Finnish Handball League

Finnish Handball League
Current season, competition or edition:; 2022–23 Finnish Handball League
Sport	Handball
Founded	1943
No. of teams	7
Country	Finland
Confederation	EHF
Most recent; champion(s)	Riihimäki Cocks (2019)
Most titles	BK-46 (22 titles)
International cup(s)	EHF Cup; EHF Challenge Cup
Official website	http://msm.finnhandball.net/

The Finnish SM-liiga is the name of the professional handball league of Finland.

Competition format[edit]

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[edit]

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

Team	City	Arena
BK-46	Karis	Karis Idrottshall
Riihimäki Cocks	Riihimäki	Cocks Areena
Dicken	Helsinki	Pirkkolan Palloiluhalli
GrIFK	Kauniainen	Kauniaisten Palloiluhalli
HIFK	Helsinki	Helsingin Urheilutalo
Sjundeå IF	Siuntio	Arena Siuntio-Sjundeå
ÅIFK	Turku	Samppalinnan Palloiluhalli

SM-liiga champions[edit]

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)

	Club	Titles	Year
1.	BK-46	22	1968, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2022, 2023
2.	Riihimäki Cocks	12	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
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