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Liiga champions among three Finnish players picked in first round of NHL Draft

Three Finnish players were selected in the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft in Buffalo, two of whom played for Liiga champions Tappara last season.

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KuPS go level at top after winning thriller with Ilves as FC Inter held again

Veikkausliiga leaders Inter Turku are now only ahead on goal difference after they were held again, and chasing KuPS won a seven-goal thriller at home to Ilves.

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AC Oulu return to second but leave it late against winless Mariehamn

AC Oulu completed the midweek round of Veikkausliiga action with a win over bottom-of-the-table Mariehamn, thanks to a winner in added time that takes them back into second place in the standings.

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HJK fight back in thriller with Inter Turku as Ilves hit five against Jaro

Veikkausliiga leaders Inter Turku were held to a third consecutive league draw as they conceded twice late on to HJK, as KuPS secured a narrow win to close the gap and Ilves put five past Jaro.

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KuPS start UCL in North Macedonia as Finnish sides discover European opponents

Veikkausliiga champions KuPS will begin their 2026/27 European campaign with a trip to North Macedonia to take on Vardar in the First Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League (UCL).

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Stalemate at the top as HJK put five past Jaro on Veikkausliiga's return

There were no goals between the top two sides Inter Turku and AC Oulu as the Veikkausliiga resumed following the June international break, but there were seven at Jaro and HJK scored five of them to make ground on the top three.

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Oulu close the gap as Veikkausliiga leaders Inter Turku held by KuPS

Inter Turku will end May still top of the Veikkausliiga, but now by only three points after they were held to a draw by KuPS and second-placed AC Oulu capitalised by beating Jaro.

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Veikkausliiga leaders Inter Turku win derby but KuPS and Oulu keeping tabs

Inter Turku beat TPS in the Turku derby for their fourth Veikkausliiga win in a row, but the gap remains four points to KuPS after their success over Lahti, while AC Oulu's victory over struggling SJK keeps them just a point further back.

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VPS move above HJK in Veikkausliiga after superb second half showing

VPS have moved into fourth place in the Veikkausliiga standings after a second-half turnaround saw them take all three points ahead of HJK, who drop a place to fifth.

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KuPS take second place in Veikkausliiga but Inter Turku still lead the way

Victory over Jaro has taken KuPS to second place in the Veikkausliiga standings, but they still trail leaders Inter Turku by four points after their win away at Ilves.

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From Seinajoki to the world: Pires of Finland's SJK makes Cape Verde squad

Finland's Veikkausliiga will be represented at the FIFA World Cup this summer after Kelvin Pires of SJK was selected by debutants Cape Verde for the tournament in North America.

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Lahti and VPS share spoils after Inter Turku retain first place in Veikkausliiga

Lahti came from behind to draw 1-1 with VPS in a battle between two sides eyeing a place in the Championship Group come the end of the Veikkausliiga season. Earlier this weekend, there were wins for top two Inter Turku and AC Oulu, while there were high fives all round for Gnistan.

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Liiga Finals: Tappara are Finnish champions again after game seven win over KooKoo

Tappara are Finnish ice hockey champions once again, regaining the Kanada-malja trophy and securing a fourth Liiga title in five years by winning 2-1 against KooKoo in the seventh and final game of the 2025/26 Liiga Finals.

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Liiga Finals: Tappara come from behind in Kouvola to set up game seven decider

The 2025/26 Liiga Finals will be settled in a game seven decider on Wednesday 13th May after Tappara won 2-1 away against KooKoo to level the series at 3-3.

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Winless Mariehamn earn a point as Lahti keep pushing for top-half status

Mariehamn remain rooted to the foot of the Veikkausliiga table despite coming from behind to earn a point at Lahti, the new boys who sit top of the bottom half of the table.

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Liiga Finals: KooKoo recover to reopen series lead over Tappara in game five

With well under 24 hours to recover from Friday's seven-period fourth game of the Liiga finals, it was KooKoo who recovered the quicker, winning game five 2-1 on the road against Tappara to go 3-2 up in the series, one win from lifting the Kanada-malja for the first time.

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Inter Turku go top in Finland with Jaro win as VPS denied by Gnistan

Inter Turku are the new leaders in the Veikkausliiga after a comfortable victory over Jaro at home, while Gnistan continue to recover from their poor start, taking a point on the road at VPS.

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Oulu lose but cling onto Veikkausliiga lead as TPS shock HJK Helsinki

Mixed fortunes on Friday night for the teams at the top end of the Veikkausliiga have left AC Oulu, TPS and KuPS all level on 12 points, while defeat for HJK meant they missed the chance to take the outright lead for themselves.

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Liiga Finals: Longest game in history goes Tappara's way and levels series

The record for the longest match in Liiga history has been broken for the second time this postseason, as Tappara scored in the 129 minutes and 54 seconds played to win 3-2 at KooKoo and level the Finals series at 2-2.

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Liiga Finals: Tappara shut KooKoo out to leave the series wide open again

Tappara scored exactly two goals for the third match running in the 2026 Liiga finals, but unlike the first two, this time it was enough for victory, shutting out KooKoo at the other end to win 2-0 and cut the Kouvola side's lead in the series to 2-1.

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Liiga Finals: KooKoo two wins from the trophy after narrow win over Tappara

KooKoo have played two and won two in the 2026 Liiga finals after a 3-2 success over top seeds Tappara in game two of the best-of-seven series.

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AC Oulu back on top of Veikkausliiga by ending KuPS' unbeaten start

AC Oulu's bright start to the 2026 Veikkausliiga got even better with a victory over 10-man champions KuPS, while VPS won at Mariehamn and the spoils were shared elsewhere.

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Liiga Finals: KooKoo take upper hand with away win over Tappara in game one

First blood in the Liiga Finals has gone the way of the outsiders, KooKoo, who went to Tampere and won 4-2 against Tappara in the opening match of the series that will determine this year's champions of Finland.

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Liiga Playoffs: SaiPa take bronze with clear victory over Ilves

SaiPa have finished third in the Liiga playoffs by winning their one-off meeting with Ilves 7-2 in a battle of the two sides eliminated in the semi-finals.