Emilia Vesa

Emilia Vesa (born 3 January 2001) is a Finnish ice hockey winger for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team.

International play As a junior player with the Finnish national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019, winning a bronze medal at the 2019 tournament.

Vesa made her senior national team debut at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship in Calgary, where she won a bronze medal. Several months later, she won an Olympic bronze medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

At the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship, she scored the second-most goals for Finland in a three-way tie with Jenniina Nylund and Viivi Vainikka and tallied just one goal less than Finnish scoring leader Petra Nieminen. Vesa recorded her five goals while playing an average of two fewer minutes per game than Nylund, four fewer than Vainikka, and five fewer than Nieminen.

On 2 January 2026, she was named to Finland's roster to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM2017 Finland U18 5th 5 0 3 3 22018 Finland U18 5th 5 0 0 0 02019 Finland U18 6 0 0 0 0 2021 WC 6 0 0 0 2 2022 Finland OG 7 0 0 0 0 2022 Finland WC 6th 7 0 0 0 0 2023 Finland WC 5th 7 5 1 6 0 2024 Finland WC 7 0 0 0 0 2025 Finland WC 7 0 1 1 0 2026 Finland OG 6th 5 0 1 1 0Junior totals 16 0 3 3 2 Senior totals 34 5 3 8 2

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