Satakunnan derby

Satakunnan derby is a name used for ice hockey matchups between Porin Ässät and Rauman Lukko of the Liiga.

[16] Ässät and Lukko met in the bronze medal game on 1 April 1995, in Rauma ice hall.

Lukko won the series 3–1[26] and Ässät went to the SM-liiga qualifiers against Mestis champion Vaasan Sport.

[27][28] In 2013, Lukko fans had caused a scene at the Pori central marketplace by disturbing people by shouting and making noise.

[30][31] Later that year, Ässät's fan organization, Pataljoona, had left their flags and a banderole on a bus that later carried the Raumam Boja group in it.

[33][34] In a Satakunnan derby in 2020, Otto Kivenmäki was seriously injured when Lukko's David Němeček hit him in the head.

[37][38] Swedish television company C More produced a four part documentary about the rivalry and the two clubs called Satakunnan kiekkoheimot (Finnish for Satakunta's hockey tribes) in 2022.

[41] According to Lukko's director of development, Sasu Eronen, the lyrics of the song refer more to Pori than Rauma.

[43][44][45] A VIP area with a capacity of 2,000 people was built in the Karhuhalli sports arena next to the hockey rink.

Lukko and Ässät gear in a museum
Ässät player Patrik Forsbacka , a player known for fighting and physical play, [ 24 ] [ 25 ] in a matchup between Ässät and Lukko.
Ässät fan group Pataljoona's banner during an away game against Lukko in Rauma in 2023.
Ässät and Lukko at the Winter Classic during the Satakunta regional anthem.