SM-viikko (The Week of Finnish Championships) brings different sports together. During the four day event, visitors will have a chance to see and experience a wide variety of sports as hundreds Finnish championship medals are being contended for in different sports.
To smaller sport organisations, SM-viikko offers a new way of working with each other. This will strengthen new forms of cooperation in the Finnish sports community and it also offers participating sports organisations an opportunity to exhibit their activities to a new audience. The concept also gives widespread visibility in the media to the participating sports. SM-viikko’s idea comes from Sweden, where the Swedish version “SM-Veckan” has been a success for several years.
SM-viikko is organized by Finnish Olympic Committee in close cooperation with the sport governing bodies and local sport clubs, Finnish national broadcasting company Yle and the host city.
9 events in 7 different cities
The first ever Finnish SM-viikko was held in February 2016 and it drew a lot of attention as 22 different sports governing bodies signed up to be part of the event. In July 2017 there were approx. 3000 competitors in almost 30 different sports. In 2018 SM-viikko changed location from Tampere to Vantaa who hosted SM-viikko both in July 2018 and 2019. In 2020, a wintery SM-viikko was hosted in Joensuu. Due to COVID19 pandemic, SM-viikko in Salo was postponed from summer 2021 to summer 2022. The event was a huge success with record breaking number of participating sports (28). In 2023 SM-viikko took over Lahti and in 2024 it was the turn of the winter event in Jyväskylä. The 10th SM-viikko will be organized in Espoo in August 2025.
The wide spectrum of Finnish sports
The range of disciplines featured in the event has grown and diversified over the years. Including the sports featured in 2025, SM-viikko has showcased an impressive total of 95 sports to Finns, ranging from underwater rugby to skydiving and from Muay Thai to chess. We have seen skiing on snow and water and even with dogs. We have seen both kinds of horse power and raced on ice, in riding arenas and race tracks and in digital environment. See the list of all sports seen in SM-viikko here.