Where is Elina Aarnisalo from?

Elina Aarnisalo is a college basketball player who plays as a guard for the UCLA Bruins, a team from the NCAA. Aarnisalo is in her freshman year, as of March 2025. She attended Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School according to her roster profile on the UCLA Bruins website. She was added to the Bruins team as an international student-athlete in the recruiting class of 2024 and she agreed to play for them following a verbal commitment to the team in May 2023. She became the second player to provide her commitment to the 2024 class after 5-star wing Kendall Dudley committed to the team in April of the year, according to the 247sports website. Following the verbal contract, she has joined the other four players on the UCLA roster who have come from overseas.

Aarnisalo has played for HBA-Marsky in Finland Korisliiga where she averaged 19.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.7 steals per game, as per her college roster. The website also reports that as of February 2025, Aarnisalo is on the roster of the Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen, a team from the BNXT League which is also Belgium's top division for women's basketball. During the 2023-24 Eurocup, Aarnisalo registered 12.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 5.0 assists on average for the Kangoeroes. Additionally, she also recorded 1.3 steals on 46.7% shooting in the tournament. In the four games played, she managed to shoot 62.5% from distance (5-8 3FG). During the 2022 FIBA U18 Women's European Championships, she helped her team lead in scoring as she scored 17.9 points, as per her FIBA profile. In addition to this, she also scored 4.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.

Elina Aarnisalo's hometown and birthplace

Elina Aarnisalo's hometown is Helsinki, Finland according to her roster profile on the UCLA Bruins website. She was born on July 26, 2005, in Finland.

Elina Aarnisalo nationality

Elina Aarnisalo is a Finnish national.