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.

The system

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 2009 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 Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name... Veikkausliiga - (Nationwide League) 14 clubs
2	Finnish First Division Ykkönen Ykkönen is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system , although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland.-Competition:... Ykkönen - (Nationwide League) 14 clubs
3 Kakkonen 2009 League Tables League Tables for teams participating in Kakkonen, the third tier of the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2009.-Group A:Source - Final Table: -Group B:Source - Final Table: -Group C:Source - Final Table: -References and sources:*...	Finnish Second Division Kakkonen Kakkonen is the third tier of the Finnish football league system.-League structure:Kakkonen is divided to three groups of 14 clubs. A club plays each of the others in the same group twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a...   Group A Kakkonen - (Provincial League) 14 clubs				Finnish Second Division Kakkonen Kakkonen is the third tier of the Finnish football league system.-League structure:Kakkonen is divided to three groups of 14 clubs. A club plays each of the others in the same group twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a...   Group B Kakkonen - (Provincial League) 14 clubs				Finnish Second Division Kakkonen Kakkonen is the third tier of the Finnish football league system.-League structure:Kakkonen is divided to three groups of 14 clubs. A club plays each of the others in the same group twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a...   Group C Kakkonen - (Provincial League) 14 clubs
4	Finnish Third Division Kolmonen Kolmonen is the fourth highest football league in Finland. The most famous club competing at this level is Helsingin Palloseura who won the Finnish Championship on 9 occasions, the last time being in 1957. They also won the Finnish Cup in 1962... 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 Nelonen 2009 League Tables League Tables for teams participating in Nelonen, the fifth tier in the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2009.-Section 1: 1. FC POHU 22 16 5 1 74-19 53 Promoted...	Finnish Fourth Division Nelonen (soccer league) Nelonen is the fifth highest league in the Finnish Soccer League system. The section winners are promoted to the Kolmonen and the bottom teams to the Vitonen.-Administration:... Nelonen - (Regional League) 162 clubs
6 Vitonen 2009 League Tables League Tables for teams participating in Vitonen, the sixth highest league in the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2009.-Section 1: 1. Arsenal 18 14 1 3 58-14 43 Promoted...	Finnish Fifth Division Vitonen Vitonen is the sixth highest league in the Finnish Soccer League system. The section winners are promoted to the Nelonen and the bottom teams to the Kutonen.-Administration:... Vitonen - (Regional League) 218 clubs
7 Kutonen 2009 League Tables League Tables for teams participating in Kutonen, the seventh tier of the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2009.-Section 1: 1. FC POHU/Swigu 10 8 2 0 28-10 26 Promoted 2. Vesa/Töölö 10 6 3 1 31-10 21 Promoted...	Finnish Sixth Division Kutonen Kutonen is the seventh tier of the Finnish Soccer League system. The section winners are promoted to the Vitonen and the bottom teams to the Seiska.-Administration:... Kutonen - (Regional League) 234 clubs
8 Seiska 2009 League Tables League Tables for teams participating in Seiska, the eighth and final tier in the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2009.-Section 1: 1. FC ALPC 12 8 4 0 33-3 28 Promoted...	Finnish Seventh Division Seiska (soccer league) Seiska is the eighth highest league in the Finnish Soccer League system. The section winners are promoted to the Kutonen. The only area in Finland that covers this level of football is the Helsinki district.-Administration:... Seiska - (Regional League) 37 clubs

Cup competitions

Clubs at all levels are eligible for cup competitions.

• Suomen cup
  Finnish Cup
  The Finnish Cup is Finland's main national cup competition in football.This yearly competition is open for member clubs of the FA of Finland. Finnish Cup has been played since 1955.Finnish Cup winner qualifies to UEFA Europa League...
  
  (FA cup)
• Liigacup
  Finnish League Cup
  The Finnish League Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually during pre-season in winter by teams from Veikkausliiga.-Finnish League Cup finals:...
  
  (League cup)