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 127 -4-125-178974 -3-01583553 -1-110954
2AC Oulu 117 -1-322-168844 -0-01261573 -1-3101073
3KuPS 125 -6-121-1711674 -3-015115651 -3-16660
4HJK 115 -3-318-1810853 -1-11073462 -2-281174
5TPS 104 -3-315-119254 -1-01372550 -2-3247-3
6IF Gnistan 104 -2-414-1615153 -0-291110151 -2-25550
7VPS 103 -5-214-98152 -3-0975251 -2-2523-1
8FC Ilves 113 -3-512-1421-753 -0-2966060 -3-33815-7
9FC Lahti 103 -2-511-1413162 -2-28118341 -0-3335-2
10SJK 102 -3-59-1116-551 -2-2566051 -1-34510-5
11FF Jaro 111 -4-67-1022-1251 -2-2589-160 -2-42213-11
12IFK Mariehamn 100 -4-64-517-1250 -3-2348-450 -1-4119-8
Championship Rounds
Relegation Rounds

Fixtures

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
 IFK Mariehamn   FC Inter TurkuWiklöf Holding Arena
 IF Gnistan   VPSMustapekka Areena
 TPS   FF JaroVeritas Stadion
 AC Oulu   FC LahtiRaatin stadion (Oulu)
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

Results

Wed - 17 Jun 2026
 SJK FT VPSOmaSP Stadion
 IF Gnistan FT FC LahtiMustapekka Areena
 TPS FT KuPSVeritas Stadion
 FC Ilves FT FF JaroTammelan Stadion
 HJK FT FC Inter TurkuBolt Arena
Sat - 13 Jun 2026
 IFK Mariehamn 03 IF GnistanWiklöf Holding Arena
 FC Lahti 23 SJKLahden Stadion
 VPS 11 KuPSLemonsoft Stadion
 FF Jaro 25 HJKJakobstads Centralplan
 FC Ilves 10 TPSTammelan Stadion
 FC Inter Turku 00 AC OuluVeritas Stadion
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