1 1–2 11:37 – Kokora (Kalová, Lamberg) 1–3 15:54 – Juříčková (K. Seikkula, Lukkarila) 1–4 16:30 – Stoltenberg (Viitala, Heidenberger)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	13	Shots	42

(3) HIFK vs. (6) TPS

Abbreviations: PP = Power play goal (+1 advantage); SH = Short handed goal (–1 advantage); EN = Empty net goal

28 February 2026 14:30

IFK Helsinki

4–3 (1–2, 2–0, 1–1)

TPS Turku

Pirkkola, Helsinki Attendance: 110

	Lilli Packalen	Goalies	Miia Vainio	Referee: Salla-Maaria Raitala Linesmen: Julia Halme Eleonoora Mikkonen
	Turunen (Salonen, Vihervuori) – 04:46 1–0 1–1 12:35 – Kortelainen (Korpela) 1–2 19:32 – Viitala (Ilvonen, Elomaa) Kuhta (Vilén, I. Lappalainen) – 29:01 2–2 Locatelli (Juusela) – 33:29 3–2 3–3 54:51 – Sundman (Kortelainen, Erbenová) E. Lappalainen – SH – 56:53 4–3
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	41	Shots	16

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1 March 2026 14:30

TPS Turku

3–4 OT (2–1, 1–0, 0–2) (OT: 0–1)

IFK Helsinki

Kupittaa, Turku Attendance: 101

	Tiina Ranne	Goalies	Lilli Packalen	Referee: Johanna Oksanen Linesmen: Ilona Silander Matilda Elo
	Timonen (Ilvonen, Viitala) – 01:12 1–0 Pitkäaho (Koski, Korpela) – 04:50 2–0 2–1 06:21 – Juusela (Arhammar Pakarinen) Timonen (Koski, Viitala) – PP – 35:36 3–1 3–2 44:12 – Salonen (Turunen, Palin) 3–3 48:45 – Juusela (Turunen) 3–4 67:49 – E. Lappalainen (Suhonen, I. Lappalainen)
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	26	Shots	43

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4 March 2026 19:30

IFK Helsinki

1–3 (0–1, 0–1, 1–1)

TPS Turku

Pirkkola, Helsinki Attendance: 99

	Lilli Packalen	Goalies	Miia Vainio	Referee: Salla-Maaria Raitala Linesmen: Eleonoora Mikkonen Julia Halme
	0–1 17:50 – PP – Timonen (Erbenová, Koski) 0–2 30:56 – Mäkivaara (Koski, Pitkäaho) E. Lappalainen (Palin, Locatelli) – 45:13 1–2 1–3 59:56 – EN – Koski (Erbenová, Viitala)
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	35	Shots	16

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7 March 2026 13:30

TPS Turku

0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1)

IFK Helsinki

Kupittaa, Turku Attendance: 97

	Miia Vainio	Goalies	Lilli Packalen	Referee: Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Matilda Elo Aino Ranki
	0–1 34:20 – Turunen (Salonen) 0–2 59:46 – PP, EN – Salonen
	32 min	Penalties	2 min
	21	Shots	28

(4) Kuortane vs. (5) Ilves

Abbreviations: PP = Power play goal (+1 advantage); EN = Empty net goal

28 February 2026 15:00

Team Kuortane

1–3 (0–2, 1–0, 0–1)

Ilves Tampere

Kuortaneen jäähalli, Kuortane Attendance: 150

	Lilia Huovinen	Goalies	Neea Pohjamo	Referee: Krista Joki-Erkkilä Linesmen: Henni Rantala Eevi Siermala
	0–1 09:57 – Suoranta (Varpula, Ekoluoma) 0–2 14:14 – Nilsson (Jo. Juitilainen, Antti-Roiko) Byskata (Kari, Varjonen) – 35:56 1–2 1–3 45:41 – Antti-Roiko (Jo. Juutilainen, Nilsson)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	18	Shots	42

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1 March 2026 14:30

Ilves Tampere

4–1 (2–0, 0–1, 2–0)

Team Kuortane

Tesoma 1, Tampere Attendance: 140

	Neea Pohjamo	Goalies	Kerttu Kuja-Halkola	Referee: Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Aino Ranki Niklas Sahakangas
	Siira (Kuusisto, Varpula) – PP – 09:32 1–0 Suoranta (Ekoluoma, Siira) – PP – 12:35 2–0 2–1 23:45 – Byskata (Krook, Kari) Mylläri (Varpula) – 42:47 3–1 Nilsson – EN – 59:09 4–1
	10 min	Penalties	27 min
	31	Shots	24

