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Date of birth | 31 May 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||||
1997–2004 | Tornio | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Kalix | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2014 | Sandviken | ||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
Finland | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. Contents |
Mikko Aarni (born 31 May 1981) is a Finnish former bandy forward.
Aarni was brought up by Tornio PV and moved to Kalix Bandy in 2004. [1] In 2006, he joined Sandvikens AIK. [2]
Aarni was part of the gold-winning Finnish national bandy team at the Bandy World Championship 2004, which was held in Sweden and Hungary.
The 2006 Bandy World Championship was held in Sweden 28 January-5 February. Men's national teams from 12 countries participated in the 2006 tournament: Belarus, Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden and Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Mongolia, the Netherlands, the United States.
The 1999 Bandy World Championship was a competition between bandy playing nations for men. The championship was played in Russia between 30 January-7 February 1999, with six teams contesting. Russia became champions.
The 1997 Bandy World Championship was contested between 9 men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Sweden on 1–9 February 1997. The Netherlands participated again, after having skipped the tournament for the last couple of editions. Sweden won the championship.
The 2004 Bandy World Championship was a competition among bandy playing nations. The men's tournament was played in Sweden on 1–8 February 2004 for Group A and Group B was played at the City Park Ice Rink in Hungary on 25–28 February 2004. Finland won the championship for the 1st time. Eleven bandy playing countries participated in the 2004 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden and Belarus, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Netherlands and United States.
The 2003 Bandy World Championship was a competition for bandy playing nations for men. The championship was played in Arkhangelsk, Russia from 24–30 March 2003. Sweden won the championship. There were 9 countries participating in the 2003 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden and Belarus, Estonia, the Netherlands and the United States.
The 1995 Bandy World Championship was contested by 8 men's Bandy playing nations. The championship was played at Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval in Roseville, Minnesota, United States on 29 January – 5 February 1995. It was the first time that the men's championship was played in America. Kazakhstan made its championship debut, whereas the Netherlands choose not to take part in the tournament. Sweden became champions.
The 1993 Bandy World Championship was contested by eight men's bandy playing nations. Russia made its debut, replacing the former Soviet Union. The championship was played in Norway, mostly in Vikingskipet Olympic Arena, from 2 to 7 February 1993. Sweden became champions. The group stages were played with 30 minute halves whereas the final tour games were played with 45 minute halves.
The 2007 Bandy World Championship was held in Kemerovo, Russia from 27 January to 4 February. Men's national teams from 12 countries participated in the 2007 tournament: Belarus, Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden and Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Mongolia, the Netherlands and the United States. Canada was initially also supposed to take part in the tournament but withdrew so Latvia took its place. Belarus retained their place in group A by beating the United States in a playoff at the end of the previous tournament held in 2006.
Stefan Erixon is a Swedish former bandy player.
The 2007 Women's Bandy World Championship the third Women's Bandy World Championship and was contested by 7 bandy playing countries. The championship was played in Budapest, Hungary from 11 to 17 February 2007. Sweden defeated Russia, 3–2, in the final.
Petteri Lampinen is a Finnish bandy player who plays for Russian side Rodina and the Finnish national bandy team. Petteri plays in defence and has gained three national champions medals whilst at Edsbyns IF. He made his debut for the national team near the start of 21st century while he was still a Tornio PV player.
Sami Laakkonen is a Finnish former bandy player who played as a forward. Laakkonen was brought up by WP 35 but moved abroad to enhance his career. He played for the Finnish national bandy team, scoring the decisive goal in the final of the 2004 World Championship. At the 2016 World Championship, he made his last appearance for the national team. After the 2018–19 season, he also retired at club level.
Linus Pettersson is a Swedish bandy player who currently plays for Sandvikens AIK as a defender.
The Bandy World Championship 2009 was held from 18 to 25 January in Västerås, Sweden. Men's teams from 13 countries participated in the 2009 competition: Belarus, Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden and Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Mongolia, the Netherlands and the United States. Belarus retained their place in group A by beating the United States in a play-off in the previous tournament held in 2008. 44 games were played. Four out of these were played on sites other than Västerås. Those games were played in Solna, Stockholm, Eskilstuna and Uppsala. The main venues were ABB Arena Syd in Västerås, Sweden's largest indoor arena for bandy, and Hakonplan, an outdoor stadium. These two arenas are in the same recreation area in Västerås, Rocklunda sports park.
The 2011 Bandy World Championship was an edition of the top annual event in international men's bandy, held between January 23 and January 30, 2011, in Kazan, Russia.
The Women's Bandy World Championships is an international sports tournament for women and the premier international competition for women's bandy among bandy-playing nations. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy.
2013–14 in Swedish bandy was a bandy season starting in August 2013 and ending in July 2014.
Daniel Mossberg is a Swedish professional bandy midfielder.
Ulf Adam Mustonen Gilljam is a Swedish professional bandy player.
Ville Aaltonen is a Finnish bandy player. He is considered an all-rounder but is usually used offensively or in the attacking midfield.