How many teams play in the Mestis?

The Mestis currently consists of 9 teams.

Which country is the Mestis based in?

The Mestis is based in Finland.

Who won the most recent Mestis championship?

Jokerit won the most recent Mestis championship in 2026.

Mestis Mestis 2002-2003

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2002-2003

2002-2003 Season

Jukurit finished first in the 2002-03 Mestis standings with 70 points. KooKoo (63 points) and Kiekko-Vantaa (60 points) followed.

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2002-2003 Mestis Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Jukurit	44	33	2	7	-	2	166	86	80	70	1.59	Champion
2.	KooKoo	44	28	6	9	-	1	168	111	57	63	1.43	Bronze game win
3.	Kiekko-Vantaa	44	27	4	11	-	2	175	131	44	60	1.36	Final loss
4.	KalPa	44	25	4	13	-	2	156	128	28	56	1.27	Quarterfinal loss
5.	Sport	44	21	3	17	-	3	150	129	21	48	1.09	Bronze game loss
6.	Hokki	44	22	3	18	-	1	151	135	16	48	1.09	Quarterfinal loss
7.	Ahmat Hyvinkää	44	21	2	19	-	2	153	152	1	46	1.05	Quarterfinal loss
8.	Hermes	44	17	6	18	-	3	131	121	10	43	0.98	Quarterfinal loss
9.	TuTo Hockey	44	18	4	21	-	1	158	160	-2	41	0.93	Did not make playoffs
10.	FPS	44	15	4	22	-	3	143	174	-31	37	0.84	Did not make playoffs
11.	KJT	44	13	5	23	-	3	123	147	-24	34	0.77	Saved in relegation
12.	UJK	44	2	1	39	-	2	87	287	-200	7	0.16	Relegated

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2002-2003 Mestis Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Miikka Jäske (F)	41	22	39	61	101
2.	Sami Kaartinen (F)	42	30	22	52	10
3.	Jukka Penttinen (F)	44	17	33	50	59
4.	Juha-Pekka Loikas (F)	43	26	23	49	64
5.	Ilari Filppula (F)	41	19	28	47	14

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2002-2003 Mestis Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Teemu Lassila (G)	21	2.13	.935
2.	Pasi Häkkinen (G)	32	2.31	.927
3.	Carl Grahn (G)	21	2.30	.925
4.	Vesa Lahtonen (G)	15	2.33	.924
5.	Tommi Nikkilä (G)	38	1.84	.923

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2002-2003 Mestis Demographics

Mestis Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/21/2026 03:30 PM UTC	Hermes	KeuPa HT	-
10/17/2026 02:00 PM UTC	JoKP	TUTO Hockey	4 - 5 (OT 61:26)
10/17/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Kiekko-Vantaa	Ketterä	2 - 0
10/17/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Hermes	Pyry Hockey	3 - 4 (OT 61:39)
10/16/2026 03:30 PM UTC	RoKi	Pyry Hockey	6 - 2

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Mestis Transactions

Mestis — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/15/2026	Confirmed	Oliver Suni (F)	Jokerit	JoKP	Details
10/15/2026	Confirmed	Miika Tiihonen (F)	Sport	Pyry Hockey	Details
10/14/2026	Confirmed	Tuomas Suoniemi (F)	Kiekko-Espoo	Ketterä	Details
10/13/2026	Confirmed	Kristians Samitis (F)	TUTO Hockey	Liepaja	Details
10/10/2026	Confirmed	Eero Niemi (F)	JoKP	KH Torun	Details

2026-2027 Mestis Free Agents

Team	Player
Ketterä	Jesse Viskari (F)
Ketterä	Aleksi Sinkkonen (F)
Pyry Hockey	Emil Kangasniemi (F)
KeuPa HT	Waltteri Lehtonen (F)
KeuPa HT	Valtteri Aliranta (F)

2027-2028 Mestis Free Agents

Team	Player
RoKi	Tuomas Örn (F)
JoKP	Jani Taskula (F)
RoKi	Tomi Alanko (F)
Hermes	Aapo Ahola (D)
RoKi	Valtteri Savolainen (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Mestis Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	FPS	43	1 812	5'11"	190 lbs	22.47
2.	Haukat	44	1 693	5'11"	190 lbs	22.05
3.	Hermes	34	1 843	5'11"	185 lbs	22.88
4.	Hokki	39	1 314	5'10"	183 lbs	23.67
5.	Jukurit	27	1 982	5'10"	185 lbs	23.85
6.	Jää-Ahmat	35	2 035	5'11"	190 lbs	23.23
7.	KalPa	37	1 791	5'10"	185 lbs	23.43
8.	Kiekko-Vantaa	38	2 135	6'0"	190 lbs	23.18
9.	KooKoo	30	2 084	5'11"	185 lbs	24.07
10.	Sport	38	2 055	6'0"	192 lbs	23.66
11.	TUTO Hockey	38	2 226	5'11"	187 lbs	22.53
12.	UJK	43	1 619	6'0"	192 lbs	22.47

