1980–81 SM-liiga season
# 1980–81 SM-liiga season

The 1980–81 SM-liiga season was the sixth season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Kärpät Oulu won the championship.

## Standings

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Tappara Tampere | 36 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 184 | 115 | 54 |
| 2. | TPS Turku | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 213 | 141 | 49 |
| 3. | Kärpät Oulu | 36 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 196 | 129 | 49 |
| 4. | Ässät Pori | 36 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 178 | 158 | 42 |
| 5. | HIFK Helsinki | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 166 | 158 | 38 |
| 6. | Ilves Tampere | 36 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 152 | 152 | 38 |
| 7 | Kiekko-Reipas Lahti | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 161 | 147 | 34 |
| 8. | SaiPa Lappeenranta | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 128 | 187 | 26 |
| 9. | Jokerit Helsinki | 36 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 114 | 188 | 15 |
| 10. | Lukko Rauma | 36 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 135 | 252 | 15 |

## Playoffs

### Quarterfinal

* Kärpät - Ilves 2:0 (5:1, 5:2)
* Ässät - HIFK 0:2 (2:6, 4:7)

### Semifinal

* Tappara - HIFK 3:0 (4:2, 9:3, 11:0)
* TPS - Kärpät 2:3 (2:4, 9:5, 6:2, 0:6, 2:3 P)

### 3rd place

* TPS - HIFK 2:0 (4:3 P, 7:6)

### Final

* Tappara - Kärpät 2:3 (5:2, 1:6, 13:2, 1:6, 2:5)

## Relegation

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Jokerit Helsinki | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 13 | 10 |
| 2. | Lukko Rauma | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 10 |
| 3. | HPK Hämeenlinna | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 4 |
| 4. | KooVee Tampere | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 0 |
