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60-656: The Isomäen tekojäärata (Isomäki artificial ice rink) was originally built as an artificial ice rink in 1964 and replaced the natural ice of Juhannuslehto in the Herralahti district . The following year, the B-series matches of the World Hockey Championships in Finland were played on this rink. The artificial ice was transformed into an arena in 1971 after the first Ässät won the championship for

120-541: A forced labor by the Germans. Soviet soldiers are buried at Vähärauma district in the western part of the city. The geological uplift after the last ice age has been relatively high at the mouth of the Kokemäenjoki river. When the city was established in 1558, it was situated on the shore of Pori bay. Because of this uplift the delta of the river now begins in front of the city. The recreation area of Kirjurinluoto

180-653: A church, marina, hostel, camping site, several restaurants and a fishing port. 1979%E2%80%9380 SM-liiga season Finnish ice hockey season [REDACTED] This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . Find sources:   "1979–80 SM-liiga season"  –  news   · newspapers   · books   · scholar   · JSTOR ( October 2021 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The 1979–80 SM-liiga season

240-909: A gym. Olympic gold medal winners from Pori include Greco-Roman wrestler Kelpo Gröndahl ( 1952 ) and weightlifter Kaarlo Kangasniemi ( 1968 ). Leo-Pekka Tähti , five-time Paralympic gold medalist in category T54 sprint events (100m: 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 ; 200m: 2004), is also from Pori. Other Olympic medalists from Pori are swimmer Arvo Aaltonen (1920), weightlifter Jouni Grönman (1984), boxers Joni Nyman (1984) and Jyri Kjäll (1992), pole vaulter Eeles Landström (1960), archer Kyösti Laasonen (1972) and ice hockey players Sakari Salminen (2014) and Sari Marjamäki ( née Fisk, 1998). The best known, currently active athletes from Pori are swimmer Matti Mattsson , hurdler Nooralotta Neziri , NHL ice hockey goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and players Jesperi Kotkaniemi , Joel Armia and Erik Haula , and Paralympic gold medalist Leo-Pekka Tähti. Mikko Salo won

300-542: A review held at the Pori market square. As most of its houses were made of wood, Pori has had its share of fires. The town has burned down and been rebuilt nine times. The city was first destroyed by fire in 1571 and the last major fire was in 1852. More than 75 per cent of the city was destroyed in 1852 and most of the residents became homeless. Only a few buildings, such as the Town Hall , were saved. The Great Fire of 1852

360-606: Is Musan Salama which plays in fifth tier, Kolmonen . Other popular team sports in Pori are bandy and pesäpallo , the Finnish version of baseball . Women's pesäpallo team Pesäkarhut and bandy side Narukerä are both playing in the premier divisions. Pori has also men's and women's lower division teams in almost all major team sports, including clubs like Pori Futsal (futsal), Bears (American football), Pori Rugby (rugby union) and FBT Karhut United (floorball). The oldest sportsclub in Finland, Segelföreningen i Björneborg ,

420-525: Is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta . It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia . The population of Pori is approximately 83,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 128,000. It is the 10th most populous municipality in Finland, and the eighth most populous urban area in the country. Pori is located some 10 kilometres (6 mi) from

480-567: Is a home for several amateur and youth theatres and the Kirjurinluoto Summer Theatre that presents open-air productions in summertime. Pori Symphony Orchestra was established 1938 and it is today known as Pori Sinfonietta . The orchestra performs in 1999 built Promenadikeskus music hall. The first city orchestra was founded in 1877. In its early years the orchestra was mostly performing light orchestral music and its musicians were German. The very first symphony concert

540-495: Is actually on an island connected with bridges to the mainland. Pori National Urban Park preserves the story of the phases of development of the town born at the mouth of the river Kokemäenjoki. Pori has a humid continental climate ( Dfb ), with moderation from the Gulf of Bothnia helping to keep September above the 10 °C (50 °F) isotherm, and is amongst the northern extent of that climate in Finland. Winters are long, and cold, but are notably shorter and warmer than in

600-667: Is approximately 16 kilometres to the north off the Mäntyluodontie, the track has held the final of the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship six times from 1983 to 2019. Yyteri Golf is also located in this region. The other golf course, Pori Golf Club, is on the outskirts of the city. The city-owned indoor swimming pool was opened in September 2011. It is a modern facility with seven pools of variable depth and size, three saunas and

