Frida Nevalainen

Frida Nevalainen
Born	(1987-01-27) January 27, 1987 Umeå, SWE
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight	143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	IF Björklöven Modo Hockey Segeltorps IF
National team	Sweden
Playing career	2001–2013
Medal record Women's ice hockey Representing Sweden Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin Team World Championships Bronze medal – third place 2005 Sweden Bronze medal – third place 2007 Canada

Frida Margareta Nevalainen (born 27 January 1987 in Umeå, Sweden) is an ice hockey player. Nevalainen is a defenceman for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. (In Swedish)

Her twin brother Patrik also played professional ice hockey, playing in the SM-liiga with Lukko and the Elitserien for Timrå IK.

Nevalainen was the second woman of all time to participate in the TV-pucken tournament, and the first to do so representing the province of Västerbotten.

She has also played for Tornado Moscow Region, a Russian team. Originally representing IF Björklöven she later transferred to Modo Hockey in the Riksserien (Sweden league elite). She played for the University of Windsor in the 2007–08 season.