Career
Kalteva was drafted 107th overall in the 2002 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. Kalteva joined Jokerit as an 16-year-old junior and played in the Junior A Master of Science-liiga in 2000-2001 earning a place in the Pohjola First All-Star Team. Kalteva gained the notice of the Avalanche after selection to the Finnish Junior. team for the World U18 Championships in 2002.
Kalteva was also named in the Finnish World Junior Championships in 2003 and 2004, earning a bronze medal on each occasion.
At the end of the 2003-2004 season, Kalteva made his Master of Science-liiga debut with Jokerit. In the following season Kalteva was a part of the fringe squad that helped Jokerit take the Silver medal in the Kanada-malja playoffs.
On April 23, 2010, after spending his entire career to date with Jokerit, Kalteva left when he signed with Swedish team, Södertälje Saskatchewan, of the Elitserien for the 2010-2011 season. Upon the completion of his second season with Södertälje, Kalteva returned to Finland signing a one-year contract with JYP on June 30, 2012.