660-617: Is based on the collections of local art collector and patronage Maire Gullichsen . Pori Art Museum is located in a former weigh house originally built in 1860. Other museums in Pori are the Rosenlew Museum which is presenting the industrial heritage of Rosenlew Company and the natural history museum Luontotalo Arkki. Toivo is the renovation center of Satakunta Museum. It presents traditional ways of restoring wooden houses with an exhibition of typical early 1900s home. Major team sports in Pori are ice hockey and football . Pori

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720-506: Is considered to be the birthplace of Finnish-language theatre as the Finnish National Theatre gave its first performance at Hotel Otava on October 13, 1872. Pori Theatre is a municipal theatre established in 1931 as a merger of two local stages. Theatre building was completed in 1884. Another professional theatre in Pori is Rakastajat-teatteri. It is also hosting an annual festival for independent theatre groups. Pori

780-471: Is especially known for its popular hockey team Ässät which is a three-time Finnish Champion , most recently in 2013 . Their victory parade gathered some 20,000 people to the Pori market square. Local top football side FC Jazz have won the Finnish premier league Veikkausliiga in 1993 and 1996 . The club has also competed in several UEFA competitions . As of 2024, FC Jazz plays in the third tier Ykkönen . Jazz's main rival and other local football team

840-627: Is held annually in July. Many renowned musicians have played the festival over the years, including artists like B. B. King , Ray Charles , Miles Davis , Keith Jarrett , Bob Dylan , Elton John , Kanye West and Santana . Concert arenas are located around the city. Main venue is Kirjurinluoto Arena , which is an open-air concert park holding an audience more than 30,000. The arena has hosted also many other events like Sonisphere Festival in 2009 and 2010. SuomiAreena in an international public debate forum held simultaneously with Pori Jazz . Pori

900-449: Is not uncommon. At least 40 different languages are spoken in Pori. The most commonly spoken foreign languages are Russian (0.9%), Arabic (0.4%), Ukrainian (0.4%) and English (0.4%). As of 2023 , there were 4,361 persons with a migrant background living in Pori, or 5.2% of the population. The number of residents who were born abroad was 4,632, or 5.6% of the population. The number of persons with foreign citizenship living in Pori

960-526: Is one of the largest in Baltic Sea . Tourist facilities in Yyteri include a hotel/spa, camping/caravan park and a golf course. It is also very popular among windsurfers . Island of Reposaari is located some 10 kilometres further of Yyteri. It is connected with the mainland by highway. Reposaari is a unique village with a townscape of mostly wooden buildings and a population of 1,000 people. The island has

1020-499: Is specialized on bulk cargo . It has liner service to several Northern European ports. In October 2013 Pori was the destination of MS Nordic Orion , the first commercial cargo ship ever to transit the Northwest Passage . She was carrying a cargo of coking coal from Port Metro Vancouver , Canada . There were 35,216 jobs in 2014. 7,548 residents of other municipalities worked in Pori and 5,710 Pori employees outside

1080-623: The 2009 CrossFit Games in Aromas, California and was declared the "World's Fittest Man." The most widely read daily newspaper of Pori area is the independent Satakunnan Kansa . Other local media were the politically-affiliated papers Uusi Aika , which was aligned with the Social Democrats , and Satakunnan Työ , which was aligned with the Left Alliance . Radio Pori is a radio station established in 1985 as one of

1140-723: The Finnish Championships in Athletics three times and was the venue of 2015 games. Stadium is located at the Isomäki sports center. The area includes several other facilities like the Isomäki Areena ice hockey arena for 6,150 spectators, an indoor football arena, a rink for bandy and skating, tennis courts and an outdoor swimming stadium. Pori Racetrack is one of the major horse racing venues in Finland. The motorcycle speedway track, Yyterin speedwaystadion

1200-606: The Satakunta University of Applied Sciences and University Consortium of Pori (UCPori). In 1987, the Art Association NYTE , an artist group and art association is founded. Pori is widely known for its international jazz music festival, established in 1966. Today Pori Jazz is one of the major jazz festivals in Europe as well as one of the largest culture events in Finland. The nine-day festival

1260-533: The Swedish -speaking Björnebogs svenska samskola , Rudolf Steiner School and a Christian school . First Trivial school in Pori was founded in 1641. Today it is succeeded by Pori Lyceum established 1879. Vocational education is given in five institutes including the music school Palmgren Conservatory and Finnish Aviation Academy which is owned by the state of Finland and Finnish flag carrier airline Finnair . Highest grades of education in Pori are