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4 March 2026 18:30

Team Kuortane

2–5 (1–1, 0–0, 1–4)

Ilves Tampere

Kuortaneen jäähalli, Kuortane Attendance: 160

	Lilia Huovinen	Goalies	Neea Pohjamo	Referee: Kaisa Ketonen Linesmen: Matilda Elo Niklas Sahakangas
	0–1 02:25 – Mylläri (Ekoluoma, Varpula) Kari (Siivonen, Ojala) – 09:07 1–1 1–2 44:37 – Melotindos (Suoranta, Varpula) 1–3 45:55 – Antti-Roiko (Nilsson, Jo. Juutilainen) Kari (Siivonen, Byskata) – PP – 50:33 2–3 2–4 51:12 – PP – Ekoluoma (Varpula, Mylläri) 2–5 56:41 – EN – Ekoluoma (Varpula)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	22	Shots	40

Semifinals

The best-of-seven semifinals (Finnish: välierät) began on Wednesday, 11 March and concluded on Tuesday, 24 March. Kiekko-Espoo swept their series against Ilves and secured their return to the finals on 19 March. The series between HPK and HIFK was pushed to seven games, with HPK earning a finals berth on 24 March.

All times local, Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

K-Espoo vs. Ilves

Abbreviations: PP = Power play goal (+1 advantage); SH = Short handed goal (–1 advantage); EN = Empty net goal

11 March 2026 19:45

Kiekko-Espoo

5–4 (1–0, 1–1, 3–3)

Ilves Tampere

Tapiola 2, Espoo Attendance: 110

	Tiia Pajarinen	Goalies	Neea Pohjamo	Referee: Salla-Maaria Raitala Linesmen: Julia Halme Helinä Anttila
	Nuutinen (Montonen, Eronen) – 15:51 1–0 Valkjärvi (Nuutinen, Katajamäki) – 21:00 2–0 2–1 38:18 – SH – Antti-Roiko (Suoranta) Nuutinen (Montonen, Rantamäki) – 50:29 3–1 3–2 54:34 – Varpula (Suoranta, Lehtiniemi) Täks (Montonen, Nuutinen) – 55:56 4–2 4–3 58:14 – Melotindos (Kuusisto, Suoranta) Montonen (Rantamäki) – EN – 59:06 5–3 5–4 59:39 – Suoranta (Ekoluoma)
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	29	Shots	34

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14 March 2026 14:00

Ilves Tampere

0–4 (0–1, 0–0, 0–3)

Kiekko-Espoo

Tesoma 1, Tampere Attendance: 152

	Neea Pohjamo	Goalies	Tiia Pajarinen	Referee: Johanna Oksanen Linesmen: Aino Ranki Henni Rantala
	0–1 12:05 – Yrjänen (Haukijärvi) 0–2 41:51 – Talvitie (Yrjänen) 0–3 47:48 – Toivonen (Katajamäki, Valkjärvi) 0–4 55:57 – EN – Haukijärvi (Yrjänen, Valkjärvi)
	0 min	Penalties	2 min
	23	Shots	34

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15 March 2026 16:00

Kiekko-Espoo

5–2 (1–0, 2–1, 2–1)

Ilves Tampere

Tapiola 2, Espoo Attendance: 226

	Tiia Pajarinen	Goalies	Neea Pohjamo	Referee: Salla-Maaria Raitala Linesmen: Julia Halme Eleonoora Mikkonen
	Talvitie (Toivonen, Koskipalo) – 18:24 1–0 Haukijärvi (Rantamäki, Toivonen) – PP – 25:24 2–0 2–1 32:51 – Nilsson (Makkonen, Jo. Juutilainen) Yrjänen (Rantamäki, Eronen) – PP – 38:44 3–1 3–2 57:08 – PP – Suoranta (Nilsson, Varpula) Nuutinen (Eronen) – 57:47 4–2 Virtanen (Katajamäki) – EN – 59:12 5–2
	16 min	Penalties	24 min
	33	Shots	23

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19 March 2026 18:30

Ilves Tampere

2–3 OT (0–1, 1–1, 1–0) (OT: 0–1)

Kiekko-Espoo

Tesoma 1, Tampere Attendance: 110

	Neea Pohjamo	Goalies	Tiia Pajarinen	Referee: Johanna Oksanen Linesmen: Aino Ranki Henni Rantala
	0–1 14:29 – Talvitie (Haukijärvi, Yrjänen) 0–2 36:47 – Montonen (Nuutinen, Valkjärvi) Makkonen (Skořepová) – 37:16 1–2 Varpula (Ekoluoma) – 55:11 2–2 2–3 65:44 – Yrjänen (Koskipalo)
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	24	Shots	32

Kiekko-Espoo continued their winning streak in the playoffs, sweeping Ilves in the semifinals.

