2021 Veikkausliiga

RoPS (relegated after eight years in the top flight) were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2020 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions AC 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 team KTP (promoted after a five-year absence) in a relegation/promotion playoff.

{{Location map+ |Finland |width=265 |caption=Location of teams in 2021 Veikkausliiga |places=

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=65.01972|long=25.46583|label=AC Oulu}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.1875 |long=24.9225 |label=HIFK
HJK}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=62.8846 |long=27.6718 |label=KuPS}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.1777 |long=24.7813 |label=FC Honka|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.9830 |long=25.6341 |label=FC Lahti}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.1022 |long=19.9352 |label=IFK Mariehamn}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=61.5003 |long=23.7853 |label=Ilves}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.46 |long=26.946 |label=KTP}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=62.7786 |long=22.8147 |label=SJK}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.4427 |long=22.2916 |label=FC Inter|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=61.2680 |long=24.0202 |label=FC Haka}}

}}

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Regular season

|source= [https://www.flashscore.com/football/finland/veikkausliiga/ Flashscore]

|team2=HJK |team1=KPS |team3=INT |team4=SJK |team7=LAH |team5=HFK |team6=ILV |team8=HON |team9=HAK |team10=MAR |team11=OUL |team12=KTP

|result1=CHA |result2=CHA |result3=CHA |result4=CHA |result5=CHA |result6=CHA |result7=REL |result8=REL |result9=REL |result10=REL |result11=REL |result12=REL

|update=complete

|win_HJK=15|draw_HJK=4 |loss_HJK=3 |gf_HJK=32|ga_HJK=12

|win_KPS=15|draw_KPS=4 |loss_KPS=3 |gf_KPS=38|ga_KPS=14

|win_SJK=11|draw_SJK=4 |loss_SJK=7 |gf_SJK=29|ga_SJK=24

|win_INT=12|draw_INT=3 |loss_INT=7 |gf_INT=36|ga_INT=22

|win_LAH=8 |draw_LAH=8 |loss_LAH=6 |gf_LAH=27|ga_LAH=25

|win_HFK=9 |draw_HFK=6 |loss_HFK=7 |gf_HFK=23|ga_HFK=23

|win_ILV=10|draw_ILV=3 |loss_ILV=9 |gf_ILV=21|ga_ILV=23

|win_HON=7 |draw_HON=5 |loss_HON=10|gf_HON=28|ga_HON=29

|win_MAR=7 |draw_MAR=2 |loss_MAR=13|gf_MAR=20|ga_MAR=32

|win_OUL=5 |draw_OUL=3 |loss_OUL=14|gf_OUL=17|ga_OUL=35

|win_HAK=7 |draw_HAK=3 |loss_HAK=12|gf_HAK=21|ga_HAK=26

|win_KTP=1 |draw_KTP=5 |loss_KTP=16|gf_KTP=18|ga_KTP=45

|name_HAK=Haka

|name_HFK=HIFK

|name_HJK=HJK

|name_HON=Honka

|name_ILV=Ilves

|name_INT=Inter Turku

|name_KPS=KuPS

|name_KTP=KTP

|name_LAH=Lahti

|name_MAR=Mariehamn

|name_OUL=Oulu

|name_SJK=SJK

|show_limit=5|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).

|res_col_header=Q

|col_CHA=green1 |text_CHA=Qualification for the Championship round

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Qualification for the Relegation round

