2025 Veikkausliiga

Veikkausliiga
Season2025
Dates5 April – TBD 2025
Matches played87
Goals scored265 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorerKerfala Cissoko
(10)
Biggest home winInter Turku 5–0 KTP
(19 June 2025)
Biggest away winKTP 0–5 Ilves
(19 April 2025)
Highest scoringKuPS 6–2 Gnistan
(1 July 2025)
Highest attendance8,133
HJK 0–0 KuPS
(31 May 2025)
← 2024
2026 →
All statistics correct as of 7 July 2025.

The 2025 Veikkausliiga is the 95th season of top-tier football in Finland, which takes place from April to November. Veikkaus is the league's sponsor.[1]

Teams

The league consisted of twelve teams; ten teams remaining from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the Ykkösliiga. KuPS entered the season as defending champions.

Team changes

Promoted from
2024 Ykkösliiga 		Relegated to
2025 Ykkösliiga
KTP
FF Jaro 		EIF
Lahti

The promoted teams were the 2024 Ykkösliiga champions KTP (returning to the top flight after a single-season absence), and 2024 Veikkausliiga play-off winners Jaro (returning to the top flight after a nine-year absence). They replaced the 2024 Veikkausliiga bottom-placed team EIF (relegated after a single season), and Veikkausliiga play-off losers Lahti (relegated after a 13-year stint in the top flight).

Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in 2025 Veikkausliiga
Club Location Stadium Turf Capacity
IF Gnistan Oulunkylä, Helsinki Mustapekka Areena Artificial 2,700
FC Haka Valkeakoski Tehtaan kenttä Artificial 3,516
HJK Töölö, Helsinki Bolt Arena Artificial 10,770
Ilves Tampere Tammelan Stadion Artificial 8,000
FC Inter Turku Turku Veritas Stadion Artificial 9,372
FF Jaro Jakobstad (Pietarsaari) Jakobstads Centralplan Natural 5,000
KTP Kotka Arto Tolsa Areena Artificial 4,780
KuPS Kuopio Väre Areena Artificial 4,778
IFK Mariehamn Mariehamn Wiklöf Holding Arena Artificial 1,650
AC Oulu Oulu Raatti Stadium Natural 5,000
SJK Seinäjoki OmaSP Stadion Artificial 5,817
VPS Vaasa Hietalahti Stadium Artificial 6,005

Personnel and kits

All teams are obligated to have the Veikkausliiga logo on the right sleeve of their shirt.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer
IF Gnistan Jussi Leppälahti Jukka Raitala Puma
FC Haka Andy Smith Niklas Friberg Puma
HJK Miika Nuutinen (interim) Daniel O'Shaughnessy Adidas
Ilves Joonas Rantanen Otso Virtanen Adidas
FC Inter Turku Vesa Vasara Juuso Hämäläinen Nike
FF Jaro Niklas Vidjeskog Sergei Eremenko Puma
KTP Jonas Nyholm Joona Toivio Puma
KuPS Jarkko Wiss Petteri Pennanen Puma
IFK Mariehaman Gary Williams Pontus Lindgren Puma
AC Oulu Mikko Isokangas Niklas Jokelainen Craft
SJK Stevie Grieve Rasmus Karjalainen Adidas
VPS Jussi Nuorela Jesper Engström Nike

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref
KuPS Jani Honkavaara Signed by Djurgårdens IF 31 December 2024 Pre-season Jarkko Wiss 1 January 2025 [2]
HJK Toni Korkeakunnas Sacked 4 May 2025 10th Miika Nuutinen (interim) 4 May 2025 [3]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Inter Turku 14 8 6 0 28 9 +19 30 Qualification for the Championship Round
2 KuPS 16 9 3 4 27 17 +10 30
3 Ilves 15 9 2 4 33 17 +16 29
4 HJK 15 8 2 5 32 17 +15 26
5 SJK 15 7 4 4 28 22 +6 25
6 VPS 14 5 3 6 21 21 0 18
7 Gnistan 14 4 5 5 18 24 −6 17 Qualification for the Relegation Round
8 IFK Mariehamn 15 4 4 7 15 30 −15 16
9 Jaro 14 4 3 7 16 21 −5 15
10 Haka 14 4 3 7 16 25 −9 15
11 KTP 14 2 4 8 14 33 −19 10
12 AC Oulu 14 2 3 9 18 30 −12 9
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2025. Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).


