The 2026 Ykkönen is the third season of Ykkönen in its current format as the third tier of Finnish football, and the 55th season of the Ykkönen name overall since its inception in 1973. The season began on the 2nd of April 2026.
Teams Twelve teams compete in the league. Following the 2025 season, MP (champions) were promoted to the Ykkösliiga. They were replaced by SalPa, who were relegated from the second tier. EPS and Atlantis were relegated to Kakkonen and replaced by the 2025 Kakkonen champions, TPV and VJS.Miesten Ykkösen sarjajärjestelmä 2026, Suomen Palloliitto (Finnish FA), accessed 19 January 2026.Miesten Ykkönen 2025: Sarjataulukko, SPL Tulospalvelu, accessed 19 January 2026.
Stadiums and locations
The following teams are participating in the 2026 Ykkönen season.
Club Location Stadium Capacity Manager Inter Turku II Turku Veritas Stadion 9,372 Jazz Pori UK-Tekonurmi JJK Jyväskylä Jyväskylä Harjun stadion 5,000 KPV Kokkola Kokkolan keskuskenttä 3,000 KuPS Akatemia Kuopio Väre Areena 5,000 OLS Oulu Castrén 2,500 PKKU Tuusula, Kerava, Järvenpää Kalevan Urheilupuisto 2,500 RoPS Rovaniemi Rovaniemen keskuskenttä 2,803 SalPa Salo Salon Urheilupuisto 1,000 Tampere United Tampere Tammelan Stadion 8,017 TPV Tampere Kauppi 3 1,000 VJS Vantaa Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion 4,320
Regular season League table
Results
Promotion Round The top six teams from the regular season enter the Promotion Round, where they play each other once more. Points from the regular season are carried over. The winner is promoted directly to the Ykkösliiga, while the runners-up advance to a two-legged playoff against the ninth-placed team of the Ykkösliiga.
League table
Results
Relegation Round The bottom six teams from the regular season enter the Relegation Round, where they play each other once more. Points from the regular season are carried over. The bottom two teams are relegated to the Kakkonen.
League table
Results
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals
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
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