2025 Veikkausliiga

Veikkausliiga

Season	2025
Dates	5 April – 9 November 2025
Matches played	132
Goals scored	433 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kasper Paananen (13)
Biggest home win	HJK 8–2 IFK M (24 August 2025)
Biggest away win	KTP 0–5 Ilves (19 April 2025)
Highest scoring	HJK 8–2 IFK M (24 August 2025)
Highest attendance	8,133 HJK 0–0 KuPS (31 May 2025)
← 2024 2026 → All statistics correct as of 31 August 2025.

The 2025 Veikkausliiga is the current and 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

Oulu

FF Jaro

Haka

Inter

HJK, Gnistan

KTP

IFK M

Ilves

KuPS

SJK

VPS

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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	6,075
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	Kari Martonen	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	Ossi Virta (interim)	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]
FC Haka	Andy Smith		28 July 2025	10th	Kari Martonen	28 July 2025	[4]
KTP	Jonas Nyholm		20 September 2025	12th	Ossi Virta (interim)	20 September 2025	[5]

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Inter Turku	22	13	7	2	46	20	+26	46	Qualification for the Championship Round
2	Ilves	22	14	3	5	47	27	+20	45
3	HJK	22	14	2	6	59	29	+30	44
4	KuPS	22	13	5	4	39	23	+16	44
5	SJK	22	12	5	5	45	31	+14	41
6	Gnistan	22	7	7	8	34	39	−5	28
7	VPS	22	6	7	9	32	34	−2	25	Qualification for the Relegation Round
8	Jaro	22	7	4	11	25	36	−11	25
9	IFK Mariehamn	22	5	6	11	25	48	−23	21
10	AC Oulu	22	5	3	14	30	48	−18	18
11	Haka	22	4	4	14	27	43	−16	16
12	KTP	22	3	5	14	24	55	−31	14

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	—	2–0	2–4	0–2	2–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	2–0	3–2	2–2	0–0
Haka	3–2	—	1–2	0–4	0–2	0–1	2–3	1–3	0–1	2–1	2–3	2–1
HJK	0–1	3–1	—	5–1	1–4	2–3	4–1	0–0	8–2	3–1	4–2	3–1
Ilves	2–2	3–2	3–2	—	1–0	2–1	2–1	3–0	2–1	0–0	2–3	3–2
Inter Turku	3–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	—	3–1	5–0	1–1	0–0	3–2	4–1	2–1
Jaro	1–1	2–1	0–3	0–1	0–1	—	2–3	1–3	1–1	2–1	0–4	2–2
KTP	0–0	0–0	1–4	0–5	2–2	3–2	—	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–1	2–2
KuPS	6–2	3–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–0	3–0	—	4–1	1–0	1–0	0–2
IFK Mariehamn	2–5	1–1	0–4	3–2	2–2	0–2	3–0	1–0	—	0–1	1–2	1–5
AC Oulu	2–3	3–2	0–4	0–4	1–4	0–1	3–2	2–2	0–1	—	2–2	2–1
SJK	3–1	2–2	1–0	1–1	0–1	3–1	3–0	1–1	4–1	3–1	—	2–3
VPS	0–0	1–2	0–2	1–0	0–2	0–0	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–3	1–2	—

Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship Round

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ilves	24	16	3	5	54	31	+23	51	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Inter Turku	24	14	8	2	48	20	+28	50	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3	KuPS	24	14	5	5	44	29	+15	47
4	HJK	24	14	4	6	62	32	+30	46	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round [a]
5	SJK	24	12	6	6	50	37	+13	42
6	Gnistan	24	7	7	10	36	44	−8	28

Updated to match(es) played on 23 September 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).
Notes:

1. HJK qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round as the 2025 Finnish Cup winners. If they finish as champions, the Conference League second round spot will be passed to the second-placed team. If they finish in the top three, the second Conference League first round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results

Home \ Away	GNI	HJK	ILV	INT	KPS	SJK
Gnistan	—	3 NOV	25 OCT	0–2	27 SEP	19 OCT
HJK	3 OCT	—	29 SEP	26 OCT	9 NOV	22 OCT
Ilves	3–2	30 OCT	—	19 OCT	16 OCT	3 NOV
Inter Turku	22 OCT	0–0	9 NOV	—	5 OCT	30 OCT
KuPS	30 OCT	19 OCT	2–4	2 NOV	—	3–2
SJK	9 NOV	3–3	4 OCT	27 SEP	27 OCT	—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 September 2025. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation Round

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	VPS	24	7	7	10	35	37	−2	28
2	Jaro	24	8	4	12	28	39	−11	28
3	IFK Mariehamn	24	6	7	11	28	50	−22	25
4	AC Oulu	24	7	3	14	33	49	−16	24
5	Haka	24	4	5	15	28	45	−17	17	Qualification for the Veikkausliiga play-off
6	KTP (Z)	24	3	5	16	26	59	−33	14	Relegation to the Ykkösliiga

Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 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).
(Z) Assured of Veikkausliiga play-off at best

Results

Home \ Away	HAK	JAR	KTP	MAR	OUL	VPS
Haka	—	—	18 OCT	—	0–1	—
Jaro	3 OCT	—	—	28 SEP	1–2	—
KTP	—	1–2	—	4 OCT	—	—
IFK Mariehamn	1–1	—	—	—	18 OCT	2–1
AC Oulu	—	—	27 SEP	—	—	4 OCT
VPS	26 SEP	18 OCT	2–1	—	—	—

Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2025. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32
Gnistan	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	D	W	L	L
Haka	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L
HJK	L	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D
Ilves	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W
Inter Turku	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	W
Jaro	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	W
KTP	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
KuPS	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	L
IFK Mariehamn	L	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	W
AC Oulu	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	W
SJK	W	W	W	D	L	L	D	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	D
VPS	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	L

Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2025. Source: veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Veikkausliiga play-off

The eleventh-placed team will face the second-placed team from the 2025 Ykkösliiga in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2026 Veikkausliiga.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers As of 31 August 2025 [6] Rank Player Club Goals 1 Kasper Paananen SJK Seinäjoki 13 2 Alexander Ring HJK 12 Kerfala Cissoko Jaro 4 Maissa Fall VPS 10 Teemu Pukki HJK 6 Santeri Hostikka HJK 8 Mohamed Toure KuPS 8 Rasmus Karjalainen SJK Seinäjoki 7 Jeremiah Streng SJK Seinäjoki Benji Michel HJK Dimitri Legbo Inter Turku Agon Sadiku KuPS Roope Riski Ilves Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Mads Borchers VPS AC Oulu 4–3 (H) 5 April 2025 [7] Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba KuPS HJK 3–0 (H) 27 June 2025 [8] Agon Sadiku KuPS Gnistan 6–2 (H) 1 July 2025 Alexander Ring HJK IFK Mariehamn 8–2 (H) 24 August 2025

Clean sheets As of 1 June 2025 [9] Rank Player Club Clean sheets 1 Johannes Kreidl KuPS 5 2 Eetu Huuhtanen Inter Turku 4 Otso Virtanen Ilves 4 Miguel Santos Jaro 3 Thijmen Nijhuis HJK Helsinki 6 Roope Paunio SJK Seinäjoki 2 Álex Craninx Gnistan Teppo Marttinen VPS 9 Matias Riikonen Mariehamn 1 Johannes Viitala IFK Mariehamn William Eskelinen AC Oulu Rasmus Leislahti VPS Maksym Zhuk KTP Liam Hughes Haka

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month	Manager of the Month	Ref
April	Kasper Paananen (SJK Seinäjoki)	Stevie Grieve (SJK Seinäjoki)	[10]
May	Alexander Ring (HJK Helsinki)	Vesa Vasara (Inter Turku)	[11]
June	Antoin Essomba (Inter Turku)	Stevie Grieve (SJK Seinäjoki)(2)	[12]
July	Benji Michel (HJK Helsinki)	Vesa Vasara (Inter Turku)(2)	[13]
August	Kasper Paananen (SJK Seinäjoki)(2)	Jarkko Wiss (KuPS)	[14]

See also

• Association football portal
• Finland portal

Competitions 2025 Ykkösliiga 2025 Kakkonen 2025 Finnish Cup

Team seasons 2025 FC Haka season 2025 FC Inter Turku season 2025 FF Jaro season 2025 Kuopion Palloseura season 2025 SJK season 2025 Vaasan Palloseura season

Transfers List of Finnish football transfers winter 2024–25

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. FC HAKA ON VAPAUTTANUT PÄÄVALMENTAJA ANDY SMITHIN TEHTÄVISTÄÄN, fchaka.fi, 28 July 2025
5. Lehdistötilaisuus: KTP - Jaro 19.9.2025, KTP Kotka
6. PERUSTILASTOT, veikkausliiga.com
7. VPS-LUOTSI JUSSI NUORELA FUTISUUTISILLE: "MADS BORCHERSISSA AINESTA MAALIKUNINKAAKSI", veikkausliiga.com,
8. KuPS jo kolmen maalin johtoon, hyökkääjälle hattutemppu, Savon Sanomat, 27 June 2025
9. , Football Association of Finland
10. SJK:n Kasper Paananen Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja huhtikuussa, Veikkaus, 5 May 2025
11. HJK:n Alexander Ring Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja toukokuussa, veikkaus.fi, 12 June 2025
12. FC Interin Loic Essomba Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja kesäkuussa, veikkaus.fi, 7 July 2025
13. HJK:n Benji Michel Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja heinäkuussa, Veikkaus, 5 August 2025
14. SJK:n Kasper Paananen Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja elokuussa, Veikkaus, 10 September 2025