Frida Margareta Nevalainen (born 27 January 1987 in Umeå, Sweden) is an ice hockey player.^[1] Nevalainen is a defenceman for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics.^[2] (In Swedish)

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Frida Nevalainen
Born	(1987-01-27) January 27, 1987 (age 37) 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 2006 Turin Team World Championships 2005 Sweden 2007 Canada

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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.