I divisioona

League status: Not active
Year of start: 1974

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League leaders | season 1977-1978 all time stats

#	Player name	Pos	Team	GP	G	A	P	PIM
1.	Håkan Hjerpe	F	Sport Vaasa	36	55	24	79	67
2.	Timo Sutinen	F	FPS Forssa	36	25	48	73	59
3.	Kalevi Aho	???	Sport Vaasa	36	23	33	56	18
4.	Kari Kauppila	F	FPS Forssa	36	27	21	48	8
5.	Ilkka Kannelkoski	???	HJK Helsinki	36	22	24	46	28
6.	Pekka Nieminen	F	SaiPa Lappeenranta	36	25	19	44	24
7.	Rauno Peltoniemi	???	JYP Jyväskylä	34	16	28	44	35
8.	Pekka Kuusisto	D	HPK Hämeenlinna	36	10	34	44	44
9.	Seppo Hintsa	???	Jukurit Mikkeli	34	17	26	43	2
10.	Pekka Saikkonen	???	JYP Jyväskylä	36	27	15	42	14
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Teams
Name changes
History

FPS Forssa

HJK Helsinki

HPK Hämeenlinna

Jäähonka Espoo

Jukurit Mikkeli

JYP Jyväskylä

KooKoo Kouvola

SaiPa Lappeenranta

SaPKo Savonlinna

Sport Vaasa

from 1927 to 1974: Suomensarja
from 1974 to 1992: I divisioona
from 1992 to 1994: Finland-liiga
from 1994 to 1996: Fazer-liiga
from 1996 to present: I divisioona

Second highest league in Finland. Was founded 1974, during seasons 1994-96 name was Fazer-league (according sponsor) but it was changed back to I divisioona 1996. From 2000 name has been Mestis.

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Fast factsseason 1977-1978

Youngest player: Jari Munck (16 years)
Oldest player: Reijo Hakanen (34 years)
Shortest player: Reijo Hakanen (165 cm)
Tallest player: Heikki Antero Salminen (188 cm)
Nationalities: Canada (1), Finland (84), USA (1)

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