FC Haka, originally Valkeakosken Haka, commonly known as Haka, is a Finnish professional football club based in the industrial town of Valkeakoski. The club was founded in 1934, competing in Finland's premier division of football, Veikkausliiga. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships and 12 Finnish Cup wins.
Veikkausliiga is the premier division of association football in Finland, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name. Veikkausliiga was founded in 1990; before that the top division was called Mestaruussarja since 1930 which was an amateur or semi-professional league. Between 1908 and 1930 the championship was decided as a knock-out cup competition.
Football Club International Turku, commonly referred to as Inter Turku and colloquially known as Inter, is a Finnish professional football club based in Turku that competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish Football. Founded in 1990 by Stefan Håkans, the club has a rivalry with Turun Palloseura.
FC Lahti is a Finnish professional football club based in the city of Lahti. It currently plays in the Finnish second tier Ykkösliiga, after relegating from Veikkausliiga after the 2024 season. The homeground of Lahti is Lahden Stadion. Lahti is famous of being the local team of the most successful Finnish player, Jari Litmanen, who played for the club in two stints in 2004 and 2009–10. In his youth years and the start of his career, he played in Reipas Lahti.
IFK Mariehamn is a Finnish football club based in Mariehamn, the capital of the Åland Islands. It plays in the Finnish Premier Division (Veikkausliiga), winning their first title in 2016. The club is managed by Bruno Romão, and it plays its home matches at Wiklöf Holding Arena.
Henrik Daniel "Daja" Sjölund is a Finnish football coach and a former footballer who played as a midfielder. Sjölund is currently working as an assistant coach of Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn. He is best remembered for his stints with Djurgårdens IF and IFK Norrköping. He won 37 caps for the Finland national team.
Alexei Eremenko is a former professional footballer. He is from a footballing family, with his father, Aleksei Yeryomenko, and brothers Roman Eremenko and Sergei Eremenko also playing professionally.
Veli Lampi is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Lampi was born in Seinäjoki, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland where he played for the local youth teams before moving to VPS.
Víctor Hugo Merino "El Pega" Dubón is a former Salvadoran professional footballer.
Ousman Jallow is a Gambian footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Cypriot club Yenicami Ağdelen. He is featured on the Gambian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.
Tomi Petrescu, is a Finnish professional football winger and attacking midfielder who plays for Finnish club Jyväskylä Blackbird and has represented Finland national under-21 football team. Petrescu was born in Jyväskylä, Finland where he played for the local JJK youth team before moving to Leicester City F.C.
Teemu Eino Antero Pukki is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United and the Finland national team.
The 2001 season was the 71st completed season of Finnish Football League Championship, known as the Veikkausliiga. At the same time it was the 12th season of the Veikkausliiga.
Aleksandr Kokko is a Russian-born Finnish former footballer who plays as a striker.
Soga Sambo is a Nigerian football striker who presumably last played for the Sharks of Nigeria until their dissolution in 2016.
Juhani Ojala is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Veikkausliiga club Gnistan. Ojala was born in Vantaa, Finland where he played for the local youth team before moving to HJK's organisation.
Timo Furuholm is a Finnish politician and a former professional football forward. He is currently a member of the Parliament of Finland, for the Left Alliance. Furuholm was born in Pori, Finland where he started his senior career in local FC Jazz. He made his Veikkausliiga debut at age 15 in 2003.
Kristian Kojola is a retired Finnish professional football central defender. Kojola started his senior career in Espoo, Finland where he played for the local team FC Espoo before moving to FC Hämeenlinna. He also represented the Finland national football team.
Jere Uronen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Major League Soccer (MLS) club Charlotte FC and the Finland national team. He began his senior club career playing for TPS, before signing with Helsingborgs IF at age 17 in 2012.
Thomas Dähne is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.
