Loukko by 
Original title: Sulamispiste
Author: Annukka Salama
Published: 2025
Publisher: WSOY
Genre: Young Adult (13 or 14+)
Pages: 360
Reading material:
English sample + full draft translation, English synopsis, Finnish PDF
So hot it melts the ice!
The queen of addictive romances, Annukka Salama, now takes your breath away on the hockey rink! Oliver and Niklas are hockey’s brightest prospects—and sworn enemies on junior national teams from Finland and Sweden. When the boys are forced onto the same team, a Finland–Sweden showdown begins like nothing the hockey world has ever seen.
Oliver Järvinen rockets from complete obscurity to a trial with the national team. All his wildest dreams are coming true, until Niklas Gauffin skates into his life: a Finnish-Swedish hockey star and a total pain in the neck. Tipped to be the NHL’s number-one draft pick, Niklas has ditched his Swedish Tre Kronor jersey and moved to Finland, and, to top it all off, he’s Oliver’s new roommate in the high school dorm.
When fate throws them onto the same ice, the game, and the tension, heat up to unbearable levels. With the media scrutinizing their every move ahead of the NHL draft, the boys face huge choices as they fight for their future.
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Rights sold:
FINLAND: WSOY (orig.)
FRANCE: Rageot Editeur
NETHERLANDS: Uitgeverij Kluitman Alkmaar B.V.
SWEDEN: Bokförlaget Opal
