Juuso Hietanen (HC Ambrì-Piotta), Sami Vatanen (Genève-Servette HC), Toni Rajala (EHC Biel), Valtteri Filppula (Genève-Servette HC) and Harri Pesonen (SCL Tigers) have been selected to represent their home country in February in China.
For Hietanen it will be the third time participating in an Olympic tournament, while for Vatanen and Filppula will be the second time. As for Rajala and Pesonen, in Beijing, they will have their debut in this competition.