The 2023–24 Mestis season is the 24th season of Mestis, the second level of ice hockey in Finland. 13 teams will participate in the league. This season will mark the return of Jokerit to Finnish hockey after 10 years in the KHL.
Clubs
Updated July 25, 2023.
Team changes
The following team changes have happened for the 2023–24 season:
To Mestis
Promoted from Suomi-sarja
None
Relegated from Liiga
None as Liiga is closed
Other
Jokerit from the KHL
From Mestis
Promoted to Liiga
None as Liiga is closed
Relegated to Suomi-sarja
None
Other
HK Zemgale/LLU did not receive a license
Peliitat went bankrupt an thus did not receive a license
Regular season
The regular season consists of 48 matches. Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Penalty minutes.
Playoffs
Playoffs are being played in four stages. Wild-card round is a best-of-3 series, with the quarter-finals, the semifinals and the final being best-of-7 series. The teams are reseeded after the first two stages, so that the best team by regular season performance to make the quarter-finals and the semifinals faces the worst team in the corresponding stage.
Bracket
Promotion
None as Liiga is currently closed for promotion.
Relegation
In the first round of relegation play-offs the 12th and 13th seated teams will play against each other in a best-of-7 series. The loser will play in the Suomi-sarja next season.
In the second round of relegation the winner of the first round will play against the winner of Suomi-sarja. The series will be a best-of-7 series and the winner of this round will play next season in Mestis and the loser in Suomi-sarja.