Korisliiga Finals MVP

The Korisliiga Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual award that is handed out to the best player in the Finals of a given Finnish Korisliiga season. The award usually goes to a player that is on the championship team.

Winners

Teemu Rannikko, winner in the 2014–15 season

Season	Nat	Player	Pos	Team	Ref
1999–00		Juha Luhtanen	G	Namika Lahti
2000–01		Lonnie Cooper	G	Espoon Honka
2001–02		Markus Hemdahl	PF	Espoon Honka
2002–03		Heikki Zitting	SF	Espoon Honka
2003–04		Anssi Kinnaslampi	G	Kouvot
2004–05		Matthew Williams	PF	Lappeenrannan NMKY
2005–06		Chanan Colman	SG	Lappeenrannan NMKY
2006–07		Jukka Matinen	PF	Espoon Honka
2007–08		Akeem Scott	PG	Espoon Honka
2008–09		Vesa Mäkäläinen	SF	Namika Lahti
2009–10		Damon Williams	PF	Tampereen Pyrintö	[1]
2010–11		Damon Williams (2×)	PF	Tampereen Pyrintö
2011–12		Jeb Ivey	SG	Nilan Bisons Loimaa	[2]
2012–13		Jeb Ivey (2×)	SG	Nilan Bisons Loimaa	[3]
2013–14		Damon Williams (3×)	PF	Tampereen Pyrintö	[4]
2014–15		Teemu Rannikko	PG	Kataja
2015–16		D.J. Richardson	SG	Kouvot
2016–17		Teemu Rannikko (2)	PG	Kataja	[5]
2017–18		Bojan Šarčević	PG	Karhu
2018–19		Cameron Jones	SG	Karhu	[6]
2020–21		Jeremiah Wood	F	Salon Vilpas
2021–22		Cameron Jones (2)	SG	Karhu	[7]
2022–23		Rene Rougeau	F	Helsinki Seagulls
2023–24		Both Gach	F	BC Nokia
2024–25		Rene Rougeau (2)	F	Helsinki Seagulls	[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

References

1. Pieti Poikola vuoden valmentaja – Williams finaalien MVP Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
2. Mestari-Bisons putsasi palkintopöydän, Sami Lehtoranta vuoden pelaaja (in Finnish)
3. Haanpää Korisliiga-kauden MVP, Toiviainen vuoden valmentaja (in Finnish)
4. Lehto, Williams ja Poikola Korisliigan kauden parhaat (in Finnish)
5. "Rannikko Korisliigan finaalien MVP, Nikkarinen arvokkain pelaaja" (in Finnish). Basket.fi. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
6. "Palmi Korisliigan arvokkain pelaaja, Jones finaalien MVP". basket.fi (in Finnish). June 6, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
7. "Palmi Korisliigan arvokkain pelaaja, Jones finaalien MVP". basket.fi (in Finnish). June 6, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
8. "Lassi Nikkarinen ja Taru Tuukkanen vuoden pelaajat – Palkintogaalassa juhlistettiin kauden parhaita". www.basket.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 September 2025.