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.	Eppu Varjamo (F)	2026-2027	Rockets	II-divisioona	8	7	17	24	2
3.	Artur Gatiyatov (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Kazakhstan	19	3	20	23	12
4.	Joonas Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	Matinkylä Ducks	III-divisioona	6	9	12	21	0
5.	Roope Niskanen (F)	2026-2027	HYC Herentals	Belgium	5	13	7	20	0
6.	Veeti Mäkilä (F)	2026-2027	Rockets	II-divisioona	8	11	9	20	4
7.	Eemeli Mäki (F)	2026-2027	Rockets	II-divisioona	8	11	9	20	8
8.	Yegor Chizhikov (F)	2026-2027	Shakhter Soligorsk	Belarus	12	7	13	20	8
9.	Dias Guseinov (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Kazakhstan	20	6	14	20	6
10.	Matias Laaksonen (F)	2026-2027	Malax IF	II-divisioona	7	7	12	19	2

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Regular Season

Mestis All-Time Points

Mestis All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aki Keinänen (F)	600	239	234	473
2.	Samu Markkula (F)	523	115	295	410
3.	Mikko Liukkonen (F)	388	154	238	392
4.	Tuukka Pulliainen (F)	443	112	280	392
5.	Tero Forsell (F)	315	115	267	382

Mestis All-Time Goals

Mestis All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aki Keinänen (F)	600	239	234	473
2.	Mikko Liukkonen (F)	388	154	238	392
3.	Markku Vuorisalo (F)	340	152	147	299
4.	Markus Jämsä (F)	308	132	166	298
5.	Mikko Laine (F)	414	128	132	260

Mestis All-Time Assists

Mestis All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Samu Markkula (F)	523	115	295	410
2.	Tuukka Pulliainen (F)	443	112	280	392
3.	Tero Forsell (F)	315	115	267	382
4.	Mikko Liukkonen (F)	388	154	238	392
5.	Aki Keinänen (F)	600	239	234	473

Mestis All-Time Penalty Min.

Mestis All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Antti Uitto (D)	459	40	144	799
2.	Aki Keinänen (F)	600	239	473	743
3.	Anssi Rantanen (D)	397	35	114	736
4.	Tommi Välimaa (F)	356	74	169	725
5.	Jani Honkanen (D)	218	29	83	699

Mestis All-Time Games Played

Mestis All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Aki Keinänen (F)	600	239	234	473
2.	Samu Markkula (F)	523	115	295	410
3.	Juuso Akkanen (D)	500	28	87	115
4.	Ville-Matti Koponen (F)	496	63	182	245
5.	Samu Pyykkönen (F)	485	93	106	199

Mestis All-Time Points Per Game

Mestis All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Joel Janatuinen (F)	3	5	6	2.00
2.	Andreas Okany (F)	2	2	4	2.00
3.	Janne Kuokkanen (F)	1	1	2	2.00
4.	Topi Rönni (F)	1	1	2	2.00
5.	Patrik Mallenius (F)	1	1	2	2.00

Mestis All-Time Points Per Season

Mestis All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Oula Palve (F)	2015-2016	Mestis	43	32	39	71	1.65	22
2.	Tero Forsell (F)	2006-2007	Mestis	45	24	47	71	1.58	30
3.	Mikko Perttu (F)	2022-2023	Mestis	50	24	47	71	1.42	38
4.	Jonatan Tanus (F)	2016-2017	Mestis	49	40	28	68	1.39	40
5.	Teemu Virtala (F)	2013-2014	Mestis	49	23	44	67	1.37	42

Mestis All-Time Goals Per Season

Mestis All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jonatan Tanus (F)	2016-2017	Mestis	49	40	28	68	1.39	40
2.	Samuli Kivimäki (F)	2013-2014	Mestis	47	38	16	54	1.15	43
3.	Kalle Konsti (F)	2009-2010	Mestis	45	37	19	56	1.24	18
4.	Miro-Pekka Saarelainen (F)	2018-2019	Mestis	50	36	30	66	1.32	10
5.	Teemu Kuusisto (F)	2003-2004	Mestis	44	35	20	55	1.25	48

Mestis All-Time Assists Per Season

Mestis All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Teemu Virtala (F)	2006-2007	Mestis	45	7	58	65	1.44	76
2.	Alexander Forslund (F)	2025-2026	Mestis	49	15	52	67	1.37	12
3.	Tero Forsell (F)	2007-2008	Mestis	43	15	50	65	1.51	14
4.	Tero Forsell (F)	2006-2007	Mestis	45	24	47	71	1.58	30
5.	Mikko Perttu (F)	2022-2023	Mestis	50	24	47	71	1.42	38

Mestis All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Mestis All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Timo Willman (D)	2003-2004	Mestis	40	3	9	12	0.30	203
2.	Pasi Reunanen (F)	2002-2003	Mestis	38	6	7	13	0.34	197
3.	Jani Honkanen (D)	2000-2001	Mestis	40	4	5	9	0.23	169
4.	Konsta Mesikämmen (D)	2018-2019	Mestis	45	3	7	10	0.22	164
5.	Vikki Tammelin (D)	2000-2001	Mestis	32	0	2	2	0.06	164