1978–79 I-Divisioona season
# 1978–79 I-Divisioona season

The 1978–79 I-Divisioona season was the fifth season of the I-Divisioona, the second level of Finnish ice hockey. 10 teams participated in the league, and SaiPa Lapeenranta won the championship. SaiPa Lappeenranta and FoPS Forssa qualified for the promotion/relegation round of the SM-liiga.

## Regular season

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF–GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | SaiPa Lappeenranta | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 218:121 | 54 |
| 2. | FoPS Forssa | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 212:164 | 48 |
| 3. | JYP Jyväskylä | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 160:141 | 45 |
| 4. | SaPKo Savonlinna | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 183:161 | 44 |
| 5. | Kiekko-67 Turku | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 163:158 | 38 |
| 6. | Jäähonka Espoo | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 121:126 | 32 |
| 7. | KooKoo Kouvola | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 140:181 | 31 |
| 8. | HPK Hämeenlinna | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 151:185 | 28 |
| 9. | Vaasan Sport | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 131:172 | 24 |
| 10. | Mikkelin Jukurit | 36 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 127:197 | 16 |
