Suomi-sarja

This article is about the ice hockey league. For the bandy league, see Suomi-sarja (bandy).

Not to be confused with SM-sarja.

The Suomi-sarja is Finland's third-highest ice hockey league. Suomi-sarja has 14 teams. Suomi-sarja has been played since the 1999–2000 season. Prior to this, Finland's third league had been Division II since 1975 and before that the Provincial Series since 1947. During the 1990s the series also included an Estonian team. The series was played in two segments in the 2006–2007 season. During the 2007–2008 season there were four divisions. Teams playing in the Suomi-sarja can be relegated to the 2. Divisioona or promoted to Mestis.

Suomi-sarja

Current season, competition or edition: 2022–23 Suomi-sarja season
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1999 (1999)
No. of teams	13
Country	Finland
Most recent champion(s)	D-Kiekko (2021–22)
Level on pyramid	Level 3
Promotion to	Mestis
Relegation to	2. Divisioona
Domestic cup(s)	Finnish Cup
Official website	Suomi-sarja

During the 2022–23 season, there are 13 teams. The eight best teams continue to the playoffs and the worst two teams play in the qualifiers against 2. divisioona teams. The Suomi-sarja champion and the runner-up advance to Mestis qualifiers.

Suomi-sarja medalists

Season	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999–2000	Mikkelin Jukurit	Kiekko-Vantaa
2000–2001	Kalevan Pallo	Espoon Palloseura
2001–2002	Kajaanin Hokki	Kiekko-Oulu	KOOVEE
2002–2003	Savonlinnan Pallokerho	Kirkkonummen Salamat	Jokipojat
2003–2004	Jokipojat	KOOVEE
2004–2005	Seinäjoen Hockey Team	Heinolan Kiekko
2005–2006	Heinolan Kiekko	Savonlinnan Pallokerho	KOOVEE
2006–2007	Kotkan Titaanit	Lempäälän Kisa
2007–2008	D-Kiekko	Kiekko-Laser	HC Kerava
2008–2009	Ketterä	RoKi	Kiekko-Laser
2009–10	Kiekko-Laser	KJT TuusKi	KOOVEE
2010–11	RoKi	KOOVEE	HCK
2011–12	KeuPa HT	HCK	KOOVEE
2012–13	RoKi	PYRY	KeuPa HT
2013–14	KeuPa HT	FPS	Bewe TuusKi
2014–15	Jokipojat	Hermes	Bewe TuusKi
2015–16	IPK	Ketterä	JHT Kalajoki
2016–17	Ketterä	JHT Kalajoki	Pyry
2017–18	JHT Kalajoki	KOOVEE	Pyry
2018–19	Hokki	Hunters	Kiekko-Espoo
2019–20	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Karhu HT	Haukat	Raahe-Kiekko
2021–22	D-Kiekko	JHT Kalajoki	Porvoo Hunters
2022–23	Pyry	JHT Kalajoki	Porvoo Hunters

Teams 2022–23

Teams playing in Suomi-sarja in 2022–2023 season:

Haukat

HCIK

Hunters

JHT

Karhu HT

LeKi

Muik Hockey

Pyry

Riemu

RaaheK

S-Kiekko

Titaanit

Virkiä

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Suomi-sarja teams (2022–23)

Team	City	Arena	Founded	Joined Suomi-sarja	Head coach
Haukat	Järvenpää	K-Rauta Areena	1979	2017	Nico Sirviö
HCIK	Kaarina	D-Gate Areena	1986	2014	Jonne Virtanen
Hunters	Porvoo	Kokonniemen jäähalli	1997	2014	Pekka Siikala
JHT	Kalajoki	Kalajoen jäähalli	1992	2006	Mirko Friman
LeKi	Lempäälä	Kiekkobussi Areena	1904	2022	Mikko Sulonen
Muik Hockey	Nykarleby	Komarov Arena	1984	2017	Michael Ringberg
Pyry	Nokia	Nokian jäähalli	1905	2009	Sakari Salmela
Raahe-Kiekko	Raahe	Raahen jäähalli	1994	2018	Olli-Aleksi Pietilä
Riemu	Jyväskylä	LähiTapiola Areena	2011	2016	Arttu Flinck
S-Kiekko	Seinäjoki	Seinäjoen jäähalli 2	1996	2007	Kari Salonen
Titaanit	Kotka	KSOY Areena	1974	2016	Henri Holmström
Virkiä	Lapua	Lapuan Energia Areena	1907	2022	Pete Suonpää

External links

• Official website (in Finnish)
• Suomi-sarja, standings, results & fixtures