| League Leaders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM-Liiga | ||||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Coach | Playoff Results |
| TPS Turku | 48 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 68 | 227 | 124 | 0 | Vladimir Yurzinov | |
| Assat Pori | 48 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 57 | 185 | 148 | 0 | Veli-Pekka Ketola | |
| Lukko Rauma | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 56 | 165 | 142 | 0 | Vaclav Sykora | |
| Jokerit Helsinki | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 56 | 181 | 131 | 0 | Alpo Suhonen | |
| JyP HT Jyvaskyla | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 56 | 157 | 135 | 0 | Kari Savolainen | |
| Tappara Tampere | 48 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 51 | 175 | 175 | 0 | Boris Majorov | |
| Ilves Tampere | 48 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 51 | 153 | 144 | 0 | Jukka Jalonen | |
| HIFK Helsinki | 48 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 50 | 167 | 161 | 0 | Harri Rindell | |
| HPK Hameenlinna | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 49 | 167 | 170 | 0 | Pentti Matikainen | |
| KalPa Kuopio | 48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 37 | 143 | 170 | 0 | Hannu Kapanen | |
| Kiekko-Espoo | 48 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 31 | 138 | 197 | 0 | ||
| Reipas Lahti | 48 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 14 | 119 | 280 | 0 |