Altti Hellemaa (born 25 July 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club Jaro, on loan from Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg.
Club career After playing in the youth sectors of Tikkurilan Palloseura and Käpylän Pallo, Hellemaa made his senior debut with KäPa first team in the 2021 season in the third-tier Kakkonen.Komea viiden pelaajan KäPa edustus mukaan U18-maajoukkueen Liettua-otteluihin!, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 1 November 2021
Hellemaa joined HJK Helsinki organisation in 2022, and was registered to their academy team Klubi 04. On 6 March 2023, he extended his deal with HJK until the end of 2025, and was loaned out to second-tier Ykkönen club SJK Akatemia.Altti Hellemaa jatkosopimukseen ja lainalle SJK:hon, hjk.fi, 6 March 2023Suomen U19-maajoukkueen Altti Hellemaa SJK-paitaan, sjk.fi, 6 March 2023HJK:n pelaaja lähtee lainalle toiseen Veikkausliiga-seuraan, sportti.com, 7 March 2023 On 12 August 2023, Hellemaa was loaned out to fellow Ykkönen club KPV Kokkola for the remainder of the season.TERVETULOA ALTTI HELLEMAA, kpv.fi, 12 August 2023KPV:n KäPa-kasvateilla katkera kohtalo Kalliossa - Paanasen maali pelasti pisteen vieraille, Keskipohjanmaa, 26 August 2023
On 27 February 2024, he made his debut for HJK in a Finnish League Cup match against FC Lahti.LAHTI VS. HJK 3 - 0, soccerway On 4 April 2024, Hellemaa was loaned out to Ykkösliiga club JäPS until the end of July.Altti Hellemaa lainalle JäPSiin, hjk.fi, 4 April 2024Altti Hellemaa lainalle JäPSiin, japsedustus.fi, 4 April 2024 In August his deal was made permanent.
On 2 December 2024, Hellemaa signed for Superettan club Trelleborgs FF on a deal until the end of 2027.DEN CENTRALA MITTFÄLTAREN ÄR KLAR FÖR TRELLEBORGS FF., trelleborgsff.se, 2 December 2024 However, on 21 March 2025, he was acquired by Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg on a five-year deal. Hellemaa played only four Svenska Cupen matches for Trelleborg prior to his departure.Välkommen till IF Elfsborg – Altti Hellemaa, elfsborg.se, 21 March 2025
International career Hellemaa has represented Finland at under-16, under-18 and under-19 youth international levels.Altti Hellemaata pidettiin Suomessa jo menetettynä lupauksena, mutta sitten hän päätti laittaa kaiken peliin ja kääntää uransa suunnan, apu.fi, 9 April 2025
Hellemaa received his first call-up to the Finland U21 national team in September 2025 for UEFA Euro qualifying match against Cyprus, as a replacement for Liam Möller.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKäpylän Pallo2021Kakkonen190–––190Klubi 042022Kakkonen26330––293SJK Akatemia (loan)2023Ykkönen1101000–120KPV (loan)2023Ykkönen110–––110HJK2024Veikkausliiga0000200020JäPS2024Ykkösliiga2521000–262Trelleborg2025Superettan0040––40Elfsborg2025Allsvenskan9000––902026Allsvenskan0031–0031Total90310000121Career total101512120001156
References
External links
Altti Hellemaa at Finnish FA