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1320-853: The Tampere–Pori railway . Bus traffic is very busy instead. Pori has more than 100 intercity buses with major Finnish cities Helsinki , Turku and Tampere as well as smaller places like Rauma and Vaasa . Public transport is managed by the city owned bus company Porin Linjat. It has also service to nearby municipalities. The most significant highways from Pori to other cities are Highway 2 to Helsinki, Highway 8 (to south) to Turku and (to north) to Vaasa, Highway 11 to Tampere and Highway 23 to Jyväskylä . Pori Airport has daily connections to Helsinki Airport and Stockholm Airport . Also seasonal flights to ski resorts of Lapland as well as charter flights to several Mediterranean countries. Port of Pori

1380-496: The Veikkausliiga in the 1990s, and Pori Theater , which is the first Finnish-language theater in Finnish history. Pori is also known for its local street food called porilainen . During its history, the city of Pori has burned down nine times; only Oulu has burned more often, as many as ten times. The current coat of arms of Pori was confirmed for use by President P. E. Svinhufvud on December 11, 1931, and

1440-552: The Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River , 110 kilometres (68 mi) west of Tampere , 140 kilometres (87 mi) north of Turku and 241 kilometres (150 mi) north-west of Helsinki , the capital of Finland. Pori covers an area of 2,062.00 square kilometres (796.14 sq mi) of which 870.01 km (335.91 sq mi) is water. The population density is 72.11/km (186.8/sq mi). Pori

1500-822: The Hakametsän jäähalli in Tampere. The 1980 SM-liiga finals were played in the Isomäki Areena and the Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki. The 1984 SM-liiga finals were played in the Isomäki Areena and the Hakametsän jäähalli in Tampere. The 2006 SM-liiga finals were played in the Isomäki Areena and the Ritari-areena in Hämeenlinna. The 2009 SM-liiga relegation series was played in

1560-622: The Isomäki Areena and the Vaasa Arena in Vaasa. The 2013 SM-liiga finals were played in the Isomäki Areena and the Hakametsän jäähalli in Tampere. 2: Antti Heikkilä 4: Arto Javanainen 5: Pekka Rautakallio 11: Raimo Kilpiö 12: Tapio Levo 13: Veli-Pekka ketola 89: Jaroslav Otevrel 13: Lasse Heikkilä 11: Raimo Kilpiö Herralahti Pori ( Finnish: [ˈpori] ; Swedish : Björneborg [bjœːrneˈborj] ; Latin : Arctopolis )

1620-574: The Northern parts of Finland due to the marine effect and location by the Bothnian Sea. The temperatures measured in the city center are slightly higher on average due to the urban heat island effect. Summers are relatively warm. The highest ever recorded temperature in this weather station was 33.3 °C (91.9 °F), on 13 July 2010 and the lowest official temperature ever recorded was -36.8 °C (-34.2 °F), on 3 February 1966. Visiting

1680-657: The advantages of their new location, which offered opportunities for profitable trading, among other things. Ship building has been important since the beginning of history of Pori. Shipyard started by the river in 1572 and it worked until the early 20th century. The biggest ship probably ever built in Pori was "Porin Kraveli," completed in 1583. During the Greater Wrath of 1713, Pori was occupied by Russian troops. Eight Russian regiments spent four months in town from September 1713 to January 1714 vandalizing and demolishing

1740-430: The advertising agency West Creative Oy . The arena will be known as "West Areena" during the 2022-23 season. On christmas day in 2022 Porin Ässät players accidentally broke a pipe while drilling the ice which caused the ice to melt. In 2023 after a successful season, the arena got a new jumbotron and new sound technology – increasing the amount of speakers from ten to 130. Isomäki also got more LED screens. The jumbotron

1800-462: The city in 2014. The unemployment rate was 10.7% in May 2018. The largest employer in Pori in terms of the number of employees in 2016 was the city of Pori with more than 5,000 employees. Other major employers include Technip and Satakunta University of Applied Sciences . Pori is the home of 28 comprehensive schools and 7 gymnasiums including English , French and German classes as well as

1860-614: The city went into deep depression. A new "golden age" for Pori started in 1765 as the city got back the staple rights for foreign trade. As the Crimean War broke out in 1853, Pori was attacked by both the French Navy and British Navy in 1855 during the Åland War . The French frigate D'Assos made the first attempt on July and managed to catch one ship outside the Isokari island before they sailed further north. Another attack

