The Riikka Nieminen Award (Finnish: Riikka Nieminen -palkinto) is an ice hockey trophy, seasonally awarded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to the Naisten Liiga Player of the Year.
It is named after Riikka Sallinen (née Nieminen), now retired, who is widely considered the best European women’s ice hockey player to ever compete internationally.
[1][2] The trophy was first awarded for the 2008–09 season and Michelle Karvinen of the Espoo Blues was the first recipient.
Jenni Hiirikoski is the only defenceman to ever win the trophy and holds the record for most wins, with five.
The only goaltender to have won the award is Anni Keisala in the 2021–22 season.