Final Standings for 1978-79 SM Liiga season
| SM-Liiga | ||||||||||
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |||
| Assat Pori | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 207 | 141 | |||
| Tappara Tampere | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 208 | 153 | |||
| TPS Turku | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 40 | 144 | 123 | |||
| HIFK Helsinki | 36 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 38 | 164 | 141 | |||
| Lukko Rauma | 36 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 164 | 190 | |||
| Reipas Lahti | 36 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 35 | 136 | 143 | |||
| Ilves Tampere | 36 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 33 | 129 | 137 | |||
| Jokerit Helsinki | 36 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 31 | 137 | 181 | |||
| KooVee | 36 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 27 | 126 | 177 | |||
| Karpat | 36 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 26 | 137 | 166 |