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President Stubb hosts Finnish ice hockey stars at Kultaranta
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President Stubb hosts Finnish ice hockey stars at Kultaranta

From Helsingin Sanomat · () Finnish

Translated from Finnish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • President Alexander Stubb hosted Finnish ice hockey players, including the national team and Stanley Cup winners, at Kultaranta.
  • Players from the national team and the Carolina Hurricanes, such as Aleksander Barkov and Sebastian Aho, attended the event.
  • Stubb shared photos and videos on Instagram, including one where Aho presented him with a Hurricanes jersey.

President Alexander Stubb welcomed a distinguished group of Finnish ice hockey players to his official residence, Kultaranta, on Monday. The gathering celebrated Finnish ice hockey, bringing together members of the national "Leijonat" team and recent Stanley Cup champions.

Among the notable attendees were national team captain Aleksander Barkov, defenseman Olli Määttä, and forward Hannes Björninen. Also present were Finnish players Sebastian Aho and Jesperi Kotkaniemi, both part of the Carolina Hurricanes' championship-winning squad. Photos shared by Stubb on Instagram showed Aho presenting the president with a Hurricanes jersey, possibly as a gift. Another video captured guests signing a Leijonat jersey.

This event follows a similar gathering in June when the MM gold medal-winning team visited Stubb at Mäntyniemi in Helsinki. The president had previously hosted Stanley Cup champions from the Florida Panthers at Kultaranta in the summer of 2025.

Today we celebrated Finnish ice hockey at Kultaranta. We had the pleasure of hosting players from Leijonat and Stanley Cup winners with their spouses. A wonderful summer day together.

— Alexander StubbPresident Stubb's statement on his Instagram account about the event.
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Originally published by Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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