The 2022 Ykkönen was the 51st season of Ykkönen in its current format as the second tier of Finnish football since its inception in 1973. The season began on 18 April 2022 and ended on 8 October 2022.
Teams Twelve teams compete in the league. Following the 2021 season, VPS (champions) were promoted to the Veikkausliiga. They were replaced by KPT, who were relegated from the first tier. Klubi 04, MuSa and JIPPO were relegated to Kakkonen and replaced by the 2021 Kakkonen champions, JaPs, Pargas IF and SJK Akatemia.Miesten Ykkönen 2022: Sarjataulukko, SPL Tulospalvelu, accessed 30 April 2026.
Stadiums and locations
The following teams are participating in the 2022 Ykkönen season.
ClubLocationStadium CapacityManagerEkenäs IFEkenäsEkenäs Sparbank Arena 2,500 FF JaroJakobstadJakobstads Centralplan 5,000 GnistanHelsinkiMustapekka Areena 1,000 JaPSJärvenpääJärvenpään keskuskenttä 1,000 KPVKokkolaKokkolan keskuskenttä 3,000 KPT Koparit KotkaArto Tolsa Areena 4,780 MPMikkeliMikkelin Urheilupuisto 7,000 PEPOLappeenrantaKimpinen Sports Center 5,000 Pargas IFPargasPajbacka Idrottsplan 1,000 PK-35VantaaMyyrmäen jalkapallostadion 4,700 SJK AkatemiaSeinäjokiOmaSP Stadion 6,000 TPSTurkuVeritas Stadion 9,372
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 2nd, 3rd and 4th which are runners-up enter a playoff against the second to last team in the 2022 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