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 (2020) |
| Bandy | Bandyliiga (men's) | Akilles (2020) |
| Jääpallon naisten SM-sarja (women's) | Wiipurin Sudet (2020) | |
| Baseball | Baseballin SM-sarja | Espoo Expos (2019) |
| Basketball | Korisliiga (men's) | Karhu (2019)* |
| Naisten Korisliiga (women's) | PeKa (2019)* | |
| Figure skating | Taitoluistelun SM-kilpailut | multiple disciplines (2020) |
| Floorball | F-liiga | SC Classic (2019)* |
| Naisten Salibandyliiga | SB-Pro (2019)* | |
| American football | Vaahteraliiga (men's) | Kuopio Steelers (2020) |
| Naisten Vaahteraliiga (women's) | Helsinki Wolverines (2019)* | |
| Football | Veikkausliiga (men's) | HJK (2020) |
| Kansallinen Liiga (women's) | Åland United (2020) | |
| Formula racing | Rata-SM | |
| Futsal | Futsal-Liiga (men's) | KaDy (2019)* |
| Naisten Futsal-liiga (women's) | Ilves FS (2019)* | |
| Handball | Käsipallon SM-liiga (men's) | Riihimäki Cocks (2019) |
| Käsipallon naisten SM-sarja (women's) | Dicken (2018) | |
| Ice hockey | Liiga (men's) | HPK (2019)* |
| Naisten Liiga (women's) | Espoo Blues (2019)* | |
| Pesäpallo | Superpesis | Sotkamon Jymy (2020) (men's) |
| Jyväskylän Kirittäret (2020) (women's) | ||
| Rallying | Rallin SM-sarja | multiple disciplines (2020) |
| Rink bandy | Kaukalopalloliiga (men's) | Team No Control (2019) |
| Ringette | Ringeten SM-sarja (women's) | Nokian Urheilijat (2019) |
| Roller in-line hockey | Rullakiekon SM-liiga | Pahalampi (2019) |
| Rugby union | Rugbyn SM-sarja | Helsinki RUFC (2020) |
| Synchronized skating | Muodostelmaluistelun SM-kilpailusarjoja | Helsinki Rockettes (2020) |
| Volleyball | Lentopallon SM-liiga | VaLePa (2019) (men's) |
| LP Viesti Salo (2019) (women's) |
* 2020 Finnish Champion not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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.