1988–89 SM-liiga season
# 1988–89 SM-liiga season

The 1988–89 SM-liiga season was the 14th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and TPS Turku won the championship.

## Standings

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | TPS Turku | 44 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 209 | 120 | 63 |
| 2. | Ilves Tampere | 44 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 232 | 171 | 58 |
| 3. | JyP HT Jyväskylä | 44 | 24 | 5 | 15 | 202 | 167 | 53 |
| 4. | Tappara Tampere | 44 | 23 | 3 | 18 | 226 | 163 | 49 |
| 5. | KalPa Kuopio | 44 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 188 | 195 | 49 |
| 6. | HIFK Helsinki | 44 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 163 | 159 | 48 |
| 7 | Lukko Rauma | 44 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 187 | 185 | 45 |
| 8. | HPK Hämeenlinna | 44 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 196 | 197 | 37 |
| 9. | KooKoo Kouvola | 44 | 16 | 4 | 23 | 146 | 194 | 36 |
| 10. | SaiPa Lappeenranta | 44 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 171 | 247 | 31 |
| 11. | Kärpät Oulu | 44 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 152 | 212 | 30 |
| 12. | Ässät Pori | 44 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 165 | 227 | 29 |

## Playoffs

### Quarterfinals

* JyP HT - HIFK 2:0 (4:3, 3:2)
* Tappara - KalPa 2:0 (6:0, 7:6)

### Semifinals

* TPS - Tappara 3:2 (1:3, 4:5, 3:1, 5:2, 7:3)
* Ilves - JyP HT 1:3 (4:5 P, 2:4, 7:4, 1:3)

### 3rd place

* Ilves - Tappara 10:3

### Final

* TPS - JyP HT 4:1 (5:0, 2:4, 3:1, 7:1, 4:1)

## Relegation

* JoKP Joensuu - Ässät Pori 3:2 (5:4 OT, 4:5, 5:1, 3:5, 5:3)
* Kärpät Oulu - Jokerit Helsinki 2:3 (7:3, 3:7, 8:4, 2:3, 2:5)
