Ronja SAVOLAINEN

Finland

Ice Hockey

Date of Birth: 29 Nov 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.77/5'9''

Place of birth: HELSINKI

Birth Country:

Finland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Ice Hockey	Women FIN Finland	3

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #4 FIN Finland 2 USA United States 5	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #7 CAN Canada 11 FIN Finland 1	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #16 SUI Switzerland 3 FIN Finland 2	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #20 FIN Finland 5 ROC ROC 0	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Play-offs Quarterfinals #24 FIN Finland 7 JPN Japan 1	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Play-offs Semifinals #26 USA United States 4 FIN Finland 1	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Bronze Medal Game #27 FIN Finland 4 SUI Switzerland 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

Women's World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2019	Espoo, FIN
3	Women	2021	Calgary, AB, CAN
3	Women	2017	Plymouth, MI, USA
3	Women	2015	Malmo, SWE
4	Women	2016	Kamloops, BC, CAN

Nickname:

Rontti, Ronjaksi

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Father, Janne.

Languages spoken:

Finnish, Swedish

Club name:

Lulea HF/MSSK

Position style:

Defence

Hand:

Left

Debut:

2015 World Championship

Injuries:

October 2020: Emergency surgery on a wound in her leg after it was cut by another player’s skate.

National league:

Svenska Damhockeyligan

Start:

Began playing with Ita-Helsingin Kiekko (IHK) in Helsinki. Played on boys’ teams until she was 16.

General Interest

VS CANADA
In 2017, Savolainen made hockey history by scoring the winning goal in Finland’s first-ever victory over Canada at the World Championships.

PLAYING CAREER
KJT Kerava, FIN (2013-14); Espoo Blues, FIN (2014-16); Lulea HF/MSSK, SWE (2016-21)

Milestones

Bronze medal at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Silver medal at 2019 World Championships, and bronze medals at the event in 2015, 2017, and 2021.

Three-time Svenska Damhockeyligan champion with the Lulea HF/MSSK.

2015 Aurora Borealis Cup Champion with Espoo Blues.

Social Media

Legend

#:: Game
:: Bronze
:: Bronze Medal Event

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