Elsi Karjanlahti

Position:
Libero/Defensive Specialist
Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Seinäjoki, Finland
High School:
Sampo Central

PRONUNCIATION

High School:
• Played professionally from 2024 to 2026 for LP Kangasala in her home country of Finland
• Also competed for the Finnish Junior National Team from 2022 to 2024 and for Nurmon Jymy from 2015 to 2024
• Helped LP Kangasala to a runner-up finish in the Mestaruusliga in 2025 and a third-place finish in 2026
• Represented Finland at multiple European Championships, earning national titles with the U16 and U18 teams
• Won the U17 Northern European title in 2023, where she was recognized as the U17 Northern European Dream Team libero
• Also competed in pole vault in high school, winning the U16 Finnish national title in 2022 and placing third at the U15 Finnish Championships in 2021

Personal:
• Birthday is January 26, 2007
• Daughter of Heidi and Jukka Karjanlahti
• Has two older siblings, Eemeli and Eero, who both play floorball professionally in Finland
• Majoring in psychology
• Hopes to play professionally and then attend medical school after college
• Proudest moment of her athletic career was winning the U18 Finnish Championship with the teammates she had played with for nearly a decade
• Favorite movie is The Fault in Our Stars
• Favorite TV show is Love Island
• Favorite food is tortillas
• Favorite musical artist is Lauri Haav