The 1988–89

SM-liiga The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagu ...

season was the 14th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in

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. 12 teams participated in the league, and TPS Turku won the championship.

Standings

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

* JyP HT -

HIFK HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK ) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on ...

2:0 (4:3, 3:2) *

Tappara Tappara (; Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the Liiga. They play at ''Tampere Deck Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 18 Finnish league championships (1959, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, ...

KalPa Kalevan Pallo (KalPa) is a professional ice hockey team which competes in the Finnish Liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Olvi Areena. Team history Established in 1929 as ''Sortavalan Palloseura'' in Sortavala, the club relocated to Kuop ...

2:0 (6:0, 7:6)

Semifinals

* TPS -

3:2 (1:3, 4:5, 3:1, 5:2, 7:3) *

Ilves Ilves (; Finnish for "Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Tampere Deck Arena. The colors of Ilves, green, yellow, and black, were taken from what was then the coat of arms of the cit ...

- JyP HT 1:3 (4:5 P, 2:4, 7:4, 1:3)

3rd place

10:3

Final

* TPS - JyP HT 4:1 (5:0, 2:4, 3:1, 7:1, 4:1)

Relegation

* JoKP Joensuu - Ässät Pori 3:2 (5:4 OT, 4:5, 5:1, 3:5, 5:3) * Kärpät Oulu -

Jokerit Helsinki Helsingin Jokerit (English: Joker (playing card), Jokers or Jesters) are a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team won six league championships as a member of the Finnish SM-liiga (1973, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 2002) ...

2:3 (7:3, 3:7, 8:4, 2:3, 2:5)

External links

SM-liiga official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:1988-89 SM-liiga season 1988–89 in Finnish ice hockey

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Liiga seasons