Finnish Champion

In Finland, the Suomen mestaruus (SM; lit. 'Finnish Champion') is the winner of the highest level of national competition in a particular sport.

Suomen mestaruussarja (lit. 'Finnish Championship'), abbreviated SM-sarja, is the competition in which the winning athlete, team, or club is named Finnish Champion. SM-sarja is commonly used when discussing the highest-level league of a sport that competes for the Finnish Championship or the specific competition in which a Finnish Champion is named, as with the Baseballin SM-sarja, Ringeten SM-sarja, Rugbyn SM-sarja, etc.

The abbreviation SM-liiga (lit. 'Finnish Championship League' from Suomen mestaruusliiga) is a standard term used when a sport has been designated with liiga status. Without qualification, SM-liiga can refer to any Finnish Championship liiga, however, it is most often used when discussing the men's ice hockey Liiga.

Sports in which the Finnish Championship is contested

Sport League or competition Current champion(s)
Athletics Kalevan kisat multiple disciplines (2025 [fi])
Bandy Bandyliiga (men) JPS [fi] (2026 [fi])
Naisten Bandyliiga (women) Porvoon Akilles (2026)
Baseball Superbaseball Tampere Tigers (2025)
Basketball Korisliiga (men) Salon Vilpas (2026)
Naisten Korisliiga (women) Peli-Karhut [fi] (2026 [fi])
Cross-country skiing SM-hiihdot [fi] multiple competition classes (2026)
Disc golf SM in disk golf [fi] MPO Daniel Davidsson [fi] (2025)
FPO Silva Saarinen (2025)
Figure skating Taitoluistelun SM-kilpailut Ice dance Juulia Turkkila/Matthias Versluis (2026)
Pair no competitors (2026)
Single Matias Lindfors (2026) (men)
Iida Karhunen (2026) (women)
Floorball F-liiga (men) Esport Oilers (2025)
F-liiga (women) Classic (2025)
American football Vaahteraliiga (men) Porvoo Butchers (2025)
Naisten Vaahteraliiga [fi] (women) Helsinki Wolverines (2025)
Football Veikkausliiga (men) KuPS (2025)
Kansallinen Liiga (women) HJK (2025 [fi])
Formula racing Rata-SM multiple disciplines
Futsal Futsal-Liiga (men) Akaa Futsal [fi] (2025)
Naisten Futsal-Liiga [fi] (women) RaiFu [fi] (2025)
Handball Aktialiiga (men) Riihimäki Cocks (2025)
Aktialiiga [fi] (women) GrIFK (2025)
Harness racing SM in harness racing [fi] Yolo Savoy/Tommi Kylliäinen (2023)
Ice hockey Liiga (men) Tappara (2026)
Auroraliiga (women) Kiekko-Espoo (2026)
Pesäpallo Superpesis Manse PP (2025 [fi]) (men)
Manse PP [fi] (2025 [fi]) (women)
Rallying Rallin SM-sarja multiple disciplines (2023 [fi])
Rink bandy Kaukalopallon SM-sarja [fi] (men) RC Pajulahti (2023)
Ringette SM Ringette (women) Blue Rings (2025)
Roller in-line hockey Rullakiekon SM-liiga [fi] Team Haippi [fi] (2023)
Rugby union Rugbyn SM-sarja Warriors RC (2025)
Synchronized skating Muodostelmaluistelun SM-kilpailu Helsinki Rockettes (2026)
Volleyball Lentopallon Mestaruusliiga (men) Akaa-Volley [fi] (2025)
Lentopallon Mestaruusliiga (women) Puijo Wolley (2025)

References

Significant content in this article is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at fi:Suomen-mestaruus; see its history for attribution.

  1. ↑ "Jääkiekko - SM-liiga" (in Finnish). yle. 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019. Both the URL and the menu for the sports (urheilu) section use “SM-liiga” to link to the main page for Liiga.
  2. ↑ Karttunen, Anu (14 March 2026). "JPS kukisti runkosarjassa juhlineen Veiterän ja uusi Suomen mestaruutensa" [JPS defeated Veiterä, who celebrated [three head-to-head wins] in the regular season, and regained their Finnish championship]. Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Bärlund, Dick (21 February 2026). "Akilleksen naiset Suomen mestarit jääpallossa" [Akilles women are Finnish Champions in bandy]. Uusimaa (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Ahola, Harri; Hatakka, Riku (19 May 2026). "Ihmeteini johdatti Vilppaan mestaruuteen lähes trooppisessa yleisöjuhlassa" [Teen prodigy led Vilpas to the championship in an almost tropical crowd celebration]. Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Ikonen, Petteri (26 April 2026). "Kestomenestyjä Peli-Karhut pani HBA-Märskyn lukiolaiset ruotuun ja voitti jälleen Suomen mestaruuden" [Perennially successful Peli-Karhut defeated the HBA-Märsky secondary school students and won the Finnish Championship again]. Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). STT. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Miesten Suomen mestarit kautta aikojen". Käsipallon SM-liiga (in Finnish). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Pääsarjajokkueiden Maratontaulukko 1990-2023 (SM-turnaukset 2017-2021 eivät ole mukana taulukoinnissa)" (PDF). Suomen Kaukalopalloliitto (in Finnish). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Muodostelmaluistelun SM 2026 – SM Seniorit". International Skating Union. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.