The competitive side of men's bandy in Finland was organized in 1907 and the first Finnish Championship series was played in the winter of 1908. The very first title was won by
Polyteknikkojen Urheiluseura, who beat
IFK Helsingfors in the final match with a score of 8–3. The championship was decided as a
cup competition until 1931. The league was played as single
round-robin tournament with various numbers of divisions up until the 1969–70 season, when the current double round-robin format was introduced. The season was split into regular season and playoffs in the 1976–77 season. The competition has been played every year since 1908, with the exceptions of 1918, 1940 and 1942, when the competition was cancelled first due to
Finnish Civil War and then due to
Winter War and the
Continuation war. An unofficial wartime league was played during those years. The 2016–17 season ended with
Veiterä taking their fifth championship title (first since 1980). Veiterä beat Akilles 3–5 in the final, played in Akilles' homeground in
Porvoo. == Teams ==