Veikkausliiga
Finnish top-tier association football league
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| 2025 | New league format implemented with 22 initial rounds, followed by a single relegation round and a double championship round. |
| 2025 | Current season features 12 clubs, including KuPS as the reigning champions and teams like HJK, Ilves, and VPS with long-standing participation in the league. |
| January 4 2025 | Last update of the all-time goal scorers list in Veikkausliiga |
| January 4 2025 | Last update of Veikkausliiga all-time records for most matches played |
| 2024 | The referee committee of Football Association of Finland named ten primary referees for Veikkausliiga matches in the Category 1 season. |
| 2024 | KuPS wins the Veikkausliiga championship for the season, with Ilves as runners-up and HJK in third place. |
| November 2024 | League announced the abolishment of Europa Play-offs and a change to the league format for the 2025 season. |
| 2023 | HJK wins the Veikkausliiga championship for the season, with KuPS as runners-up and VPS in third place. |
| July 8 2023 | Heini Hyvönen became the first female assistant referee in Veikkausliiga history during a match between HJK and FC Lahti. |
| 2022 | Mattias Gestranius and Jari Järvinen conclude their refereeing careers in Veikkausliiga. |
| 2022 | Scotland's Lee Erwin from FC Haka won the top scorer title with 20 goals. |
| 2022 | HJK wins the Veikkausliiga championship for the season, with KuPS as runners-up and FC Honka in third place. |
| 2022 | Highest earning league players earned close to €200,000 during the season. |
| 2021 | HJK wins another Veikkausliiga championship. |
| 2021 | HJK wins the Veikkausliiga championship for the season, with KuPS as runners-up and SJK in third place. |
| 2020 | HJK wins the Veikkausliiga championship for the season, with FC Inter as runners-up and KuPS in third place. |
| 2020 | Kaarlo Kankkunen becomes Chairman, succeeding Matti Apunen. |
| 2019 | KuPS wins the Veikkausliiga championship for the season, with FC Inter as runners-up and FC Honka in third place. |
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga began hosting Europa Play-offs after the season to determine the final European qualifying spot. |
| 2018 | Brazilian player Klauss from HJK became the top scorer with 21 goals. |
| 2018 | HJK wins the Veikkausliiga championship for the season, with RoPS as runners-up and KuPS in third place. |
| 2017 | HJK wins the Veikkausliiga championship for the season, with KuPS as runners-up and Ilves in third place. |
| 2017 | Matti Apunen assumes the role of Chairman, replacing Lasse Lehtinen. |
| 2016 | Petteri Kari ends his long-standing refereeing career in Veikkausliiga. |
| 2016 | IFK Mariehamn wins the Veikkausliiga championship for the season, with HJK as runners-up and SJK in third place. |
| 2015 | Tero Nieminen concludes his refereeing career in Veikkausliiga. |
| 2015 | SJK wins the Veikkausliiga championship for the season, with RoPS as runners-up and HJK in third place. |
| 2015 | Ilves was promoted back to the highest league after buying the place of KooVee in the second division. |
| 2014 | HJK wins the Veikkausliiga championship for the season, with SJK as runners-up and FC Lahti in third place. |
| 2013 | HJK wins the Veikkausliiga championship for the season, with FC Honka as runners-up and VPS in third place. |
| 2012 | Tony Asumaa and Jouni Hyytiä end their Veikkausliiga refereeing careers. |
| 2012 | Ariel Ngueukam begins his Veikkausliiga career, playing until 2023 and scoring 77 goals in 249 matches |
| 2012 | HJK wins the Veikkausliiga championship for the season, with FC Inter as runners-up and TPS in third place. |
| 2012 | Reipas returned to Kolmonen league. |
| 2011 | Ville Nevalainen begins his refereeing career in Veikkausliiga, continuing to officiate up to the present day. |
| 2011 | Finland's Timo Furuholm from FC Inter Turku led the league with 22 goals. |
| 2011 | HJK wins the Veikkausliiga championship for the season, with FC Inter as runners-up and JJK in third place. |
| 2011 | Tampere United was dissolved. Kuusysi returned to Kakkonen under the name Lahti Akatemia. |
| 2010 | Dennis Antamo and Jari Järvinen start officiating in Veikkausliiga, with Antamo continuing to the present and Järvinen officiating until 2022. |
| 2010 | Roope Riski starts playing in Veikkausliiga and continues to the present, scoring 82 goals in 190 matches |
| 2010 | Aleksi Paananen begins his Veikkausliiga career, still active as of the last update |
| 2010 | HJK wins the Veikkausliiga championship for the season, with KuPS as runners-up and TPS in third place. |
| 2010 | Lasse Lehtinen becomes Chairman, and Timo Marjamaa becomes CEO, succeeding Jan Walden. |
| 2010 | Average annual salary for a Veikkausliiga player with fringe benefits was €24,400. |
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