Finnish Basketball League (Naisten Korisliiga) History
League status
The Naisten Korisliiga is the first-tier professional women's basketball league in Finland. Korisliiga was established in 1944.
The Korisliiga sits above the Naisten Divisioona I which effectively forms the second-tier of Finnish basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 8 teams qualify to the play-offs.
The bottom team is relegated to Naisten Divisioona I.
Limits of non-Finnish players per team: 4 import players (non-Europeans), 4 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 4.
League name history
1944-2013: Naisten SM-sarja
2013 until now: Naisten Korisliiga 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
League logos
 Until 2010 |  2010-2013 | Since 2013 |
Title holders
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 4 |  PeKa | 2021-22, 2022-23, 2024-25, 2025-26 |
| 1 | ToPo | 2023-24 |
Finals year-by-year
| Season | Winner | Result | Finalist | Regular Season Champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 |  Kotka Peli-Karhut | 3-1 |  Kouvottaret | Kotka Peli-Karhut |
| 2022-23 | Kotka Peli-Karhut | 3-0 | Torpan Pojat Helsinki | Kotka Peli-Karhut |
| 2023-24 | Torpan Pojat Helsinki | 3-0 | Kotka Peli-Karhut | Torpan Pojat Helsinki |
| 2024-25 | Kotka Peli-Karhut | 3-2 | Torpan Pojat Helsinki | Torpan Pojat Helsinki |
| 2025-26 | Kotka Peli-Karhut | 3-1 |  HBA-Marsky Helsinki | Kotka Peli-Karhut |
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| PeKa | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| ToPo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| HBA-Marsky | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kouvot | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeKa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ToPo | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Kouvot | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| HBA-Marsky | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 FoA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Honka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 BC Nokia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 ViVe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 EBT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the Finnish Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Gardziella | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Tilda Vekkila | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Roosa Lehtoranta | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Mette Nurminen | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Elina Oravakangas | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Taru Tuukkanen | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Linda-Lotta Lehtoranta | 3 | 2023, 2025, 2026 |
| Magdalene Agyei | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Meri Damoiseaux | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Roosa Kosonen | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Players with the most Finnish titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Linda-Lotta Lehtoranta | 3 | 2023, 2025, 2026 |
| Tilda Vekkila | 3 | 2023, 2025, 2026 |
| Maria Jokinen | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Roosa Lehtoranta | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Mette Nurminen | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Noora Jarvikangas | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Elina Oravakangas | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Roosa Kosonen | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Amanda Makela | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Emma Johansson | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
