The 2021 Vaahteraliiga season was the 42nd season of the

Vaahteraliiga The Vaahteraliiga (Maple League) founded in 1980 is the highest level of American football in Finland played under American Football Association of Finland. The winner of the Vaahteraliiga is the Finnish champion. The Vaahteraliiga season is playe ...

, the highest level of

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. The regular season took place between July 26 and September 4, 2021.Vaahteraliiga - Schedule 2021
The

Finnish Champion In Finland, the ''Suomen mestaruus'' (SM; ‘Finnish Champion’) is the winner of the highest level of national competition in a particular sport. ''Suomen mestaruussarja'' (Finnish for ‘Finnish Championship’) is the competition in which the w ...

was determined in the playoffs, and at the championship game ''Vaahteramalja XLII'' the

Kuopio Steelers Kuopio Steelers (formerly known as Varkaus Steelers) are an American football team originally from Varkaus, Finland in years 1991-2005,Helsinki Roosters Helsinki Roosters is an American football team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team plays in the Vaahteraliiga in Finland and their home field is the Helsinki Velodrome. History Roosters were founded in 1979 and the club is a founding member of ...

. It was the Steelers' second straight championship title.

Standings

Vaahteraliiga - Standings 2021

Playoffs

References

American football in Finland

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