Julius Junttila

Julius Aleksanteri Junttila^[1] (born 15 August 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for BK Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Extraliga.

Julius Junttila
Junttila with Kärpät, October 2012
Born	(1991-08-15) 15 August 1991 (age 34) Oulu, Finland
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
Czech Extraliga team Former teams	BK Mladá Boleslav Jokerit Luleå HF Sibir Novosibirsk Växjö Lakers Oulun Kärpät
National team	Finland
Playing career	2009–present

Playing career

Junttila made his SM-liiga debut playing with Oulun Kärpät during the 2009–10 SM-liiga season.^[2][3] 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 (SHL) on 21 April 2016.^[4] 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.^[5]

After his time in the KHL ended, Junttila returned to Finland, where he continued his career in a Oulun Kärpät. In the 2024/25 season, however, he headed to the Czech Extraliga for the first time, signing with BK Mladá Boleslav.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	Kärpät	FIN U18		31	5	7	12	10		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Kärpät	FIN U18		22	22	14	36	16		6	3	2	5	4
2009–10	Kärpät	FIN U20		41	27	33	60	30		9	7	6	13	4
2009–10	Kärpät	SM-l		5	3	0	3	0		3	0	1	1	0
2009–10	Hokki	Mestis		1	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Kärpät	FIN U20		6	2	4	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Kärpät	SM-l		29	4	4	8	6		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Kiekko–Laser	Mestis		5	2	4	6	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Kärpät	SM-l		57	13	15	28	20		9	1	1	2	2
2012–13	Kärpät	SM-l		60	15	10	25	32		3	2	1	3	25
2013–14	Kärpät	Liiga		56	19	15	34	16		16	1	3	4	6
2014–15	Kärpät	Liiga		48	12	21	33	8		19	6	9	15	4
2015–16	Kärpät	Liiga		40	15	10	25	14		11	2	1	3	4
2016–17	Luleå HF	SHL		35	3	7	10	4		2	0	1	1	25
2017–18	Kärpät	Liiga		53	13	39	52	18		18	8	6	14	6
2018–19	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Växjö Lakers HC	SHL		50	6	13	19	6		7	0	2	2	2
2019–20	Kärpät	Liiga		43	19	21	40	6		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Jokerit	KHL		39	3	6	9	4		2	0	0	0	0
2021–22	Jokerit	KHL		35	4	8	12	12		—	—	—	—	—
Liiga totals				391	113	135	248	120		79	20	22	42	47
KHL totals				79	7	14	21	16		2	0	0	0	0

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011	Finland	WJC		6	2	3	5	6
2018	Finland	OG		5	0	1	1	0
Junior totals				6	2	3	5	6
Senior totals				5	0	1	1	0