Summary
The Veikkausliiga (FIN1) is the top football league in the Finnish football system. At the end of the 2024 FIN1 season, the FIN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Champions League (UEFACL) - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024 FIN1 Championship round team
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League (UEFAECL) - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2024 FIN1 Championship round team
- 2024 FIN1 UEFAECL Playoffs winner
The winner of the 2024 Suomen Cup (Finnish Cup), typically a FIN1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Finland
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| FIN1 | Veikkausliiga | 12 |
| FIN2 | Ykkösliiga | 10 |
| FIN3 | Ykkönen | 12 |
| FIN4 | Kakkonen | 30 |
| FIN5 | Kolmonen | 108 |
| FIN6 | Nelonen | - |
| FIN7 | Vitonen | - |
| FIN8 | Kutonen | - |
| FIN9 | Seiska | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 6 Apr 2024 - 1 Sep 2024 | Champ/Relegation Series 10 Sep 2024 - 20 Oct 2024 | 12: FIN1 (10 minimum), FIN2 (2 maximum) | |
Season Format
Each FIN1 team plays Home/Away matches against the other 11 FIN1 teams for a total of 22 regular season league matches per team. At the end of regular season, the top 6 teams play in the Championship Series, while the bottom 6 teams play in the Relegation Series. In each series, each team plays against the other 5 teams in their group once for 5 more matches (27 total league matches). Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, (5) head-to-head away goals scored, then (6) a playoff (only to decide a champion).
Playoffs
Upon completion of the 2024 FIN1 Championship and Relegation Rounds, the 4th place Championship Round team plays the 1st place Relegation Series team, and the 5th and 6th place Championship Round teams play each other in the 1st Round of the UEFA Europa Conference League Playoffs. The winners of the 1st Round, meet in the 2nd Round. The 2nd Round winner plays the 3rd place Championship Round team in the UEFA Europa Conference League Playoff final. The winner of the final receives a berth in the 2025 UEFA Europa League - 1st Qualifying Round.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024 FIN1 Regular season, the 6th place FIN1 Relegation Round team is relegated to the FIN2, and the 5th place FIN1 Relegation Round team plays Home-Away highest aggregate goals wins playoff matches with the 2nd place FIN2 team. The playoff winner and the 1st place FIN2 play in the 2025 FIN1.
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UEFAECL Playoffs - Finals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | FC Haka | 34 | SJK |
UEFAECL Playoffs - 2nd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 33 | IF Gnistan | Tehtaan kenttä | |||
| FC Haka advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
UEFAECL Playoffs - 1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 01 | IF Gnistan | Lemonsoft Stadion |
| 21 | FC Inter Turku | Tehtaan kenttä | |||
| AET | ||||||
Relegation Playoff
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | FF Jaro (FIN2) | 21 | FC Lahti (FIN1) |
2nd Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | KuPS | 27 | 17 -5-5 | 56 | - | 46 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 12 -0-2 | 36 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| 2 | FC Ilves | 27 | 16 -6-5 | 54 | - | 56 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 10 -2-2 | 32 | 39 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 3 | HJK | 27 | 13 -6-8 | 45 | - | 44 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 8 -3-3 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | SJK | 27 | 11 -7-9 | 40 | - | 46 | 44 | 2 | 13 | 6 -3-4 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 5 -4-5 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 5 | Vaasan Palloseura | 27 | 11 -6-10 | 39 | - | 43 | 45 | -2 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 6 -2-6 | 20 | 21 | 24 | -3 |
| 6 | FC Haka | 27 | 11 -5-11 | 38 | - | 40 | 43 | -3 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 6 -1-7 | 19 | 18 | 22 | -4 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FC Inter Turku | 27 | 12 -5-10 | 41 | - | 46 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 -4-2 | 28 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 -1-8 | 13 | 16 | 18 | -2 |
| 2 | IF Gnistan | 27 | 10 -7-10 | 37 | - | 40 | 43 | -3 | 14 | 7 -3-4 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 22 | 26 | -4 |
| 3 | AC Oulu | 27 | 7 -7-13 | 28 | - | 32 | 40 | -8 | 14 | 6 -3-5 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 1 -4-8 | 7 | 16 | 28 | -12 |
| 4 | IFK Mariehamn | 27 | 7 -5-15 | 26 | - | 27 | 44 | -17 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 14 | 3 -1-10 | 10 | 12 | 26 | -14 |
| 5 | FC Lahti | 27 | 4 -12-11 | 24 | - | 31 | 47 | -16 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 0 -7-7 | 7 | 13 | 30 | -17 |
| 6 | Ekenäs IF | 27 | 4 -7-16 | 19 | - | 24 | 57 | -33 | 13 | 2 -4-7 | 10 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 14 | 2 -3-9 | 9 | 12 | 32 | -20 |
2024-2025 UEFACL UEFAECL Playoffs 2024-2025 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
1st Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | KuPS | 22 | 13 -5-4 | 44 | - | 39 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 9 -0-2 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 4 -5-2 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| 2 | HJK | 22 | 13 -4-5 | 43 | - | 41 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 8 -2-1 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| 3 | FC Ilves | 22 | 11 -6-5 | 39 | - | 45 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | SJK | 22 | 10 -6-6 | 36 | - | 40 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| 5 | FC Haka | 22 | 10 -5-7 | 35 | - | 35 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 5 -4-2 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | 15 | 17 | -2 |
| 6 | VAPS | 22 | 9 -5-8 | 32 | - | 34 | 36 | -2 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 13 | 18 | -5 |
| 7 | FC Inter Turku | 22 | 9 -4-9 | 31 | - | 38 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | -2 |
| 8 | IF Gnistan | 22 | 8 -6-8 | 30 | - | 32 | 34 | -2 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 19 | 20 | -1 |
| 9 | AC Oulu | 22 | 5 -6-11 | 21 | - | 26 | 36 | -10 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 -3-7 | 6 | 15 | 26 | -11 |
| 10 | IFK Mariehamn | 22 | 5 -5-12 | 20 | - | 20 | 38 | -18 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 11 | 2 -1-8 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -13 |
| 11 | FC Lahti | 22 | 3 -10-9 | 19 | - | 26 | 38 | -12 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 -6-5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 |
| 12 | Ekenäs IF | 22 | 3 -4-15 | 13 | - | 19 | 51 | -32 | 11 | 1 -3-7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 11 | 2 -1-8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -17 |
Championship Rounds Relegation Rounds | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
| 23 | Vaasan Palloseura | Tehtaan kenttä |
 | 12 | IFK Mariehamn | Lahden Stadion |
| 32 | IF Gnistan | Veritas Stadion |
| 01 | FC Inter Turku | Wiklöf Holding Arena |
| 22 | FC Lahti | Bolt Arena |
| 02 | FC Ilves | Lemonsoft Stadion |
| 31 | FC Lahti | Veritas Stadion |
| 30 | Ekenäs IF | Wiklöf Holding Arena |
 | 14 | Vaasan Palloseura | OmaSP Stadion |
| 10 | AC Oulu | Bolt Arena |
| 10 | FC Inter Turku | Raatin stadion (Oulu) |