Finnish Handball League
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Current season, competition or edition: 2025–26 Finnish Handball League | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1943 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | Finland |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion | Riihimäki Cocks (2025) |
| Most titles | BK-46 (23 titles) |
| International cups | EHF Cup EHF Challenge Cup |
| Official website | https://aktialiiga.fi/miehet/ |
The Finnish SM-liiga is the name of the professional handball league of Finland.
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.
2025/26 season participants
The following 8 clubs compete in the SM-liiga during the 2025–26 season.
| Team | City | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| BK-46 | Karis | Karis Idrottshall |
| Riihimäki Cocks | Riihimäki | Cocks Areena |
| Dicken | Helsinki | Pirkkolan Palloiluhalli |
| Ekenäs IF | Ekenäs | Ekenäs Bollhall |
| GrIFK | Kauniainen | Kauniaisten Palloiluhalli |
| HIFK | Helsinki | Helsingin Urheilutalo |
| Sjundeå IF | Siuntio | Arena Siuntio-Sjundeå |
| 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
- 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)
- 2024 : BK-46 (23)
- 2025 : Riihimäki Cocks (13)
| Club | Titles | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BK-46 | 23 | 1968, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 2. | Riihimäki Cocks | 13 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2025 |
| 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 |
