▁Kot kan ▁T ita an it ▁is ▁an ▁ice - ho ck ey ▁club ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁in ▁Kot ka , ▁which ▁at ▁its ▁best ▁has ▁played ▁four ▁season ▁at ▁Finland ' s ▁second ▁highest ▁level . ▁T ita an it ▁play ▁their ▁home ▁match ▁at ▁Il ona ▁Are ena , ▁which ▁can ▁hold ▁nearly ▁two ▁thousand ▁( 1 9 5 8 ) ▁view ers . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁The ▁prede cess or ▁of ▁T ita an it ▁was ▁Sun il an ▁S isu . ▁T ita an it ▁played ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁level ▁of ▁Finland ▁in ▁Finland ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁ranked ▁ 1 1 th ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 - 1 9 9 6 ▁season ▁and ▁ranked ▁ 1 2 th ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁season . ▁In ▁the ▁Su omi - S ar ja , ▁T ita an it ▁played ▁it ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 0 ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 - 2 0 0 7 ▁season . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 - 2 0 0 7 ▁season , ▁the ▁club ▁won ▁the ▁Su omi - S ar ja ▁Championship ▁and ▁got ▁to ▁M est is ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 0 8 ▁season , ▁where ▁it ▁also ▁played ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 0 9 ▁season . ▁ ▁Time ▁in