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Highest paid players from Finland

Lukás Hrádecký is the best paid player from Finland at AU$94,500 a week. We hold a wage for 185 of the 294 players in the squads we track who give Finland, and they earn AU$700,735 a week between them, across 23 leagues.

COMBINED WEEKLYAU$701k

COMBINED YEARLYAU$36.4m

PLAYERS IN SQUADS294

MOST AT ONE CLUB16 FC Inter Turku

The best-paid XI from Finland

The eleven highest-paid players from Finland that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.

GK Lukás Hrádecký AU$94,500 AS Monaco
D Matti Peltola AU$20,790 D.C. United
D Topi Keskinen AU$6,804 Odense Boldklub
D Ilmari Niskanen AU$5,859 Blackpool
D Juho Lähteenmäki AU$5,859 Football Club Nordsjælland
M Adam Markhiev AU$14,175 1. FC Nürnberg
M Jimi Tauriainen AU$13,419 Alliance Club Horsens
M Doni Arifi AU$12,096 SpVgg Greuther Fürth
A Robin Lod AU$41,580 Chicago Fire FC
A Marcus Forss AU$39,690 Bolton Wanderers
A Fredrik Jensen AU$35,910 AS Aris Salonika

Combined AU$290,682 per week · AU$15,115,464 per year

Highest paid from Finland

Top 50 by weekly wage, 88% of every Finland wage we hold. Sortable.

The 50 highest paid footballers from Finland. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
#	PLAYER	WEEKLY ▼	YEARLY	CLUB	LEAGUE	AGE	POSITION
01	Lukás Hrádecký	AU$94,500	AU$4,914,000	AS Monaco	Ligue 1	35	GK
02	Robin Lod	AU$41,580	AU$2,162,160	Chicago Fire FC	Major League Soccer	32	AM RLC, F C
03	Marcus Forss	AU$39,690	AU$2,063,880	Bolton Wanderers	Championship	26	AM R, ST
04	Fredrik Jensen	AU$35,910	AU$1,867,320	AS Aris Salonika	Superleague Greece	27	AM RC
05	Joel Pohjanpalo	AU$34,020	AU$1,769,040	Palermo F.C.	Serie B	30	ST
06	Oliver Antman	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	RSC Anderlecht	Belgian Pro League	23	AM RL
07	Naatan Skyttä	AU$20,790	AU$1,081,080	1. FC Kaiserslautern	2. Bundesliga	23	AM RC
08	Matti Peltola	AU$20,790	AU$1,081,080	D.C. United	Major League Soccer	23	D RC, DM
09	Jesse Joronen	AU$18,900	AU$982,800	Palermo F.C.	Serie B	32	GK
10	Onni Valakari	AU$17,010	AU$884,520	San Diego Football Club	Major League Soccer	25	AM C

