The Finnish SM-liiga is the name of the professional handball league of Finland.
Competition format
The season begins with a regular season between the ten teams. The first six teams qualifies for the play-offs, the teams classified four to eight play another round-robin, while the last two plays a relegation round.
2025/26 season participants
The following 8 clubs compete in the SM-liiga during the 2025–26 season. TeamCityArenaBK-46KarisKaris IdrottshallRiihimäki CocksRiihimäkiCocks AreenaDickenHelsinkiPirkkolan PalloiluhalliEkenäs IFEkenäsEkenäs BollhallGrIFKKauniainenKauniaisten PalloiluhalliHIFKHelsinkiHelsingin UrheilutaloSjundeå IFSiuntioArena Siuntio-SjundeåÅIFKTurkuSamppalinnan Palloiluhalli
SM-liiga champions
1944 : TPS Turku 1945 : HIFK 1946 : Union Helsinki 1950 : Union Helsinki (2) 1951 : HIFK (2) 1952 : Karhun Pojat 1953 : Union Helsinki (3) 1954 : Karhun Pojat (2) 1955 : Union Helsinki (4) 1956 : Karhun Pojat (3) 1957 : Union Helsinki (5) 1958 : Union Helsinki (6) 1959 : Union Helsinki (7) 1960 : Union Helsinki (8) 1961 : Arsenal Helsinki 1962 : Arsenal Helsinki (2) 1963 : Arsenal Helsinki (3) 1964 : Union Helsinki (9) 1965 : HIFK (3) 1966 : HIFK (4) 1967 : UK-51 Helsinki 1968 : BK-46 1969 : UK-51 Helsinki (2) 1970 : UK-51 Helsinki (3) 1971 : UK-51 Helsinki (4) 1972 : HIFK (5) 1973 : HIFK (6) 1974 : HIFK (7) 1975 : Sparta Helsinki 1976 : Sparta Helsinki (2) 1977 : Sparta Helsinki (3) 1978 : HC Kiffen 1979 : BK-46 (2) 1980 : BK-46 (3) 1981 : Sjundea IF 1982 : Sjundea IF (2) 1983 : BK-46 (4) 1984 : BK-46 (5) 1985 : BK-46 (6) 1986 : BK-46 (7) 1987 : BK-46 (8) 1988 : BK-46 (9) 1989 : BK-46 (10) 1990 : Sjundea IF (3) 1991 : BK-46 (11) 1992 : BK-46 (12) 1993 : Dicken 1994 : BK-46 (13) 1995 : BK-46 (14) 1996 : BK-46 (15) 1997 : BK-46 (16) 1998 : BK-46 (17) 1999 : GrIFK 2000 : HC Dennis 2001 : HC Dennis (2) 2002 : BK-46 (18) 2003 : BK-46 (19) 2004 : HC Dennis (3) 2005 : Sjundea IF (4) 2006 : BK-46 (20) 2007 : Riihimäki Cocks 2008 : Riihimäki Cocks (2) 2009 : Riihimäki Cocks (3) 2010 : Riihimäki Cocks (4) 2011 : HC West 2012 : HC West (2) 2013 : Riihimäki Cocks (5) 2014 : Riihimäki Cocks (6) 2015 : Riihimäki Cocks (7) 2016 : Riihimäki Cocks (8) 2017 : Riihimäki Cocks (9) 2018 : Riihimäki Cocks (10) 2019 : Riihimäki Cocks (11) 2020 : not awarded 2021 : Riihimäki Cocks (12) 2022 : BK-46 (21) 2023 : BK-46 (22) 2024 : BK-46 (23) 2025 : Riihimäki Cocks (13) 2026 : BK-46 (24)
Club Titles Year 1. BK-46 24 1968, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026 2. Riihimäki Cocks 13 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2025 3. Union Helsinki 9 1946, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964 4. HIFK 7 1945, 1951, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1974 5. Sjundea IF 4 1981, 1982, 1990, 2005 UK-51 Helsinki 4 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971 7. Karhun Pojat 3 1952, 1954, 1956 Arsenal Helsinki 3 1961, 1962, 1963 Sparta Helsinki 3 1975, 1976, 1977 HC Dennis 3 2000, 2001, 2004 11. HC West 2 2011, 2012 12. TPS Turku 1 1944 HC Kiffen 1 1978 Dicken 1 1993 GrIFK 1 1999
EHF coefficient ranking For season 2017/2018, see footnote (PDF). European Handball Federation.
19. (27) 1.liga (14.67) 20. (19) Extraliga (11.67) 21. (22) SM-liiga (11.25) 21. (24) Eerste Klasse (11.25) 23. (32) Lotto Eredivisie (10.78)
References
External links aktialiiga.fi/miehet