Santeri Airola (born 29 June 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for SaiPa of the Liiga. Airola was drafted 211th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2019 NHL entry draft.
Playing career Airola played as a youth within the SaiPa organization before moving to hometown Mestis club, Imatran Ketterä. He made his Liiga debut on loan with SaiPa on 29 December 2018 against Ilves. He went onto to play three games for SaiPa during the 2018–19 Liiga season.
On 24 March 2020, Airola left Ketterä agreeing to an optional three-year contract with Liiga club, Ilves.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2016–17 SaiPa Jr. A 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2017–18 Ketterä Jr. B 40 6 25 31 26 3 0 0 0 0 2018–19 SaiPa Jr. A 41 4 27 31 20 — — — — — 2018–19 SaiPa Liiga 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2019–20 Ketterä Mestis 26 0 11 11 14 — — — — — 2019–20 SaiPa Liiga 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Ilves Liiga 19 0 3 3 6 — — — — — 2020–21 KOOVEE Mestis 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2021–22 KOOVEE Mestis 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2022–23 Ilves Liiga 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2022–23 SaiPa Liiga 10 0 7 7 0 — — — — — 2022–23 KOOVEE Mestis 29 8 14 22 22 — — — — — 2023–24 SaiPa Liiga 39 5 7 12 16 — — — — — Liiga totals 78 5 17 22 26 — — — — —
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