The Naisten Suomi-sarja (), distinguished as the Jääkiekon naisten Suomi-sarja (), is the third-tier women's ice hockey league in Finland. It was founded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2003. It is the lowest tier of national ice hockey competition, below the premier Naisten Liiga and secondary Naisten Mestis, but above regional hobby leagues ().
Season format
2022–23 season
Excepting the ten teams of the Naisten Liiga, all women's ice hockey teams competing at the national level began the season in the Naisten Mestis qualifiers (). The Naisten Mestis qualifiers, which were contested during September to December 2022, involved eighteen teams divided into three groups of five to seven teams. In the closed groups, each team played every other team at least twice. The top eight teams at the end of the qualifiers continued in the Naisten Mestis and the remaining teams filled the ranks of the Naisten Suomi-sarja.
2023–24 season
Beginning in the 2023–24 season, the Naisten Mestis will adopt the ten team, 36-game format used by the Naisten Liiga. From that time, all teams not playing in the Naisten Liiga or Naisten Mestis and any new teams will play in the Naisten Suomi-sarja. The top teams in the Naisten Suomi-sarja will have the opportunity to earn promotion to the Naisten Mestis in a promotion/relegation series against the bottom ranked Naisten Mestis teams at the end of the season.
Previous formats
2016–2022 seasons
With the exception of the eight Naisten SM-sarja teams, all women's teams teams started the season in the Naisten Mestis qualifiers. The top eight teams qualified for the Naisten Mestis regular season and the remaining teams continued the season in the Naisten Suomi-sarja.
The best four teams of the Naisten Suomi-sarja regular season earned placement in the finals of the Naisten Mestis. The other teams continued the season in the final series of the Naisten Suomi-sarja. The series winner was determined in the final tournament.
Teams
2022–23 season
Lohko 1
HIFK U18, Helsinki
Ilves Akatemia, Tampere
Panelian Raikas (PaRa), Eura
Pelicans, Lahti
Salo HT, Salo
TPS Akatemia, Turku
Turku HC, Turku
Source:
Lohko 2
Jyvässeudun Kiekko (JyKi), Jyväskylä
Kiilat, Haapajärvi
LL-89 Red Lights, Lapinlahti
Muhoksen Jääklubi (MuJK), Muhos
S-Kiekko, Seinäjoki
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Teams in previous seasons
Each team that participated in the Naisten Suomi-sarja, listed by rank within their Luhko at the end of the regular season.
2021–22 season
Lohko 1
LL-89 Red Lights, Lapinlahti
Kiilat, Haapajärvi
Kajastus, Kontiolahti
TeKi, Raahe
JyKi, Jyväskylä
KalPa Akatemia, Kuopio
S-Kiekko, Seinäjoki
Lohko 2
SaiPa, Lappeenranta
Pelicans, Lahti
HIFK Akatemia, Helsinki
Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia, Espoo
Lohko 3
TPS Akatemia, Turku
PaRa, Panelia
Turku HC, Turku
2020–21 season
Lohko 1
KJT Haukat, Kerava
Pelicans, Lahti
Rockets, Loimaa
UJK, Uusikaupunki
Lohko 2
LL-89, Lapinlahti
KalPa Akatemia, Kuopio
TeKi-Hermes, Raahe/Kokkola
SaiPa, Lappeenranta (did not play)
2019–20 season
Lohko 1
Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia, Espoo
Uudenkaupungin Jää-Kotkat (UJK), Uusikaupunki
Rockets, Loima
PaRa, Panelia
Salo HT, Salo
Lohko 2
Hermes, Kokkola
LL-89, Lapinlahti
KalPa Akatemia, Kuopio
Teräs-Kiekko (TeKi), Raahe
Jukurit, Mikkeli
2018–19 season
Lohko 1
Espoon Kiekkoseura (EKS), Espoo
UJK, Uusikaupunki
Salo HT, Salo
Rockets, Loimaa
PaRa, Panelia
Lohko 2
Ylivieskan Jääkarhut (YJK), Ylivieska
Ruoveden Seurakunnan Atleetit (RuoSkA), Ruovesi
Ähtärin Kiekko-Haukat (KieHa), Ähtäri
Junkkarit Hockey Team (JHT), Kalajoki
Lohko 3
SaiPa
KalPa Akatemia
LL-89 Red Lights, Jukurit, Mikkeli Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat (Jokipojat), Joensuu