Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga Founded 1990 Country Finland Confederation UEFA Number of teams 12 Level on pyramid 1 Relegation to Ykkönen Domestic cup(s) Finnish Cup League cup(s) Finnish League Cup International cup(s) Champions League UEFA Europa League Current champions HJK Helsinki (2018) Most championships HJK Helsinki (12) TV partners IS Extra, Ruutu+, Nelonen, Jim Website Veikkausliiga 2018 Veikkausliiga Finnish Football League Structure Veikkausliiga (Tier 1) Ykkönen (Tier 2) Kakkonen (Tier 3) Kolmonen (Tier 4) Nelonen (Tier 5) Vitonen (Tier 6) Kutonen (Tier 7) Seiska (Tier 8) Veikkausliiga (Swedish: Tipsligan ) is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name. Veikkausliiga was founded in 1990; before that the top division was called Mestaruussarja (championship series) since 1930 which was an amateur or semi-professional league. Between 1908 and 1930 the cha...