2017 Veikkausliiga
The 2017 Veikkausliiga was the 87th season of top-tier football in Finland. IFK Mariehamn were the defending champions.
Fixtures for the 2017 season were announced on 19 January 2017. The season started on 5 April 2017 and ended on 28 October 2017.
Teams
PK-35 Vantaa were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2016 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions JJK.FC Inter as 11th-placed team regained their Veikkausliiga spot after beating the second-placed Ykkönen team TPS 2–0 on aggregate in a relegation/promotion playoff.
Stadia and locations
| Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity |
| FC Inter Turku | Turku | Veritas Stadion | Natural | 10,000 |
| FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden Stadion | Natural | 15,000 |
| HIFK Fotboll | Helsinki | Telia 5G -areena | Artificial | 10,770 |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Helsinki | Telia 5G -areena | Artificial | 10,770 |
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | Natural | 4,000 |
| FC Ilves | Tampere | Tammelan Stadion | Natural | 5,040 |
| JJK Jyväskylä | Jyväskylä | Harjun stadion | Natural | 3,000 |
| Kuopion Palloseura | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena | Artificial | 5,000 |
| Palloseura Kemi Kings | Kemi | Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto | Natural | 4,500 |
| RoPS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | Artificial | 4,000 |
| Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho | Seinäjoki | OmaSP Stadion | Artificial | 6,000 |
| Vaasan Palloseura | Vaasa | Elisa Stadion | Artificial | 6,000 |
League table
Results
Each team plays three times against every other team, either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away, for a total of 33 matches played each.Relegation play-offs
Second Match
''FC Honka won 1-1 on away goals.''Statistics
Top scorers
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| 1 | ![]() Attendances
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