2008–09 SM-liiga season

The 2008-09 SM-liiga season was the 34th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 14 teams participated in the league, and JYP Jyvaskyla won the championship.

Preliminary round

 * HIFK - TPS 0:2 (1:3, 1:4)
 * Ilves - Pelicans 1:2 (2:3, 1:0, 2:3)

Quarterfinals

 * JYP - TPS 4:2 (1:3, 2:1 P, 3:2, 1:2 P, 3:1, 4:2)
 * Blues - Pelicans 4:3 (0:1, 4:3, 2:3, 4:3, 1:2 P, 7:2, 8:2)
 * HPK - KalPa 2:4 (0:3, 3:1, 0:4, 1:2 P, 2:1, 2:3 P)
 * Jokerit - Kärpät 1:4 (1:4, 2:3 P, 4:1, 1:6, 2:3 P)

Semifinal

 * JYP - KalPa 4:1 (3:0, 4:1, 1:2, 2:1, 4:1)
 * Blues - Kärpät 2:4 (3:2 P, 2:3, 2:3 P, 4:1, 5:7, 3:4 P)

3rd place

 * Blues - KalPa 1:2

Final

 * JYP - Kärpät 4:0 (2:1 P, 1:0, 2:1, 5:2)

1st round

 * Lukko - SaiPa 0:3 (2:3 P, 2:5, 2:3 P)
 * Ässät - Tappara 0:3 (4:5 P, 2:7, 2:4)

2nd round

 * Lukko - Ässät 3:1 (1:0, 1:0, 1:4, 3:1)