The tournament started in 1992 as the
Sauna Cup. In December 1995, the tournament was played as
Christmas Cup at the same time as the
Izvestija Trophy tournament, just before the
Christmas holiday, causing Russia to send a reserve team to the Christmas Cup. In 1996, the tournament was moved to early November under the sponsorship of
Karjala under the name
Karjala Tournament. It became part of the annual
Euro Hockey Tour (EHT), in which the national teams of
Czech Republic,
Finland,
Russia and
Sweden compete in a series of tournaments. The event has continued to be held every November, with the exception of 2001 when the tournament was pushed back to April 2002. In 2025, Negotiations with
Hartwall are ongoing, so the tournament will not be the sponsorship of
Karjala, and will officially be known as
Suomen EHT-turnaus, translating to ''Finland's EHT-tournament.'' == Results ==