Mestis
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Mestis is the second-highest ice hockey league in Finland.
The league was established in 2000 to replace the first division. Since 2000, Mestis has been the highest hockey league in Finland that can be reached with playing merits only; the SM-liiga was closed (to teams being relegated or promoted) in 2000. After the 2004-05 season, KalPa was promoted to the SM-liiga, and there are plans to re-open the league in the 2006-07 season.
In the 2006-07 season, 12 teams play in Mestis:
| Name | Registered name | Location | Home venue, capacity |
| FPS | Forssan Palloseura | Forssa | Forssan jäähalli, 3000 |
| HeKi | Heinolan Kiekko | Heinola | Heinolan jäähalli, 2975 |
| Hokki | Kajaanin Hokki | Kajaani | Kajaanin jäähalli, 1591 |
| Jokipojat | Joensuun Kiekko ry. | Joensuu | Joensuun jäähalli, 5040 |
| Jukurit | Jukurit | Mikkeli | Kalevankankaan jäähalli, 4487 |
| Kiekko-Vantaa | Kiekko-Vantaa | Vantaa | Tikkurilan jäähalli, 1900 |
| KooKoo | Kouvolan Kiekko-65 | Kouvola | Kouvolan jäähalli, 6000 |
| KOO-VEE | KOO-VEE | Tampere | Hakametsä 2, 800 (200 sitting/600 standing) |
| Salamat | Salamat | Kirkkonummi | Varuboden Arena, 1000 |
| SaPKo | Savonlinnan Jääkiekon Tuki Oy | Savonlinna | Talvisalon jäähalli, 3175 |
| Sport | HT Vaasan Sport Oy | Vaasa | Vaasa Arena, 5000 |
| TuTo | TuTo Hockey | Turku | Kupittaan jäähalli, 5500 |
[edit] Winners
Mestis champions
| Year | Champion | Silver | Bronze |
| 2001 | Jukurit | TuTo | Hermes |
| 2002 | Jukurit | KooKoo | KalPa |
| 2003 | Jukurit | K-Vantaa | KooKoo |
| 2004 | KalPa | Jukurit | Hermes |
| 2005 | KalPa | Sport | TuTo |
| 2006 | Jukurit | Sport | TuTo |
[edit] Defunct teams
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| SM-liiga teams : Ässät | Blues | HIFK | HPK | Ilves | Jokerit | JYP | KalPa | Kärpät | Lukko | Pelicans | SaiPa | Tappara | TPS | |
| Trophies and awards: Kultainen kypärä | Kalevi Numminen trophy | Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy | Matti Keinonen trophy | Raimo Kilpiö trophy | Urpo Ylönen trophy | Pekka Rautakallio trophy | Aarne Honkavaara trophy | Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy | Lasse Oksanen trophy | Jari Kurri trophy | |
| Former teams : FPS | Jokipojat | KooKoo | Koo-Vee | Sport | TuTo | |
| Other leagues and teams : Mestis | Suomi-sarja | Finnish national men's ice hockey team | Finnish national women's ice hockey team | |
