1972–73 Suomi-sarja season

The 1972-73 Suomi-sarja season was the 13th season of the league as the second tier of Finnish hockey. The top team from the final round was promoted to the SM-sarja.

Qualification round

Northern Group

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Kärpät Oulu	12	9	1	2	78	42	19
2.	Sport Vaasa	12	8	2	2	89	42	18
3.	Hermes Kokkola	12	6	1	5	66	59	13
4.	JyP Jyväskylä	12	6	0	6	65	67	12
5.	RaVe Raahe	12	5	0	7	50	63	10
6.	MuSa Pori	12	2	2	8	38	74	6
7.	Säppi Rauma	12	3	0	9	53	92	6

Western Group

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	FoPS Forssa	14	11	0	3	83	42	22
2.	Lukko Rauma	14	9	3	2	104	51	21
3.	HPK Hämeenlinna	14	6	2	6	82	82	14
4.	PiTa Helsinki	14	5	4	5	79	71	14
5.	City-Kiekko Helsinki	14	6	2	6	74	78	14
6.	Karhu-Kissat Helsinki	14	4	3	7	54	60	11
7.	Kiekko-67 Turku	14	3	3	8	51	84	9
8.	Hilpara Tampere	14	2	3	9	69	119	7

Southeastern Group

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	SaPKo Savonlinna	14	10	0	4	77	35	20
2.	Reipas Lahti	14	10	0	4	67	42	20
3.	KooKoo Kouvola	14	8	0	6	56	59	16
4.	Valtit Varkaus	14	7	0	7	55	70	14
5.	JoKP Joensuu	14	6	1	7	69	60	13
6.	Jukurit Mikkeli	14	5	2	7	57	83	12
7.	Tarmo Hämeenlinna	14	4	2	8	57	67	10
8.	Ketterä Imatra	14	2	3	9	35	57	7

Final round

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Lukko Rauma	10	7	1	2	78	27	15
2.	SaPKo Savonlinna	10	6	1	3	42	29	13
3.	Kärpät Oulu	10	4	3	3	49	50	11
4.	Reipas Lahti	10	4	1	5	39	49	9
5.	FoPS Forssa	10	3	1	6	45	60	7
6.	Sport Vaasa	10	2	1	7	39	73	5

Lukko Rauma earned promotion to the SM-sarja, while SaPKo proceeded to a promotion game.