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 (2023 [fi])
Bandy	Bandyliiga (men)		Veiterä (2024 [fi])
Bandy	Naisten Bandyliiga (women)		Wiipurin Sudet (2024)
Baseball	Baseballin SM-sarja		Espoo Expos (2023)
Basketball	Korisliiga (men)		Helsinki Seagulls (2023 [fi])
Basketball	Naisten Korisliiga (women)		Peli-Karhut (2023)
Cross-country skiing	SM-hiihdot [fi]		multiple competition classes (2024)
Disc golf	SM in disk golf [fi]	MPO	Niklas Anttila [fi] (2023)
Disc golf	SM in disk golf [fi]	FPO	Heidi Laine [fi] (2023)
Figure skating	Taitoluistelun SM-kilpailut	Ice dance	Juulia Turkkila/Matthias Versluis (2024)
		Pair	Milania Väänänen/Filippo Clerici (2024)
		Single	Makar Suntsev (2024) (men)
		Single	Nella Pelkonen (2024) (women)
Floorball	F-liiga (men)		TPS (2023)
Floorball	F-liiga (women)		TPS (2023)
American football	Vaahteraliiga (men)		Porvoo Butchers [fi] (2023)
American football	Naisten Vaahteraliiga [fi] (women)		Turku Trojans (2023)
Football	Veikkausliiga (men)		HJK (2023)
Football	Kansallinen Liiga (women)		KuPS (2023 [fi])
Formula racing	Rata-SM		multiple disciplines
Futsal	Futsal-Liiga (men)		KaDy (2023)
Futsal	Naisten Futsal-Liiga [fi] (women)		HIFK FS (2023)
Handball	Käsipallon SM-liiga (men)		BK-46 (2023)^[2]
Handball	Käsipallon naisten SM-sarja (women)		GrIFK (2023)
Harness racing	SM in harness racing [fi]		American Hero/Pekka Korpi (2022)
Ice hockey	Jääkiekon SM-liiga (men)		Tappara (2024)
Ice hockey	Jääkiekon naisten SM-liiga (women)		HIFK (2024)^[3]
Pesäpallo	Superpesis		SoJy (2023 [fi]) (men)
Pesäpallo	Superpesis		Porin Pesäkarhut [fi] (2023 [fi]) (women)
Rallying	Rallin SM-sarja		multiple disciplines (2023 [fi])
Rink bandy	Kaukalopallon SM-sarja [fi] (men)		RC Pajulahti (2023)^[4]
Ringette	Ringeten SM-sarja (women)		Blue Rings (2024)
Roller in-line hockey	Rullakiekon SM-liiga [fi]		Team Haippi [fi] (2023)
Rugby union	Rugbyn SM-sarja		Warriors RC (2023)
Synchronized skating	Muodostelmaluistelun SM-kilpailusarjoja		Team Unique (2023)^[5]
Volleyball	Lentopallon SM-liiga		VaLePa (2023) (men)
Volleyball	Lentopallon SM-liiga		Pölkky Kuusamo (2023) (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. 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.
^ "Miesten Suomen mestarit kautta aikojen". Käsipallon SM-liiga (in Finnish). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ "HIFK juhlii taas Suomen mestaruutta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). STT. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ "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 2023 – SM-Seniorit". International Skating Union. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[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] "Miesten Suomen mestarit kautta aikojen". Käsipallon SM-liiga (in Finnish). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[3] "HIFK juhlii taas Suomen mestaruutta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). STT. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[4] "Pääsarjajokkueiden Maratontaulukko 1990-2023 (SM-turnaukset 2017-2021 eivät ole mukana taulukoinnissa)" (PDF). Suomen Kaukalopalloliitto (in Finnish). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

[5] "Muodostelmaluistelun SM 2023 – SM-Seniorit". International Skating Union. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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