In Finland, the Suomen mestaruus (SM; lit.'Finnish Champion') is the winner of the highest level of national competition in a particular sport.
Suomen mestaruussarja (lit.'Finnish Championship'), abbreviated SM-sarja, is the competition in which the winning athlete, team, or club is named Finnish Champion. SM-sarja is commonly used when discussing the highest-level league of a sport that competes for the Finnish Championship or the specific competition in which a Finnish Champion is named, as with the Baseballin SM-sarja, Ringeten SM-sarja, Rugbyn SM-sarja, etc.
The abbreviation SM-liiga (lit.'Finnish Championship League' from Suomen mestaruusliiga) is a standard term used when a sport has been designated with liiga status. Without qualification, SM-liiga can refer to any Finnish Championship liiga, however, it is most often used when discussing the men's ice hockey Liiga – .[1]
^"Jääkiekko - SM-liiga" (in Finnish). yle. 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019. Both the URL and the menu for the sports (urheilu) section use “SM-liiga” to link to the main page for Liiga.
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