SM-liiga

SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland, and generally regarded as one of the top leagues in Europe. It was constituted in 1975 to replace SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. SM-liiga has an agreement of cooperation with Finnish ice hockey federation Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto. SM is a common abbreviation for Suomen mestaruus, “Finnish championship”.

At the moment, there are 14 teams. SM-liiga was closed in 2000 so that no team can be relegated to or promoted from the lower leagues without approval of the board of SM-liiga. The board have committed themselves to promote the first winner of Mestis (the second highest competition) that meets certain standards.

Blues Hockey Oy - LänsiAuto Areena - 0 votes, average: 0 out of 50 votes, average: 0 out of 50 votes, average: 0 out of 50 votes, average: 0 out of 50 votes, average: 0 out of 5 0 votes, 0/5
HC Ässät Pori Oy - Porin jäähalli - 2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 52 votes, average: 4.5 out of 52 votes, average: 4.5 out of 52 votes, average: 4.5 out of 52 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5 2 votes, 4.5/5
HC TPS Turku Oy - Turkuhalli - 1 vote, average: 5 out of 51 vote, average: 5 out of 51 vote, average: 5 out of 51 vote, average: 5 out of 51 vote, average: 5 out of 5 1 votes, 5/5
HIFK Hockey Ab - Helsingin jäähalli - 0 votes, average: 0 out of 50 votes, average: 0 out of 50 votes, average: 0 out of 50 votes, average: 0 out of 50 votes, average: 0 out of 5 0 votes, 0/5
HPK-Edustusjääkiekko Ry - Ritarihalli - 1 vote, average: 4 out of 51 vote, average: 4 out of 51 vote, average: 4 out of 51 vote, average: 4 out of 51 vote, average: 4 out of 5 1 votes, 4/5
Ilves-Hockey Oy - Tampereen jäähalli - 4 votes, average: 3.25 out of 54 votes, average: 3.25 out of 54 votes, average: 3.25 out of 54 votes, average: 3.25 out of 54 votes, average: 3.25 out of 5 4 votes, 3.25/5
Jokerit HC Oyj - Hartwall Areena - 5 votes, average: 4.8 out of 55 votes, average: 4.8 out of 55 votes, average: 4.8 out of 55 votes, average: 4.8 out of 55 votes, average: 4.8 out of 5 5 votes, 4.8/5
JYP Jyväskylä Oy - Jyväskylän Jäähalli - 1 vote, average: 4 out of 51 vote, average: 4 out of 51 vote, average: 4 out of 51 vote, average: 4 out of 51 vote, average: 4 out of 5 1 votes, 4/5
KalPa Hockey Oy - Niiralan Monttu - 1 vote, average: 3 out of 51 vote, average: 3 out of 51 vote, average: 3 out of 51 vote, average: 3 out of 51 vote, average: 3 out of 5 1 votes, 3/5
Lahden Pelicans Oy - Isku Areena - 1 vote, average: 4 out of 51 vote, average: 4 out of 51 vote, average: 4 out of 51 vote, average: 4 out of 51 vote, average: 4 out of 5 1 votes, 4/5
Liiga-SaiPa Oy - Kisapuisto - 2 votes, average: 2 out of 52 votes, average: 2 out of 52 votes, average: 2 out of 52 votes, average: 2 out of 52 votes, average: 2 out of 5 2 votes, 2/5
Oulun Kärpät Oy - Oulun Energia Areena - 0 votes, average: 0 out of 50 votes, average: 0 out of 50 votes, average: 0 out of 50 votes, average: 0 out of 50 votes, average: 0 out of 5 0 votes, 0/5
Rauman Lukko Oy - Äijänsuo Arena - 1 vote, average: 2 out of 51 vote, average: 2 out of 51 vote, average: 2 out of 51 vote, average: 2 out of 51 vote, average: 2 out of 5 1 votes, 2/5
Tamhockey Oy - Tampereen jäähalli - 4 votes, average: 3.25 out of 54 votes, average: 3.25 out of 54 votes, average: 3.25 out of 54 votes, average: 3.25 out of 54 votes, average: 3.25 out of 5 4 votes, 3.25/5

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