Riku is both a masculine Finnish given name and a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
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.
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.
Antti Muurinen is a Finnish football coach.
Henrik Moisander is a Finnish former professional footballer.
Mikko Hyyrynen is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Mikko Hauhia is a Finnish former professional footballer. During his career, he made 416 appearances in Veikkausliiga, making him the second most capped player in the Finnish top-tier, behind Toni Huttunen. Hauhia won two Finnish championship titles and one Finnish Cup title with HJK, and additionally won the Finnish League Cup twice with his hometown club FC Lahti, and also captained the FC Lahti team. He had a short stint in Denmark with AB in 2010.
Finnish Cup 2009 was the 55th season of the main annual football (soccer) cup competition in Finland. It is organized as a single-elimination knock–out tournament.
Toni Lindberg is a Finnish football manager and former professional football player.
Riku Olavi Riski is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Finnish club TPS. He has previously played for HJK in Finland, Widzew Łódź in Poland, Hønefoss BK, Rosenborg BK and Odds BK in Norway, and has also had loan spells with Örebro SK and IFK Göteborg in Sweden and Dundee United in Scotland. He has also represented Finland in international football.
Toni Huuhka is a Finnish footballer. Since 2015, he has coached for FC Lahti.
Jani Petteri Forsell is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for TFF First League club Şanlıurfaspor. He made twelve appearances scoring one goal for the Finland national team between 2013 and 2019.
The 2012 Veikkausliiga is the 82nd season of top-tier football in Finland. It began on 15 April 2012 and ended on 27 October 2012. HJK Helsinki were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.
The 2013 Veikkausliiga was the 83rd season of top-tier football in Finland. The season began on 13 April 2013 and ended on 26 October 2013. HJK Helsinki are the defending champions.
The 2014 Finnish League Cup will be the 18th season of the Finnish League Cup, Finland's second-most prestigious cup football tournament. FC Lahti are the defending champions, having won their second league cup last year.
Bubacar Boi Djaló is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kuwaiti club Al-Tadamon SC. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he has represented Portugal at junior international levels.
Mikko Kuningas is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ykkösliiga club KäPa.
The 2019 season is Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 111th competitive season.
Riku Selander is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Lahti, as a midfielder.
The 2020 Finnish Cup is the 66th season of the Finnish Cup football competition.
