Korisliiga
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Korisliiga is the top league of basketball
in Finland
, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In current format each team plays all other teams twice in the regular season, both at home and away. The top eight teams continue to the playoffs.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In current format each team plays all other teams twice in the regular season, both at home and away. The top eight teams continue to the playoffs.
Current teams
- HonkaTapiolan HonkaEspoon Honka is a basketball club based in Espoo, Finland. Espoo is Finland's second largest city, with a population over 240,000. It is nearby Helsinki.Originally, one sport club Tapion Honka existed in Espoo. It was founded in 1957...
, EspooEspooEspoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen.... - Joensuun KatajaKataja Basket ClubKataja Basket Club is the professional basketball club of sports club Kataja from Joensuu, Finland. The team plays in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball.-Achievements:* Korisliiga runner-up 2003 and 2006...
, JoensuuJoensuuJoensuu is a city and municipality in North Karelia in eastern Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of North Karelia region. It was founded in 1848... - Kauhajoen KarhuKauhajoen KarhuKauhajoen Karhu is a Finnish basketball team from Kauhajoki. The team plays in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball....
, KauhajokiKauhajokiKauhajoki is a town and municipality of Finland. The city is unilingually Finnish.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kauhajoki is and the municipality covers an area of of which is inland water... - KorihaitKorihaitKorihait is a Finnish basketball team from Uusikaupunki. It was formed in 1898 and has won one Finnish Championship and two Finnish Cups . In 1994 UU had financial problems and it went to bankruptcy. After that Korihait took UU's place in the highest league.- External links :**...
, UusikaupunkiUusikaupunkiUusikaupunki , is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is inland water. The population density is .The municipality is unilingually Finnish... - Kouvot, KouvolaKouvolaKouvola is a town and municipality in southeastern Finland. It is located northeast of the capital, Helsinki.The city has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- KTP Basket, KotkaKotkaKotka is a town and municipality of Finland. Its former name is Rochensalm.Kotka is located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland at the mouth of Kymi River and it is part of the Kymenlaakso region in southern Finland. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water....
- Lappeenrannan NMKYLappeenrannan NMKYLappeenrannan NMKY is a basketball club based in a city of Lappeenranta, Finland. It was formed in 1951 and has won two Finnish Championships and two Finnish Cups .Team Lappeenranta participated in Fiba EuroCup challenge in 2005/2006 finishing in semi-finals...
, LappeenrantaLappeenrantaLappeenranta is a city and municipality that resides on the shore of the lake Saimaa in South-Eastern Finland, about from the Russian border. It belongs to the region of South Karelia. With approximately inhabitants Lappeenranta is the largest city in Finland... - Loimaan Korikonkarit, LoimaaLoimaaLoimaa is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
- Namika Lahti, LahtiLahtiLahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
- Salon Vilpas, SaloSalo, FinlandSalo is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- Tampereen PyrintöTampereen PyrintöTampereen Pyrintö is a Finnish basketball team from Tampere. It is the basketball branch of a club with the same name, which is known besides its basketball team, its successful athletics and orienteering branches...
, TampereTampereTampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in... - Torpan PojatTorpan PojatTorpan Pojat is a basketball club, based in Helsinki, Finland. It was formed in 1932, originally as a sport club for the school of Munkkiniemi. With approximately 500 members, it includes men's, women's, and junior teams...
, HelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...