RoKi Naiset

Rovaniemen Kiekko Naiset ('Rovaniemi's Puck Women'), abbreviated RoKi Naiset, are an ice hockey team in the Auroraliiga. They play at Lappi Areena in Rovaniemi, the capital city of Finnish Lapland.

Rovaniemen Kiekko Naiset
City	Rovaniemi, Finland
League	Auroraliiga
Founded	2012 (2012)
Home arena	Lappi Areena
Colours	Blue, yellow, white
Owner(s)	Rovaniemen Kiekko ry
General manager	Juuso Toivola
Head coach	Oona Parviainen
Captain	Viivi Iso-Kouvola
Website	Official website
Current season

History

The team was founded as the women's representative team of the ice hockey club Rovaniemen Kiekko (RoKi) in 2012. RoKi Naiset quickly established themselves as perennially successful competitors in the Naisten Mestis, the second-tier women's ice hockey league in Finland. In December 2019, RoKi earned promotion to the Lower Division (Finnish: Alempi jatkosarja) of the Naisten Liiga, Finland's premier women's ice hockey league.

RoKi first played a full regular season in the Naisten Liiga during the 2020–21 season.^[1] They successfully defended their place in the Naisten Liiga during the post-season qualification series in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of recent seasons completed by RoKi Naiset.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of series; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)

Season	League	Regular season										Post season results
		Finish	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts	Top scorer
2018–19	Naisten Mestis Q	1st Lohko 2	16	14	0	0	2	123	25	42	S. Kontiosalo 47 (23+24)
	Naisten Mestis	2nd	10	7	0	0	3	34	17	21	I. Lukkarila 13 (5+8)	Did not earn promotion to Naisten Liiga
2019–20	Naisten Mestis Q	1st Lohko 3	12	10	2	0	0	118	28	34	E. Jaako 61 (31+30)
	Naisten Mestis XQ	2nd	3	2	0	0	1	10	8	6	E. Pekkala 4 (4+0)
	Naisten Liiga	10th	10	3	1	2	4	35	36	13	J. Pirttijärvi 16 (9+7)	Promotion/relegation series cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Naisten Liiga	9th	29	13	1	1	14	65	103	42	J. Pirttijärvi 28 (14+14)	Saved in relegation
2021–22	Naisten Liiga	9th	30	10	1	3	16	89	124	51	J. Hietala 41 (29+12)	Saved in relegation
2022–23	Naisten Liiga	10th	36	2	0	4	30	44	193	10	A. Kalová 18 (8+10)	Saved in relegation
2023–24	Naisten Liiga	9th	32	2	1	1	28	55	209	9	A. Kalová 27 (15+12)	Relegation series cancelled
2024–25	Auroraliiga	9th	32	1	0	1	30	46	200	4	D. Malicka 22 (6+16)	Saved in relegation series, 3–2 (Lukko)

Players and personnel

2024–25 roster

As of 27 January 2025^[2][3][4]

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
15		Magdaléna Felcmanová	F	L	18	2021	Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové Region, Czechia
5		Maria Heinonen	D	L	33	2020	Pyhäjärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
10		Emilia Herranen	F	–	16	2024
19		Viivi Hihnala	F	L	19	2022	Kalajoki, North Ostrobothnia, Finland[5]
88		Viivi Iso-Kouvola (C)	F	L	26	2024	Merimasku, Southwest Finland, Finland
13		Anna Kalová (A)	F	L	22	2022	Kadaň, Ústecký Region, Czechia
31		Iina Kankaanpää	G	L	18	2023	Oulainen, North Ostrobothnia, Finland[6]
29		Moona Keskisarja (A)	F	L	21	2023	Nivala, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
26		Alina Kylmäniemi	D	R	15	2024	Posio, Lapland, Finland
24		Jemina Lepola	F	L	19	2022	Haapajärvi, North Ostrobothnia, Finland[7]
17		Dominika Malicka	F	L	20	2024	Třinec, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
14		Rianna Mustonen	F	–	18	2023	Kemijärvi, Lapland, Finland[8]
25		Maisa Nikka	D	–	21	2022	Salla, Lapland, Finland[9]
68		Iina Pohjamo	F	L	20	2023	Ruokolahti, South Karelia, Finland[10]
49		Joanna Pohjola	F	–	17	2024
1		Annika Saastamoinen	G	L	18	2023	Kokkola, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland[6]
7		Lara Sainio	F	–	15	2024
28		Olivia Saloniemi	D	–	17	2024
8		Alene Sankala	D	–	19	2024
11		Sina-Safira Säily	F	L	20	2023	Ylivieska, North Ostrobothnia, Finland[11]
6		Ida-Mari Tapani	D	L	27	2024
16		Saphira Uusimäki	F	–	18	2024
18		Anna Venho	D	L	43	2024	Pello, Lapland, Finland
35		Alexandra Väyrynen	G	L	27	2023	Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
87		Lucia Záborská	F	R	26	2025	Martin, Žilina Region, Slovakia

Coaching staff and team personnel

• Head coach: Oona Parviainen
• Assistant coach: Janne Lappalainen
• Assistant coach: Ilari Sainio
• Goaltending coach: Niko Mäki
• Conditioning coach: Anna Karjalainen
• Team manager: Virpi Saarremaa
• Equipment managers: Juha Haarakangas, Antti Karjalainen, Jasmin Karjalainen, Oona Koski & Sari Pipinen

Team captains

• Arja Oja, 2014–2016
• Janina Jatkola, 2016–2019
• Ella Lahtela, 2019–20
• Jenna Pirttijärvi,^[12] 2020–21
• Emmi Mourujärvi, 2021–22
• Eveliina Ollila, 2022–2024
• Viivi Iso-Kouvola, 2024–

Head coaches

• Sofia Pohjanen, 2016–2018
• Tuomas Liitola, 2018–2023
• Teemu Kouvula, 2023–24^[13][14]
• Oona Parviainen, 2024^[15]–

Notable alumni

Years active with RoKi listed alongside player name.^[16]

• Sini Karjalainen, 2013–2015
• Aino Karppinen, 2013–2018 & 2020–2022
• Ines Lukkarila, 2015–2019
• Oona Parviainen, 2012–2015 & 2018–2021
• Jenna Pirttijärvi, 2018–2021
• Inna Sirviö, 2014–2019

International players

• Liv Fjordbak Hansen, 2020–2022
• Olivia Last, 2019–2023
• Paula Mandelíková, 2021
• Lucie Velinská, 2021–2023
• Julia Zielińska (L), 2019–20