The 2021 Ykkönen was the 50th season of Ykkönen in its current format as the second tier of Finnish football since its inception in 1973. The season began on 5 May 2021 and ended on 23 October 2021.
Teams Twelve teams compete in the league. Following the 2020 season, AC Oulu (champions) and KPT were promoted to the Veikkausliiga. They were replaced by TPS and RoPS, who were relegated from the first tier. Kajaani, SJK Akatemia and MYPA were relegated to Kakkonen and replaced by the 2020 Kakkonen champions, Klubi 04, JIPPO and PK35.Miesten Ykkönen 2021: Sarjataulukko, SPL Tulospalvelu, accessed 29 April 2026.
Stadiums and locations
The following teams are participating in the 2021 Ykkönen season.
ClubLocationStadium CapacityManagerEkenäs IFEkenäsEkenäs Sparbank Arena 2,500 FF JaroJakobstadJakobstads Centralplan 5,000 GnistanHelsinkiMustapekka Areena 1,000 JIPPOJoensuuKeskuskenttä (Joensuu) 1,000 Klubi 04HelsinkiBolt Arena 10,770 KPVKokkolaKokkolan keskuskenttä 3,000 MPMikkeliMikkelin Urheilupuisto 7,000 MuSaPoriPorin Stadion 12,300 PK-35VantaaMyyrmäen jalkapallostadion 4,700 RoPSRovaniemiRovaniemen keskuskenttä 2,803 TPSTurkuVeritas Stadion 9,372 VPSVaasaHietalahti Stadium 4,600
Regular season League table
Results
Promotion Round The top six from the regular season enter the Promotion Round and play each other for the third time. The winner qualifies directly for promotion to Veikkausliiga, whilst the runners-up enter a two-legged playoff against the second to last team in the 2021 Veikkausliiga for promotion.
League table
Results
Relegation Round The bottom six from the regular season enter the Relegation Round and play each other for the third time. The bottom three sides are relegated to the Kakkonen.
League table
Results
References