Julius Junttila


Julius Junttila is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for Jokerit in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Playing career

Junttila made his SM-liiga debut playing with Oulun Kärpät during the 2009–10 SM-liiga season. After seven seasons in the top flight Liiga, with Oulun Kärpät, he opted to move abroad to Sweden in agreeing to a two-year contract with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League on April 21, 2016. He returned to Finland and Kärpät for the 2016–17 season.
On 7 May 2020, Junttila returned to the KHL in signing a two-year contract with Finnish competitors, Jokerit.