In Finland, the (SM; ) is the winner of the highest level of national competition in a particular sport.
(), abbreviated , is the competition in which the winning athlete, team, or club is named Finnish Champion. 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 ( from ) is a standard term used when a sport has been designated with status. Without qualification, can refer to any Finnish Championship , however, it is most often used when discussing the men's ice hockey Liiga. Both the URL and the menu for the sports (urheilu) section use “SM-liiga” to link to the main page for Liiga.
Sports in which the Finnish Championship is contested + Sport League or competition Current champion(s) Athletics Kalevan kisat multiple disciplines ()Bandy Bandyliiga (men) () Naisten Bandyliiga (women) Porvoon Akilles (2026) Baseball Superbaseball Tampere Tigers (2025)Basketball Korisliiga (men) Salon Vilpas (2026) Naisten Korisliiga (women) ()Cross-country skiingmultiple competition classes (2026)Disc golf (2025) Silva Saarinen (2025) Figure skating Taitoluistelun SM-kilpailut Ice dance Juulia Turkkila/Matthias Versluis (2026) Pair no competitors (2026)Single Matias Lindfors (2026) (men) Iida Karhunen (2026) (women)Floorball F-liiga (men) Esport Oilers (2025) F-liiga (women) Classic (2025)American football Vaahteraliiga (men) Porvoo Butchers (2025) (women) Helsinki Wolverines (2025)Football Veikkausliiga (men) KuPS (2025) Kansallinen Liiga (women) HJK () Formula racing Rata-SM multiple disciplinesFutsal Futsal-Liiga (men) (2025) (women) (2025)Handball Aktialiiga (men) Riihimäki Cocks (2025) (women) GrIFK (2025) Harness racing Yolo Savoy/Tommi Kylliäinen (2023)Ice hockey Liiga (men) Tappara (2026)Auroraliiga (women) Kiekko-Espoo (2026)PesäpalloSuperpesis Manse PP () (men) () (women) Rallying Rallin SM-sarja multiple disciplines () Rink bandy (men) RC Pajulahti (2023) Ringette SM Ringette (women) Blue Rings (2025) Roller in-line hockey (2023) Rugby union Rugbyn SM-sarja Warriors RC (2025) Synchronized skating Muodostelmaluistelun SM-kilpailu Helsinki Rockettes (2026)VolleyballLentopallon Mestaruusliiga (men) (2025)Lentopallon Mestaruusliiga (women) Puijo Wolley (2025)
References Significant content in this article is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at :fi:Suomen-mestaruus; see its history for attribution.