Finland SM-liiga history and statistics

SM-liiga History

The Finland SM-liiga is a European Elite hockey league that has operated from 1975 to 2024.

SM-liiga Seasons

Finland SM-liiga
Year	Teams	Champion	Runner-Up	Result
	In: Assat Pori In: FoPS Forssa In: HIFK Helsinki In: Ilves Tampere In: Jokerit Helsinki In: KooVee Tampere In: Lukko Rauma In: Sport Vaasa In: Tappara Tampere In: TPS Turku
1975-76	10 Teams	TPS Turku	Tappara Tampere	(2-0)
Out: Sport Vaasa	In: Kiekkoreipas Lahti
1976-77	10 Teams	Tappara Tampere	TPS Turku	(3-0)
Out: FoPS Forssa	In: Karpat Oulu
1977-78	10 Teams	Assat Pori	Tappara Tampere	(3-1)
1978-79	10 Teams	Tappara Tampere	Assat Pori	(3-2)
1979-80	10 Teams	HIFK Helsinki	Assat Pori	(3-0)
Out: KooVee Tampere	In: SaiPa Lappeenranta
1980-81	10 Teams	Karpat Oulu	Tappara Tampere	(3-2)
1981-82	10 Teams	Tappara Tampere	TPS Turku	(3-1)
1982-83	10 Teams	HIFK Helsinki	Jokerit Helsinki	(3-2)
Out: Lukko Rauma	In: HPK Hameenlinna
1983-84	10 Teams	Tappara Tampere	Assat Pori	(3-1)
Out: HPK Hameenlinna	In: Lukko Rauma
1984-85	10 Teams
Out: Kiekkoreipas Lahti	In: JyP HT Jyvaskyla
1985-86	10 Teams	Tappara Tampere	HIFK Helsinki	(4-1)
Out: Karpat Oulu Out: SaiPa Lappeenranta	In: KalPa Kuopio In: Karpat
1986-87	10 Teams	Tappara Tampere	Karpat	(4-1)
Out: Jokerit Helsinki	In: KooKoo Kouvola
1987-88	10 Teams	Tappara Tampere	Lukko Rauma	(4-1)
	In: HPK Hameenlinna In: SaiPa Lappeenranta
1988-89	12 Teams	TPS Turku	JyP HT Jyvaskyla	(4-1)
Out: Assat Pori Out: Karpat	In: Jokerit Helsinki In: JoKP Joensuu
1989-90	12 Teams	TPS Turku	Ilves Tampere	(4-2)
Out: JoKP Joensuu Out: KooKoo Kouvola	In: Assat Pori In: Reipas Lahti
1990-91	12 Teams
Out: SaiPa Lappeenranta	In: JoKP Joensuu
1991-92	12 Teams	Jokerit Helsinki	JyP HT Jyvaskyla	(4-1)
Out: JoKP Joensuu	In: Kiekko-Espoo
1992-93	12 Teams	TPS Turku	HPK Hameenlinna	(3-1)
1993-94	12 Teams	Jokerit Helsinki	TPS Turku	(3-1)
Out: Reipas Lahti	In: TuTo Turku
1994-95	12 Teams	TPS Turku	Jokerit Helsinki	(3-2)
1995-96	12 Teams	Jokerit Helsinki	TPS Turku	(3-1)
Out: TuTo Turku	In: SaiPa Lappeenranta
1996-97	12 Teams
1997-98	12 Teams	HIFK Helsinki	Ilves Tampere	(3-0)
Out: Kiekko-Espoo	In: Blues
1998-99	12 Teams	TPS Turku	HIFK Helsinki	(3-1)
Out: KalPa Kuopio	In: Pelicans
1999-00	12 Teams	TPS Turku	Jokerit Helsinki	(3-1)
	In: Karpat
2000-01	13 Teams	TPS Turku	Tappara Tampere	(3-1)
2001-02	13 Teams	Jokerit Helsinki	Tappara Tampere	(3-1)
2002-03	13 Teams	Tappara Tampere	Karpat	(3-0)
2003-04	13 Teams	Karpat	TPS Turku	(3-1)
2004-05	13 Teams	Karpat	Jokerit Helsinki	(3-1)
	In: KalPa Kuopio
2005-06	14 Teams	HPK Hameenlinna	Assat Pori	(3-1)
2006-07	14 Teams	Karpat	Jokerit Helsinki	(3-0)
2007-08	14 Teams	Karpat	Blues	(4-1)
2008-09	14 Teams	JyP HT Jyvaskyla	Karpat	(4-0)
2009-10	14 Teams	TPS Turku	HPK Hameenlinna	(4-1)
2010-11	14 Teams	HIFK Helsinki	Blues	(4-0)
2011-12	14 Teams	JyP HT Jyvaskyla	Pelicans	(4-1)
2012-13	14 Teams	Assat Pori	Tappara Tampere	(4-2)
2013-14	14 Teams	Karpat	Tappara Tampere	(4-3)
Out: Jokerit Helsinki	In: Sport Vaasa
2014-15	14 Teams	Karpat	Tappara Tampere	(4-3)
	In: KooKoo Kouvola
2015-16	15 Teams	Tappara Tampere	HIFK Helsinki	(4-2)
Out: Blues	In: Jukurit Mikkeli
2016-17	15 Teams	Tappara Tampere	KalPa Kuopio	(4-2)
2017-18	15 Teams	Karpat	Tappara Tampere	(4-2)
2018-19	15 Teams	HPK Hameenlinna	Karpat	(4-3)
2019-20	15 Teams
2020-21	15 Teams	Lukko Rauma	TPS Turku	(3-1)
2021-22	15 Teams	Tappara Tampere	TPS Turku	(4-1)
2022-23	15 Teams	Tappara Tampere	Pelicans	(4-1)
2023-24	15 Teams