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1920-480: The city. Some of the wealthiest residents vanished, they were probably imprisoned and taken to Russia. Wind mills and storage houses were burnt. Most of the oxen and horses and more than 400 boats were lost. The Russian invasion of Finland continued another seven years. It meant great financial loss for Pori as the foreign trade was completely finished. After the Greater Wrath, Pori lost its staple rights and

1980-412: The concept of "Porirock" was born to define the music made by rock musicians from Pori. Satakunta Museum is a historical museum established 1888. It is one of the oldest historical museums in Finland and presents the history of Satakunta province and the city of Pori. Museum building was completed in 1973. Pori Art Museum is a museum of contemporary and modern art . It was opened in 1979. Museum

2040-414: The famous "Yyteri" beach is arguably the best pastime thing to do in Pori on warm summer days. In fact, it gathers the most visitors out of any other beach in Finland on summers. Source 2: Foreca The city of Pori has 83,375 inhabitants, making it the 10th most populous municipality in Finland. The Pori region has 128,492 inhabitants, making it the eight most populous region in Finland. In Pori, 5.2% of

2100-429: The first commercial stations in Finland. Eazy 101 was during 2012–2015 a local radio station mainly for younger people under 30. Public service radio in Pori area is Yle Satakunta, a regional station of Yle Radio Suomi . Yle TV2 screens daily local news from the Pori region and Satakunta province on its national channel. Yyteri Beach is located 17 kilometres out of the city center. The six-kilometre-long beach

2160-400: The first time. The arena had a capacity of about 8,000 spectators. There were no seats at all in the arena, and the ice was surrounded on three sides by a partly wooden standing auditorium. The arena was improved during the 1970s and, for example, the first seats were built for about 500 people at the end of the decade. At the same time, the arena got its first decent changing rooms. In the past,

2220-624: The harbour area instead of the city itself. From 1942 to 1944 Pori Airport served as an air depot for the Jagdgeschwader 5 of German Luftwaffe . Pori air depot was known as "Feldluftpark Pori" and it was one of the major German air depots in Northern Europe. In September 1944, Germans left the airport and destroyed many of their facilities with explosives. One German-built hangar is still used today. Total of 319 Soviet Red Army prisoners of war died in Pori as they were used as

2280-441: The interior. Capacity decreased in the 1990s by about a thousand spectators when standing auditoriums were replaced by seats, and for the first time in 1998-1999 there were more seats than standing auditoriums. The renovated hall had only 2,500 standing auditoriums. There were seats for 4,400 people. In 2010, a modern scoreboard showing a video was installed in the arena. The most recent major renovation took place in 2014–2016, when

2340-429: The locker room facilities in the arena were upgraded and a new three-storey extension was built at the end of the arena. Restaurant facilities were also improved and expanded. In connection with the renovation, the technologies of the entire arena were also renewed. At the same time, the capacity of the standing auditorium was reduced to about 2,200 spectators. In connection with the reform, Länsi-Suomen Osuuspankki became

2400-579: The main partner of Ässät. It renamed the Porin jäähalli "Isomäki Areena". The arena can accommodate 6,350 people after the latest renovation. In 2022, when the club ran into financial difficulties, the City of Pori bought the shares of Kiinteistö Oy Porin Jäähalli owned by HC Ässät Pori Oy , after which the city owns the arena alone. The name sponsor of the arena expired in 2022 and the naming rights were given to

2460-411: The match was reported to be 9,364. The arena underwent its first major renovation in 1986–1987. thermal insulation and heating were installed into the arena, and the seating area was expanded. With the new east-facing seating area, the audience capacity of the Porin jäähalli was reduced to 7,500 spectators. A second renovation was made in 1993 when the seating area was expanded. The standing auditorium at

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2520-559: The original name in Swedish with a Fennicised pronunciation. The whole Swedish name Björneborg literally means Bear Fortress or Bear Castle ( Finnish : Karhulinna ), and the Latin-Greek Arctopolis means Bear City ( Finnish : Karhukaupunki ). City of Pori was established on March 8, 1558 by Duke John of Finland ( Finnish : Juhana III or Juhana-herttua ) who was later known as John III of Sweden . It

2580-431: The parties gained 21.5% and 20.4% of vote, respectively. The mayor of Pori is Lauri Inna , who was elected to run the city in 2022 after the former mayor, Aino-Maija Luukkonen , retired from the post. Pori railway station and bus station are located in the city center. Since the Pori station is a terminal train station , railway traffic is quite moderate. Pori is only connected to Tampere with 13 daily departures by

