2014–15 Liiga season
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| League | Liiga |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 2014 – April 2015 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | Nelonen |
| Regular season | |
| Best record | Oulun Kärpät |
| Runners-up | Tappara |
| Season MVP | Kim Hirschovits |
| Top scorer | Kim Hirschovits |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Joonas Donskoi |
| Finals champions | Oulun Kärpät |
| Runners-up | Tappara |
| Liiga seasons | |
← 2013–14
| |
The 2014–15 Liiga season will be the 40th season of the Liiga (formerly SM-liiga), the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.
Regular season
Top six advanced straight to quarter-finals, while teams between 7th and 10th positions played wild card round for the final two spots. The Liiga is a closed series and thus there is no relegation.
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | +/− | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kärpät | 60 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 167 | 126 | +41 | 115 |
| Tappara | 60 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 155 | 123 | +32 | 106 |
| Lukko | 60 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 163 | 147 | +16 | 103 |
| JYP | 60 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 174 | 151 | +23 | 102 |
| Blues | 60 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 166 | 149 | +17 | 100 |
| KalPa | 60 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 134 | 115 | +19 | 97 |
| HIFK | 60 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 177 | 150 | +27 | 96 |
| SaiPa | 60 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 151 | 146 | +5 | 94 |
| Ässät | 60 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 151 | 143 | +8 | 90 |
| Ilves | 60 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 150 | 161 | -11 | 88 |
| HPK | 60 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 143 | 165 | -22 | 76 |
| Pelicans | 60 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 125 | 166 | -41 | 68 |
| TPS | 60 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 122 | 172 | -50 | 65 |
| Sport | 60 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 121 | 185 | -64 | 60 |
Playoffs
Pre-Play-offs
| Series | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIFK – Ilves | 2:0 | 2:1 | 2:1 OT | – |
| SaiPa – Ässät | 2:0 | 6:0 | 2:1 OT | – |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Kärpät | 4 | |||||||||||
| 8 | SaiPa | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Kärpät | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | JYP | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | JYP | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Blues | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Lukko | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | JYP | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Lukko | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | KalPa | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Tappara | 4 | Third place | ||||||||||
| 3 | Lukko | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Tappara | 4 | 1 | Kärpät | 4 | ||||||||
| 7 | HIFK | 2 | 2 | Tappara | 3 | ||||||||
Final rankings
 |
Kärpät |
 |
Tappara |
 |
JYP |
| 4 | Lukko |
| 5 | Blues |
| 6 | KalPa |
| 7 | HIFK |
| 8 | SaiPa |
| 9 | Ässät |
| 10 | Ilves |
| 11 | HPK |
| 12 | Pelicans |
| 13 | TPS |
| 14 | Sport |