The Naisten Suomi-sarja (), distinguished as the Jääkiekon naisten Suomi-sarja (), is the third-tier women's

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

league in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

. It was established by the

Finnish Ice Hockey Association The Finnish Ice Hockey Association ( fi, Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto, sv, Finlands Ishockeyförbund) is the governing body of ice hockey in Finland. In 1927, the Finnish Skating Association introduced ice hockey as part of its program and, throu ...

in 2003 and is the lowest tier of national ice hockey competition, below the premier

Naisten Liiga The Kansallinen Liiga ('National League') is the premier division of women's football in Finland. It was previously called the Jalkapallon naisten SM-sarja ('Women's Football Finnish Championship Series') during 1974 to 2006 and the Naisten Lii ...

and secondary

Naisten Mestis Naisten Mestis (; from ''Mestaruussarja'' meaning 'Championship series') is the second-highest women's ice hockey league in Finland. The league was founded as Naisten I-divisioona (Women's First Division) in 1985 by the Finnish Ice Hockey Associ ...

, but above regional leagues ().

Season format

2023–24 season

Beginning in the 2023–24 season, the Naisten Mestis adopted the ten team, 36-game format used by the Naisten Liiga. Since then, all teams not playing in the Naisten Liiga or Naisten Mestis and any new teams play in the Naisten Suomi-sarja by default. The top teams in the Naisten Suomi-sarja have the opportunity to earn promotion to the Naisten Mestis in a promotion/relegation series against the bottom ranked Naisten Mestis teams at the end of the season.

Previous formats

;2022–23 season Excepting the ten teams of the Naisten Liiga, all women's ice hockey teams competing at the national level began the season in the Naisten Mestis qualifiers (). The Naisten Mestis qualifiers, which were contested during September to December 2022, involved eighteen teams divided into three groups of five to seven teams. In the closed groups, each team played every other team at least twice. The top eight teams at the end of the qualifiers continued in the Naisten Mestis and the remaining teams filled the ranks of the Naisten Suomi-sarja. ;2016–2022 seasons With the exception of the eight Naisten SM-sarja teams, all women's teams teams started the season in the Naisten Mestis qualifiers. The top eight teams qualified for the Naisten Mestis regular season and the remaining teams continued the season in the Naisten Suomi-sarja. The best four teams of the Naisten Suomi-sarja regular season earned placement in the finals of the Naisten Mestis. The other teams continued the season in the final series of the Naisten Suomi-sarja. The series winner was determined in the final tournament.

Teams

2023–24 season

Lohko 1 * HIFK Challenger,

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 ...

* Ilves Akatemia,

Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...

* Kiekko-Espoo Challenger,

Espoo Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...

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Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...

* Salo HT,

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* TPS Akatemia,

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''; ...

Turku HC 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''; 1 ...

, Turku Source: Lohko 2 * Jyvässeudun Kiekko (JyKi),

Jyväskylä Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of ...

* KeuPa,

Keuruu Keuruu (; sv, Keuru) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The popul ...

* Kiilat,

Haapajärvi Haapajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neig ...

* LL-89 Red Lights,

Lapinlahti Lapinlahti (; sv, Lapinlahti, also ) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region, located north of the city of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The populati ...

* Muhoksen Jääklubi (MuJK),

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* S-Kiekko, Seinäjoki Source:

Teams in previous seasons

Each team that participated in the Naisten Suomi-sarja is listed by rank within their () at the end of the regular season.

2022–23 season

Lohko 1 # Panelian Raikas (PaRa),

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# TPS Akatemia, Turku # Salo HT, Salo # Pelicans, Lahti # HIFK N18, Helsinki # Turku HC, Turku # Ilves Akatemia, Tampere : Lohko 2 # Kiilat, Haapajärvi # Jyvässeudun Kiekko (JyKi), Jyväskylä # LL-89 Red Lights, Lapinlahti # Muhoksen Jääklubi (MuJK), Muhos # S-Kiekko, Seinäjoki :

2021–22 season

Lohko 1 # LL-89 Red Lights, Lapinlahti # Kiilat, Haapajärvi # Kajastus,

Kontiolahti Kontiolahti ( sv, Kontiolax; literally meaning "bear bay") is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia regions of Finland, region, about north of Joensuu. The municipality has a population of () and ...