2640-426: The population has a foreign background, which is below to the national average. The significant population increase in 1950 was the result of annexing nearby areas. Population peaked in the mid-1970s when it was over 80 000. After that, the population declined, and in recent years has remained steady at just over 83 000. After the annex of the neighbouring municipality Noormarkku in 2010 and Lavia in 2015

2700-443: The population rose to the current level. In 1952 Pori was the fifth largest city in Finland after Helsinki , Turku , Tampere and Lahti . Population by mother tongue (2023) Pori is a monolingual Finnish-speaking municipality. There are 472 Swedish speakers in Pori, or 0.6% of the population. As English and Swedish are compulsory school subjects, functional bilingualism or trilingualism acquired through language studies

2760-487: The proportion of foreign residents in the coming years. In 2023, the Evangelical Lutheran Church was the largest religious group with 68.3% of the population of Pori. Other religious groups accounted for 1.9% of the population. 29.9% of the population had no religious affiliation. The largest parties in Pori are Social Democratic Party and National Coalition Party . In 2021 municipal elections

2820-513: The sea. The Bourgeoisie of Ulvila were ordered to migrate to the newly founded city and on 8 March 1558 John III gave the charter of Pori, which read: "Because we have seen that it would be best to build a strong market town alongside the sea, and because we cannot find anywhere suitable for fortifying in Ulvila, we have chosen another location at Pori." At the beginning Pori had around 300 involuntary residents. However, they soon recognized

2880-585: The teams had had to change their equipment in the Pori Stadium a couple of hundred meters away, and walk from there to the arena. The standing auditorium was also expanded on top of the changing rooms. In the spring of 1978, an all-time record was seen in Isomäki, when the decisive final match of the Finnish Championship League between Ässät and Tappara was crowded to be watched by an estimated 13,000 people. The official audience for

2940-422: The west end was replaced with seats in 1996. The arena underwent a third major renovation in 1998. Additional seats were built and the wooden standing auditorium was replaced with a new concrete structure. At the same time, a second floor was built in the arena, which included new restaurant, sales and sanitary facilities, as well as modern benches. Ticket sales were also transferred from the ticket offices outside to

3000-543: Was 3,297. Most foreign-born citizens came from the former Soviet Union , Russia , Estonia and Iraq . There is a Swedish School and a Swedish Culture Club that are aimed at serving the Finland-Swedish minority in the Satakunta region. The relative share of immigrants in Pori's population is below to the national average. However, the city's new residents are increasingly of foreign origin. This will increase

3060-564: Was a part of the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic . The city was not on the direct war zone but some terror was made by both sides. The best known incident was the execution of 11 Whites at the schoolyard of Pori Lyceum. During World War II , Pori was bombed four times by the Soviet Airforce in 1939–1940. The worst bombing occurred on 2 February 1940 as 21 people were killed. Most of the bombs were aimed to

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3120-486: Was a successor to the medieval towns of Teljä ( Kokemäki ) and Ulvila . Sailing the Kokemäki river had become more and more difficult since the 14th century due to the post-glacial rebound . The importance of Kokemäki and Ulvila began to decline as the ships could no longer navigate the river. In the 16th century the situation had become so bad that Duke John decided to establish a new harbour and market town closer to

3180-434: Was established 1856 in Pori. The biggest sports club in Pori is Liikuntaseura Pori, which offers multiple sports including gymnastics, TeamGym and cheerleading. 12,300 seated Pori Stadium , which is primarily used for football, is one of the largest multi-purpose stadiums in Finland. It is the home ground for FC Jazz and NiceFutis. The stadium has also been a venue for two Finland internationals. Pori Stadium has hosted

3240-573: Was established in 1558 by Duke John , who later became King John III of Sweden. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Pori was also once one of the main cities with Turku in the former Turku and Pori Province (1634–1997). The neighboring municipalities are Eurajoki , Kankaanpää , Kokemäki , Merikarvia , Nakkila , Pomarkku , Sastamala , Siikainen and Ulvila . Pori is especially known nationwide for its Jazz Festival , Yyteri 's sandy beaches, Kirjurinluoto , Porin Ässät ice hockey club, FC Jazz football club, which won two championships in

3300-430: Was later redrawn by Olof Eriksson. The city council reaffirmed the use of the redrawn version on October 27, 1959. The bear motif of the coat of arms comes from a 17th century seal and the motto , deus protector noster or " God is our protector", is also on the coat of arms of the city's founder, Duke John. Pori literally means ' Bear City'. The name comes from the -borg part (meaning citadel, fortress or castle ) of

