# Korisliiga Most Valuable Player

Korisliiga awards and honours :
Individual awards :
MVP
Finals MVP
Defensive Player of Year
Finnish Hall of Fame :
vte :
In the Korisliiga, the top Finnish professional basketball league, two awards are considered the Most Valuable Player award. The first, the Player of the Year, goes to the best Finnish player in the league. The second, is the Best Foreigner (in Finnish, vuoden ulkomaalaisvahvistus).

## Key

| * | * | Inducted into the Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Player (X) | Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season |
| G | Guard | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |

## Import Players

| Season | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team |
| 1996–97 | Kurk Lee | PG | United States | Torpan Pojat |
| 1997–98 | James Gatewood | F | United States | Torpan Pojat |
| 1998–99 | Faisal Abraham | F | U.S. Virgin Islands | Salon Vilpas |
| 1999–00 | Marcus Grant | F | United States | Namika Lahti |
| 2000–01 | Damon Williams | F | United States | Pyrbasket |
| 2001–02 | Lonnie Cooper | G | United States | Espoon Honka |
| 2002–03 | Marcus Grant (2×) | F | United States | Espoon Honka |
| 2003–04 | Marcus Grant (3×) | F | United States | Kouvot |
| 2004–05 | Tim Kisner | G | United States | Salon Vilpas |
| 2005–06 | Boakai Lalugba | F | Liberia | UU Korihait |
| 2006–07 | Jerald Fields | F | United States | KTP-Basket |
| 2007–08 | Corey Smith | G | United States | Kouvot |
| 2008–09 | Ray Nixon | F | United States | Namika Lahti |
| 2009–10 | A. J. Moye | G | United States | Kouvot |
| 2010–11 | Damon Williams (2×) | F | United States | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| 2011–12 | Jeb Ivey | PG | United States | Nilan Bisons Loimaa |
| 2012–13 | Martin Zeno | G | United States | Nilan Bisons |
| 2013–14 | Kyle Fogg | PG | United States | Korikobrat |
| 2014–15 | Robert Arnold | SF | United States | Joensuun Kataja |
| 2015–16 | Lamont Jones | G | United States | Kobrat |
| 2016–17 | Juwan Staten | PG | United States | Vilpas Vikings |
| 2017–18 | Aaron Jones | C | United States | Vilpas Vikings |
| 2018–19 | René Rougeau | SF | United States | Kauhajoen Karhu |
| 2020–21 | Jeremiah Wood | F | United States | Salon Vilpas |
| 2021–22 | Cameron Jones | G | United States | Kauhajoen Karhu |
| 2022–23 | Jeffrey Carroll | F | United States | Helsinki Seagulls |
| 2023–24 | Both Gach | G | United States | BC Nokia |

## Finnish Players

| Season | Player | Pos. | Team |
| 1986–87 | Mikael Salmi | | Helsingin NMKY |
| 1987–88 | Sakari Pehkonen | | Helsingin NMKY |
| 1988–89 | Pekka Markkanen | | Urheilijat |
| 1989–90 | Petteri Nieminen | | Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat |
| 1990–91 | Larry Pounds* | | KTP-Basket |
| 1991–92 | Petri Niiranen | | Helsingin NMKY |
| 1992–93 | Kari-Pekka Klinga* | | Torpan Pojat |
| 1993–94 | Petri Niiranen (2) | | Helsingin NMKY |
| 1994–95 | Kari-Pekka Klinga (2)* | | Torpan Pojat |
| 1995–96 | Markku Larkio | | New Wave |
| 1996–97 | Mika-Matti Tahvanainen | | Lahden NMKY |
| 1997–98 | Pasi Riihelä | | Kouvot |
| 1998–99 | Teemu Rannikko | | Piiloset |
| 1999–00 | Teemu Rannikko (2) | | Piiloset |
| 2000–01 | Roope Mäkelä | | Espoon Honka |
| 2001–02 | Jukka Toijala | | Joensuun Kataja |
| 2002–03 | Petri Virtanen | | BC Jyväskylä |
| 2003–04 | Pasi Riihelä | | Lappeenrannan NMKY |
| 2004–05 | Pasi Riihelä (2) | | Lappeenrannan NMKY |
| 2005–06 | Petri Virtanen (2) | | Joensuun Kataja |
| 2006–07 | Sami Lehtoranta (2) | | Joensuun Kataja |
| 2007–08 | Petteri Koponen | | Espoon Honka |
| 2008–09 | Antti Nikkilä | | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| 2009–10 | Tuukka Kotti | | Espoon Honka |
| 2010–11 | Ville Kaunisto | | Kouvot |
| 2011–12 | Sami Lehtoranta (2) | PF | Joensuun Kataja |
| 2012–13 | Samuel Haanpää | SG | Korikobrat |
| 2013–14 | Antero Lehto | PG | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| 2014–15 | Teemu Rannikko (3) | PG | Joensuun Kataja |
| 2015–16 | Teemu Rannikko (4) | PG | Joensuun Kataja |
| 2016–17 | Antto Nikkarinen | PF | Helsinki Seagulls |
| 2017–18 | Tuukka Kotti | C | Helsinki Seagulls |
| 2018–19 | Topias Palmi | G | Joensuun Kataja |
| 2020–21 | Okko Järvi | G | Karhu Basket |
| 2021–22 | Remu Raitanen | F/C | KTP-Basket |
| 2022–23 | Severi Kaukiainen | G | Karhu Basket |
| 2023–24 | Topias Palmi (2) | G | Karhu Basket |