| Competition: | Suomensarja |
| Season: | 1938 |
| Winners: | Reipas Viipuri SP Sortavala KIF Helsinki Drott Pietarsaari |
| Promoted: | Reipas Viipuri |
| Relegated: | JoPS Joensuu YVP Hyvinkää |
| Prevseason: | 1937 |
| Nextseason: | 1939 |
These are statistics for the first season of the Suomensarja held in 1938.
The 1938 Suomensarja was contested by 26 teams divided into 4 regional sections. The top teams from each section then participated in a promotion play-offs with Reipas Viipuri eventually gaining promotion andfinishing as champions.[1]
| style= width="40px" | Tie no | style= width="150px" | Team 1 | style= width="60px" | Score | style= width="150px" | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reipas Viipuri | 10–0 | SP Sortavala | ||||
| 2 | SP Sortavala | 1–3 | Reipas Viipuri |
| style= width="40px" | Tie no | style= width="150px" | Team 1 | style= width="60px" | Score | style= width="150px" | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KIF Helsinki | 4–1 | Drott Pietarsaari | ||||
| 2 | Drott Pietarsaari | 1–2 | KIF Helsinki |
| style= width="40px" | Tie no | style= width="150px" | Team 1 | style= width="60px" | Score | style= width="150px" | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reipas Viipuri | 3–2 | KIF Helsinki | ||||
| 2 | KIF Helsinki | 1–2 | Reipas Viipuri |
Reipas Viipuri were promoted and KIF Helsinki were required to undertake a further round of playoffs.
| style= width="40px" | Tie no | style= width="150px" | Team 1 | style= width="60px" | Score | style= width="150px" | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPT Kuopio | 4–2 | KIF Helsinki | ||||
| 2 | KIF Helsinki | 2–3 | KPT Kuopio |
KIF Helsinki remained in the Suomensarja and KPT Kuopio were not relegated from the Mestaruussarja.