# Finnish Champion

In Finland, the Suomen mestaruus (SM; lit. 'Finnish Champion') is the winner of the highest level of national competition in a particular sport.
Suomen mestaruussarja (lit. 'Finnish Championship'), abbreviated SM-sarja, is the competition in which the winning athlete, team, or club is named Finnish Champion. SM-sarja is commonly used when discussing the highest-level league of a sport that competes for the Finnish Championship or the specific competition in which a Finnish Champion is named, as with the Baseballin SM-sarja, Ringeten SM-sarja, Rugbyn SM-sarja, etc.
The abbreviation SM-liiga (lit. 'Finnish Championship League' from Suomen mestaruusliiga) is a standard term used when a sport has been designated with liiga status. Without qualification, SM-liiga can refer to any Finnish Championship liiga, however, it is most often used when discussing the men's ice hockey Liiga – .

## Sports in which the Finnish Championship is contested

| Sport | League or competition | League or competition | Current champion(s) |
| Athletics | Kalevan kisat | Kalevan kisat | multiple disciplines (2023 [fi]) |
| Bandy | Bandyliiga (men) | Bandyliiga (men) | Veiterä (2024 [fi]) |
| Bandy | Naisten Bandyliiga (women) | Naisten Bandyliiga (women) | Wiipurin Sudet (2024) |
| Baseball | Baseballin SM-sarja | Baseballin SM-sarja | Espoo Expos (2023) |
| Basketball | Korisliiga (men) | Korisliiga (men) | Helsinki Seagulls (2023 [fi]) |
| Basketball | Naisten Korisliiga (women) | Naisten Korisliiga (women) | Peli-Karhut (2023) |
| Cross-country skiing | SM-hiihdot [fi] | SM-hiihdot [fi] | multiple competition classes (2024) |
| Disc golf | SM in disk golf [fi] | MPO | Niklas Anttila [fi] (2023) |
| Disc golf | SM in disk golf [fi] | FPO | Heidi Laine [fi] (2023) |
| Figure skating | Taitoluistelun SM-kilpailut | Ice dance | Juulia Turkkila/Matthias Versluis (2024) |
| Figure skating | Taitoluistelun SM-kilpailut | Pair | Milania Väänänen/Filippo Clerici (2024) |
| Figure skating | Taitoluistelun SM-kilpailut | Single | Makar Suntsev (2024) (men) |
| Figure skating | Taitoluistelun SM-kilpailut | Single | Nella Pelkonen (2024) (women) |
| Floorball | F-liiga (men) | F-liiga (men) | TPS (2023) |
| Floorball | F-liiga (women) | F-liiga (women) | TPS (2023) |
| American football | Vaahteraliiga (men) | Vaahteraliiga (men) | Porvoo Butchers [fi] (2023) |
| American football | Naisten Vaahteraliiga [fi] (women) | Naisten Vaahteraliiga [fi] (women) | Turku Trojans (2023) |
| Football | Veikkausliiga (men) | Veikkausliiga (men) | HJK (2023) |
| Football | Kansallinen Liiga (women) | Kansallinen Liiga (women) | KuPS (2023 [fi]) |
| Formula racing | Rata-SM | Rata-SM | multiple disciplines |
| Futsal | Futsal-Liiga (men) | Futsal-Liiga (men) | KaDy (2023) |
| Futsal | Naisten Futsal-Liiga [fi] (women) | Naisten Futsal-Liiga [fi] (women) | HIFK FS (2023) |
| Handball | Käsipallon SM-liiga (men) | Käsipallon SM-liiga (men) | BK-46 (2023) |
| Handball | Käsipallon naisten SM-sarja (women) | Käsipallon naisten SM-sarja (women) | GrIFK (2023) |
| Harness racing | SM in harness racing [fi] | SM in harness racing [fi] | American Hero/Pekka Korpi (2022) |
| Ice hockey | Jääkiekon SM-liiga (men) | Jääkiekon SM-liiga (men) | Tappara (2024) |
| Ice hockey | Jääkiekon naisten SM-liiga (women) | Jääkiekon naisten SM-liiga (women) | HIFK (2024) |
| Pesäpallo | Superpesis | Superpesis | SoJy (2023 [fi]) (men) |
| Pesäpallo | Superpesis | Superpesis | Porin Pesäkarhut [fi] (2023 [fi]) (women) |
| Rallying | Rallin SM-sarja | Rallin SM-sarja | multiple disciplines (2023 [fi]) |
| Rink bandy | Kaukalopallon SM-sarja [fi] (men) | Kaukalopallon SM-sarja [fi] (men) | RC Pajulahti (2023) |
| Ringette | Ringeten SM-sarja (women) | Ringeten SM-sarja (women) | Blue Rings (2024) |
| Roller in-line hockey | Rullakiekon SM-liiga [fi] | Rullakiekon SM-liiga [fi] | Team Haippi [fi] (2023) |
| Rugby union | Rugbyn SM-sarja | Rugbyn SM-sarja | Warriors RC (2023) |
| Synchronized skating | Muodostelmaluistelun SM-kilpailusarjoja | Muodostelmaluistelun SM-kilpailusarjoja | Team Unique (2023) |
| Volleyball | Lentopallon SM-liiga | Lentopallon SM-liiga | VaLePa (2023) (men) |
| Volleyball | Lentopallon SM-liiga | Lentopallon SM-liiga | Pölkky Kuusamo (2023) (women) |