Results

Home \ Away GNI HAK HJK ILV INT JAR KTP KPS MAR OUL SJK VPS
Gnistan — 13 JUL 28 JUL 0–2 2–2 31 AUG 2–1 1–2 2–0 23 AUG 2–2 15 AUG
Haka 3–2 — 17 AUG 0–4 0–2 0–1 26 JUL 1–3 0–1 2–1 25 AUG 2–1
HJK 0–1 3–1 — 11 AUG 4 AUG 2–3 4–1 0–0 24 AUG 20 JUL 4–2 3–1
Ilves 4 AUG 3–2 3–2 — 23 AUG 2–1 2–1 3–0 31 AUG 0–0 2–3 12 JUL
Inter Turku 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 — 12 JUL 5–0 1–1 0–0 8 AUG 27 JUL 31 AUG
Jaro 1–1 9 AUG 0–3 19 JUL 0–1 — 2–3 23 AUG 1–1 2–1 18 AUG 25 JUL
KTP 0–0 0–0 31 AUG 0–5 18 JUL 3–2 — 9 AUG 2–2 1–3 0–1 2–2
KuPS 6–2 2 AUG 3–0 0–3 16 AUG 1–0 3–0 — 4–1 1–0 1–0 0–2
IFK Mariehamn 9 AUG 21 JUL 0–4 3–2 2–2 0–2 16 AUG 1–0 — 26 JUL 1–2 1–5
AC Oulu 2–3 31 AUG 0–4 18 AUG 1–4 2 AUG 13 JUL 2–2 0–1 — 2–2 2–1
SJK 20 JUL 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 3 AUG 31 AUG 4–1 3–1 — 2–3
VPS 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 22 AUG 19 JUL 1 AUG 4–3 10 AUG —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2025. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GnistanLLWLWWDDLWDDLD
HakaWLWDLLLDWDLLWL
HJKLLLWDWWWDWWLLWW
IlvesWWWLLWLDWWLWWDW
Inter TurkuDWWWDDWWWDWDDW
JaroWLLLWLDDLLWLWD
KTPLDLWLLLDDLLWLD
KuPSDWWWWWWLDLLWWDWL
IFK MariehamnLWLWLDWLDLWLDDL
AC OuluLLLLWLLDDLLWLD
SJKWWWDLLDLDWWWWDL
VPSWDLLWWDWLWDLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2025. Source: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Manager of the Month Ref
April Kasper Paananen (SJK Seinäjoki) Stevie Grieve (SJK Seinäjoki) [8]
May Alexander Ring (HJK Helsinki) Vesa Vasara (Inter Turku) [9]
June Antoin Essomba (Inter Turku) Stevie Grieve (SJK Seinäjoki) (2) [10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2025 Veikkausliiga". Soccerway.
  2. ^ Jarkko Wiss ja Sixten Boströmin kanssa sopimukset kaudesta 2025, kups.fi, 15 August 2024
  3. ^ Kiitos, Toke! – HJK:n valmennukseen muutos, hjk.fi, 4 May 2025
  4. ^ PERUSTILASTOT, veikkausliiga.com
  5. ^ VPS-LUOTSI JUSSI NUORELA FUTISUUTISILLE: "MADS BORCHERSISSA AINESTA MAALIKUNINKAAKSI", veikkausliiga.com,
  6. ^ KuPS jo kolmen maalin johtoon, hyökkääjälle hattutemppu, Savon Sanomat, 27 June 2025
  7. ^ [1], Football Association of Finland
  8. ^ SJK:n Kasper Paananen Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja huhtikuussa, Veikkaus, 5 May 2025
  9. ^ HJK:n Alexander Ring Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja toukokuussa, veikkaus.fi, 12 June 2025
  10. ^ FC Interin Loic Essomba Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja kesäkuussa, veikkaus.fi, 7 July 2025
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