How many teams play in the Liiga?

The Liiga currently consists of 17 teams.

Who won the most recent Liiga championship?

Tappara won the most recent Liiga championship in 2026.

SM-liiga Liiga 1980-1981

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League naming history:

2013 - currentLiiga
1975 - 2013SM-liiga

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1980-1981

1980-1981 Season

Tappara finished first in the 1980-81 SM-liiga standings with 54 points. TPS (49 points) and Kärpät (49 points) followed.

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1980-1981 SM-liiga Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Tappara	36	26	2	8	-	-	184	115	69	54	1.50	Final loss
2.	TPS	36	22	5	9	-	-	213	141	72	49	1.36	Bronze game win
3.	Kärpät	36	23	3	10	-	-	196	129	67	49	1.36	Champion
4.	Ässät	36	20	2	14	-	-	178	158	20	42	1.17	Quarterfinal loss
5.	HIFK	36	17	4	15	-	-	166	158	8	38	1.06	Bronze game loss
6.	Ilves	36	18	2	16	-	-	152	152	0	38	1.06	Quarterfinal loss
7.	Kiekkoreipas	36	15	4	17	-	-	161	147	14	34	0.94	Did not make playoffs
8.	SaiPa	36	11	4	21	-	-	128	187	-59	26	0.72	Did not make playoffs
9.	Jokerit	36	6	3	27	-	-	114	188	-74	15	0.42	Saved in relegation
10.	Lukko	36	7	1	28	-	-	135	252	-117	15	0.42	Saved in relegation

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1980-1981 SM-liiga Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Reijo Leppänen (F)	35	31	45	76	12
2.	Martti Jarkko (F)	36	29	43	72	35
3.	Arto Javanainen (F)	36	37	27	64	40
4.	Veli-Pekka Ketola (F)	36	23	39	62	61
5.	Mikko Leinonen (F)	36	16	36	52	43

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1980-1981 SM-liiga Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Hannu Kamppuri (G)	33	3.12	.896
2.	Don Cutts (G)	26	3.81	.879
3.	Jukka Airaksinen (G)	18	4.05	.873
4.	Ari Hellgren (G)	35	3.63	.873
5.	Antero Kivelä (G)	35	4.17	.872

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1980-1981 SM-liiga Demographics

Liiga Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/20/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Lukko	HIFK	-
10/17/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Jukurit	Tappara	3 - 2
10/17/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Ässät	TPS	2 - 4
10/17/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Lukko	Kiekko-Espoo	3 - 1
10/17/2026 02:00 PM UTC	KalPa	Pelicans	3 - 1

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Liiga Transactions

Liiga — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/19/2026	Confirmed	Emil Sylvegård (F)	Tappara	Malmö Redhawks	Details
10/18/2026	Confirmed	Jonne Tammela (F)	Tappara	KalPa	Details
10/15/2026	Confirmed	Joonas Nättinen (F)	Ilves	Iserlohn Roosters	Details
10/15/2026	Confirmed	Oliver Suni (F)	Jokerit	JoKP	Details
10/15/2026	Confirmed	Miika Tiihonen (F)	Sport	Pyry Hockey	Details

2026-2027 Liiga Free Agents

Team	Player
Lukko	Éric Gélinas (D)
Jukurit	Alexander Ruuttu (F)
HPK	Teemu Rautiainen (F)
Pelicans	Konsta Hirvonen (F)
Pelicans	Patrik Carlsson (F)

2027-2028 Liiga Free Agents

Team	Player
HIFK	Daniel Mäkiaho (F)
Ilves	Luke Henman (F)
TPS	Lukas Wernblom (F)
TPS	Lukas Haudum (F)
HPK	Sami Päivärinta (F)

Liiga Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	HIFK	24	2 939	5'10"	179 lbs	26.38
2.	Ilves	24	3 012	5'10"	176 lbs	24.63
3.	Jokerit	28	1 807	5'11"	176 lbs	22.75
4.	Kärpät	23	2 051	5'11"	176 lbs	23.13
5.	Lukko	25	3 023	5'11"	181 lbs	24.04
6.	Pelicans	26	2 357	5'11"	179 lbs	23.92
7.	SaiPa	30	1 747	5'11"	174 lbs	24.87
8.	TPS	27	2 815	5'11"	179 lbs	24.78
9.	Tappara	23	2 727	5'10"	174 lbs	24.22
10.	Ässät	24	3 295	5'11"	183 lbs	25.08

