| Season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Champions | HJK |
| Relegated | KTP |
| Matches | 162 |
| Goals | 408 (2.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Benjamin Källman Ariel Ngueukam (14 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | KuPS 4–0KTP (15 August 2021) |
| Biggest away win | HIFK 1–5KuPS (22 August 2021) |
| Highest scoring | HJK 4–2Honka (24 April 2021) Lahti 2–4KuPS (11 May 2021) HIFK 1–5KuPS (22 August 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches HJK |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Lahti |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches KTP |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches Mariehamn |
←2020 2022 → | |
The2021Veikkausliiga was the 91st season of top-tierfootball inFinland.HJK were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.
RoPS (relegated after eight years in the top flight) were relegated toYkkönen after finishing at the bottom of the2020 season. Their place was taken byYkkönen championsAC Oulu (promoted after a ten-year absence).
TPS (relegated after one year in the top flight) as 11th-placed team lost their Veikkausliiga spot after losing to second-placed Ykkönen teamKTP (promoted after a five-year absence) in a relegation/promotion playoff.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Oulu |  Jyrki Ahola | Lassi Nurmos | Craft | Go On Oulu / Codemate / Oulun Energia |
| FC Haka | Teemu Tainio |  Jacob Bushue | Puma | Volkswagen |
| FC Honka | Vesa Vasara | Duarte Tammilehto | Puma | Volkswagen |
| FC Inter |  José Riveiro | Timo Furuholm | Nike | Alfons Håkans |
| FC Lahti | Ilir Zeneli | Kari Arkivuo | Umbro | Halton / Oomi / Green Lahti |
| HIFK | Joaquín Gómez | Sakari Mattila | Puma | Aktia Bank |
| HJK | Toni Koskela | Daniel O'Shaughnessy | Adidas | Apu |
| IFK Mariehamn |  Lukas Syberyjski |  Robin Buwalda | Puma | Åland / Arkipelag |
| Ilves | Toni Kallio | Tuure Siira | Adidas | Pohjola Rakennus / Avant Tecno / Pihlajalinna / NYQS Oy |
| KTP | Teemu Kankkunen | David Ramadingaye | Puma | Kotkamills Oy / Steveco Oy / Hartwall |
| KuPS | Simo Valakari |  Nana Boateng | Puma | Pohjola Sairaala (home) / LähiTapiola (away) |
| SJK | Jani Honkavaara | Mehmet Hetemaj | Adidas | LähiTapiola / Oma Säästöpankki /Elisa |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KuPS | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 14 | +24 | 49 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | HJK | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 49 | |
| 3 | Inter Turku | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 39 | |
| 4 | SJK | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 37 | |
| 5 | HIFK | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 33 | |
| 6 | Ilves | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 33 | |
| 7 | Lahti | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 32 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Honka | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 26 | |
| 9 | Haka | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 24 | |
| 10 | Mariehamn | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 23 | |
| 11 | Oulu | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 18 | |
| 12 | KTP | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 8 |
| Home \ Away | HAK | HFK | HJK | HON | ILV | INT | KPS | KTP | LAH | MAR | OUL | SJK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haka | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| HIFK | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| HJK | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Honka | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Ilves | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Inter Turku | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| KuPS | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| KTP | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Lahti | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Mariehamn | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Oulu | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 |
| SJK | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HJK | KPS | SJK | INT | ILV | HFK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJK(C) | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 59 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round | — | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | |
| 2 | KuPS | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 58 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League first qualifying round | 1–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| 3 | SJK | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 48 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 4–2 | — | ||
| 4 | Inter Turku | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 45 | — | 2–3 | 2–5 | — | — | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Ilves | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 36 | 2–3 | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | ||
| 6 | HIFK | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 35 | — | — | 2–2 | — | 0–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LAH | HAK | HON | MAR | OUL | KTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Lahti | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 40 | — | — | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 8 | Haka | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 35 | 1–1 | — | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | ||
| 9 | Honka | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 33 | — | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 6–1 | — | ||
| 10 | Mariehamn | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 30 | 0–3 | — | — | — | — | 5–1 | ||
| 11 | Oulu(O) | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 23 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | |
| 12 | KTP(R) | 27 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 58 | −33 | 11 | Relegation toYkkönen | — | 2–4 | 2–0 | — | — | — |
| Oulu | 2–0 | RoPS |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Award[2] | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Urho Nissilä | KuPS |
| Goalkeeper of the Year |  Johannes Kreidl | KuPS |
| Defender of the Year | Daniel O'Shaughnessy | HJK |
| Midfielder of the Year | Urho Nissilä | KuPS |
| Striker of the Year | Benjamin Källman | Inter Turku |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Pyry Hannola | SJK |
| Coach of the Year | Simo Valakari | KuPS |
 Kreidl Tomas Glover Daniel Murillo Jair Nissilä Forsell Källman Väyrynen Riski |
| Team of the Year[3] | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Johannes Kreidl (KuPS) | |||||||||||
| Defence | Macario Hing-Glover (HIFK) | Diogo Tomas (KuPS) | Daniel O'Shaughnessy (HJK) |  Luis Carlos Murillo (HJK) | ||||||||
| Midfield | Riku Riski (HJK) |
| Urho Nissilä (KuPS) | Peteri Forsell (Inter Turku) | ||||||||
| Attack |  Benjamin Källman (Inter Turku) | Tim Väyrynen (KuPS) | ||||||||||
