Finnish Championship League (Rugbyn SM-sarja) is the premier rugby union competition in Finland, formed in 2002. The league is governed by the Finnish Rugby Federation, the governing body for Rugby union in Finland. The league is played in summer months.
Clubs in 2025 Men's Championship Eagles RFC, Turku Helsinki RC, Helsinki Jyväskylä RC, Jyväskylä Porvoo RC, Porvoo Warriors RC, Helsinki Kalev RC, Tallinn
Women's Championship Swans RFC, Turku Helsinki RC, Helsinki Tampere RC, Tampere Jyväskylä RC, Jyväskylä Warriors RC, Helsinki
Men's Division 1 Tampere RC, Tampere Oulu RC, Oulu Espoo Ice Bears RC, Espoo Helsinki RC, Helsinki Warriors RC, Helsinki Kalev RC, Tallinn
Women's Division 1 Fuusio (WRC-HRC), Helsinki Kiuru RC, Kiuruvesi Potku (Pori-Tampere-Oulu-Kuopio)
Champions Year Men Women 2002 Helsinki RUFC - 2003 Helsinki RUFC (2) - 2004 Jyväskylä RC - 2005 Jyväskylä RC (2) - 2006 Tampere RC - 2007 Tampere RC (2) - 2008 Warriors RC - 2009 Warriors RC (2) Fuusio WRC-HRC 2010 Warriors RC (3) Jyväskylä RC 2011 Warriors RC (4) Fuusio WRC-HRC (2) 2012 Warriors RC (5) Fuusio WRC-HRC (3) 2013 Tampere RC (3) Jyväskylä RC (2) 2014 Helsinki RUFC (3) Warriors RC 2015 Warriors RC (6) Helsinki RUFC 2016 Helsinki RUFC (4) Helsinki RUFC (2) 2017 Jyväskylä RC (3) Tampere RC 2018 Warriors RC (7) Jyväskylä RC (3) 2019 Warriors RC (8) Helsinki RUFC (3) 2020 Helsinki RUFC (5) Tampere RC (2) 2021 Helsinki RUFC (6) Tampere RC (3) 2022 Helsinki RUFC (7) Helsinki RUFC (4) 2023 Warriors RC (9) Helsinki RUFC (5) 2024 Warriors RC (10) Helsinki RUFC (6) 2025 Warriors RC (11) Tampere RC (4) 2026 Warriors RC (12) Tampere RC (5)
See also Rugby union in Finland
External links Finnish Rugby Federation website Archived version