Finnish Champion
In Finland, the Suomen mestaruus (SM; ‘Finnish Champion’) is the winner of the highest level of national competition in a particular sport. Suomen mestaruussarja (Finnish for ‘Finnish Championship’) is the competition in which the winning athlete, team, or club is named Finnish Champion. The abbreviation SM-sarja is often 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. The abbreviation SM-liiga (Finnish Champion’s League) is commonly used when discussing the premier league of a sport that has been designated with liiga status; though SM-liiga can refer to any Finnish Championship league, it is most often used when discussing the men's ice hockey Liiga.[1]
Sports in which the Finnish Championship is contested
| Sport | League or competition | Current champion |
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | Kalevan kisat | multiple disciplines (2021) |
| Bandy | Bandyliiga (men) | Veiterä (2022) |
| Jääpallon naisten SM-sarja (women) | Wiipurin Sudet (2022) | |
| Baseball | Baseballin SM-sarja | Tampere Tigers (2021) |
| Basketball | Korisliiga (men) | Vilpas Vikings (2021) |
| Naisten Korisliiga (women) | Peli-Karhut (2021) | |
| Figure skating | Taitoluistelun SM-kilpailut | multiple disciplines |
| Floorball | F-liiga (men) | SC Classic (2021) |
| F-liiga (women) | PSS (2021) | |
| American football | Vaahteraliiga (men) | Kuopio Steelers (2021) |
| Naisten Vaahteraliiga (women) | Turku Trojans (2021) | |
| Football | Veikkausliiga (men) | HJK (2021) |
| Kansallinen Liiga (women) | KuPS (2021) | |
| Formula racing | Rata-SM | multiple disciplines |
| Futsal | Futsal-Liiga (men) | KaDy (2021) |
| Naisten Futsal-liiga (women) | MuSa (2021) | |
| Handball | Käsipallon SM-liiga (men) | Riihimäki Cocks (2021) |
| Käsipallon naisten SM-sarja (women) | Dicken (2021) | |
| Ice hockey | Liiga (men) | Tappara (2022) |
| Naisten Liiga (women) | Kiekko-Espoo (2022) | |
| Pesäpallo | Superpesis | Manse PP (2021) (men) |
| Porin Pesäkarhut (2021) (women) | ||
| Rallying | Rallin SM-sarja | multiple disciplines |
| Rink bandy | Kaukalopalloliiga (men) | Evälahti (2022) |
| Ringette | Ringeten SM-sarja (women) | NoU Ringette (2022) |
| Roller in-line hockey | Rullakiekon SM-liiga | Team Haippi (2021) |
| Rugby union | Rugbyn SM-sarja | Helsinki RC (2021) |
| Synchronized skating | Muodostelmaluistelun SM-kilpailusarjoja | Helsinki Rockettes (2020) |
| Volleyball | Lentopallon SM-liiga | VaLePa (2021) (men) |
| LP Viesti Salo (2021) (women) |
References
Significant content in this article is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at fi:Suomen-mestaruus; see its history for attribution.
- "Jääkiekko - SM-liiga" (in Finnish). yle. 2019. pp. Both the URL and the menu for the sports (urheilu) section use “SM-liiga” to link to the main page for Liiga. Retrieved 2019-08-19.