Kakkonen or II divisioona is the fourth level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 30 Finnish football teams. Until the end of 2023, Kakkonen was the third-highest level in Finland, but after the creation of new second-tier Ykkösliiga, Kakkonen dropped down one level in the league pyramid. The new fourth-tier Kakkonen is divided to three groups, each consisting of 10 teams.
The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kakkonen (Finnish for 'Number Two'; ). Sakari Tukiainen finished the season 2014 as the top goal scorer and setting a new league record with 40 goals for the Kakkonen.
League structure Since 2024 season the format of the Kakkonen has the league divided in 3 groups of 10 teams, each representing a geographical area. Every club plays each other in the same group two times, after which the groups split into a championship group and relegation group, where the clubs play against each other once. Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss. The group winners may win promotion to Ykkönen while two bottom clubs of each relegation group will be relegated to Kolmonen.
Administration The Football Association of Finland (, SPL; , FBF) administers the Kakkonen.
Sections and teams 2026
Kakkonen Group A No. Abbreviated Name Town or Settlement Official Club and Team Name Movements from 2025 1. Atlantis Helsinki Atlantis FCRelegated from Ykkönen 2. HIFK Helsinki HIFK Soccer Promoted from Kolmonen 3. HPS Helsinki Helsingin Palloseura 4. Kiffen Helsinki Kronohagens Idrottsförening 5. MyPa Kouvola Myllykosken Pallo 6. PEPO Lappeenranta PEPO Lappeenranta 7. PuiU Puistola, Helsinki Puistolan Urheilijat 8. PPJ Helsinki Pallo-Pojat Juniorit 9. Reipas Lahti Lahden Reipas10.Union PlaaniHeinolaUnion PlaaniPromoted from Kolmonen
Kakkonen Group B
No. Abbreviated Name Town or Settlement Official Club and Team Name Movements from 2025 1. EBK Espoo Esbo BollklubbPromoted from Kolmonen 2. EPS Espoonlahti, Espoo Espoon PalloseuraRelegated from Ykkönen 3. GrIFK Kauniainen Grankulla Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna 4. HJS Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinnan Jalkapalloseura 5. FC Honka Espoo FC Honka 6. Ilves/2 Tampere Tampereen Ilves/2 7. NJS Nurmijärvi Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura 8. MuSa Musa, Pori Musan Salama 9. P-Iirot Rauma Pallo-Iirot 10. ÅIFK Turku Åbo IFKPromoted from Kolmonen
Kakkonen Group C
No. Abbreviated Name Town or Settlement Official Club and Team Name Movements from 2025 1. GBK Kokkola Gamlakarleby Bollklubb 2. Hercules Oulu Jalkapalloseura Hercules 3. Huima/Urho Äänekoski Äänekosken HuimaPromoted from Kolmonen 4. FF Jaro/Akademi Jakobstad Fotbollsföreningen Jaro/Akademi Promoted from Kolmonen 5. JBK Jakobstad Jakobstads Bollklubb 6. Närpes Kraft Närpes Närpes Kraft Fotbollsförening 7. SJK Akatemia/2 Seinäjoki SJK Akatemia/2 8. TP-47 Tornio Tornion Pallo-47 9. FC Vaajakoski Vaajakoski, Jyväskylä Football Club Vaajakoski 10. VPS Akatemia Vaasa VPS Akatemia All details taken from Finnish FA website.
Seasons – League Tables 1970s: 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s: 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020s: 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20252026
Group Winners
1970–1972 II divisioona, Tier 2 YearEast GroupWest GroupNorth Group1970MiPKTPVVPS1971PonnistusTaPaKPT1972PonnistusI-KissatOTP
1973–1993 II divisioona, Tier 3 YearEast GroupWest GroupNorth Group1973HPSTuToKaPa1974LaPSPyrkiväSport1975KIFMuSaKPS1976FinnPaIFK MariehamnInto1977KTPGrIFKOLS1978HonkaLappBKRoPS1979LaPaRPalloJaro1980EloFinnPaJyP-771981PonnistusGrIFKKePS1982HPSPPTHuima1983KarpaloP-IirotKaPa1984LauTPHPKKajHa1985TPVKontUPK-371986GrIFKVaKPKaPa1987VanPaTuToJaro1988KumuPTuPaPK-371989JoKuGrIFKTP-551990FinnPaP-IirotOLS1991VanPaTPVVPS1992PonnistusP-IirotKajHa1993KTPPIFFC 1991
1994-2023 Kakkonen, Tier 3 YearSouth GroupEast GroupWest GroupNorth Group1994K-TeamRakuunatPP-70GBK1995HIKTiPSTP-SeinäjokiOPS1996PK-35VarTPKraftKPT-851997AtlantisKultsuKPV-jKajHa1998TiPSRiPSMuSaKuPS1999FC HämeenlinnaRakuunatÅIFKTervarit2000GnistanFC KuusankoskiSalPaTP-472001ViikingitKooTeePeeVG-62KoMu2002FC EspooWJKTPVOLS2003PK-35KingsP-IirotPS Kemi2004AtlantisJJKFJKKPV2005Klubi 04JIPPOSalPaVIFK
YearA-GroupB-GroupC-Group2006JJKTPVGBK2007KäPaGrIFKPS Kemi2008Klubi 04PoPaKiisto2009MPFC EspooOPS-jp2010HIFKIlvesSanta Claus2011Klubi 04BK-46SJK
YearSouth GroupEast GroupWest GroupNorth Group2012ÅIFKJäPSIlvesAC Kajaani2013EIFHIFKFC JazzPS Kemi2014EIFAtlantisVIFKPS Kemi2015FC HonkaKlubi 04GrIFKKPV
YearA-GroupB-GroupC-Group2016GnistanFC HonkaOulun Palloseura2017KTPFC ViikingitAC Kajaani2018MYPAMuSaTPV2019Mikkelin PalloilijatIF GnistanSJK Akatemia2020PK-35Klubi 04JIPPO2021JäPSPargas IFSJK Akatemia2022KäPaSalPaJJK2023JIPPOEPSOLS
2024- Kakkonen, Tier 4 YearA-GroupB-GroupC-Group2024ReipasInter Turku 2GBK Kokkola2025HonkaIlves/2VPS Akatemia
Footnotes
External links Finnish FA (Suomen Palloliitto - Kakkonen 2026) Kakkonen - Finnish Wikipedia