Junior hockey in Finland consists of a tiered national league system with age divisions ranging from U16 to U22.
The U22 Suomi-sarja is the sole level of play at that age group.
The U20 leagues, known as Junior A , have three levels of competition. The top-level SM-Liiga , the second-level Mestis (formerly the I-Divisioona ), and the third tier Suomi-Sarja (prior II-Divisioona ).
Since 2020-21, the Finnish U19 Leagues have been in operation. They currently consist of the Suomi-sarja, II-divisioona, and III-divisioona.
U18 in Finland is classified as Junior B . The league system consists of the top-level SM-Sarja , the second-level Mestis (previously the I-Divisioona ), and the third-level Suomi-sarja (known in the past as the II-Divisioona ). A fourth-level Jr. B III-Divisioona is recorded to have been contested earlier on.
Junior B2 is the name of the U17 competitions in the country. The SM-sarja and Mestis operated until 2020, and since then the Suomi-sarja has been the top level of U17 play.
The Junior C label refers the U16 Finnish leagues. The SM-sarja and Mestis , are the current levels of U16 hockey, with the Suomi-sarja not having been contested since 2020.
Classifications that once held a national championship include Junior D and Junior E .
Female competitions have existed at the U20 , U18 , and U16 levels.
Former championships [ ] Junior D [ ]
Season
Champion
1971
Ilves
1972
Ilves
1973
Jokerit
1974
Kärpät
1975
Ilves
1976
Tappara
1977
TPS
1978
Tappara
Junior E [ ]
Season
Champion
1967
TK-V
1968
Ilves
1969
Ilves
1970
Ilves
1971
Kärpät
1972
Ilves
1973
Ilves
1974
Ilves
1975
TPS
1976
Jokerit
1977
Lukko
1978
Kärpät
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International leagues Elite Women's Hockey League - EWHL Super Cup
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Defunct leagues Czechoslovakia - Interliga - Low Countries Cup
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European University Hockey League - Czech Republic - Great Britain - Netherlands - Russia (RSHL , MSHL , SHLC , SHLMO , SibSHL , SPSHL ) - Sweden
