Liiga
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The Liiga, colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English, and officially known as SM-liiga in Finnish and FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. The leagu
SM-liiga clubs' former jerseys
Opening match of Tampere Deck Arena: Tappara vs. Ilves in December 2021
SM-liiga studio in the semifinals in 2006
The Kanada-malja
Jokerit
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Helsingin Jokerit is a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. They currently compete in the top-tier Liiga for the 2026–27 season. Jokerit plays its home games at the Veikkaus Arena
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…and Swedish respectively. Jukurit Helsinki HPK Tampere JYP KalPa KooKoo Kärpät Lukko Pelicans SaiPa Ässät Sport TPS Kiekko-Espoo Helsinki teams HIFK Jokerit Tampere teams Ilves Tappara Location of teams in 2026–27 SM-liiga Team name Club's registered name Location Home venue Capacity 2025–26 season standing…
Töölön Vesa was the predecessor of Jokerit. Players in the picture are Veikko Haapakoski, Pentti Simola and Kai Halimo between 1955 and 1964.
Jokerit founder Aimo Mäkinen and Canadian player Dwight Watson in 1971
Jokerit celebrated the promotion to SM-sarja (Liiga), in spring 1969.
Jokerit against HIFK in 1971