Football in Finland

The Finnish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Finland. The three highest levels are managed by the Finnish FA while the higher leagues are managed by the regional departments of the FA.

Below shows how the current system works. For each division, its English name, official name or sponsorship name and number of clubs is given. Each division promotes to the division(s) that lie directly above them and relegates to the division(s) that lie directly below them. The 2011 League Tables can be viewed by using the links in the Level column on the left hand side.

Level (League Tables)	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Finnish Premier League Veikkausliiga - (Nationwide League) 12 clubs
2	Finnish First Division Ykkönen - (Nationwide League) 10 clubs
3	Finnish Second Division Group South Kakkonen - (Provincial League) 10 clubs	Finnish Second Division Group East Kakkonen - (Provincial League) 10 clubs	Finnish Second Division Group West Kakkonen - (Provincial League) 10 clubs	Finnish Second Division Group North Kakkonen - (Provincial League) 10 clubs
4	Finnish Third Division Kolmonen - (Regional League) 117 clubs Kolmonen Helsinki and Uusimaa 1 (12 clubs), Kolmonen Helsinki and Uusimaa 2 (12 clubs), Kolmonen Helsinki and Uusimaa 3 (12 clubs), Kolmonen Itä-Suomi and Keski-Suomi (12 clubs), Kolmonen Kaakkois-Suomi (12 clubs), Kolmonen Pohjois-Suomi (8 clubs), Kolmonen Satakunta (10 clubs), Kolmonen Tampere (14 clubs), Kolmonen Turku and Ahvenanmaa (12 clubs), Kolmonen Vaasa and Keski-Pohjanmaa (13 clubs),
5	Finnish Fourth Division Nelonen - (Regional League) 162 clubs
6	Finnish Fifth Division Vitonen - (Regional League) 218 clubs
7	Finnish Sixth Division Kutonen - (Regional League) 234 clubs
8	Finnish Seventh Division Seiska - (Regional League) 37 clubs