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 a standard term used when a sport 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 (2023) |
| Bandy | Bandyliiga (men) | Narukerä (2023) |
| Naisten Bandyliiga (women) | Porvoon Akilles (2023) | |
| Baseball | Baseballin SM-sarja | Espoo Expos (2022) |
| Basketball | Korisliiga (men) | Kauhajoen Karhu (2022) |
| Naisten Korisliiga (women) | Peli-Karhut (2022) | |
| Disc golf | SM in disk golf | Niklas Anttila (2022) (MPO) |
| Eveliina Salonen (2022) (FPO) | ||
| Figure skating | Taitoluistelun SM-kilpailut | multiple disciplines |
| Floorball | F-liiga (men) | SC Classic (2022) |
| F-liiga (women) | TPS (2022) | |
| American football | Vaahteraliiga (men) | Kuopio Steelers (2022) |
| Naisten Vaahteraliiga (women) | Turku Trojans (2022) | |
| Football | Veikkausliiga (men) | HJK (2022) |
| Kansallinen Liiga (women) | KuPS (2022) | |
| Formula racing | Rata-SM | multiple disciplines |
| Futsal | Futsal-Liiga (men) | KaDy (2022) |
| Naisten Futsal-Liiga (women) | MuSa (2022) | |
| Handball | Käsipallon SM-liiga (men) | BK-46 (2022)[2] |
| Käsipallon naisten SM-sarja (women) | Dicken (2022) | |
| Harness racing | SM in harness racing | American Hero/Pekka Korpi (2022) |
| Ice hockey | Liiga (men) | Tappara (2022) |
| Naisten Liiga (women) | HIFK (2022)[3] | |
| Pesäpallo | Superpesis | Vimpelin Veto (2022) (men) |
| Kirittäret (2022) (women) | ||
| Rallying | Rallin SM-sarja | multiple disciplines |
| Rink bandy | Kaukalopallon SM-sarja (men) | Evälahti (2022) |
| Ringette | Ringeten SM-sarja (women) | NoU Ringette (2022) |
| Roller in-line hockey | Rullakiekon SM-liiga | Team Haippi (2022) |
| Rugby union | Rugbyn SM-sarja | Helsinki RC (2022) |
| Synchronized skating | Muodostelmaluistelun SM-kilpailusarjoja | Team Unique (2023)[4] |
| Volleyball | Lentopallon SM-liiga | VaLePa (2022) (men) |
| Pölkky Kuusamo (2022) (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 19 August 2019.
- "Miesten Suomen mestarit kautta aikojen". Käsipallon SM-liiga (in Finnish). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- Miettinen, Heikki (21 March 2023). "HIFK poisti naisten jääkiekon ison ongelman, ja tulosta syntyy: "Ehdottoman väärin"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- "Muodostelmaluistelun SM 2023 – SM-Seniorit". International Skating Union. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.