Julius Junttila
Julius Aleksanteri Junttila is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for BK Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Extraliga.
Playing career
Junttila made his SM-liiga debut playing with Oulun Kärpät during the 2009–10 SM-liiga season. After seven seasons in the top flight Liiga, with Oulun Kärpät, he opted to move abroad to Sweden in agreeing to a two-year contract with Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League on 21 April 2016. He returned to Finland and Kärpät for the 2016–17 season.On 7 May 2020, Junttila returned to the KHL in signing a two-year contract with Finnish competitors, Jokerit.
After his time in the KHL ended, Junttila returned to Finland, where he continued his career in a Oulun Kärpät. In the 2024/25 season, however, he headed to the Czech Extraliga for the first time, signing with BK Mladá Boleslav.