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.[1]
Sports in which the Finnish Championship is contested
| Sport | League or competition | Current champion(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | Kalevan kisat | multiple disciplines (2025) | |
| Bandy | Bandyliiga (men) | JPS (2026)[2] | |
| Naisten Bandyliiga (women) | Porvoon Akilles (2026)[3] | ||
| Baseball | Superbaseball | Tampere Tigers (2025) | |
| Basketball | Korisliiga (men) | Salon Vilpas (2026)[4] | |
| Naisten Korisliiga (women) | Peli-Karhut (2026)[5] | ||
| Cross-country skiing | SM-hiihdot | multiple competition classes (2026) | |
| Disc golf | SM in disk golf | MPO | Daniel Davidsson (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 (women) | Helsinki Wolverines (2025) | ||
| Football | Veikkausliiga (men) | KuPS (2025) | |
| Kansallinen Liiga (women) | HJK (2025) | ||
| Formula racing | Rata-SM | multiple disciplines | |
| Futsal | Futsal-Liiga (men) | Akaa Futsal (2025) | |
| Naisten Futsal-Liiga (women) | RaiFu (2025) | ||
| Handball | Aktialiiga (men) | Riihimäki Cocks (2025)[6] | |
| Aktialiiga (women) | GrIFK (2025) | ||
| Harness racing | SM in harness racing | Yolo Savoy/Tommi Kylliäinen (2023) | |
| Ice hockey | Liiga (men) | Tappara (2026) | |
| Auroraliiga (women) | Kiekko-Espoo (2026) | ||
| Pesäpallo | Superpesis | Manse PP (2025) (men) | |
| Manse PP (2025) (women) | |||
| Rallying | Rallin SM-sarja | multiple disciplines (2023) | |
| Rink bandy | Kaukalopallon SM-sarja (men) | RC Pajulahti (2023)[7] | |
| Ringette | SM Ringette (women) | Blue Rings (2025) | |
| Roller in-line hockey | Rullakiekon SM-liiga | Team Haippi (2023) | |
| Rugby union | Rugbyn SM-sarja | Warriors RC (2025) | |
| Synchronized skating | Muodostelmaluistelun SM-kilpailu | Helsinki Rockettes (2026)[8] | |
| Volleyball | Lentopallon Mestaruusliiga (men) | Akaa-Volley (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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Bärlund, Dick (21 February 2026). "Akilleksen naiset Suomen mestarit jääpallossa" [Akilles women are Finnish Champions in bandy]. Uusimaa (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Miesten Suomen mestarit kautta aikojen". Käsipallon SM-liiga (in Finnish). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "Pääsarjajokkueiden Maratontaulukko 1990-2023 (SM-turnaukset 2017-2021 eivät ole mukana taulukoinnissa)" (PDF). Suomen Kaukalopalloliitto (in Finnish). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ↑ "Muodostelmaluistelun SM 2026 – SM Seniorit". International Skating Union. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.