11	Otto Ruoppi	AU$17,010	AU$884,520	Kuopion Palloseura	Veikkausliiga	19	AM RC
12	Robert Taylor	AU$16,443	AU$855,036	LA Galaxy	Major League Soccer	30	AM RL
13	Benjamin Källman	AU$16,065	AU$835,380	Hannover 96	2. Bundesliga	27	AM R, ST
14	Adam Markhiev	AU$14,175	AU$737,100	1. FC Nürnberg	2. Bundesliga	23	DM
15	Jimi Tauriainen	AU$13,419	AU$697,788	Alliance Club Horsens	Danish Superliga	21	DM, AM C
16	Doni Arifi	AU$12,096	AU$628,992	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	2. Bundesliga	23	DM
17	Luka Hyryläinen	AU$11,340	AU$589,680	1. FC Magdeburg	2. Bundesliga	20	DM
18	Glen Kamara	AU$9,828	AU$511,056	Queens Park Rangers	Championship	29	DM
19	Kaan Kairinen	AU$9,450	AU$491,400	AC Sparta Praha	Czech First League	26	DM, AM C
20	Niklas Pyyhtiä	AU$9,261	AU$481,572	FC Südtirol	Serie B	21	DM, AM C
21	Alexander Ring	AU$8,505	AU$442,260	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Veikkausliiga	34	DM, AM C
22	Daniel Håkans	AU$8,316	AU$432,432	Lech Poznań	Ekstraklasa	24	AM RL
23	Casper Terho	AU$8,316	AU$432,432	Sparta Rotterdam	Eredivisie	22	AM R
24	Lucas Bergström	AU$7,560	AU$393,120	Mallorca	La Liga 2	22	GK
25	Topi Keskinen	AU$6,804	AU$353,808	Odense Boldklub	Danish Superliga	22	WB L, AM RL
26	Teemu Pukki	AU$6,804	AU$353,808	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Veikkausliiga	35	ST
27	Anssi Suhonen	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	Odense Boldklub	Danish Superliga	24	DM, AM C
28	Viljami Sinisalo	AU$6,615	AU$343,980	Celtic	Scottish Premiership	23	GK
29	Juho Lähteenmäki	AU$5,859	AU$304,668	Football Club Nordsjælland	Danish Superliga	19	D/WB L
30	Ilmari Niskanen	AU$5,859	AU$304,668	Blackpool	League One	27	WB/AM RL
31	Lassi Lappalainen	AU$5,670	AU$294,840	Columbus Crew	Major League Soccer	26	WB/AM RL
32	Tuomas Ollila	AU$4,914	AU$255,528	En Avant Guingamp	Ligue 2	25	D/WB/M L
33	Agon Sadiku	AU$4,725	AU$245,700	FC Emmen	Other clubs	22	ST
34	Ville Tikkanen	AU$4,725	AU$245,700	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Veikkausliiga	25	D C
35	Dario Naamo	AU$4,536	AU$235,872	Dundee United	Scottish Premiership	20	D/WB R, AM RL
36	Daniel O'Shaughnessy	AU$4,536	AU$235,872	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Veikkausliiga	30	D LC
37	Juho Kilo	AU$3,969	AU$206,388	ADO Den Haag	Eredivisie	23	DM
38	Lucas Lingman	AU$3,780	AU$196,560	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Veikkausliiga	27	DM, AM C
39	Ryan Mahuta	AU$3,213	AU$167,076	FK Pardubice	Czech First League	23	D/WB/M L
40	Richard Jensen	AU$3,213	AU$167,076	GSS Panionios	Other clubs	29	D LC
41	Santeri Väänänen	AU$3,024	AU$157,248	Rosenborg BK	Eliteserien	23	DM
42	Tim Väyrynen	AU$3,024	AU$157,248	Livorno 1915	Other clubs	32	ST
43	Taneli Hämäläinen	AU$3,024	AU$157,248	Kuopion Palloseura	Veikkausliiga	24	D RLC
44	Djoully Nzoko	AU$2,646	AU$137,592	KRC Jong Genk	Belgian Challenger Pro League	17	AM RL
45	Carljohan Eriksson	AU$2,646	AU$137,592	Sarpsborg 08 FF	Eliteserien	30	GK
46	David Weiss	AU$1,419	AU$73,808	U.S. Sassuolo Calcio	Serie A	18	DM
47	Lauri Laine	AU$1,315	AU$68,403	FC Baník Ostrava	Czech First League	20	AM RL
48	Pyry Hannola	AU$1,272	AU$66,142	FK Haugesund	Eliteserien	23	DM, AM RC
49	Anton Popovitch	AU$1,255	AU$65,258	Ilves	Veikkausliiga	28	DM
50	Miika Koskela	AU$1,247	AU$64,865	FK Haugesund	Eliteserien	22	D C

Where Finland players play

Players we hold a wage for, and what each league pays them

23 leagues in all

Veikkausliiga

136 · AU$133k Major League Soccer

5 · AU$101k 2. Bundesliga

5 · AU$74k Eliteserien

5 · AU$9k Danish Superliga

4 · AU$33k Serie B

3 · AU$62k Czech First League

3 · AU$14k Other clubs

3 · AU$11k Serie A

3 · AU$2k Championship

2 · AU$50k Eredivisie

2 · AU$12k Scottish Premiership

2 · AU$11k

What each position earns

Average weekly wage, and share of the Finland wage total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers

AU$10,495 · 22%

Defenders

AU$2,026 · 10%

Midfielders

AU$3,657 · 14%

Attackers

AU$6,133 · 54%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$1k 16-19

AU$2k 20-22

AU$4k 23-25

AU$6k 26-28

AU$4k 29-31

AU$8k 32-34

AU$21k 35+

Clubs with the most Finland players

Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for

FC Inter Turku 16 Ilves 16 AC Oulu 15 Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi 15 Kuopion Palloseura 13 Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho 13 IFK Mariehamn 11 Vaasan Palloseura 9 Valkeakosken Haka 9 IF Gnistan 8 FF Jaro 7 Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat 4

Frequently asked questions

Players from Finland

Who is the highest paid footballer from Finland?

Lukás Hrádecký of AS Monaco is the highest paid player from Finland in our data, on AU$94,500 per week (AU$4,914,000 per year).

How much do players from Finland earn?

We hold a wage for 185 of the 294 players from Finland in our data, so an average across them would describe those 185 rather than Finland as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.

Which league has the most players from Finland?

Veikkausliiga has the most, with 136 players from Finland on wages we hold, ahead of Major League Soccer on 5.

How many players from Finland do you cover?

294 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Finland, and we hold a weekly wage for 185 of them (63%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.

Which club has the most players from Finland?

FC Inter Turku, with 16 players from Finland in its current squad.

Every player from Finland

30 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for

A B D F G I J K L M N O P R T

Other nations

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