Finnish football league system

The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The levels two to nine are managed by the Finnish FA.

System

As of 2024

Level	Total Clubs ()	League(s)/Division(s)
1-4	64	National Divisions
1	12	Veikkausliiga 12 teams 1+1 relegations
2	10	Ykkösliiga 10 teams 1+1 promotions, 1+1 relegations
3	12	Ykkönen 12 teams 1+1 promotions, 2 relegations
4	36	Kakkonen Group A 12 teams									Kakkonen Group B 12 teams									Kakkonen Group C 12 teams
5-9		Regional Divisions
5	104	Kolmonen South A 12 teams			Kolmonen South B 12 teams			Kolmonen South C 12 teams			Kolmonen West A 12 teams			Kolmonen West B 10 teams			Kolmonen West C 12 teams			Kolmonen East AC1 8 teams		Kolmonen East AC2 8 teams		Kolmonen East B 12 teams		Kolmonen North 10 teams
6		Nelonen South 4 Groups									Nelonen West 4 Groups									Nelonen East 3 Groups						Nelonen North
7		Vitonen South 8 Groups									Vitonen West 6 Groups									Vitonen East 5 Groups						Vitonen North 2 Groups
8		Kutonen South 10 Groups									Kutonen West 10 Groups									Kutonen East
9		Seiska South 3 Groups									Seiska West 2 Groups

Cup competitions

Clubs at all levels are eligible for Finnish Cup. Clubs of Kolmonen and below are eligible to compete in Regions' Cup. Clubs of Vitonen and below are eligible to compete in Regions' Roots Cup.

Finnish League Cup is a cup competition for top tier clubs played during winter months before the start of the league season. It was replaced in 2017 by Finnish Cup group stage, but returned in 2022 after the reformation of the Finnish Cup.

External links

• Finnish FA (in Finnish)
• League321.com - Finnish football league tables, records & statistics database. (in English)
• Finlandfootball.net - Football Archive of Finnish football with league tables and cup results. (in English)
• flashscore - Football Finnish league - Finland Live Scores, Results.(in English)