Veikkausliiga
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2026
Location
Finland
Abbreviation
FIN1

Summary

The Veikkausliiga (FIN1) is the top football league in the Finnish football system. At the end of the 2026 FIN1 season, the FIN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2027 - 2028 UEFA Champions League (UEFACL) - 1st Qualifying Round:
    • 1st place 2026 FIN1 Championship round team
  • 2027 - 2028 UEFA Europa Conference League (UEFAECL) - 1st Qualifying Round:
    • 2nd and 3rd place 2026 FIN1 Championship round teams

    The winner of the 2026 Suomen Cup (Finnish Cup), typically a FIN1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2027 - 2028 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 159
FIN7 Vitonen 228
FIN8 Kutonen 265
FIN9 Seiska 24

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Regular
4 Apr 2026 - 31 Dec 1969
Champ/Relegation Series
9 Sep 2026 - 9 Nov 2026
 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 for the Regular season 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. Table ranking ties for the Championship/Relegation series are broken by (1) points in Regular season, (2) head-to-head points in Regular season, (3) head-to-head goal difference in Regular season, (4) head-to-head goals scored in Regular season, (5) head-to-head away goals scored (if two teams tied), (6) goal difference, (7) goals scored, (8) Fair-Play ranking, then (9) a drawing.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2026 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 team play in the 2027 FIN1.


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1st Stage

 LeagueHomeRoad
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1FC Inter Turku 117 -3-124-178964 -2-01483553 -1-110954
2AC Oulu 107 -0-321-168844 -0-01261563 -0-391073
3KuPS 115 -5-120-1610674 -3-015115641 -2-15550
4HJK 104 -3-315-138553 -1-11073451 -2-25651
5TPS 94 -3-215-118354 -1-01372540 -2-2246-2
6VPS 93 -4-213-87142 -2-0864251 -2-2523-1
7FC Lahti 93 -2-411-1210252 -2-1895441 -0-3335-2
8IF Gnistan 93 -2-411-1315-253 -0-291110140 -2-2225-3
9FC Ilves 102 -3-59-1321-842 -0-2656-160 -3-33815-7
10FF Jaro 101 -4-57-817-941 -2-1564260 -2-42213-11
11SJK 91 -3-56-814-651 -2-2566040 -1-3128-6
12IFK Mariehamn 90 -4-54-514-940 -3-1345-150 -1-4119-8
Championship Rounds
Relegation Rounds

Fixtures

Sat - 13 Jun 2026
 FC Inter Turku   AC OuluVeritas Stadion
 FC Ilves   TPSTammelan Stadion
 FF Jaro   HJKJakobstads Centralplan
 VPS   KuPSLemonsoft Stadion
 FC Lahti   SJKLahden Stadion
 IFK Mariehamn   IF GnistanWiklöf Holding Arena
Wed - 17 Jun 2026
 HJK   FC Inter TurkuBolt Arena
 FC Ilves   FF JaroTammelan Stadion
 TPS   KuPSVeritas Stadion
 IF Gnistan   FC LahtiMustapekka Areena
 SJK   VPSOmaSP Stadion
Thu - 18 Jun 2026
 AC Oulu   IFK MariehamnRaatin stadion (Oulu)
Tue - 23 Jun 2026
 KuPS   FC IlvesVäre Areena
 VPS   AC OuluLemonsoft Stadion
 FC Lahti   TPSLahden Stadion
 FC Inter Turku   SJKVeritas Stadion
 FF Jaro   IF GnistanJakobstads Centralplan
 IFK Mariehamn   HJKWiklöf Holding Arena
Sat - 27 Jun 2026
 FC Ilves   SJKTammelan Stadion
 HJK   KuPSBolt Arena

Results

Sun - 31 May 2026
 AC Oulu 21 FF JaroRaatin stadion (Oulu)
Sat - 30 May 2026
 TPS 10 VPSVeritas Stadion
 FC Lahti 50 FC IlvesLahden Stadion
 KuPS 11 FC Inter TurkuVäre Areena
 IF Gnistan 32 SJKMustapekka Areena
 HJK 10 IFK MariehamnBolt Arena
Sat - 23 May 2026
 SJK 01 AC OuluOmaSP Stadion
 KuPS 21 FC LahtiVäre Areena
 FF Jaro 30 IFK MariehamnJakobstads Centralplan
 FC Ilves 20 IF GnistanTammelan Stadion
 FC Inter Turku 21 TPSVeritas Stadion
Fri - 22 May 2026
 VPS 21 HJKLemonsoft Stadion
Wed - 20 May 2026
 KuPS 30 FF JaroVäre Areena
 FC Ilves 13 FC Inter TurkuTammelan Stadion
Mon - 18 May 2026
 FC Lahti 11 VPSLahden Stadion
Sat - 16 May 2026
 AC Oulu 10 TPSRaatin stadion (Oulu)
 IF Gnistan 50 FF JaroMustapekka Areena
 SJK 13 FC Inter TurkuOmaSP Stadion
 IFK Mariehamn 11 KuPSWiklöf Holding Arena
 HJK 22 FC IlvesBolt Arena