| 2020 Finnish Women's Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Lohja [1] |
| Arena | Kisakallio Sports Institute |
| Dates | December 5, 2019 – January 5, 2020 |
| Winner | Sullanmaa / Helsinki |
| Curling club | Hyvinkään Curling ry (Helsinki) |
| Skip | Milja Sullanmaa |
| Third | Marjo Hippi |
| Second | Emmi Lindroos |
| Lead | Jenni Räsänen |
| Alternate | Maija Salmiovirta |
| Finalist | Turto / Harjavalta (Harjavalta; Miia Turto) |
« 2019 | |
The 2020 Finnish Women's Curling Championship (Finnish : Naisten SM-sarja 2019-2020) was held at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja from December 5, 2019 to January 5, 2020. [2]
The team skipped by Milja Sullanmaa won the championship (Sullanmaa won her second title as player but first title as skip).
The 2020 Finnish Men's Curling Championship was held simultaneously with this championship at the same arena.
| Team | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Curling club, locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullanmaa / Helsinki | Milja Sullanmaa | Marjo Hippi | Emmi Lindroos | Jenni Räsänen | Maija Salmiovirta |  Hyvinkään Curling ry, Helsinki |
| Turto / Harjavalta | Miia Turto | Minna Karvinen | Laura Kitti | Tuuli Rissanen |  Hiittenharju Curling ry, Harjavalta | |
| Virtaala / Joensuu | Elina Virtaala | Janina Lindström | Riikka Louhivuori | Tiina Suuripää |  Joensuun Curling Ry, Joensuu |
| Team | A1 | A2 | A3 | Wins | Losses | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Sullanmaa / Helsinki | * | 9:4 11:4 9:3 11:8 | 7:10 10:4 2:6 9:3 | 6 | 2 |  |
| A2 | Turto / Harjavalta | 4:9 4:11 3:9 8:11 | * | 8:6 6:4 12:11 8:7 | 4 | 4 |  |
| A3 | Virtaala / Joensuu | 10:7 4:10 6:2 3:9 | 6:8 4:6 11:12 7:8 | * | 2 | 6 |  |
December 5, 2019; 19:00
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullanmaa / Helsinki | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 |
Turto / Harjavalta  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
December 6, 2019; 20:00
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtaala / Joensuu | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 10 |
| Sullanmaa / Helsinki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 7 |
December 7, 2019; 12:00
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turto / Harjavalta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Virtaala / Joensuu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 6 |
December 7, 2019; 20:00
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullanmaa / Helsinki | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | X | 10 |
| Virtaala / Joensuu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
December 8, 2019; 08:00
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtaala / Joensuu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Turto / Harjavalta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
December 8, 2019; 17:00
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turto / Harjavalta | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Sullanmaa / Helsinki | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 11 |
January 2, 2020; 19:00
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turto / Harjavalta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 3 |
| Sullanmaa / Helsinki | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 9 |
January 3, 2020; 16:00
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtaala / Joensuu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Turto / Harjavalta | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
January 4, 2020; 08:00
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullanmaa / Helsinki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Virtaala / Joensuu | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |
January 4, 2020; 16:00
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turto / Harjavalta | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Virtaala / Joensuu | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
January 5, 2020; 09:00
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtaala / Joensuu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Sullanmaa / Helsinki | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 9 |
January 5, 2020; 13:00
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullanmaa / Helsinki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Turto / Harjavalta | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Place | Team | Skip | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullanmaa / Helsinki | Milja Sullanmaa | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Turto / Harjavalta | Miia Turto | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Virtaala / Joensuu | Elina Virtaala | 8 | 2 | 6 |
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