The Lappeenranta ice hockey team, Saimaan Pallo or SaiPa, has continuously played in the Finnish premier league, Hockey Finland, since 1996. SaiPa was established in the village of Lauritsala, in 1948. The representative team and the A league junior team are managed by Liiga-SaiPa, which was set up in 2000. SaiPa’s home venue is the 4,820 seat Kisapuisto Ice Stadium.