| Mestis
|
|
| Sport |
Ice hockey
|
| Founded |
2000
|
| No. of teams |
12
|
| Most recent champion(s)
|
Jukurit
|
| Most championship(s)
|
Jukurit (6)
|
| TV partner(s)
|
Elisa, Veikkaus
|
| Official website
|
mestis.fi
|
| Related competitions
|
SM-liiga, Suomi-sarja
|
Mestis (from 'Mestaruussarja', 'Championship series'), is the second-highest ice hockey league in Finland.
The league was established in 2000 to replace the I-Divisioona. Since 2000, Mestis has been the highest hockey league in Finland that can be reached with playing merits only; the SM-liiga was closed (to teams being relegated or promoted) in 2000. After the 2004–05 season, KalPa was promoted to the SM-liiga, and the league was re-opened in the 2008–09 season.
Clubs
| Team
|
City
|
Home arena, capacity
|
Founded
|
| Hermes
|
Kokkola
|
Kokkolan jäähalli, 4,200
|
1953
|
| Hokki
|
Kajaani
|
Kajaanin jäähalli, 1,400
|
1968
|
| Jokipojat
|
Joensuu
|
LVI-Myller Areena, 4,800
|
1953
|
| Jukurit
|
Mikkeli
|
Kalevankankaan jäähalli, 4,400
|
1970
|
| JYP-Akatemia
|
Jyväskylä
|
Synergia-areena, 4,365
|
1974
|
| Kiekko-Vantaa
|
Vantaa
|
Trio Areena, 2,004
|
1994
|
| KeuPa HT
|
Keuruu
|
Keuruun Jäähalli, 1,100
|
1995
|
| LeKi
|
Lempäälä
|
Masku Areena, 800
|
1904
|
| Peliitat
|
Heinola
|
Versowood Areena, 2,975
|
1984
|
| Rovaniemen Kiekko
|
Rovaniemi
|
Lappi Areena, 3,500
|
1979
|
| SaPKo
|
Savonlinna
|
Talvisalon jäähalli, 2,833
|
1929
|
| TUTO Hockey
|
Turku
|
Kupittaan jäähalli, 3,000
|
1929
|
Winners
| Year
|
Champion
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
| 2001
|
Jukurit
|
TuTo
|
Hermes
|
| 2002
|
Jukurit
|
KooKoo
|
KalPa
|
| 2003
|
Jukurit
|
K-Vantaa
|
KooKoo
|
| 2004
|
KalPa
|
Jukurit
|
Hermes
|
| 2005
|
KalPa
|
Sport
|
TuTo
|
| 2006
|
Jukurit
|
Sport
|
TuTo
|
| 2007
|
Hokki
|
Jukurit
|
Sport
|
| 2008
|
TuTo
|
Hokki
|
Jukurit
|
| 2009
|
Sport
|
Jokipojat
|
Hokki
|
| 2010
|
Jokipojat
|
D-Team
|
KooKoo
|
| 2011
|
Sport
|
Jukurit
|
D-Team
|
| 2012
|
Sport
|
Jokipojat
|
KooKoo
|
| 2013
|
Jukurit
|
KooKoo
|
TuTo
|
| 2014
|
KooKoo
|
Jukurit
|
TuTo
|
| 2015
|
Jukurit
|
KooKoo
|
Hokki
|
| 2016
|
Jukurit
|
Hokki
|
Jokipojat
|
Defunct teams
External links
- Mestis Official website, in Finnish