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://www.flashscore.com/football/finland/veikkausliiga/ Flashscore]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

|team1=HAK |team2=HFK |team3=HJK |team4=HON |team5=ILV |team6=INT |team7=KPS |team8=KTP |team9=LAH |team10=MAR |team11=OUL |team12=SJK

|name_HAK=Haka

|name_HFK=HIFK

|name_HJK=HJK

|name_HON=Honka

|name_ILV=Ilves

|name_INT=Inter Turku

|name_KPS=KuPS

|name_KTP=KTP

|name_LAH=Lahti

|name_MAR=Mariehamn

|name_OUL=Oulu

|name_SJK=SJK

| match_HAK_HFK = 2–0

| match_HAK_HJK = 1–2

| match_HAK_HON = 1–1

| match_HAK_ILV = 0–1

| match_HAK_INT = 1–0

| match_HAK_KPS = 0–1

| match_HAK_KTP = 0–3

| match_HAK_LAH = 1–1

| match_HAK_MAR = 1–2

| match_HAK_OUL = 0–1

| match_HAK_SJK = 4-0

| match_HFK_HAK = 2–0

| match_HFK_HJK = 0–1

| match_HFK_HON = 1–0

| match_HFK_ILV = 1–1

| match_HFK_INT = 1–4

| match_HFK_KPS = 1–5

| match_HFK_KTP = 2–2

| match_HFK_LAH = 0–1

| match_HFK_MAR = 0–3

| match_HFK_OUL = 3–1

| match_HFK_SJK = 1–0

| match_HJK_HAK = 2–0

| match_HJK_HFK = 0-2

| match_HJK_HON = 4–2

| match_HJK_ILV = 2–1

| match_HJK_INT = 0–1

| match_HJK_KPS = 1–1

| match_HJK_KTP = 2–0

| match_HJK_LAH = 2–0

| match_HJK_MAR = 1–0

| match_HJK_OUL = 3–1

| match_HJK_SJK = 0–0

| match_HON_HAK = 2–1

| match_HON_HFK = 0–3

| match_HON_HJK = 0–0

| match_HON_ILV = 4–1

| match_HON_INT = 1–2

| match_HON_KPS = 0-1

| match_HON_KTP = 3–1

| match_HON_LAH = 1–1

| match_HON_MAR = 0–2

| match_HON_OUL = 1–0

| match_HON_SJK = 0–1

| match_ILV_HAK = 1–0

| match_ILV_HFK = 1–0

| match_ILV_HJK = 0–3

| match_ILV_HON = 0–0

| match_ILV_INT = 2–1

| match_ILV_KPS = 3–2

| match_ILV_KTP = 2–0

| match_ILV_LAH = 1–0

| match_ILV_MAR = 2-0

| match_ILV_OUL = 1–0

| match_ILV_SJK = 0–1

| match_INT_HAK = 2–1

| match_INT_HFK = 0–1

| match_INT_HJK = 1–3

| match_INT_HON = 2–2

| match_INT_ILV = 2–0

| match_INT_KPS = 1–0

| match_INT_KTP = 2–1

| match_INT_LAH = 1–1

| match_INT_MAR = 3–0

| match_INT_OUL = 4-0

| match_INT_SJK = 2–0

| match_KPS_HAK = 1–2

| match_KPS_HFK = 0–0

| match_KPS_HJK = 0–0

| match_KPS_HON = 2–1

| match_KPS_ILV = 1–0

| match_KPS_INT = 1–0

| match_KPS_KTP = 4–0

| match_KPS_LAH = 2–2

| match_KPS_MAR = 2–0

| match_KPS_OUL = 2–0

| match_KPS_SJK = 3–0

| match_KTP_HAK = 0–0

| match_KTP_HFK = 0–2

| match_KTP_HJK = 0–1

| match_KTP_HON = 1–3

| match_KTP_ILV = 1–1

| match_KTP_INT = 1–3

| match_KTP_KPS = 1–2

| match_KTP_LAH = 1-2

| match_KTP_MAR = 1–3

| match_KTP_OUL = 1–3

| match_KTP_SJK = 0–1

| match_LAH_HAK = 0–2

| match_LAH_HFK = 0–0

| match_LAH_HJK = 0–1

| match_LAH_HON = 1–0

| match_LAH_ILV = 3–1

| match_LAH_INT = 2–1

