Karoliina Rantamäki


Karoliina Stina Margaretha Rantamäki is a Finnish ice hockey forward who currently serves as captain of HIFK Naiset of the Naisten Liiga, the premiere women's ice hockey league in Finland. She has played with the Finnish national team at five Olympic Games and won bronze medals at the ice hockey tournaments in 1998 and 2010. She has also represented Finland at thirteen IIHF World Women's Championships and has earned eight World Championship bronze medals. Rantamäki has played with champion teams in both the Finnish Naisten Liiga and in the Russian Women's Hockey League.

Playing career

Rantamäki also played for Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and won a second bronze medal. She also won a bronze medal at the 2010 Four Nations Cup in St. John's, Newfoundland. She scored at 2:49 overtime to give Finland the bronze medal at the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship. In addition, she played for SKIF Nizhni Novgorod, a Russian team.

Career statistics