.
League Information and Facts
1997-1998 Standings
# Team GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA +/- TP Postseason
Pre-Qualification (Alkusarja)
1. Kiekko-Espoo 14 13 0 1 - - 96 16 80 26 Final group
2. Kärpät 14 13 0 1 - - 69 19 50 26 Final group
3. Ilves 14 9 0 5 - - 96 30 66 18 Final group
4. Shakers 14 8 1 5 - - 55 32 23 17 Final group
5. JYP 14 6 1 7 - - 47 41 6 13 Final group
6. Tappara 14 3 0 11 - - 23 74 -51 6 Final group
7. TPS 14 2 0 12 - - 17 100 -83 4 Saved in relegation
8. Karhut 14 1 0 13 - - 19 110 -91 2 Relegated
Regular season (Runkosarja)
1. Kiekko-Espoo 24 20 0 4 - - 148 45 103 40 Bronze game win
2. Kärpät 24 19 0 5 - - 110 53 57 38 Final loss
3. Ilves 24 17 0 7 - - 144 52 92 34 Bronze game loss
4. JYP 24 13 1 10 - - 89 65 24 25 Champion
5. Shakers 24 10 1 13 - - 87 71 16 21 Did not make playoffs
6. Tappara 24 3 0 21 - - 35 153 -118 6 Did not make playoffs

Seasons

1980 - 1990: 82/83, 83/84, 84/85, 85/86, 86/87, 87/88, 88/89, 89/90
1990 - 2000: 90/91, 91/92, 92/93, 93/94, 94/95, 95/96, 96/97, 97/98, 98/99, 99/00
2000 - 2010: 00/01, 01/02, 02/03, 03/04, 04/05, 05/06, 06/07, 07/08, 08/09, 09/10
2010 - 2020: 10/11, 11/12, 12/13, 13/14, 14/15, 15/16, 16/17, 17/18, 18/19, 19/20
2020 - 2030: 20/21, 21/22, 22/23, 23/24