2002–03 Mestis season
# 2002–03 Mestis season

The 2002–03 Mestis season was the third season of the Mestis, the second level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and Jukurit won the championship.

## Standings

| Rank | Team | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Jukurit | 44 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 166 | 86 | +80 | 70 |
| 2. | KooKoo | 44 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 168 | 111 | +57 | 63 |
| 3. | Kiekko-Vantaa | 44 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 175 | 131 | +44 | 60 |
| 4. | KalPa | 44 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 156 | 128 | +28 | 60 |
| 5. | Sport | 44 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 150 | 129 | +21 | 48 |
| 6. | Hokki Kajaani | 44 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 151 | 135 | +16 | 48 |
| 7. | Ahmat | 44 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 153 | 152 | +1 | 46 |
| 8. | Hermes | 44 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 131 | 121 | +10 | 43 |
| 9. | TuTo | 44 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 158 | 160 | −2 | 41 |
| 10. | FPS | 44 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 143 | 174 | −31 | 37 |
| 11. | Haukat | 44 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 123 | 147 | −24 | 34 |
| 12. | UJK | 44 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 87 | 287 | −200 | 7 |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jukurit | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hermes | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hermes | 0 | 1 | Jukurit | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Sport | 1 | | | |
| 2 | KooKoo | 3 | 5 | Sport | 1 | | | |
| 7 | Ahmat | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ahmat | 1 | | | | 1 | Jukurit | 3 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Kiekko-Vantaa | 2 |
| 3 | Kiekko-Vantaa | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Kiekko-Vantaa | 2 |
| 6 | Hokki | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Hokki | 0 | 2 | KooKoo | 1 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 3 | Kiekko-Vantaa | 3 |
| 4 | KalPa | 1 | 3 | Kiekko-Vantaa | 3 | 2 | KooKoo | 1 |
| 5 | Sport | 3 | | | | 5 | Sport | 0 |

## Qualification

| Rank | Team | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Haukat | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 16 |
| 2. | Salamat | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 15 |
| 3. | UJK | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 12 |
| 4. | SaPKo | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 10 |
| 5. | Jokipojat | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 6 |
| 6. | Diskos | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 6 |

UJK was relegated to Suomi-sarja.