HPK vs. HIFK

Abbreviations: PP = Power play goal (+1 advantage); EN = Empty net goal

11 March 2026 19:00

HPK Hämeenlinna

1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 0–1)

IFK Helsinki

Jääliikuntakeskus Hakio, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 110

	Anni Keisala	Goalies	Lilli Packalen	Referee: Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Linesmen: Artur Bilan Albert Tseloev
	Tallinen (Juříčková, Heidenberger) – PP – 17:51 1–0 1–1 21:26 – E. Lappalainen (Palin, Suhonen) 1–2 59:53 – Holmberg (Locatelli)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	33	Shots	22

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14 March 2026 14:30

IFK Helsinki

2–3 GWS (1–0, 1–1, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (GWS: 0–1)

HPK Hämeenlinna

Pirkkola, Helsinki Attendance: 178

	Lilli Packalen	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referee: Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Linesmen: Julia Halme Helinä Anttila
	Vihervuori – 08:16 1–0 1–1 31:02 – Lukkarila (H. Seikkula) Salonen (Juusela, Turunen) – PP – 38:04 2–1 2–2 56:13 – Kokora (Saukkonen, Juříčková)
	Salonen Holmberg E. Lappalainen Juusela Turunen	Shootout	Pelkonen Tallinen Juříčková H. Seikkula Lamberg
	2 min	Penalties	2 min
	35	Shots	34

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15 March 2026 16:00

HPK Hämeenlinna

4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1)

IFK Helsinki

Jääliikuntakeskus Hakio, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 221

	Anni Keisala	Goalies	Janika Järvikari	Referee: Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Aino Ranki Henni Rantala
	Kalová (Kokora, Tallinen) – 19:53 1–0 Juříčková (Lamberg) – 38:23 2–0 2–1 41:55 – PP – Locatelli (Juusela, Turunen) K. Seikkula (Juříčková, Tallinen) – PP – 51:06 3–1 Juříčková – EN – 59:06 4–1
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	21	Shots	19

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19 March 2026 18:00

IFK Helsinki

3–2 GWS (0–1, 1–0, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (GWS: 1–0)

HPK Hämeenlinna

Pirkkola, Helsinki Attendance: 136

	Lilli Packalen	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referee: Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Linesmen: Eleonoora Mikkonen Julia Halme
	0–1 14:56 – PP – K. Seikkula (Juříčková, Saukkonen) Kuhta (Juusela, Locatelli) – PP – 31:36 1–1 1–2 41:46 – Stoltenberg (H. Seikkula, Viitala) Salonen (Juusela, Locatelli) – PP – 55:48 2–2
	Salonen E. Lappalainen Juusela Kylliäinen Pere Juusela Salonen	Shootout	Pelkonen Lamberg H. Seikkula Kalová K. Seikkula Lamberg Pelkonen
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	40	Shots	21

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21 March 2026 15:00

HPK Hämeenlinna

5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0)

IFK Helsinki

Jääliikuntakeskus Hakio, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 110

	Anni Keisala	Goalies	Lilli Packalen	Referee: Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Aino Ranki Ilona Silander
	Lamberg (Kalová, Kokora) – 00:14 1–0 H. Seikkula (Lukkarila, K. Seikkula) – 08:53 2–0 H. Seikkula (Ahlskog, Lamberg) – 29:19 3–0 3–1 38:13 – PP – E. Lappalainen (Holmberg, Suhonen) Kalová – EN – 55:55 4–1 Kokora (Berg) – EN – 57:39 5–1
	8 min	Penalties	2 min
	21	Shots	28

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22 March 2026 15:00

IFK Helsinki

4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0)

HPK Hämeenlinna

Pirkkola, Helsinki Attendance: 144

	Lilli Packalen	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referee: Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Linesmen: Julia Halme Eleonoora Mikkonen
	Salonen (Locatelli, Turunen) – 13:25 1–0 Juusela (Salonen, Suhonen) – 18:48 2–0 Turunen (Salonen, Kuhta) – PP – 35:59 3–0 Suhonen (Palin) – PP – 48:47 4–0
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	22	Shots	21

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24 March 2026 18:00

HPK Hämeenlinna

1–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0)

IFK Helsinki

Jääliikuntakeskus Hakio, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 150

	Anni Keisala	Goalies	Lilli Packalen	Referee: Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Aino Ranki Ilona Silander
	Skog (Puhto) – 02:13 1–0
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	23	Shots	27

HPK forward Barbora Juříčková sustained an ankle injury during game four of the semifinals and did not play in any subsequent semifinal games.

