The Finnish leagues, ’SM-liiga’ and ’SM-sarja’ confirm seven teams in the lineup for both men and women 2024/25. Before the playoffs all teams will meet four times, according to finnhandball.net.
In the men’s division, all seven teams return from the previous season with BK-46 as defending champion. The six top teams advance to the play-offs.
SM-liiga 2024–25
BK-46, Karjaa
Cocks, Riihimäki
Dicken, Helsinki
GrIFK, Kauniainen
HIFK, Helsinki
SIF, Siuntio
ÅIFK, Turku
The women’s championship sees a newcomer as Atlas from Vantaa return having last appeared in the 2020-21-season.
Grankulla IFK och and Helsinki IFK, who won gold and bronze in 2023-24 will participate on Finland’s behalf in the Baltic Sea Handball League where teams from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania also join in.
SM-sarja 2024–25
Atlas, Vantaa
BK-46, Raasepori
Cocks, Riihimäki
Dicken, Helsinki
GrIFK, Kauniainen
HIFK Damhandboll, Helsinki
SIF, Siuntio
Source: finnhandball.net