3360-506: Was made by the British fleet on 9 August. Mayor Klaus Wahlberg negotiated a deal with the enemy and the city was saved. Two sailing ships and 17 smaller boats along with some other properties were given to the British. The activities of the people of Pori were considered shameful and according to some information, Lieutenant General Alexander von Wendt would have later demoted the officer who had retreated from Luotsinmäki to sergeant during

3420-485: Was one of the worst disasters in Finland so far. The new city plan and the shape of the present old town was designed by Swedish architect C. T. von Chiewitz . The newly completed buildings, such as the Pori Theatre and Hotel Otava are historically and culturally important. Four esplanades, which are wider than the other streets, divided the new city center in four parts. During the 1918 Finnish Civil War , Pori

3480-463: Was played in 1902. Most famous classical composer from Pori is Selim Palmgren , even called as "The Finnish Chopin". Pori Opera was established in 1976. It performs a yearly production together with Pori Sinfonietta and Pori Opera Choir. In 2004 they recorded Kung Karls jakt which is the first opera composed in Finland. Pori is known as one of the birthplaces of Finnish rock music , where the bands Dingo and Yö , among others, originate. With this,

3540-474: Was reported to have the best image quality in all of Finland. A standing section was added for away fans. Since 2023 the sponsor name of the arena has been Enersense Areena, after the naming rights were bought by Enersense International Oyj . The 1978 SM-liiga finals were played in the Isomäki Areena and the Hakametsän jäähalli in Tampere. The 1979 SM-liiga finals were played in the Isomäki Areena and

3600-4162: Was the fifth season of the SM-liiga , the top level of ice hockey in Finland . 10 teams participated in the league, and HIFK Helsinki won the championship. Standings [ edit ] Club GP W T L GF GA Pts 1. TPS Turku 36 26 4 6 209 122 56 2. HIFK Helsinki 36 24 5 7 238 144 53 3. Kärpät Oulu 36 18 6 12 193 154 42 4. Ässät Pori 36 18 5 13 189 167 41 5. Tappara Tampere 36 15 6 15 170 169 36 6. Lukko Rauma 36 15 4 17 184 190 34 7 Kiekko-Reipas Lahti 36 14 4 18 151 153 32 8. Ilves Tampere 36 11 8 17 151 189 30 9. Jokerit Helsinki 36 11 4 21 151 199 26 10. KooVee Tampere 36 4 2 30 153 302 10 Playoffs [ edit ] Semifinal [ edit ] TPS - Ässät 1:3 (6:1, 3:6, 3:4 P, 2:9) HIFK - Kärpät 3:1 (4:3 P, 1:3, 6:3, 4:2) 3rd place [ edit ] TPS - Kärpät 0:2 (2:12, 7:8) Final [ edit ] HIFK - Ässät 3:0 (7:5, 4:2, 6:5) Relegation [ edit ] Club GP W T L GF GA Pts 1. SaiPa Lappeenranta 6 4 1 1 45 27 9 2. Jokerit Helsinki 6 4 1 1 49 34 9 3. HPK Hämeenlinna 6 1 2 3 30 38 4 4. KooVee Tampere 6 1 0 5 22 47 2 External links [ edit ] SM-liiga official website v t e Liiga Seasons 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 Current teams (2024–25) HIFK HPK Ilves Mikkelin Jukurit JYP Jyväskylä KalPa Kiekko-Espoo KooKoo Oulun Kärpät Lukko Lahti Pelicans SaiPa Vaasan Sport Tappara HC TPS Porin Ässät Former teams FPS Jokerit Jokipojat Koovee TUTO Hockey Trophies and awards Kanada-malja Kultainen kypärä Kalevi Numminen Jarmo Wasama memorial Matti Keinonen Raimo Kilpiö Urpo Ylönen Pekka Rautakallio Aarne Honkavaara Veli-Pekka Ketola Lasse Oksanen Jari Kurri Unto Wiitala Other Mestis Suomi-sarja 2. Divisioona 3. Divisioona Finland men's national ice hockey team SM-sarja (defunct) Naisten Liiga Naisten Mestis Finland women's national ice hockey team U20 SM-sarja Finland men's national junior ice hockey team IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1979–80_SM-liiga_season&oldid=1238513728 " Categories : 1979–80 in Finnish ice hockey 1979–80 in European ice hockey leagues Liiga seasons Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

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