Liiga also known as SM-liiga from 1975 to 2013, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is generally thought of as one of the top leagues in Europe. It started in 1975. SM is a common abbreviation for Suomen mestaruus, "Finnish championship".
Top-level ice hockey leagues of Europe | |
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International |
Kontinental Hockey League • Belarusian Extraleague • Erste Bank Eishockey Liga • MOL Liga • Slohokej Liga • North Sea Cup |
National |
Armenia • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Greece • Germany • Hungary • Iceland • Italy • Ireland • Kazakhstan • Latvia • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Romania • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • Ukraine • United Kingdom |
Defunct Leagues |
Soviet Union • Russia • Czechoslovakia • Yugoslavia • East Germany • Alpenliga • Six Nations Tournament • Interliga • Panonian League • Eastern European • Low Countries Cup • Balkan League • Baltic League • Baltic Cup • Carpathian League |