Sport | Ice hockey |
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Founded | 1955 |
No. of teams | 50 (2022) |
Most recent champion(s) | Kiekko-Espoo (2022) |
Most titles | Ketterä (3) |
TV partner(s) | Discovery+ |
Related competitions | Mestis Suomi-sarja 2. Divisioona |
The Finnish Cup (Suomen Cup in Finnish) is the national ice hockey cup competition in Finland. It was played from 1955-1958 and from 1964-1971. The Finnish Cup returned to the competition program in autumn 2017. [1] [2]
The 2022 Finnish Cup was attended by all Mestis and Suomi-sarja teams and 24 teams from the 2. Divisioona, for a total of 50 teams. The 2023 cup was cancelled due to lack of participants. [3]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1955 | TPS Turku | Ilves | 4:1 |
1956 | TPS Turku | Tarmo Hämeenlinna | 7:1 |
1957 | Tappara | Pallo-Veikot | 8:0 |
1958 | Ilves | SaiPa | 3:2 |
1959–1963 not played | |||
1964 | Lukko [5] | Tappara | 3:2 |
1965 | RU-38 [6] | SaiPa | 3:2 |
1966 | Lahden Reipas | Tappara | 8:6 |
1967 | Ässät | SaPKo | 7:0 |
1968 | Koo-Vee | SaPKo | 10:2 |
1969 | Lukko | Ilves | 4:3 |
1970 | HJK Helsinki | Jokerit | 7:5 |
1971 | Ilves | SaiPa | 10:2 |
1972–2016 not played | |||
2017 | TUTO Hockey | SaPKo | 4:1 |
2018 | Ketterä | KeuPa HT | 5:2 |
2019 | Ketterä | SaPKo | 4:1 |
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||
2021 | Ketterä | Kiekko-Espoo | 2:1 |
2022 | Kiekko-Espoo | IPK | 3:2 SO |
2023 | Cancelled due to lack of participants [3] |
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