1981–82 SM-liiga season
# 1981–82 SM-liiga season

The 1981–82 SM-liiga season was the seventh 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. | TPS Turku | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 180 | 120 | 52 |
| 2. | HIFK Helsinki | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 170 | 116 | 50 |
| 3. | Tappara Tampere | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 187 | 121 | 49 |
| 4. | Ässät Pori | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 176 | 165 | 38 |
| 5. | Kärpät Oulu | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 177 | 185 | 38 |
| 6. | Kiekko-Reipas Lahti | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 164 | 157 | 35 |
| 7 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 146 | 150 | 35 |
| 8. | Ilves Tampere | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 131 | 162 | 27 |
| 9. | Jokerit Helsinki | 36 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 121 | 178 | 20 |
| 10. | Lukko Rauma | 36 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 134 | 232 | 16 |

## Playoffs

### Quarterfinal

* Tappara - Kiekko-Reipas 2:0 (7:3, 6:5 P)
* Ässät - Kärpät 2:1 (5:4 P, 4:6, 6:4)

### Semifinal

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

### 3rd place

* HIFK - Ässät 2:1 (7:3, 3:6, 4:2)

### Final

* TPS - Tappara 1:3 (2:4, 0:4, 5:4, 2:3)

### Relegation

* Jokerit Helsinki - JyP HT Jyväskylä 3:0 (4:1, 5:0, 11:2)
* FoPS Forssa - Lukko Rauma 0:3 (6:11, 3:8, 1:9)
