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.
History
The first league format competition in the second level of Finnish football was called Suomensarja, which was founded in 1936. Before the inauguration of the Suomensarja, from 1930 to 1935, there had been special qualification matches for the right to play in the Mestaruussarja.In the autumn of 1969, the Finnish football underwent a league system reform, and the Suomensarja was renamed II divisioona, or 2nd Division, with regional sections.
In 1973, this level of football in Finland became nationwide, and the new name was 1. divisioona. The name Ykkönen has been used since 1995.
Competition
Like the Veikkausliiga, the first division is played mainly during the summer. It comprises 12 clubs, all of whom play three matches against all other clubs in the division. The winner of the Ykkönen qualifies directly for promotion to Veikkausliiga, and the team finishing second in the league will play a two-legged promotion playoff against the team finishing 11th in the Veikkausliiga. The bottom 2 clubs are directly relegated to Kakkonen.Clubs
The clubs in the Ykkönen for the 2020 season are:| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| AC Kajaani | Kajaani | Kajaanin liikuntapuisto | 1,500 |  |
| AC Oulu | Oulu | Raatin Stadion | 4,392 | |
| Ekenäs IF | Raseborg | Ekenäs Centrumplan | 800 |  , |
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 | |
| IF Gnistan | Helsinki | Mustapekka Areena | 1,100 |  |
| KPV | Kokkola | Kokkolan keskuskenttä | 3,000 | |
| KTP | Kotka | Arto Tolsa Areena | 4,780 |  |
| MP | Mikkeli | Mikkelin Urheilupuisto | 7,000 | |
| MuSa | Pori | Musan kenttä | 2,000 | |
| MyPa | Anjalankoski | Kymenlaakson Sähkö Stadion | 4,167 | |
| SJK Akatemia | Seinäjoki | OmaSp Stadion | 5,817 |  Thomas Dunne |
| VPS | Vaasa | Elisa Stadion | 6,009 | |