1978–79 SM-liiga season

The 1978–79 SM-liiga season was the fourth season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Tappara Tampere won the championship.

Standings

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Ässät Pori	36	21	8	7	207	140	50
2.	Tappara Tampere	36	20	5	11	208	153	45
3.	TPS Turku	36	18	4	14	144	123	40
4.	HIFK Helsinki	36	17	4	15	164	140	38
5.	Kiekko-Reipas Lahti	36	15	5	16	136	143	35
6.	Lukko Rauma	36	14	7	15	164	190	35
7	Ilves Tampere	36	13	7	16	128	137	33
8.	Jokerit Helsinki	36	14	3	19	137	181	31
9.	KooVee Tampere	36	11	5	20	126	177	27
10.	Kärpät Oulu	36	12	2	22	137	168	26

Playoffs

Semifinal

• Ässät - HIFK 3:0 (6:5 P, 5:3, 9:4)
• Tappara - TPS 3:2 (5:1, 6:10, 7:3, 4:8, 7:5)

3rd place

• TPS - HIFK 2:1 (2:1, 2:10, 3:2)

Final

• Ässät - Tappara 2:3 (3:6, 3:4, 5:3, 3:2, 2:5)

Relegation

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Kärpät Oulu	6	5	0	1	47	19	10
2.	KooVee Tampere	6	4	0	2	26	18	8
3.	SaiPa Lappeenranta	6	3	0	3	22	29	6
4.	FoPS Forssa	6	0	0	6	20	49	0

External links

• SM-liiga official website