| match_LAH_KPS = 2–4

| match_LAH_KTP = 3–0

| match_LAH_MAR = 1–1

| match_LAH_OUL = 0–0

| match_LAH_SJK = 2–1

| match_MAR_HAK = 0–3

| match_MAR_HFK = 0–0

| match_MAR_HJK = 0–1

| match_MAR_HON = 1–3

| match_MAR_ILV = 1–0

| match_MAR_INT = 0–2

| match_MAR_KPS = 0–1

| match_MAR_KTP = 4–2

| match_MAR_LAH = 0–3

| match_MAR_OUL = 3–1

| match_MAR_SJK = 0–1

| match_OUL_HAK = 0–1

| match_OUL_HFK = 1–2

| match_OUL_HJK = 2–1

| match_OUL_HON = 0–2

| match_OUL_ILV = 0–2

| match_OUL_INT = 2–0

| match_OUL_KPS = 0–2

| match_OUL_KTP = 1–1

| match_OUL_LAH = 1–1

| match_OUL_MAR = 1–0

| match_OUL_SJK = 0–2

| match_SJK_HAK = 4–0

| match_SJK_HFK = 1–1

| match_SJK_HJK = 0–2

| match_SJK_HON = 3–2

| match_SJK_ILV = 1–0

| match_SJK_INT = 2–2

| match_SJK_KPS = 0–1

| match_SJK_KTP = 1–1

| match_SJK_LAH = 4–1

| match_SJK_MAR = 3–0

| match_SJK_OUL = 3–2

}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Championship round

|source= [https://us.soccerway.com/national/finland/veikkausliiga/2021/championship-round/r61958/ Soccerway]

|team1=HJK |team2=KPS |team3=SJK |team4=INT |team5=ILV |team6=HFK

|result1=CL1Q |result2=ECL1Q |result3=ECL1Q |result4=ECL1Q

|update=complete

|win_HJK=18|draw_HJK=5 |loss_HJK=4 |gf_HJK=41|ga_HJK=19

|win_KPS=17|draw_KPS=7 |loss_KPS=3 |gf_KPS=46|ga_KPS=20

|win_SJK=14|draw_SJK=6 |loss_SJK=7 |gf_SJK=45|ga_SJK=34

|win_INT=14|draw_INT=3 |loss_INT=10|gf_INT=45|ga_INT=32

|win_ILV=11|draw_ILV=3 |loss_ILV=13|gf_ILV=29|ga_ILV=34

|win_HFK=9 |draw_HFK=8 |loss_HFK=10|gf_HFK=25|ga_HFK=31

|status_HJK=C

|name_HFK=HIFK

|name_HJK=HJK

|name_ILV=Ilves

|name_INT=Inter Turku

|name_KPS=KuPS

|name_SJK=SJK

| show_matches = yes

| matches_style = FBR

| match_HFK_HJK = null

| match_HFK_ILV = 0-3

| match_HFK_INT = null

| match_HFK_KPS = null

| match_HFK_SJK = 2-2

| match_HJK_HFK = 1-0

| match_HJK_ILV = null

| match_HJK_INT = 2-1

| match_HJK_KPS = null

| match_HJK_SJK = 2-3

| match_ILV_HFK = null

| match_ILV_HJK = 2-3

| match_ILV_INT = 0-2

| match_ILV_KPS = null

| match_ILV_SJK = null

| match_INT_HFK = 2-0

| match_INT_HJK = null

| match_INT_ILV = null

| match_INT_KPS = 2-3

| match_INT_SJK = 2-5

| match_KPS_HFK = 0-0

| match_KPS_HJK = 1-1

| match_KPS_ILV = 2-1

| match_KPS_INT = null

| match_KPS_SJK = null

| match_SJK_HFK = null

| match_SJK_HJK = null

| match_SJK_ILV = 4-2

| match_SJK_INT = null

| match_SJK_KPS = 2-2

|show_limit=5|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).

|res_col_header=Q

|col_CL1Q=green1 |text_CL1Q=Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round

|col_ECL1Q=yellow1|text_ECL1Q=Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round

