The 2026–27 Liiga season will be the 52nd season of the Liiga, the top level of Finnish ice hockey since 1975. This is the first season since the 2013–14 Liiga season that Jokerit play in the Liiga.
Format
This season is a transition season towards a new league format. At the end of the season the 3 lowest ranked teams will join the top 7 teams from Mestis to create a new B-Liiga. The remaining 14 teams will create an A-Liiga as the new top flight league of Finnish ice hockey. The regular season starts in September 2026. Since there are now 17 teams each team will play 64 games in the regular season.
Teams
TeamCityHead coachArenaCapacityCaptainHIFKHelsinkiOlli JokinenHelsingin jäähalliIiro PakarinenHPKHämeenlinnaMikko MannerPohjantähti AreenaAnrei HakulinenIlvesTampereTommi NiemeläNokia ArenaJan-Mikael JärvinenJokeritHelsinkiTomek Valtonen27 Sep 2026Juuso HahlVeikkaus ArenaMarkus HännikäinenJukuritMikkeliJonne VirtanenIkioma AreenaConnor FordJYPPetri MatikainenLähiTapiola AreenaJere LassilaKalPaKuopioSami TervonenOlvi AreenaJaakko RissanenKiekko-EspooEspooJyrki AhoEspoo Metro AreenaJere SallinenKooKooKouvolaJouko Myrrä07 Oct 2026Kai SuikkanenLumon AreenaMiska SiikonenKärpätOuluPetri KarjalainenOulun Energia AreenaEemil ErholtzLukkoRaumaTomi LämsäKivikylän AreenaHeikki LiedesPelicansLahtiSami KapanenIsku AreenaMichal JordánSaiPaLappeenrantaRaimo HelminenLappeenrannan jäähalliSamuli NiinisaariSportVaasaLauri MikkolaVaasan Sähkö AreenaMiika KoivistoTapparaTampereKari JalonenNokia ArenaOtto RauhalaTPSTurkuToni SöderholmGatorade CenterNiklas FrimanÄssätPoriJarno PikkarainenEnersense AreenaPeter Tiivola
Regular season standings Top four advance straight to the quarter-finals, while teams between 5th and 12th positions play a wild card round for the final four spots. The 15th, 16th and 17th placed teams are relegated to the B-liiga for 2027–28 season.
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