Naisten Mestis
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For the Finnish men's second-tier ice hockey league, see Mestis.
Naisten Mestis (lit. 'Women's Championship Series'; from Mestaruussarja, 'Championship series') is the second-highest women's ice hockey league in Finland. The league was founded as Naisten I-divisioona ('Women's First Division') in 1985 by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association, when the number of teams playing in the Naisten SM-sarja (renamed 'Naisten Liiga' in 2017) was limited. It was renamed Naisten Mestis prior to the 2012–13 season.
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Formerly | Naisten I-divisioona |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Founded | 1985 |
Founder | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
First season | as Naisten I-divisoona, 1985–86 as Naisten Mestis, 2012–13 |
Administrator | Jesse Nuutinen |
No. of teams | 8 |
Country | Finland |
Most recent champion(s) | HIFK Akatemia (2023) |
TV partner(s) | Leijonat.tv |
Promotion to | Naisten Liiga |
Relegation to | Naisten Suomi-sarja |
Official website | leijonat.fi |
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