}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source= [https://us.soccerway.com/national/finland/veikkausliiga/2021/relegation-round/r61959/ Soccerway]

|section=Relegation round

|highest_pos=7

|team7=LAH |team8=HAK |team9=HON |team10=MAR |team11=OUL |team12=KTP

|result11=RPO |result12=REL

|update=complete

|win_LAH=10|draw_LAH=10|loss_LAH=7 |gf_LAH=35|ga_LAH=30

|win_HON=9 |draw_HON=6 |loss_HON=12|gf_HON=38|ga_HON=37

|win_MAR=9 |draw_MAR=3 |loss_MAR=15|gf_MAR=28|ga_MAR=40

|win_OUL=6 |draw_OUL=5 |loss_OUL=16|gf_OUL=21|ga_OUL=44

|win_HAK=10|draw_HAK=5 |loss_HAK=12|gf_HAK=30|ga_HAK=29

|win_KTP=2 |draw_KTP=5 |loss_KTP=20|gf_KTP=25|ga_KTP=58

|name_HAK=Haka

|name_HON=Honka

|name_KTP=KTP

|name_LAH=Lahti

|name_MAR=Mariehamn

|name_OUL=Oulu

| show_matches = yes

| matches_style = FBR

| match_HAK_HON = null

| match_HAK_KTP = null

| match_HAK_LAH = 1-1

| match_HAK_MAR = 2-0

| match_HAK_OUL = 0-0

| match_HON_HAK = 0-2

| match_HON_KTP = null

| match_HON_LAH = null

| match_HON_MAR = 1-1

| match_HON_OUL = 6-1

| match_KTP_HAK = 2-4

| match_KTP_HON = 2-0

| match_KTP_LAH = null

| match_KTP_MAR = null

| match_KTP_OUL = null

| match_LAH_HAK = null

| match_LAH_HON = 2-3

| match_LAH_KTP = 2-1

| match_LAH_MAR = null

| match_LAH_OUL = 0-0

| match_MAR_HAK = null

| match_MAR_HON = null

| match_MAR_KTP = 5-1

| match_MAR_LAH = 0-3

| match_MAR_OUL = null

| match_OUL_HAK = null

| match_OUL_HON = null

| match_OUL_KTP = 2-1

| match_OUL_LAH = null

| match_OUL_MAR = 1-2

|status_OUL=O

|status_KTP=R

|show_limit=5|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).

|res_col_header=Q

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for the relegation play-offs

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Ykkönen

}}

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2021|11|3|df=y}}

| time = 17:30 EET (UTC+2)

| team1 = RoPS

| score = 2–1

| report = https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/11/03/finland/play-offs-12/rops-rovaniemi/oulun-edustusjalkapallo/3693202/

| team2 = Oulu

| goals1 = *Roiha {{goal|35}}

• Roffelsen {{goal|90'+5}}

| goals2 = *Salanović {{goal|31|pen.}}

| stadium = Rovaniemen keskuskenttä

| location = Rovaniemi

| attendance = 1,640

| referee = Oliver Reitala

| event =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2021|11|7|df=y}}

| time = 14:00 EET (UTC+2)

| team1 = Oulu

| score = 2–0

| report = https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/11/07/finland/play-offs-12/oulun-edustusjalkapallo/rops-rovaniemi/3693203/

| team2 = RoPS

| goals1 = *Opara {{goal|45'+2}}

• Saira {{goal|50}}

| goals2 = *Acheampong {{sentoff|0|28}}

| stadium = Raatti Stadium

| location = Oulu

| attendance = 2,738

| referee = Joni Hyytiä

| event =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

{{updated|1 November 2021}}[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/tilastot/2021/veikkausliiga/pelaajat/?sort=M#stats-wrapper Veikkausliiga.com]

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.veikkausliiga.com Official website]
• [https://us.soccerway.com/national/finland/veikkausliiga/2021/regular-season/r61260/ Soccerway]

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