FF Jaro, commonly referred to as Jaro, is a Finnish professional football club based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. The club currently plays in Veikkausliiga, the top tier in Finland. Their home matches are played at the Jakobstads Centralplan. The new Pietarsaari Football Stadium is scheduled to open in summer 2025.
Henri Myntti is a Finnish retired footballer. Since his retirement, he has been a chairman of KPV.
Dárvin Francisco Chávez Ramírez is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is an Olympic gold medalist.
Tommi Pikkarainen is a Finnish football manager and former player, currently working as a sporting director of Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) in Veikkausliiga.
Simon Skrabb is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League Greece club Volos.
Kareem Moses is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Finnish club JBK.
Jamar Dixon is a retired Canadian professional soccer player. He currently serves as Manager of Football and Player Development for Canadian Premier League club Pacific FC.
The 2016 Ykkönen was the 45th season of Ykkönen, the second highest football league in Finland. The winning team qualified directly for promotion to the 2017 Veikkausliiga, while the second-placed team had to play a play-off against the eleventh-placed team from Veikkausliiga to decide who wod play in that division. The bottom two teams were relegated to Kakkonen.
Tyler Mark Reid is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a right back for Moldovan Super Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol.
The 2017 Ykkönen was the 46th season of Ykkönen, the second highest football league in Finland. The season started on 29 April 2017 and ended on 21 October 2017. The winning team qualified directly for promotion to the 2018 Veikkausliiga, while the second had to play a play-off against the eleventh-placed team from Veikkausliiga to decide who would play in that division. The bottom two teams were relegated to Kakkonen.
Sergei Eremenko is a Finnish football player who plays for Veikkausliiga club Jaro.
Charalampos Prokopios Chantzopoulos, also known as Haris Chantzopoulos, is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Canadian Premier League club Valour FC.
Adam Alexander Vidjeskog is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club Jaro.
Jeremiah Streng is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Veikkausliiga club SJK. Born in Vaasa, Streng is a Swedish-speaking Finn.
Isak Vidjeskog is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Varbergs BoIS.
Axel Vidjeskog is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for KuPS in the Veikkausliiga.
Severi Kähkönen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Veikkausliiga club FF Jaro.
Jimmy Jan-Anders Wargh is a Finnish football executive, football manager and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the CEO and the club director of Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn, which he previously coached.
Niklas Vidjeskog is a Finnish football manager and a former player, who played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of FF Jaro in Ykkösliiga. He has completed the UEFA A coaching license.
Sami Sipola is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.
