The 2026 Ykkösliiga is the third season of the Ykkösliiga, the second-highest level of the Finnish football league system. The season began in April 2026 and will conclude in October 2026.Ykkösliiga 2026, Finnish Football Association (Suomen Palloliitto), accessed 19 January 2026.
Teams The league consisted of ten teams; seven teams remaining from the previous season, one team promoted from the Ykkönen, and two teams relegated from the Veikkausliiga.
Team changes The promoted team was the 2025 Ykkönen champions MP. They replaced the 2025 Ykkösliiga bottom-placed team SalPa.
The relegated teams were the 2025 Veikkausliiga play-off losers KTP and bottom-placed team Haka. They replaced the 2025 Ykkösliiga champions Lahti and Veikkausliiga play-off winners TPS.Miesten Ykkösliigan sarjajärjestelmä 2025–2026, Suomen Palloliitto (Finnish FA), accessed 19 January 2026.Miesten Ykkösliiga 2025: Sarjataulukko, SPL Tulospalvelu, accessed 19 January 2026.
Stadiums and locations
Club Location Stadium Capacity Manager EIF Raseborg Ekenäs Centrumplan 1,400 Christian Sund Haka Valkeakoski Tehtaan kenttä 3,516 Andy Smith JIPPO Joensuu Mehtimäki 1,000 Mikko Hallikainen JäPS Järvenpää Keskuskenttä 2,000 Teemu Kankkunen Klubi 04 Helsinki Bolt Arena 10,770 Aleksi Lalli KTP Kotka Arto Tolsa Areena 4,780 Joonas Rantanen KäPa Helsinki Brahenkenttä 1,200 Lari Lummepuro MP Mikkeli Mikkelin Urheilupuisto 7,000 Issa Thiaw PK-35 Helsinki Mustapekka Areena 2,200 Tiago Santos SJK Akatemia Seinäjoki OmaSP Stadion 5,817 Arttu Aromaa
Season League table
Results Teams play each other three times in a triple round-robin format, for a total of 27 matches.Miesten Ykkösliiga - Info, Palloliitto.fi
Ykkösliiga play-off The ninth-placed team will face the second-placed team of the 2026 Ykkönen in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2027 Ykkösliiga.
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Imani LanquedocHaka42 Saïdou BahEkenäs IF3 Yoshiaki KikuchiJIPPO Yllson LikaKäPa
Top assist RankPlayerClubAssist
Awards Annual awards AwardWinnerClubPlayer of the Year Goalkeeper of the Year Defender of the Year Midfielder of the Year Striker of the Year
See also 2026 Veikkausliiga 2026 Finnish Cup 2026 Ykkönen 2026 Kakkonen
References
External links Official Ykkösliiga website