# TeKi, Raahe # JyKi, Jyväskylä # KalPa Akatemia, Kuopio # S-Kiekko, Seinäjoki : Lohko 2 #

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Lappeenranta Lappeenranta (; sv, Villmanstrand) is a city and municipality in the region of South Karelia, about from the Russian border and from the town of Vyborg (''Viipuri''). It is situated on the shore of the Lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland, and ...

# Pelicans, Lahti # HIFK Akatemia, Helsinki # Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia, Espoo : Lohko 3 # TPS Akatemia, Turku # PaRa, Panelia # Turku HC, Turku :

2020–21 season

Lohko 1 # KJT Haukat, Kerava # Pelicans, Lahti #

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Loimaa Loimaa (; historical sv, Loimijoki) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is ...

# Uudenkaupungin Jää-Kotkat (UJK),

Uusikaupunki Uusikaupunki (; sv, Nystad, ) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region, northwest of Turku and south of Pori. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is inland wate ...

: Lohko 2 # LL-89, Lapinlahti # KalPa Akatemia, Kuopio # TeKi-Hermes,

Raahe Raahe (; sv, Brahestad; ) is a town and municipality of Finland. Founded by Swedish statesman and Governor General of Finland Count Per Brahe the Younger in 1649, it is one of 10 historic wooden towns (or town centers) remaining in Finland. Examp ...

Kokkola Kokkola (; sv, Karleby, ) is a town and municipality of Finland. The town is located in the Central Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour municipali ...

# SaiPa, Lappeenranta (did not play) :

2019–20 season

Lohko 1 # Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia, Espoo # Uudenkaupungin Jää-Kotkat (UJK), Uusikaupunki # Rockets, Loima # PaRa, Panelia # Salo HT, Salo : Lohko 2 #

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, Kokkola # LL-89, Lapinlahti # KalPa Akatemia, Kuopio # Teräs-Kiekko (TeKi), Raahe #

Jukurit Mikkelin Jukurit is a professional ice hockey team in Liiga, the top tier Finnish ice hockey league. They play in Mikkeli, Finland, at the Kalevankankaan jäähalli (known since 2016 as Ikioma Areena). The team has won 7 Mestis (2nd highest lev ...

Mikkeli Mikkeli (; sv, S:t Michel; la, Michaelia) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in what used to be the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Etelä-Savo region. The municipality has a population of () (around 34,000 ...

2018–19 season

Lohko 1 # Espoon Kiekkoseura (EKS), Espoo # Uudenkaupungin Jää-Kotkat (UJK), Uusikaupunki # Salo HT, Salo # Rockets, Loimaa # PaRa, Panelia : Lohko 2 # Ylivieskan Jääkarhut (YJK),

Ylivieska Ylivieska () is a town and municipality of Northern Ostrobothnia region, Finland. It has a population of (), and it serves as the administrative centre for Kalajokilaakso and Pyhäjokilaakso, an area with a population of about 90,000 inhabitants ...

# Ruoveden Seurakunnan Atleetit (RuoSkA),

Ruovesi Ruovesi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vil ...

# Ähtärin Kiekko-Haukat (KieHa),

Ähtäri Ähtäri ( sv, Etseri) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Ähtäri is located southeast of ...

# Junkkarit Hockey Team (JHT),

Kalajoki Kalajoki (; literally translated the "fish river") is a coastal town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the Gulf of Bothnia in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has ...

: Lohko 3 # SaiPa # KalPa Akatemia # LL-89 Red Lights, # Jukurit, Mikkeli # Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat (Jokipojat),

Joensuu Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) is a city and municipality in North Karelia, Finland, located on the northern shore of Lake Pyhäselkä (northern part of Lake Saimaa) at the mouth of the Pielinen River (''Pielisjoki''). It was founded in 1848. Th ...

References

{{Naisten Liiga Ice hockey leagues in Finland Women's ice hockey in Finland

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