# List of Finnish ice hockey champions

The Finnish ice hockey champions is a title awarded annually to the winning team of the top-tier ice hockey league in Finland, which currently is SM-liiga since 1975. The championship's present format did not take into effect until the league was originally formed for the 1975–76 season under the name of SM-liiga (preceded by SM-sarja). A team who wins the Finnish Championship is awarded the Kanada-malja ("Canada Bowl") trophy. The winner of the regular season receives the Harry Lindbladin muistopalkinto ("Harry Lindblad Memorial Trophy").

## Winners

Until 1933 the championship was played as a Cup series. From the 1933–34 season it was played as a League series. Playoffs were introduced during the 1975–76 season.
1927–1933 :
| Season | Champion | Finalist |
| 1927–28 | Reipas | KIF |
| 1928–29 | HJK | HPS |
| 1929–30 | cancelled | cancelled |
| 1930–31 | TaPa | HJK |
| 1931–32 | HJK | HPS |
| 1932–33 | HSK | HJK |
1933–1975 :
| Season | Champion | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| 1933–34 | HSK | HPS | Ilves |
| 1934–35 | HJK | Ilves | HSK |
| 1935–36 | Ilves | KIF | HJK |
| 1936–37 | Ilves | KIF | HJK |
| 1937–38 | Ilves | HJK | KIF |
| 1938–39 | KIF | HJK | Ilves |
| 1939–40 | not held | not held | not held |
| 1940–41 | KIF | HJK | Ilves |
| 1941–42 | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled |
| 1942–43 | KIF | TPS | Ilves |
| 1943–44 | stopped | stopped | stopped |
| 1944–45 | Ilves | Tarmo | KIF |
| 1945–46 | Ilves | Tarmo | TBK |
| 1946–47 | Ilves | Tarmo | TBK |
| 1947–48 | Tarmo | Ilves | TBK |
| 1948–49 | Tarmo | Ilves | TuPK |
| 1949–50 | Ilves | Tarmo | TBK |
| 1950–51 | Ilves | Tarmo | TBK |
| 1951–52 | Ilves | HPK | Tarmo |
| 1952–53 | TBK | Tarmo | TPS |
| 1953–54 | TBK | Karhu-Kissat | HPK |
| 1954–55 | TBK | TPS | HIFK |
| 1955–56 | TPS | Tarmo | Tappara |
| 1956–57 | Ilves | TPS | Tappara |
| 1957–58 | Ilves | Tappara | Tarmo |
| 1958–59 | Tappara | Koo-Vee | HIFK |
| 1959–60 | Ilves | Tappara | Koo-Vee |
| 1960–61 | Tappara | Lukko | Koo-Vee |
| 1961–62 | Ilves | Koo-Vee | Tappara |
| 1962–63 | Lukko | Tappara | Ilves |
| 1963–64 | Tappara | Koo-Vee | Ilves |
| 1964–65 | Karhut | Ilves | Lukko |
| 1965–66 | Ilves | Lukko | SaiPa |
| 1966–67 | RU-38 | TPS | Ilves |
| 1967–68 | Koo-Vee | Ilves | TuTo |
| 1968–69 | HIFK | Ilves | Lukko |
| 1969–70 | HIFK | Ilves | TuTo |
| 1970–71 | Ässät | Jokerit | HIFK |
| 1971–72 | Ilves | HJK | HIFK |
| 1972–73 | Jokerit | HIFK | Tappara |
| 1973–74 | HIFK | Tappara | Ilves |
| 1974–75 | Tappara | HIFK | Ilves |

