In addition to the Karjala Cup, which will be played in Helsinki, Finland will also host a five-team U-20 international tournament this weekend in Imatra.

The Finns and the other four teams – Czechia, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland – will use the tournament to audition European-based players ahead of this year's IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa. 

The roster of the host Finns includes several players that have already been drafted by NHL teams. It also includes 18-year-old defenseman Daniel Nieminen, who wasn’t drafted but is having an excellent rookie Liiga season for the Lahti Pelicans.

This roster does not include players based in North America, such as Emil Hemming (Dallas Stars), Kasper Halttunen (San Jose Sharks), Konsta Helenius (Buffalo Sabres), Jesse Nurmi (New York Islanders), Tuomas Uronen (Vegas Golden Knights) and Markus Loponen (Winnipeg Jets). Jesse Kiiskinen (Nashville Predators), Aron Kiviharju (Minnesota Wild) and Topias Hynninen were all originally selected to play for the team but have since had to withdraw for various reasons.

Notably absent is 18-year-old defenseman Eerik Wallenius, an Ottawa Senators prospect, who is instead playing for a Finnish U-19 team that is playing a series of games against Germany U-20.

Goaltenders:
1 Saarinen Kim, HPK Hämeenlinna (Seattle Kraken)
30 Rimpinen Petteri, Kiekko-Espoo
31 Vali Noa, TPS Turku

Defensemen:
2 Jokinen Mitja, TPS Turku
3 Kangas Kalle, HPK Hämeenlinna (Pittsburgh Penguins)
4 Nykyri Niklas, HIFK Helsinki
5 Tuhkala Arttu, Luleå Hockey SWE
6 Soini Sebastian, Ilves Tampere (Minnesota Wild)
7 Nieminen Daniel, Pelicans Lahti
15 Korkola Niko, Tappara Tampere
23 Peltonen Janne, Kärpät Oulu (Chicago Blackhawks)

Forwards:
8 Kumpulainen Rasmus, Pelicans Lahti (Minnesota Wild)
9 Koivu Aatos, TPS Turku (Montreal Canadiens)
10 Vesterinen Roope, HPK Hämeenlinna
12 Saarelainen Joona, KalPa Kuopio
14 Suoniemi Tuomas, Kiekko-Espoo
17 Rautiainen Benjamin, Tappara Tampere
18 Ylitalo Otso, Ässät Pori
21 Järventie Emil, Tappara Tampere (Pittsburgh Penguins)
24 Huttu Elias, JYP Jyväskylä
25 Kuusla Emil, Jokerit Helsinki
26 Karjalainen Aatu, HIFK Helsinki