| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2007-05-02)2 May 2007 (age 17) | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KTP (on loan fromIlves) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2023 | Ilves[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Ilves II | 24 | (4) |
| 2024– | Ilves | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | →KTP (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Finland U16 | 3 | (3) |
| 2023– | Finland U17 | 16 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 January 2025 | |||
Arttu Tulehmo (born 2 May 2007) is a Finnish professionalfootballer playing as anattacking midfielder forVeikkausliiga sideKTP, on loan fromIlves.
Tulehmo is a product of the youth academy of his home town clubIlves.[2] He started to play football in the club's youth team when he was four years old.[3] In the summer 2022, Tulehmo was among the five youth players to sign a development contract with Ilves.[4]
Tulehmo made his senior debut in 2023 with the club's reserve teamIlves II, playing in the third-tier leagueKakkonen Group B. He played in a total of eight matches and scored once in the2023 Kakkonen season. He was also named in the Ilves first team line-up on 5 July 2023, in the2023 Finnish Cup quarter final win againstVJS, but remained an unused substitute.[5]
On 4 January 2024, at the age of 16, Tulehmo signed his first professional contract with Ilves on a three-year deal.[6][7] He debuted with the first team on 3 February 2024, in aFinnish League Cup match againstVaasan Palloseura (VPS). On 12 June 2024, Tulehmo debuted inVeikkausliiga, in a 2–0 away win againstInter Turku.[8]
Tulehmo was loaned out toKTP for the 2025 season.[9]
Tulehmo has represented Finland regularly at youth national teams at under-15, under-16 and under-17 levels.[10] On 6 May 2023, Tulehmo scored a hat-trick forFinland U16, in a 3–1 friendly win againstWales U16.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ilves II | 2023 | Kakkonen | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Kakkonen | 16 | 3 | – | – | – | 16 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||
| Ilves | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| KTP (loan) | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
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