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{{Short description|Finnish ice hockey tournament (1992–pres.)}}
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| name         = Karjala Tournament
| native_name  = Karjala-turnaus
| native_name_lang = Finnish
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| caption      = [[Peter Forsberg]] representing Sweden during the 2009 tournament
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| date         = November
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| location     = [[Helsinki]]
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| country      = [[Finland]]
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| first        = {{Start date|1995|df=y}}
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The '''Karjala Tournament''' ({{langx|fi|Karjala-turnaus}}), also known as '''Karjala Cup''', is an annual [[ice hockey]] event held in [[Finland]]. The name comes from the sponsoring beer brand [[Karjala (beer)|Karjala]].

== History ==

The tournament started in 1992 as the '''Sauna Cup'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://info.swehockey.se/mediaguider/kt%202011/previous%20tournaments/1992.pdf|title=Sauna Cup|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association|language=en|date=1992|access-date=9 November 2014|archive-date=9 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109134949/http://info.swehockey.se/mediaguider/kt%202011/previous%20tournaments/1992.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> In December 1995, the tournament was played as '''Christmas Cup''' at the same time as the [[Channel One Cup (ice hockey)|Izvestija Trophy tournament]], just before the [[Christmas]] holiday, causing Russia to send a reserve team to the Christmas Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eht.cz/clanek.asp?id=393|title=History of Euro Hockey Tour and its tournaments|publisher=EHT|date=21 December 2005|author=David Schlegel|language=en|access-date=9 November 2014}}</ref>

In 1996, the tournament was moved to early November under the sponsorship of [[Karjala (beer)|Karjala]] under the name Karjala Tournament. It became part of the annual [[Euro Hockey Tour]] (EHT), in which the national teams of [[Czech Republic]], [[Finland]], [[Russia]] and [[Sweden]] compete in a series of tournaments. The event has continued to be held every November, with the exception of 2001 when the tournament was pushed back to April 2002.

== Results ==
Final standings in each event are determined in a [[round-robin tournament]]. If teams are tied in points, the standing is determined by the result of the game between the tied teams.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Winner !! Runner-up !! 3rd place !! 4th place
|-
| [[1992 Sauna Cup|1992]]{{efn|In 1992, the tournament was known as '''Sauna Cup'''.}} || {{ih|CIS}} || {{ih|TCH}} || {{ih|USA}} || {{ih|FIN}}
|-
| [[1995 Christmas Cup|1995]]{{efn|In 1995, the tournament was known as '''Christmas Cup'''.}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|FRA}} || {{ih|CZE}}
|-
! colspan=5 style="text-align: center; background-color: #c0ffc0" | Part of the [[Euro Hockey Tour]]
|-
| [[1996 Karjala Tournament|1996]] || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}}
|-
| [[1997 Karjala Tournament|1997]] || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|FIN}}
|-
| [[1998 Karjala Tournament|1998]] || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SWE}}
|-
| [[1999 Karjala Tournament|1999]] || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SWE}}
|-
| [[2000 Karjala Tournament|2000]] || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}}
|-
| [[2002 Karjala Tournament (April)|2002 (April)]]{{efn|April 2002 tournament was part of the [[2001–02 Euro Hockey Tour]].}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CZE}}
|-
| [[2002 Karjala Tournament (November)|2002 (November)]]{{efn|November 2002 tournament was part of the [[2002–03 Euro Hockey Tour]].}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|RUS}}
|-
| [[2003 Karjala Tournament|2003]] || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|SWE}}
|-
| [[2004 Karjala Tournament|2004]] || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|RUS}}
|-
| [[2005 Karjala Tournament|2005]] || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}}
|-
| [[2006 Karjala Tournament|2006]] || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|FIN}}
|-
| [[2007 Karjala Tournament|2007]] || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|FIN}}
|-
| [[2008 Karjala Tournament|2008]] || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|FIN}}
|-
| [[2009 Karjala Tournament|2009]] || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CZE}}
|-
| [[2010 Karjala Tournament|2010]] || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CZE}}
|-
| [[2011 Karjala Tournament|2011]] || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SWE}}
|-
| [[2012 Karjala Tournament|2012]] || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|SWE}}
|-
| [[2013 Karjala Tournament|2013]] || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CZE}}
|-
| [[2014 Karjala Tournament|2014]] || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}}
|-
| [[2015 Karjala Tournament|2015]] || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}}
|-
| [[2016 Karjala Tournament|2016]] || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SWE}}
|-
| [[2017 Karjala Tournament|2017]] || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|CAN}}
|-
| [[2018 Karjala Tournament|2018]] || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SWE}}
|-
| [[2019 Karjala Tournament|2019]] || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|SWE}}
|-
| [[2020 Karjala Tournament|2020]] || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SWE}}
|-
| [[2021 Karjala Tournament|2021]] || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|RUS}} || {{ih|CZE}}
|-
| [[2022 Karjala Tournament|2022]] || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|SUI}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|FIN}}
|-
| [[2023 Karjala Tournament|2023]] || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SWE}} || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|SUI}}
|-
| [[2024 Karjala Tournament|2024]] || {{ih|FIN}} || {{ih|CZE}} || {{ih|SUI}} || {{ih|SWE}}
|}
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== Medal table ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! width="30" | Pos
! style="width:160px; text-align:left;"|Team
! width="60"|Gold
! width="60"|Silver
! width="60"|Bronze
! width="60"|Medals
|-
| 1
| style="text-align:left;"| {{ih|FIN}} || 13 || 9 || 3 || 25
|-
| 2
| style="text-align:left;"| ''{{ih|CIS}}''<br/>{{ih|RUS}} || 9 || 6 || 10 || 25
|-
| 3
| style="text-align:left;"| {{ih|SWE}} || 6 || 6 || 8 || 20
|-
| 4
| style="text-align:left;"| ''{{ih|TCH}}''<br/>{{ih|CZE}} || 3 || 9 || 7 || 19
|-
| 5
| style="text-align:left;"| {{ih|SUI}} || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| rowspan=2| 6
| style="text-align:left;"| {{ih|FRA}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{ih|USA}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|}

== References ==
* {{cite web|title=Statistik från tidigare säsonger |publisher=Svenska Ishockeyförbundet |url=http://www.swehockey.se/t2b.asp?p=84948 |language=sv |access-date=May 8, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051205003644/http://www.swehockey.se/t2b.asp?p=84948 |archive-date=December 5, 2005 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite web | title=Karjala Tournament 2005 | author=Anders Feltenmark | publisher=Svenska Ishockeyförbundet | url=http://www.swehockey.se/t2b.asp?p=109216 | access-date=May 8, 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926232222/http://www.swehockey.se/t2b.asp?p=109216 |archive-date=September 26, 2007}}
* {{cite web | title=Karjala historia | publisher=Hockeyligan.se | url=http://www.hockeyligan.se/nyheter.php?nid=7141 | language=sv | access-date=May 8, 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719021915/http://www.hockeyligan.se/nyheter.php?nid=7141 | archive-date=July 19, 2011 | url-status=dead }}
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==External links==
*[http://www.eurohockey.net/leagues/nationalteams/eht/ Euro Hockey Tour news at eurohockey.net]
*[http://www.the-sports.org/ice-hockey-karjala-cup-presentation-medal-winners-s9-c0-b0-g63-t1786.html Prize list with link to all teams and results since 1999]

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