Finnish Handball League

{{Infobox sports league

| sport = Handball

| name = SM-liiga

| founded = {{start date and age|1943}}

| teams = 7

| country = Finland

| confed = EHF

| champions = BK-46 (2023)

| most_champs = BK-46 (22 titles)

| confed_cup = EHF Cup
EHF Challenge Cup

| website = http://msm.finnhandball.net/

| current_season = 2024–25 Finnish Handball League

}}

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.

2023/24 season participants

The following 7 clubs compete in the SM-liiga during the 2023–24 season.

class="wikitable sortable"
Team !City !Arena
bgcolor=ffffe0 \|BK-46 \|Karis \|Karis Idrottshall
bgcolor=ffffe0 \|Riihimäki Cocks \|Riihimäki \|Cocks Areena
bgcolor=ffffe0 \|Dicken \|Helsinki \|Pirkkolan Palloiluhalli
bgcolor=ffffe0 \|GrIFK \|Kauniainen \|Kauniaisten Palloiluhalli
bgcolor=ffffe0 \|HIFK \|Helsinki \|Helsingin Urheilutalo
bgcolor=ffffe0 \|Sjundeå IF \|Siuntio \|Arena Siuntio-Sjundeå
bgcolor=ffffe0 \|ÅIFK \|Turku \|Samppalinnan Palloiluhalli

class="wikitable sortable"

Team

!City

!Arena

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|BK-46

|Karis

|Karis Idrottshall

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|Riihimäki Cocks

|Riihimäki

|Cocks Areena

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|Dicken

|Helsinki

|Pirkkolan Palloiluhalli

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|GrIFK

|Kauniainen

|Kauniaisten Palloiluhalli

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|HIFK

|Helsinki

|Helsingin Urheilutalo

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|Sjundeå IF

|Siuntio

|Arena Siuntio-Sjundeå

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|ÅIFK

|Turku

|Samppalinnan 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)

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
style="background:#e9e9e9" ! ! Club ! Titles ! Year
\| 1.	BK-46	23	1968, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2022, 2023, 2024
\| 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[http://cms.eurohandball.com/PortalData/1/Resources/3_other_ec/3_download_pdf/MEN_Placedistribution1718_Final.pdf] (PDF). European Handball Federation.

19. 15px (27) {{flagicon|CZE}} 1.liga (14.67)
20. 15px (19) {{flagicon|SVK}} Extraliga (11.67)
21. 15px (22) {{flagicon|FIN}} SM-liiga (11.25)
21. 15px (24) {{flagicon|BEL}} Eerste Klasse (11.25)
23. 15px (32) {{flagicon|NED}} Lotto Eredivisie (10.78)

References

External links

[http://msm.finnhandball.net/ msm.finnhandball.net]

SM-Liiga

Finland

Category:Professional sports leagues in Finland