Following her second Olympic bronze medal win in February 2022, she announced her retirement from the national team and, in March 2022, confirmed her intention to step away from elite-level club competition following the 2022 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs.

[1][2] Niskanen first joined the senior Finnish national team in 2009 and made her major tournament debut at the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship.

[3][4] As a junior player with the Finnish national under-18 ice hockey team, Niskanen participated in the IIHF Women's U18 World Championships in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

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