Player Nationality Trends in the U16 Regional
U16 Regional is a Swedish ice hockey league for junior players under the age of 16. Majority of league players are Swedish. In the 2022-2023 season, there was an exceptionally high number of Finnish players in the league, as the border cities of Haparanda (Sweden) and Tornio (Finland) participated in the league with a joint team.
The chart below shows the relative proportions of different nationalities in the U16 Regional league since the 2012-2013 season. Season specific data used in the chart can be found on the nationality totals pages.
Current Season
Sweden
Regular Season
Swedish U16 Regional players - 2025-2026 leadersPlayoffs
Swedish U16 Regional players - 2025 leaders - playoffs
Finland
Regular Season
Finnish U16 Regional players - 2025-2026 leadersPlayoffs
Finnish U16 Regional players - 2023 leaders - playoffs
Norway
Regular Season
Norwegian U16 Regional players - 2025-2026 leadersPlayoffs
Norwegian U16 Regional players - 2025 leaders - playoffs
Netherlands
Regular Season
Dutch U16 Regional players - 2025-2026 leaders
Slovakia
Regular Season
Slovak U16 Regional players - 2025-2026 leaders
Czech Republic
Regular Season
Czech U16 Regional players - 2025-2026 leaders
Latvia
Regular Season
Latvian U16 Regional players - 2025-2026 leaders
Poland
Regular Season
Polish U16 Regional players - 2025-2026 leadersPast Seasons
Germany
Regular Season
German U16 Regional players - 2023-2024 leaders
Bulgaria
Regular Season
Bulgarian U16 Regional players - 2016-2017 leaders
United States
Regular Season
American U16 Regional players - 2020-2021 leaders
Estonia
Regular Season
Estonian U16 Regional players - 2023-2024 leaders
Hungary
Regular Season
Hungarian U16 Regional players - 2024-2025 leaders
Romania
Regular Season
Romanian U16 Regional players - 2018-2019 leaders
Croatia
Regular Season
Croatian U16 Regional players - 2021-2022 leaders
Iceland
Regular Season
Icelandic U16 Regional players - 2023-2024 leaders
Slovenia
Regular Season
Slovenian U16 Regional players - 2022-2023 leadersPlayoffs
Slovenian U16 Regional players - 2023 leaders - playoffs
Austria
Regular Season
Austrian U16 Regional players - 2024-2025 leaders
Switzerland
Regular Season
Swiss U16 Regional players - 2023-2024 leaders
Lithuania
Regular Season
Lithuanian U16 Regional players - 2023-2024 leaders
Ukraine
Regular Season
Ukrainian U16 Regional players - 2024-2025 leaders
Denmark
Regular Season
Danish U16 Regional players - 2023-2024 leaders
France
Regular Season
French U16 Regional players - 2016-2017 leaders
Canada
Regular Season
Canadian U16 Regional players - 2020-2021 leaders
Italy
Regular Season
Italian U16 Regional players - 2022-2023 leaders
Belarus
Regular Season
Belarussian U16 Regional players - 2024-2025 leaders