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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1KuPS 158 -6-130-27151285 -3-018158773 -3-1121275
2FC Inter Turku 158 -6-130-23121184 -4-01694574 -2-1141486
3AC Oulu 148 -2-426-2015565 -1-01693683 -1-4101112-1
4HJK 146 -4-422-2517873 -2-2111010073 -2-2111578
5VPS 135 -6-221-1711663 -3-012126672 -3-29550
6IF Gnistan 135 -4-419-1917274 -1-2131311261 -3-26660
7TPS 135 -4-419-1513275 -1-116116560 -3-3347-3
8FC Ilves 144 -4-616-2427-374 -1-213138570 -3-431119-8
9FC Lahti 133 -4-613-1515072 -3-29118361 -1-4447-3
10SJK 132 -5-611-1521-661 -2-3578-171 -3-36813-5
11FF Jaro 141 -5-88-1331-1861 -3-26910-180 -2-62421-17
12IFK Mariehamn 130 -4-94-625-1970 -3-43414-1060 -1-51211-9
Championship Rounds
Relegation Rounds

Fixtures

Sat - 4 Jul 2026
 FC Lahti   IF GnistanLahden Stadion
 FF Jaro   FC IlvesJakobstads Centralplan
 SJK   TPSOmaSP Stadion
 VPS   IFK MariehamnLemonsoft Stadion
Fri - 10 Jul 2026
 VPS   SJKLemonsoft Stadion
Sat - 11 Jul 2026
 FC Lahti   HJKLahden Stadion
 IF Gnistan   IFK MariehamnMustapekka Areena
 TPS   AC OuluVeritas Stadion
Sat - 18 Jul 2026
 HJK   VPSBolt Arena
 AC Oulu   IF GnistanRaatin stadion (Oulu)
 SJK   KuPSOmaSP Stadion
Sun - 19 Jul 2026
 FF Jaro   FC Inter TurkuJakobstads Centralplan
Mon - 20 Jul 2026
 TPS   FC IlvesVeritas Stadion
 IFK Mariehamn   FC LahtiWiklöf Holding Arena
Fri - 24 Jul 2026
 FF Jaro   SJKJakobstads Centralplan
Sat - 25 Jul 2026
 IFK Mariehamn   AC OuluWiklöf Holding Arena
 KuPS   VPSVäre Areena
 FC Ilves   FC LahtiTammelan Stadion
Sun - 26 Jul 2026
 FC Inter Turku   IF GnistanVeritas Stadion
 HJK   TPSBolt Arena

Results

Sat - 27 Jun 2026
 AC Oulu 11 FC LahtiRaatin stadion (Oulu)
 TPS 32 FF JaroVeritas Stadion
 IF Gnistan 11 VPSMustapekka Areena
 IFK Mariehamn 02 FC Inter TurkuWiklöf Holding Arena
 HJK 04 KuPSBolt Arena
 FC Ilves 22 SJKTammelan Stadion
Tue - 23 Jun 2026
 IFK Mariehamn 04 HJKWiklöf Holding Arena
 FF Jaro 11 IF GnistanJakobstads Centralplan
 FC Inter Turku 11 SJKVeritas Stadion
 FC Lahti 00 TPSLahden Stadion
 VPS 51 AC OuluLemonsoft Stadion
 KuPS 43 FC IlvesVäre Areena
Thu - 18 Jun 2026
 AC Oulu 21 IFK MariehamnRaatin stadion (Oulu)
Wed - 17 Jun 2026
 SJK 12 VPSOmaSP Stadion
 IF Gnistan 10 FC LahtiMustapekka Areena
 TPS 12 KuPSVeritas Stadion
 FC Ilves 50 FF JaroTammelan Stadion
 HJK 33 FC Inter TurkuBolt Arena
Sat - 13 Jun 2026
 IFK Mariehamn 03 IF GnistanWiklöf Holding Arena
 FC Lahti 23 SJKLahden Stadion