The best professional ice hockey league in Finland, the Liiga, is considered the second strongest league in Europe by the IIHF, and you can make your ice hockey bets on our online sports betting platform.

Ice hockey betting in Finland

Ice hockey is regarded as the number one sport in Finland in terms of the number of spectators, the sport has huge audiences made up of truly passionate fans. The citizens of Finland grow up playing on their local outdoor rinks.

As the popularity of ice hockey in Finland has skyrocketed, so has the country's success at international level. Finland won the gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics and, since 1992, in the Ice Hockey World Championships, an annual competition that starts after the end of the season of the main European championships, has also chalked up 4 gold medals, 9 silvers, and 3 bronzes. Make your bets on the World Ice Hockey Championships,

Bet on the Finnish Ice Hockey Championship

The Finnish Ice Hockey Championship is the highest professional league in Finland and is considered one of the strongest leagues in Europe. The championship starts in September and runs through to May.

The Liiga consists of 15 teams that play 60 games in the regular season. The lower division is called the Mestis.

The top six teams in the regular season qualify for the playoffs and are joined by two other teams who take part in "play-ins." From the quarter-finals onwards, duels are played to the best of seven games. The winner of the Liiga final receives the Kanada-malja trophy.

At the European level, the Finnish national league is given five qualifying places for the Champions League - the maximum allowed. Place your bets on the Champions League of ice hockey with bwin. The Liiga also continues to produce NHL-caliber talent season after season.

Recommended Liiga betting

For match times, from Monday to Friday, the face-off time is 5:30 pm CET. Friday and Saturday are when the majority of games are played, so you need to place your bets with bwin prior to this deadline.

The most popular bet for the Finnish Ice Hockey Championship is on the winner of the game. In the case of a tie at the end of normal time, the game is decided by overtime and shootouts.