2024 Veikkausliiga
The 2024 Veikkausliiga was the 94th season of top-tier football in Finland, which takes place from April to November. Veikkaus was the league's sponsor.
Teams
The league consisted of twelve teams; ten teams remaining from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the Ykkönen. HJK entered the season as defending champions.Team changes
EIF were promoted as champions of the 2023 Ykkönen, replacing the bottom-placed 2023 Veikkausliiga team. Ykkönen runners-up Gnistan were also promoted after fifth-placed Veikkausliiga team Honka were demoted due to bankruptcy, replacing them in the league.At the end of the season, EIF were relegated back to Ykkösliiga after finishing 12th. The 11th placed team FC Lahti were defeated in the relegation play-offs by FF Jaro and were also relegated.
Stadiums and locations
| Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity |
| AC Oulu | Oulu | Raatti Stadium | Natural | 5,000 |
| Ekenäs IF | Ekenäs, Raseborg | Ekenäs Centrumplan | Artificial | 1,900 |
| FC Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | Artificial | 3,516 |
| FC Inter Turku | Turku | Veritas Stadion | Artificial | 9,372 |
| FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahti Stadium | Natural | 7,465 |
| HJK | Töölö, Helsinki | Bolt Arena | Artificial | 10,770 |
| IF Gnistan | Oulunkylä, Helsinki | Mustapekka Areena | Artificial | 2,200 |
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | Artificial | 1,650 |
| Ilves | Tampere | Tammelan Stadion | Artificial | 8,000 |
| KuPS | Kuopio | Väre Areena | Artificial | 4,778 |
| SJK | Seinäjoki | OmaSP Stadion | Artificial | 5,817 |
| VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | Artificial | 6,005 |
Personnel and kits
All teams are obligated to have the Veikkausliiga logo on the right sleeve of their shirt.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
| AC Oulu | Mikko Isokangas and / Rafinha | Craft | |
| Ekenäs IF | Craft | ||
| FC Haka | Puma | ||
| FC Inter Turku | Nike | ||
| FC Lahti | Adidas | ||
| HJK | Adidas | ||
| IF Gnistan | Puma | ||
| IFK Mariehaman | Gary Williams | Puma | |
| Ilves | Adidas | ||
| KuPS | Puma | ||
| SJK | Adidas | ||
| VPS | Nike |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| AC Oulu | Rauno Ojanen / Jussi-Pekka Savolainen | Contract expired | 30 November 2023 | Pre-season | Tuomas Silvennoinen | 8 November 2023 |
| AC Oulu | Tuomas Silvennoinen | Dismissed | 13 June 2024 | 10th | Kostas Bratsos | 20 June 2024 |
| AC Oulu | Kostas Bratsos | Dismissed | 2 September 2024 | 9th | Mikko Isokangas / Rafinha | 2 September 2024 |
| Ekenäs IF | Gabriel Garcia Xatart | Dismissed | 10 August 2024 | 12th | Christian Sund | 12 August 2024 |
| FC Haka | Teemu Tainio | Signed by AEL Limassol | Pre-season | Andy Smith | 31 October 2023 | |
| FC Inter Turku | Jarkko Wiss | Contract terminated | 6 November 2023 | Pre-season | Vesa Vasara | 17 November 2023 |
| FC Lahti | Toni Lindberg | Dismissed | 20 June 2024 | 11th | Ricardo Duarte | 21 June 2024 |
| HJK | Toni Korkeakunnas | Contract expired | Pre-season | Ossi Virta / Ferran Sibila | 14 November 2023 | |
| HJK | Ossi Virta / Ferran Sibila | Dismissed | 20 May 2024 | 5th | Toni Korkeakunnas | 20 May 2024 |
| IF Gnistan | Joonas Rantanen | Signed by Ilves | 23 October 2023 | Pre-season | Jussi Leppälahti | 10 November 2023 |
| IFK Mariehamn | Jimmy Wargh | Appointed the club director | Pre-season | Bruno Romão | 20 December 2023 | |
| IFK Mariehamn | Bruno Romão | Resigned | 14 August 2024 | 11th | Gary Williams | 16 August 2024 |
| Ilves | Joni Lehtonen | Appointed the assistant coach | Pre-season | Joonas Rantanen | 23 October 2023 | |
| SJK | Joaquín Gomez | Signed by Al Qadsiah FC | 4 November 2023 | Pre-season | Stevie Grieve/ Toni Lehtinen | 12 January 2024 |
Regular season
League table
Championship Round
League table
Relegation Round
League table
Play-offs
Conference League play-off
Teams placed 4th-8th entered play-off matches for the second spot in the Conference League first qualifying round; the 4th-placed team received a bye to the final. The quarter and semi-finals are held over one leg, while the final is held over two legs.Final
First leg
Second leg
Veikkausliiga play-off
The eleventh-placed team faced the second-placed team from the 2024 Ykkösliiga in a two-legged play-off for the final place in the 2025 Veikkausliiga.Season statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ashley Coffey | AC Oulu | 12 |
| 1 | Jaime Moreno | SJK | 12 |
| 3 | Joakim Latonen | Gnistan | 11 |
| 3 | Roope Riski | Ilves | 11 |
| 3 | Adam Larsson | IFK Mariehamn | 11 |
| 6 | Mads Borchers | VPS | 10 |
| 6 | Santeri Haarala | Ilves | 10 |
| 8 | Michael López | Lahti | 9 |
| 8 | Evangelos Patoulidis | Haka | 9 |
| 8 | Darren Smith | Inter Turku | 9 |
| 8 | Anthony Olusanya | HJK / Haka | 9 |
| 12 | Maissa Fall | Haka | 8 |
| 12 | Kasper Paananen | SJK | 8 |
| 14 | Teemu Hytönen | VPS | 7 |
| 14 | Rasmus Karjalainen | SJK | 7 |
| 14 | Salomo Ojala | EIF | 7 |
| 14 | Petteri Pennanen | KuPS | 7 |
| 14 | Jean Botué | Inter Turku | 7 |
| 19 | Topi Keskinen | HJK | 6 |
| 19 | Luke Plange | HJK | 6 |
| 19 | Vertti Hänninen | Gnistan | 6 |
| 19 | Luke Ivanovic | Lahti | 6 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Joakim Latonen | Gnistan | Ilves | 6–4 | 13 April 2024 |
| Luke Plange | HJK | SJK | 4–1 | 7 June 2024 |