Severi Kaukiainen

Severi Tino Kalevi Kaukiainen (born 11 May 1998) is a Finnish basketball player who plays as a point guard for Estonian club Kalev/Cramo in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga and Latvian–Estonian Basketball League.

Career
Born in Kotka, Kaukiainen started playing basketball in his home town local club Peli-Karhut and the youth sector of KTP Basket, and continued his senior career with the same club in 2015.

During 2017–2021, he played for a fellow Korisliiga team Kouvot in neighbouring town Kouvola. In 2019, Kouvot won the silver medal as they finished 2nd in the league.

Kaukianen won the Finnish championship title with Karhu Basket in 2022, and silver medal in 2023. At the end of the 2022–23 season, Kaukiainen was named the Korisliiga Most Valuable Player and Korisliiga Sixth Man of the Year at the same time.

In the summer 2023, he signed with Slovak champions Patrioti Levice. He terminated his contract with the club on 1 December 2023, after Levice were knocked out of the FIBA Europe Cup in group stage.

On 3 December 2023, Kaukiainen signed with Estonian side Kalev/Cramo, competing in Korvpalli Meistriliiga and Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. On 18 February 2024, Kaukianen and Kalev/Cramo won the 2024 Estonian Cup title, by beating Tartu Ülikool 76–68 in the final. Kaukiainen was named the MVP with his 21-point performance. On 28 May 2024, Kaukiainen and Kalev/Cramo were crowned the Estonian champions, after winning Tartu Ülikool in the finals with 3–0 wins. On 11 July 2024, Kaukiainen extended his deal with Kalev/Cramo for the 2024–25 season.

National team
A former youth international, Kaukiainen has represented Finland men's national basketball team.