Finnish Handball League

Finnish Handball League
Founded	1943
No. of teams	10
Country	Finland
Confederation	EHF
Most recent; champion(s)	Riihimäki Cocks (2019)
Most titles	BK-46 Karis (20 titles)
Level on pyramid	1
International cup(s)	EHF Cup; EHF Challenge Cup
Official website	http://msm.finnhandball.net/
	2020–21 season

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.

2016/17 Season participants

The following 10 clubs compete in the SM-liiga during the 2016–17 season.

Team	City	Arena
Atlas	Vantaa	Energia Areena
BK-46 Karis	Karis	Karjaan SISU Areena
Riihimäki Cocks	Riihimäki	Riihimäen urheilutalo
Dicken	Helsinki	Pirkkolan Palloiluhalli
Dynamo Riihimäki	Riihimäki	Riihimäen urheilutalo
GrIFK	Kauniainen	Kauniaisten palloiluhalli
HIFK	Helsinki	Helsingin urheilutalo
PIF	Pargas	Paraisten Urheilu
Sjundeå IF	Siuntio	Folksam Arena
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 Karis
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 Karis (2)
1980 : BK-46 Karis (3)
1981 : Sjundea IF
1982 : Sjundea IF (2)
1983 : BK-46 Karis (4)
1984 : BK-46 Karis (5)

1985 : BK-46 Karis (6)
1986 : BK-46 Karis (7)
1987 : BK-46 Karis (8)
1988 : BK-46 Karis (9)
1989 : BK-46 Karis (10)
1990 : Sjundea IF (3)
1991 : BK-46 Karis (11)
1992 : BK-46 Karis (12)
1993 : Dicken
1994 : BK-46 Karis (13)
1995 : BK-46 Karis (14)
1996 : BK-46 Karis (15)
1997 : BK-46 Karis (16)
1998 : BK-46 Karis (17)
1999 : GrIFK
2000 : HC Dennis
2001 : HC Dennis (2)
2002 : BK-46 Karis (18)
2003 : BK-46 Karis (19)

2004 : HC Dennis (3)
2005 : Sjundea IF (4)
2006 : BK-46 Karis (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)

	Club	Titles	Year
1.	BK-46 Karis	20	1968, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006
2.	Riihimäki Cocks	11	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
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