Finnish Championship League (''Rugbyn SM-sarja'') is the premier

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competition in

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, formed in 2002. The league is governed by the Finnish Rugby Federation, the governing body for Rugby union in Finland. The league is played in summer months. Ten teams took part in the competition since 2014 season until 2016 season but from 2017 season onwards the competition has been held between six teams. The reigning champion (2022) is Helsinki RC.

Clubs in 2022

* Eagles RFC,

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

* Helsinki RC,

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

* Jyväskylä RC, Jyväskylä * Kuopio RC,

Kuopio Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...

Porvoo RC Old Town Shamrocks Porvoo Rugby Club, is a Finnish rugby club in Porvoo. History The club was founded in 2011. Seasons 2012 and 2013 the club played in Division 1. Season 2013 the club lost the final of division 1 but were still promoted since t ...

Porvoo Porvoo (; sv, Borgå ; la, Borgoa) is a city and a municipality in the Uusimaa region of Finland, situated on the southern coast about east of the city border of Helsinki and about from the city centre. Porvoo was one of the six medieval to ...

Warriors RC Warriors Rugby Club Helsinki or Warriors RC or WRC is a Finnish rugby club in Helsinki. The club was founded in 2001, when rugby as a sport was played by only a few individuals in Finland. During the first years, the club had players and members f ...

Champions

*2002 – Helsinki RUFC *2003 – Helsinki RUFC (2) *2004 – Jyväskylä RC *2005 – Jyväskylä RC (2) *2006 – Tampere RC *2007 – Tampere RC (2) *2008 – Warriors RC *2009 – Warriors RC (2) *2010 – Warriors RC (3) *2011 – Warriors RC (4) *2012 – Warriors RC (5) *2013 – Tampere RC (3) *2014 – Helsinki RUFC (3) *2015 – Warriors RC (6) *2016 – Helsinki RUFC (4) *2017 – Jyväskylä RC (3) *2018 – Warriors RC (7) *2019 – Warriors RC (8) *2020 – Helsinki RUFC (5) *2021 – Helsinki RUFC (6) *2022 – Helsinki RUFC (7)

External links

Finnish Rugby Federation
{{Rugby union in Europe Rugby union competitions in Finland National rugby union premier leagues

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Clubs in 2022

Champions

See also

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