Vilma Tanskanen

Vilma Tanskanen (born 14 April 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey player who currently plays with Linköping HC Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and the Finnish national team. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 IIHF Women’s World Championship and played in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship.[1]

Vilma Tanskanen
Born	14 April 1995 Vantaa, Greater Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
SDHL team Former teams	Linköping HC Mercyhurst Lakers UND Fighting Hawks Espoo Blues KJT Kerava Team Oriflame
National team	Finland
Playing career	2011–present
Medal record Women’s Ice hockey Representing  Finland World Championships 2015 Sweden

International career

Tanskanen was selected for the Finland women's national ice hockey team in the 2014 Winter Olympics. She played in all six games, not recording a point.[2]

Tanskanen made two appearances for the Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team, at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, with the first in 2012.[3][4]

Career statistics

International career

Through 2013-14 season

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2012	Finland U18	U18	5	1	0	1	0
2013	Finland U18	U18	5	0	2	2	2
2014	Finland	Oly	6	0	0	0	0

References

1. "2015 IIHF World Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
2. IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2014 Olympics
3. IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2012 U-18 World Championship
4. IIHF - Team Finland Stats - 2013 U-18 World Championship

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
• Vilma Tanskanen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Vilma Tanskanen at the International Olympic Committee