| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 April – 26 October 2025 |
| Champions | KuPS |
| Relegated | KTP Haka |
| Champions League | KuPS |
| Conference League | HJK Ilves Inter Turku |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 433 (3.28 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kasper Paananen (14) |
| Biggest home win | HJK 8–2IFK Mariehamn (24 August 2025) |
| Biggest away win | KTP 0–5 Ilves (19 April 2025) |
| Highest scoring | HJK 8–2 IFK Mariehamn (24 August 2025) |
| Highest attendance | 8,133 HJK 0–0 KuPS (31 May 2025) |
←2024 2026 → All statistics correct as of 31 August 2025. | |
The2025Veikkausliiga was the 95th season of top-tierfootball inFinland, which takes place from April to November.Veikkaus was the league's sponsor.[1]
The league consisted of twelve teams; ten teams remaining from the previous season, and two teams promoted from theYkkösliiga.KuPS entered the season as defending champions.
| Promoted from 2024 Ykkösliiga | Relegated to 2025 Ykkösliiga |
|---|---|
| KTP FF Jaro | EIF Lahti |
The promoted teams were the2024 Ykkösliiga championsKTP (returning to the top flight after a single-season absence), and2024 Veikkausliiga play-off winnersJaro (returning to the top flight after a nine-year absence). They replaced the 2024 Veikkausliiga bottom-placed teamEIF (relegated after a single season), and Veikkausliiga play-off losersLahti (relegated after a 13-year stint in the top flight).
All teams are obligated to have the Veikkausliiga logo on the right sleeve of their shirt.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF Gnistan | Puma | ||
| FC Haka | Puma | ||
| HJK | Adidas | ||
| Ilves | Adidas | ||
| FC Inter Turku | Nike | ||
| FF Jaro | Puma | ||
| KTP | Puma | ||
| KuPS | Puma | ||
| IFK Mariehaman | Puma | ||
| AC Oulu | Craft | ||
| SJK | Adidas | ||
| VPS | Nike |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KuPS | Signed byDjurgårdens IF | 31 December 2024 | Pre-season | 1 January 2025 | [2] | ||
| HJK | Sacked | 4 May 2025 | 10th | 4 May 2025 | [3] | ||
| FC Haka | 28 July 2025 | 10th | 28 July 2025 | [4] | |||
| KTP | 20 September 2025 | 12th | 20 September 2025 | [5] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Turku | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 46 | Qualification for theChampionship Round |
| 2 | Ilves | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 45 | |
| 3 | HJK | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 44 | |
| 4 | KuPS | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 44 | |
| 5 | SJK | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 41 | |
| 6 | Gnistan | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 28 | |
| 7 | VPS | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 25 | Qualification for theRelegation Round |
| 8 | Jaro | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 25 | |
| 9 | IFK Mariehamn | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 21 | |
| 10 | AC Oulu | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 18 | |
| 11 | Haka | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 16 | |
| 12 | KTP | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 55 | −31 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | GNI | HAK | HJK | ILV | INT | JAR | KTP | KPS | MAR | OUL | SJK | VPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnistan | — | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Haka | 3–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| HJK | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 5–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 8–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 |
| Ilves | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 |
| Inter Turku | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Jaro | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 |
| KTP | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| KuPS | 6–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| IFK Mariehamn | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 |
| AC Oulu | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| SJK | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–3 |
| VPS | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KuPS(C) | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 67 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Inter Turku | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 61 | Qualification for theConference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Ilves | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 60 | |
| 4 | SJK | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 59 | |
| 5 | HJK | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 74 | 52 | +22 | 49 | Qualification for theConference League second qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Gnistan | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 33 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaro | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 34 | |
| 2 | IFK Mariehamn | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 32 | |
| 3 | VPS | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 31 | |
| 4 | AC Oulu | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 27 | |
| 5 | KTP(R) | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 21 | Qualification for theVeikkausliiga play-off |
| 6 | Haka(R) | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 17 | Relegation to theYkkösliiga |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
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| KuPS | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W |
| Inter Turku | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | W |
| Ilves | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | D | L |
| SJK | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | W |
| HJK | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | L |
| Gnistan | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | L |
| Jaro | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | |||||
| IFK Mariehamn | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | |||||
| VPS | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | |||||
| AC Oulu | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | |||||
| KTP | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | |||||
| Haka | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L |
The eleventh-placed team (KTP) faced the second-placed team of the2025 Ykkösliiga (TPS) in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the2026 Veikkausliiga.
| 26 October 2025 | KTP | 2–3 (2–6agg.) | TPS | Kotka |
| 12:00BST | Rangel Tahmbi | Helén Muzaci Boström | Stadium:Arto Tolsa Areena |
Top goalscorers[edit]
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| Month | Player of the Month | Manager of the Month | Ref |
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| April | [10] | ||
| May | [11] | ||
| June | [12] | ||
| July | [13] | ||
| August | [14] | ||
| September | [15] | ||
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