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
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City
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Home arena, capacity
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Founded
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| KOOVEE
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Tampere
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Hakametsä 2 arena, 800
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1929
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| Hermes
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Kokkola
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Kokkolan jäähalli, 4,200
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1953
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| Iisalmen Peli-Karhut
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Iisalmi
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Kankaan jäähalli, -
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1966
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| Jokipojat
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Joensuu
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LVI-Myller Areena, 4,800
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1953
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| JYP-Akatemia
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Jyväskylä
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Synergia-areena, 4,365
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1974
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| Kiekko-Vantaa
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Vantaa
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Trio Areena, 2,004
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1994
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| KeuPa HT
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Keuruu
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Keuruun Jäähalli, 1,100
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1995
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| LeKi
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Lempäälä
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Masku Areena, 800
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1904
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| Peliitat
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Heinola
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Versowood Areena, 2,975
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1984
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| Rovaniemen Kiekko
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Rovaniemi
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Lappi Areena, 3,500
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1979
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| SaPKo
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Savonlinna
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Talvisalon jäähalli, 2,833
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1929
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| TUTO Hockey
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Turku
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Kupittaan jäähalli, 3,000
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1929
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Winners
| Year
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Champion
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Silver
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Bronze
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| 2001
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Jukurit
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TuTo
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Hermes
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| 2002
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Jukurit
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KooKoo
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KalPa
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| 2003
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Jukurit
|
K-Vantaa
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KooKoo
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| 2004
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KalPa
|
Jukurit
|
Hermes
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| 2005
|
KalPa
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Sport
|
TuTo
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| 2006
|
Jukurit
|
Sport
|
TuTo
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| 2007
|
Hokki
|
Jukurit
|
Sport
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| 2008
|
TuTo
|
Hokki
|
Jukurit
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| 2009
|
Sport
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Jokipojat
|
Hokki
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| 2010
|
Jokipojat
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D-Team
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KooKoo
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| 2011
|
Sport
|
Jukurit
|
D-Team
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| 2012
|
Sport
|
Jokipojat
|
KooKoo
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| 2013
|
Jukurit
|
KooKoo
|
TuTo
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| 2014
|
KooKoo
|
Jukurit
|
TuTo
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| 2015
|
Jukurit
|
KooKoo
|
Hokki
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| 2016
|
Jukurit
|
Hokki
|
Jokipojat
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| 2017
|
SaPKo
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K-Vantaa
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Espoo-United
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| 2018
|
KeuPa HT
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TUTO Hockey
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SaPKo
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| 2019
|
Ketterä
|
KeuPa HT
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TUTO Hockey
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| 2020
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Season did not finish due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No medals were awarded.
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| 2021
|
Ketterä
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Hermes
|
IPK
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| 2022
|
Ketterä
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Kiekko-Espoo
|
RoKi
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| 2023
|
Kiekko-Espoo
|
Ketterä
|
RoKi
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Medaltable:
| team
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
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| Jukurit
|
7
|
4
|
1
|
| Sport
|
3
|
2
|
1
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| Ketterä
|
3
|
0
|
0
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| KalPa
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
| KooKoo
|
1
|
3
|
3
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| TUTO Hockey
|
1
|
2
|
5
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| Hokki
|
1
|
2
|
2
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| Jokipojat
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
| KeuPa HT
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
| SaPKo
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
| K-Vantaa
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Hermes
|
0
|
1
|
2
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| JYP-Akatemia
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
| Espoo United
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| IPK
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| RoKi
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Former teams
Mestis timeline
External links
- Mestis Official website, in Finnish
| European Hockey Overview
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| Top-Level Leagues
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International
Alps Hockey League - BeNe League - Erste Liga - International Hockey League - Kontinental Hockey League
National
Andorra - Armenia - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - United Kingdom
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| Second-Level Leagues
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| Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Slovakia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine
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| Third-Level Leagues
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| Austria - Belgium - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Scotland - Slovakia - Sweden - Switzerland
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| Fourth-Level and lower Leagues
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| Austria - Belgium (4, 5) - Czech Republic (4, 5) - Finland (4, 5, 6, 7) - France - Germany (4, 5) - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands (4, 5, 6, 7) - Norway (4, 5, 6, 7) - Poland - Russia (Night League, Amateur Leagues) - Sweden (4, 5, 6, 7, 8), Switzerland (4, 5, 6, 7)
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| Cup Competitions
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| Cups
Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - East Germany - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands (Cup, Ron Berteling Schaal) - Norway - Poland - Romania - Scotland - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Soviet Union - Spain - Switzerland - Ukraine - Yugoslavia
Supercups
Belgium - Estonia - Hungary - Italy - Poland - Netherlands - Slovenia - Spain
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| Defunct Leagues
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| Soviet Union - Russia - Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia - West Germany - East Germany - Ireland - Luxembourg - Macedonia - Malta - Portugal - Alpenliga - Interliga - Inter-National League - North Sea Cup - Panonian League - Eastern European - Balkan League (1994-1997) - Baltic League (2001) - Baltic Hockey League (2020) - Carpathian League - Slohokej Liga - Balkan Ice Hockey League - English League - English National League - Scottish National League - British Hockey League - Ice Hockey Superleague - German Championship - Swedish Championship - Klass I - Svenska Serien - Elitserien - Swedish Division I - SM-sarja - Swiss National Championship - Swiss International Championship
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| Women's Leagues
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| International leagues
Elite Women's Hockey League - EWHL Super Cup
National leagues
Austria - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland (1, 2, 3, U20, U18, U16) - France - Germany (1, 2, 3, Cup) - Great Britain (England U16) - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (U18) - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden (1, 2, 3, 4, U20) - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine
Defunct leagues
Czechoslovakia - Interliga - Low Countries Cup
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| Junior Leagues
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| Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia) - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany (East Germany) - Great Britain - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (Soviet Union) - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - Yugoslavia
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| University Leagues
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| European University Hockey League - Czech Republic - Great Britain - Netherlands - Russia (RSHL, MSHL, SHLC, SHLMO, SibSHL, SPSHL) - Sweden
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