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Camilo Miettinen (F)	2026-2027	Colombia	-	4	12	14	26	2
2.	Tyler Kelleher (F)	2026-2027	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	12	11	13	24	8
3.	Eppu Varjamo (F)	2026-2027	Rockets	II-divisioona	8	7	17	24	2
4.	Yegor Chizhikov (F)	2026-2027	Shakhter Soligorsk	Belarus	12	7	13	20	8
5.	Anton Holm (F)	2026-2027	Elbolaget	IAHL	5	10	9	19	-
6.	Liam Kirk (F)	2026-2027	Eisbären Berlin	DEL	10	7	12	19	0
7.	Kristian Tanus (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	14	5	14	19	4
8.	Nikolai Goldobin (F)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	15	3	16	19	8
9.	Emil Järventie (F)	2026-2027	Tappara U20	U20 SM-sarja	13	15	3	18	10
10.	Dante Salituro (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steeldogs	NIHL	10	10	8	18	8

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Regular Season

Liiga All-Time Points

Liiga All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Janne Ojanen (F)	876	283	516	799
2.	Arto Javanainen (F)	668	462	330	792
3.	Kristian Kuusela (F)	1107	280	458	738
4.	Ville Vahalahti (F)	977	260	427	687
5.	Jari Lindroos (F)	649	230	432	662

Liiga All-Time Goals

Liiga All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Arto Javanainen (F)	668	462	330	792
2.	Vesa Viitakoski (F)	803	296	244	540
3.	Timo Susi (F)	552	295	245	540
4.	Janne Ojanen (F)	876	283	516	799
5.	Kari Makkonen (F)	529	281	285	566

Liiga All-Time Assists

Liiga All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Janne Ojanen (F)	876	283	516	799
2.	Kristian Kuusela (F)	1107	280	458	738
3.	Esa Keskinen (F)	478	215	443	658
4.	Jari Lindroos (F)	649	230	432	662
5.	Matti Hagman (F)	432	217	432	649

Liiga All-Time Penalty Min.

Liiga All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Markus Kankaanperä (D)	1054	55	187	2129
2.	Pasi Peltonen (D)	827	69	234	1402
3.	Toni Mäkiaho (F)	635	148	310	1348
4.	Jyri Marttinen (D)	758	75	199	1165
5.	Pauli Levokari (D)	497	27	74	1101

Liiga All-Time Games Played

Liiga All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jan Latvala (D)	1230	115	317	432
2.	Kristian Kuusela (F)	1107	280	458	738
3.	Markus Kankaanperä (D)	1054	55	132	187
4.	Arto Laatikainen (D)	1024	83	256	339
5.	Erik Hämäläinen (D)	1001	163	240	403

Liiga All-Time Points Per Game

Liiga All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Janne Ståhl (F)	2	1	4	2.00
2.	Jan Jasko (F)	1	1	2	2.00
3.	Veli-Pekka Ketola (F)	144	95	250	1.74
4.	Mariusz Czerkawski (F)	7	9	12	1.71
5.	Theo Fleury (F)	10	8	17	1.70

Liiga All-Time Points Per Season

Liiga All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Kari Jalonen (F)	1986-1987	SM-liiga	44	29	64	93	2.11	30
2.	Matti Hagman (F)	1979-1980	SM-liiga	35	37	50	87	2.49	28
3.	Raimo Summanen (F)	1988-1989	SM-liiga	44	35	46	81	1.84	22
4.	Jan Caloun (F)	1998-1999	SM-liiga	51	24	57	81	1.59	95
5.	Kai Nurminen (F)	1999-2000	SM-liiga	54	41	37	78	1.44	40

Liiga All-Time Goals Per Season

Liiga All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Arto Javanainen (F)	1987-1988	SM-liiga	44	47	20	67	1.52	42
2.	Raimo Summanen (F)	1982-1983	SM-liiga	36	45	15	60	1.67	36
3.	Arto Javanainen (F)	1985-1986	SM-liiga	36	44	27	71	1.97	26
4.	Jukka Vilander (F)	1988-1989	SM-liiga	42	43	23	66	1.57	6
5.	Kai Nurminen (F)	1999-2000	SM-liiga	54	41	37	78	1.44	40

Liiga All-Time Assists Per Season

Liiga All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Kari Jalonen (F)	1986-1987	SM-liiga	44	29	64	93	2.11	30
2.	Jan Caloun (F)	1998-1999	SM-liiga	51	24	57	81	1.59	95
3.	Kari Jalonen (F)	1988-1989	SM-liiga	44	18	56	74	1.68	40
4.	Esa Keskinen (F)	1987-1988	SM-liiga	44	14	55	69	1.57	14
5.	Pekka Järvelä (F)	1986-1987	SM-liiga	41	17	54	71	1.73	32

Liiga All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Liiga All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Matt Nickerson (D)	2005-2006	SM-liiga	36	5	8	13	0.36	236
2.	Kristian Kudroc (D)	2005-2006	SM-liiga	48	10	12	22	0.46	227
3.	Jarkko Ruutu (F)	2004-2005	SM-liiga	50	10	18	28	0.56	215
4.	Ben Blood (D)	2017-2018	Liiga	57	3	7	10	0.18	207
5.	Sami Helenius (D)	2007-2008	SM-liiga	49	1	6	7	0.14	198