### 1975–present

| Season | Champion | 2nd place | 3rd place | Regular season winner |
| 1975–76 | TPS | Tappara | Ässät | TPS |
| 1976–77 | Tappara | TPS | Koo-Vee | Tappara |
| 1977–78 | Ässät | Tappara | TPS | Tappara |
| 1978–79 | Tappara | Ässät | TPS | Ässät |
| 1979–80 | HIFK | Ässät | Kärpät | TPS |
| 1980–81 | Kärpät | Tappara | TPS | Tappara |
| 1981–82 | Tappara | TPS | HIFK | TPS |
| 1982–83 | HIFK | Jokerit | Ilves | Jokerit |
| 1983–84 | Tappara | Ässät | Kärpät | Tappara |
| 1984–85 | Ilves | TPS | Kärpät | TPS |
| 1985–86 | Tappara | HIFK | Kärpät | Tappara |
| 1986–87 | Tappara | Kärpät | HIFK | Kärpät |
| 1987–88 | Tappara | Lukko | HIFK | Ilves |
| 1988–89 | TPS | JYP | Ilves | TPS |
| 1989–90 | TPS | Ilves | Tappara | TPS |
| 1990–91 | TPS | KalPa | HPK | TPS |
| 1991–92 | Jokerit | JYP | HIFK | JYP |
| 1992–93 | TPS | HPK | JYP | TPS |
| 1993–94 | Jokerit | TPS | Lukko | TPS |
| 1994–95 | TPS | Jokerit | Ässät | Jokerit |
| 1995–96 | Jokerit | TPS | Lukko | Jokerit |
| 1996–97 | Jokerit | TPS | HPK | Jokerit |
| 1997–98 | HIFK | Ilves | Jokerit | TPS |
| 1998–99 | TPS | HIFK | HPK | TPS |
| 1999–2000 | TPS | Jokerit | HPK | TPS |
| 2000–01 | TPS | Tappara | Ilves | Jokerit |
| 2001–02 | Jokerit | Tappara | HPK | Tappara |
| 2002–03 | Tappara | Kärpät | HPK | HPK |
| 2003–04 | Kärpät | TPS | HIFK | TPS |
| 2004–05 | Kärpät | Jokerit | HPK | Kärpät |
| 2005–06 | HPK | Ässät | Kärpät | Kärpät |
| 2006–07 | Kärpät | Jokerit | HPK | Kärpät |
| 2007–08 | Kärpät | Blues | Tappara | Kärpät |
| 2008–09 | JYP | Kärpät | KalPa | JYP |
| 2009–10 | TPS | HPK | JYP | JYP |
| 2010–11 | HIFK | Blues | Lukko | JYP |
| 2011–12 | JYP | Pelicans | Jokerit | KalPa |
| 2012–13 | Ässät | Tappara | JYP | Jokerit |
| 2013–14 | Kärpät | Tappara | Lukko | Kärpät |
| 2014–15 | Kärpät | Tappara | JYP | Kärpät |
| 2015–16 | Tappara | HIFK | Kärpät | HIFK |
| 2016–17 | Tappara | KalPa | JYP | Tappara |
| 2017–18 | Kärpät | Tappara | HIFK | Kärpät |
| 2018–19 | HPK | Kärpät | Tappara | Kärpät |
| 2019–20 | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | Kärpät |
| 2020–21 | Lukko | TPS | HIFK | Lukko |
| 2021–22 | Tappara | TPS | Ilves | Tappara |
| 2022–23 | Tappara | Pelicans | Ilves | Tappara |
| 2023–24 | Tappara | Pelicans | Kärpät | Tappara |

## Clubs by titles

| ^ | not in top tier |
| † | not active |
| ‡ | merged |
| Club | Total | SM-sarja | SM-sarja | SM-sarja | SM-liiga | SM-liiga | SM-liiga | SM-liiga |
| Club | Total | | 2nd | 3rd | | 2nd | 3rd | Regular 1st |
| TBK / Tappara | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| Ilves | 16 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| TPS | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| Kärpät | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| HIFK | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Jokerit $^^$ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| HJK $^†$ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ässät | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| KIF $^†$ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tarmo $^†$ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Lukko | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| HPK | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| JYP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| HSK $^†$ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Koo-Vee $^^$ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reipas $^†$ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| TaPa $^†$ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Karhut $^‡$ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| RU-38 $^‡$ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| HPS $^†$ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| KalPa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Blues / Kiekko $^^$ | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Karhu-Kissat $^^$ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pelicans | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TuTo $^^$ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SaiPa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TuPK $^†$ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |

## Cities by championships

| City | Total | Clubs |
| Tampere | 38 | TBK / Tappara (20), Ilves (16), Koo-Vee (1), TaPa (1) |
| Helsinki | 21 | HIFK (7), Jokerit (6), HJK (3), KIF (3), HSK (2) |
| Turku | 11 | TPS (11) |
| Oulu | 8 | Kärpät (8) |
| Pori | 5 | Ässät (3), RU-38 (1), Karhut (1) |
| Hämeenlinna | 4 | Tarmo (2), HPK (2) |
| Jyväskylä | 2 | JYP (2) |
| Rauma | 2 | Lukko (2) |
| Viipuri | 1 | Reipas (1) |