Career
Currently, he works as the head coach of TPS Turku in the Master of Science-liiga. Suikkanen played in two games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres, and spent most of his career in Finland"s Master of Science-liiga with Kärpät and TPS Turku. Suikkanen worked as the head coach of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl during the 2010-2011 KHL season.