Sanni Rantala (born 8 July 2002) is a Finnish ice hockey player and member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Naisten Liiga (NSML) with KalPa Naiset.

Rantala won a bronze medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Sanni Rantala

International play

Rantala was officially named to the Finnish roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship on 4 March 2020, before the tournament was cancelled on 7 March 2020 due to public health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. She appeared on the national team roster for all four of the tournaments of the 2019–20 Euro Hockey Tour.

Sanni Rantala

After a knee injury sustained in a preseason game kept her in rehabilitation and off the ice for the entire 2020–21 season, the 2022 Winter Olympics served as Rantala's senior-level IIHF debut. She played in all seven games and scored two points in the tournament, a goal and an assist, both tallied against the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) during the group stage. With 8 penalty minutes, she was also the most penalized Finnish player.

Sanni Rantala

Career statistics

International

References

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2002 births

Living people

Finnish women's ice hockey defencemen

Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics

KalPa Naiset players

Kiekko-Espoo Naiset players

Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Olympic bronze medalists for Finland

Olympic ice hockey players for Finland

Olympic medalists in ice hockey

People from Riihimäki

Sportspeople from Kanta-Häme

Team Kuortane players