HPK goaltender Anni Keisala posted a 27-shot shutout in game seven of the series, assuring a return to the finals for the Hämeenlinna-based team.

Bronze medal game

All times local, Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

Abbreviations: EN = Empty net goal

28 March 2026 14:30

IFK Helsinki

2–5 (0–0, 1–4, 1–1)

Ilves Tampere

Pirkkola, Helsinki Attendance: 193

	Lilli Packalen	Goalies	Neea Pohjamo	Referee: Salla-Maaria Raitala Linesmen: Eleonoora Mikkonen Julia Halme
	Salonen (Turunen, Juusela) – 20:56 1–0 1–1 30:25 – Lehtiniemi (Suoranta) 1–2 31:17 – Nilsson (Jo. Juutilainen, Hautala) 1–3 32:03 – Jo. Juutilainen (Nilsson, Suoranta) 1–4 35:04 – Jo. Juutilainen (Strömberg, Nilsson) Vihervuori (Pere) – 52:21 2–4 2–5 57:58 – EN – Nilsson
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	28	Shots	26

Finals

All times local – Eastern European Time (UTC+2) for game played 28 March, Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3) for games played on or after 29 March

Abbreviations: PP = Power play goal (+1 advantage); SH = Short handed goal (–1 advantage); EN = Empty net goal; EA = Extra attacker; PS = Penalty shot

28 March 2026 17:30

Kiekko-Espoo

5–2 (2–1, 1–0, 2–1)

HPK Hämeenlinna

Tapiola 2, Espoo Attendance: 265

	Tiia Pajarinen	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referee: Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Aino Ranki Ilona Silander
	Montonen (Nuutinen) – 04:59 1–0 Virtanen (Toivonen, Katajamäki) – 06:16 2–0 2–1 09:39 – PP – Kalová (H. Seikkula) Haukijärvi (Yrjänen) – 23:53 3–1 Katajamäki (Rantamäki, Valkjärvi) – 50:23 4–1 4–2 57:41 – PP EA – Pelkonen (Kokora, Kalová) Yrjänen (Haukijärvi, Katajamäki) – PP – 59:45 5–2
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	25	Shots	25

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29 March 2026 17:00

HPK Hämeenlinna

1–2 (0–0, 0–2, 1–0)

Kiekko-Espoo

Pihlajalinna Areena, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 177

	Anni Keisala	Goalies	Tiia Pajarinen	Referee: Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Linesmen: Eleonoora Mikkonen Julia Halme
	0–1 21:54 – Nuutinen 0–2 25:21 – PP – Nuutinen (Eronen, Täks) Lukkarila (K. Seikkula, Pelkonen) – EA – 57:57 1–2
	19 min	Penalties	23 min
	10	Shots	2

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31 March 2026 18:45

Kiekko-Espoo

2–4 (1–1, 0–0, 1–3)

HPK Hämeenlinna

Tapiola 2, Espoo Attendance: 270

	Tiia Pajarinen	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referee: Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Aino Ranki Helinä Anttila
	Virtanen (Toivonen) – 02:57 1–0 1–1 06:56 – Tillman (Lamberg) 1–2 41:34 – Pelkonen (Lukkarila, K. Seikkula) 1–3 52:38 – Kokora (Mašková) Koskipalo (Toivonen, Katajamäki) – 54:16 2–3 2–4 55:57 – Pelkonen (Ahlskog)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	27	Shots	19

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3 April 2026 16:00

HPK Hämeenlinna

3–2 (0–0, 1–2, 2–0)

Kiekko-Espoo

Pihlajalinna Areena, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 301

	Anni Keisala	Goalies	Tiia Pajarinen	Referee: Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Linesmen: Eleonoora Mikkonen Julia Halme
	Viitala (Stoltenberg, Mašková) – 23:24 1–0 1–1 25:02 – Montonen (Täks, Rantamäki) 1–2 33:51 – PP – Nuutinen (Valkjärvi, Eronen) Pelkonen (Lukkarila) – 40:27 2–2 Kalová (Lamberg) – 59:20 3–2
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	16	Shots	24

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5 April 2026 13:30

Kiekko-Espoo

3–2 (1–0, 2–1, 0–1)

HPK Hämeenlinna

Tapiola 2, Espoo Attendance: 375

	Minja Drufva	Goalies	Anni Keisala	Referee: Anniina Nurmi Linesmen: Aino Ranki Eleonoora Mikkonen
	Rantamäki – SH – 13:47 1–0 1–1 32:11 – PP – H. Seikkula Nuutinen – PS – 32:57 2–1 Nuutinen (Tuominen, Montonen) – 33:42 3–1 3–2 54:52 – EA – Lamberg (Berg, Tallinen)
	27 min	Penalties	10 min
	33	Shots	19

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8 April 2026 18:30

HPK Hämeenlinna

1–5 (3–0, 1–0, 0–2)

Kiekko-Espoo

Pihlajalinna Areena, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 470

	Anni Keisala	Goalies	Minja Drufva	Referee: Reetta-Kaisa Lusi Linesmen: Julia Halme Eleonoora Mikkonen
	0–1 00:32 – Täks (Eronen, Nuutinen) 0–2 09:30 – PP – Nuutinen (Rantamäki, Eronen) 0–3 10:53 – PP – Tuominen (Nuutinen, Eronen) Lukkarila (K. Seikkula, Pelkonen) – 27:27 1–3 1–4 58:52 – EN – Nuutinen (Rantamäki) 1–5 59:27 – EN – Täks (Valkjärvi)
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	17	Shots	29

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in playoff points at the conclusion of the game played on 5 April 2026.

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Emma Nuutinen	K-Espoo	12	11	10	21	6
Kiira Yrjänen	K-Espoo	12	9	6	15	16
Eva Lamberg	HPK	16	6	6	12	14
Anni Montonen	K-Espoo	12	4	8	12	2
Pauliina Salonen	HIFK	12	7	4	11	12
Tinja-Mariia Haukijärvi	K-Espoo	12	5	6	11	0
Barbora Juříčková	HPK	6	6	4	10	2
Anna Kalová	HPK	16	6	4	10	2
Matilda Nilsson	Ilves	8	5	5	10	0
Elli Suoranta	Ilves	8	4	6	10	2
Heidi Kokora	HPK	16	4	6	10	6
Emilia Varpula	Ilves	8	2	8	10	2
Reetta Valkjärvi	K-Espoo	12	2	8	10	0
Nea Katajamäki	K-Espoo	12	2	8	10	6
Ines Lukkarila	HPK	16	2	8	10	6
Emmi Juusela	HIFK	11	3	6	9	6
Ella Turunen	HIFK	12	3	6	9	0
Aliisa Toivonen	K-Espoo	12	2	7	9	2
Kiti Seikkula	HPK	16	2	7	9	4
Karoliina Rantamäki	K-Espoo	12	2	6	8	0

Goaltenders

The following table lists all goaltenders who had played at least one-third of their team's playoff minutes in net at the conclusion of the game played on 5 April 2026, sorted by save percentage.

^	Team eliminated in quarterfinals

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	SA	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Miia Vainio^	TPS	3	178:54	1	2	103	6	0	94.2	2.01
Anni Keisala	HPK	16	987:57	8	6	393	32	1	91.9	1.94
Lilli Packalén	HIFK	11	702:37	5	4	255	21	2	91.8	1.79
Neea Pohjamo	Ilves	8	481:19	4	4	217	20	0	90.8	2.49
Lilia Huovinen^	Kuortane	2	114:12	0	2	75	7	0	90.7	3.68
Tiia Pajarinen	K-Espoo	9	544:36	7	2	195	19	1	90.3	2.09
Kerttu Kuja-Halkola^	Kuortane	1	58:06	0	1	30	3	0	90.0	3.10
Kati Asikainen^	Kärpät	4	192:56	1	3	132	14	0	89.4	4.35
Salla Sivula^	KalPa	2	109:07	0	2	78	11	0	85.9	6.05
Annika Saastamoinen^	KalPa	2	70:53	0	1	60	9	0	85.0	7.62

The following table lists all goaltenders who had accumulated less than one-third of their team's playoff minutes in net at the conclusion of the game played on 5 April 2026, sorted by save percentage.

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	SA	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Ronja Pätsi^	Kärpät	1	42:10	0	0	28	1	0	96.4	1.42
Minja Drufva	K-Espoo	3	180:00	3	0	44	4	0	90.9	1.33
Tiina Ranne^	TPS	1	67:49	0	1	43	4	0	90.7	3.54
Janika Järvikari	HIFK	1	58:19	0	1	22	3	0	86.4	3.09

References

External links

• Official statistics from the Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish)