Tanja Niskanen
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Birth place: Säyneinen, Finland
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5 ' 9" (176 cm) | 148 lb (67 kg)
Birth place: Säyneinen, Finland
Forward, shoots left
5 ' 9" (176 cm) | 148 lb (67 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 18 | 2011 | Team Finland | World Championship | Zürich and Winterthur, Switzerland |
| 24 | 2017 | Team Finland | World Championship | Plymouth, Michigan, United States |
| 25 | 2018 | Team Finland | Olympics - Pyeongchang | Pyeongchang, South Korea |
 | 26 | 2019 | Team Finland | World Championship | Espoo, Finland |
| 28 | 2021 | Team Finland | World Championship | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 29 | 2022 | Team Finland | Olympics - Beijing | Beijing, China |
| IIHF World Championship Medals | | ||||
| Olympic Medals | | ||||
| Stripe: | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2007‑08 | Team Finland U18 |  | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | -7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 2008‑09 | Team Finland U18 | | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009‑10 | Team Finland U18 | | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.4 |
| 2010‑11 | Team Finland | | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2011‑12 | Team Finland | | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013‑14 | Team Finland | | 21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015‑16 | Team Finland | | 23 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016‑17 | Team Finland | | 24 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017‑18 | Team Finland | | 25 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018‑19 | Team Finland | | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019‑20 | Team Finland | | 27 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020‑21 | Team Finland | | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Team Finland | | 29 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Women Totals | 158 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 70 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| U18 Women Totals | 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | -7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.8 | |||
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U18 World Championship 2008 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | -7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Team Finland - U18 World Championship 2009 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - U18 World Championship 2010 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.4 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2011 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2016 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2017 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - Olympics ‑ Pyeongchang 2018 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2019 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2021 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Team Finland - Olympics ‑ Beijing 2022 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| World Championship Totals | 32 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | |
| Olympics Totals | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |