The 1953-54 Suomi-sarja season was contested as the second tier of Finnish hockey. 21 teams participated in the league, and Lukko won the championship and was promoted alongside KyPa Karhula.
Regular season
The league was divided into four groups, the winners qualifying for promotion to the SM-sarja.
| Southwestern Group
|
| Lukko
|
Rauma
|
Promoted
|
| ÅIFK
|
Turku
|
|
| Kärpät
|
Pori
|
|
| PPT
|
Pori
|
|
| TuTe
|
Turku
|
Relegated
|
| Pyrkivä
|
Turku
|
Relegated
|
| Northwestern Group
|
| Hermes
|
Kokkola
|
Promotion round
|
| VIFK
|
Vaasa
|
|
| TPV
|
Tampere
|
|
| Jymy
|
Kokkola
|
|
| PyHa
|
Tampere
|
Withdrew, relegated
|
| Southeastern Group
|
| KyPa
|
Kymi
|
Promoted
|
| KIF
|
Helsinki
|
|
| KoRe
|
Kotka
|
|
| Jäntevä
|
Kotka
|
|
| KTP
|
Kotka
|
Relegated
|
Southern Group
- Vesa Scores
- 1/10: Vesa - Kullervo 10:5 (3:1, 4:3, 3:1)
- 1/13: Vesa - Jääpeikot 7:3 (2:1, 4:0, 1:2)
- 1/17: Vesa - HyPS 9:6 (1:1, 4:2, 4:3)
- 1/20: Vesa - Ponnistus 8:5 (3:4, 2:0, 3:1)
- 1/31: Vesa - Jääpeikot 9:2 (2:0, 5:1, 2:1)
- 2/5: Vesa - Ponnistus 9:3 (2:1, 4:0, 3:2)
- 2/10: Vesa - Kullervo 7:5 (2:0, 4:2, 1:3)
- 2/14: HyPS - Vesa 3:2 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1)
- Standings
Kullervo was relegated.
Promotion round
- Vesa Scores
- 2/21: Vesa - Lukko 5:2 (2:0, 3:1, 0:1)
- 2/25: KyPa - Vesa 4:3 (1:1, 2:1, 1:1)
- 2/28: Hermes - Vesa 10:7
- Standings
Sources