| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Organising body | Euro Hockey Tour |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country | Finland |
| Most recent champion |  Finland |
| Most titles | Finland (13) |
The Karjala Tournament (Finnish : Karjala-turnaus), officially Suomen EHT-turnaus, is an annual ice hockey event held in Finland. The name comes from the sponsoring beer brand Karjala.
The tournament started in 1992 as the Sauna Cup. [1] In December 1995, the tournament was played as Christmas Cup at the same time as the Izvestija Trophy tournament, just before the Christmas holiday, causing Russia to send a reserve team to the Christmas Cup. [2]
In 1996, the tournament was moved to early November under the sponsorship of Karjala under the name Karjala Tournament. It became part of the annual Euro Hockey Tour (EHT), in which the national teams of Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden compete in a series of tournaments. The event has continued to be held every November, with the exception of 2001 when the tournament was pushed back to April 2002.
In 2025, Negotiations with Hartwall are ongoing, so the tournament will not be the sponsorship of Karjala, and will officially be known as Suomen EHT-turnaus, translating to Finland's EHT-tournament.
Final standings in each event are determined in a round-robin tournament. If teams are tied in points, the standing is determined by the result of the game between the tied teams.
CIS is a team of Commonwealth of Independent States from the former Soviet Union.| Pos | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 13 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 2 | CIS  Russia | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 |  Sweden | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia Czech Republic | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 |  Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Channels |
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| Yle TV2 |
| MTV3 / MTV Max / MTV Urheilu |
| Ruutu+ Urheilu 1 |
| TV5 / HBO Max / Dplay |
| Euro Hockey Tour seasons | |
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| Karjala Tournament Part of EHT since 1996 | |
 Channel One Cup Part of EHT 1996-2021 |
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| Sweden Hockey Games Part of EHT since 1997 | |
| Czech Hockey Games Part of EHT since 1997 |
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| Swiss Ice Hockey Games Part of EHT since 2022 | |
