VEIKKAUSLIIGA · TOP 100

Highest paid Veikkausliiga players

Q: Who is the highest paid player in Veikkausliiga?

Otto Ruoppi of Kuopion Palloseura, on AU$17,010 per week — AU$884,520 a year.

Q: How much do the top 100 Veikkausliiga players earn between them?

AU$163,759 per week and AU$8,515,471 per year, which is 74% of the entire Veikkausliiga wage bill.

Q: Which Veikkausliiga club has the most players in the top 100?

Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, with 15 of them, paying AU$59,586 a week across those players.

Q: What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$822 per week — that is what Tuomas Kaukua earns in 100th place.

Otto Ruoppi leads on AU$17,010 per week. These 100 players take AU$163,759 a week between them - 74% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 205 of the 322 players in Veikkausliiga.

TOP 100 WEEKLY AU$164k

SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL74%

MEDIAN AGE25

MOST IN THE LIST15 Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi

Veikkausliiga league stats Top earner at every club All leagues

Where the top 100 play

Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list

Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi 15 AU$60k

Kuopion Palloseura 10 AU$30k

FC Inter Turku 13 AU$14k

IF Gnistan 14 AU$14k

Ilves 10 AU$10k

Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho 9 AU$9k

FF Jaro 9 AU$9k

Vaasan Palloseura 5 AU$5k

AC Oulu 5 AU$5k

Valkeakosken Haka 4 AU$4k

IFK Mariehamn 4 AU$4k

Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat 2 AU$2k

What each age band takes

Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age

Under 23 23 AU$39k

23-26 38 AU$54k

27-30 24 AU$42k

Over 30 15 AU$28k

The shape of the top 100

Weekly wage by rank

#1 AU$17k #10 AU$4k #100 AU$822

Otto Ruoppi earns 4.7× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 21× the 100th. Half of the AU$164k a week on this page goes to the first 18 players on it.

The top 100

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#	PLAYER	WEEKLY	YEARLY	TEAM	NATION	AGE	POSITION
01	Otto Ruoppi	AU$17,010	AU$884,520	Kuopion Palloseura	Finland	19	AM RC
02	Alexander Ring	AU$8,505	AU$442,260	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Finland	34	DM, AM C
03	Teemu Pukki	AU$6,804	AU$353,808	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Finland	35	ST
04	Emmanuel Boateng	AU$6,237	AU$324,324	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Ghana	28	DM, AM C
05	Ville Tikkanen	AU$4,725	AU$245,700	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Finland	25	D C
06	Alfie Cicale	AU$4,725	AU$245,700	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	England	23	WB/AM L
07	Daniel O'Shaughnessy	AU$4,536	AU$235,872	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Finland	30	D LC
08	Leonel Montano	AU$3,780	AU$196,560	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Denmark	25	D/WB/M L
09	Lucas Lingman	AU$3,780	AU$196,560	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Finland	27	DM, AM C
10	Matej Marković	AU$3,591	AU$186,732	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Bosnia & Herzegovina	28	GK

11	Mihailo Bogićević	AU$3,591	AU$186,732	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Switzerland	27	D C
12	Till Cissokho	AU$3,024	AU$157,248	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	France	25	D C
13	Taneli Hämäläinen	AU$3,024	AU$157,248	Kuopion Palloseura	Finland	24	D RLC
14	Brooklyn Lyons-Foster	AU$2,835	AU$147,420	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	England	24	D RLC
15	Johannes Kreidl	AU$2,079	AU$108,108	Kuopion Palloseura	Austria	29	GK
16	Mads Borchers	AU$1,701	AU$88,452	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Denmark	23	AM L, ST
17	Alie Conteh	AU$1,555	AU$80,884	FC Inter Turku	Sierra Leone	20	ST
18	Clinton Antwi	AU$1,427	AU$74,201	Kuopion Palloseura	Ghana	25	D/WB L
19	Evgeny Bashkirov	AU$1,289	AU$67,027	IF Gnistan	Russia	34	DM, AM C
20	Gustav Engvall	AU$1,268	AU$65,946	Kuopion Palloseura	Sweden	29	AM LC, F C
21	Anton Popovitch	AU$1,255	AU$65,258	Ilves	Finland	28	DM
22	Kasper Paananen	AU$1,247	AU$64,865	Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho	Finland	22	AM RC
23	Albin Granlund	AU$1,246	AU$64,767	FC Inter Turku	Finland	35	D RLC
24	Jasse Tuominen	AU$1,238	AU$64,373	FC Inter Turku	Finland	29	ST
25	Danny Pérez	AU$1,210	AU$62,899	IF Gnistan	Venezuela	25	AM RL, ST
26	Ayo Obileye	AU$1,191	AU$61,916	IF Gnistan	Nigeria	30	D C, DM
27	Petteri Pennanen	AU$1,181	AU$61,425	Kuopion Palloseura	Finland	34	AM LC
28	Loic Essomba	AU$1,174	AU$61,032	FC Inter Turku	Cameroon	21	AM RL, ST
29	Adam Vidjeskog	AU$1,162	AU$60,442	FF Jaro	Finland	27	DM
30	Atomu Tanaka	AU$1,162	AU$60,442	Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat	Japan	37	AM RLC
31	Anton Lepola	AU$1,136	AU$59,066	Valkeakosken Haka	Finland	28	GK
32	Julius Tauriainen	AU$1,130	AU$58,771	FC Inter Turku	Finland	24	D/WB RL
33	Niklas Friberg	AU$1,126	AU$58,575	Valkeakosken Haka	Finland	29	D RLC
34	Bismark Ampofo	AU$1,119	AU$58,182	FC Inter Turku	Ghana	22	DM
35	Sauli Väisänen	AU$1,098	AU$57,101	Ilves	Finland	31	D C
36	Eetu Mömmö	AU$1,089	AU$56,609	Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho	Finland	23	D/WB L, AM RL
37	Herman Sjögrell	AU$1,083	AU$56,314	FF Jaro	Sweden	24	AM RL
38	Jean Botué	AU$1,075	AU$55,921	FC Inter Turku	Burkina Faso	22	ST
39	Eetu Huuhtanen	AU$1,062	AU$55,233	FC Inter Turku	Finland	22	GK
40	Jayden Turfkruier	AU$1,058	AU$55,037	Vaasan Palloseura	Suriname	22	WB/AM L

41	Matias Ojala	AU$1,057	AU$54,939	AC Oulu	Finland	30	DM, AM C
42	Jesper Svenungsen Skau	AU$1,045	AU$54,349	FF Jaro	Norway	22	D C, DM
43	Adeleke Akinyemi	AU$1,045	AU$54,349	IF Gnistan	Nigeria	26	ST
44	Anttoni Huttunen	AU$1,045	AU$54,349	IFK Mariehamn	Finland	23	AM RC
45	Armaan Wilson	AU$1,028	AU$53,464	Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho	Canada	23	D C, DM
46	Elias Mastokangas	AU$1,007	AU$52,383	Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho	Finland	24	AM RLC
47	Emmanuel Patut	AU$998	AU$51,892	IFK Mariehamn	Finland	22	DM
48	Ramilson Almeida	AU$994	AU$51,695	IF Gnistan	Brazil	25	GK
49	Jeremiah Streng	AU$994	AU$51,695	Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho	Finland	23	ST
50	Max Bjurstrøm	AU$987	AU$51,302	IF Gnistan	Norway	19	D/WB R
51	Álex Craninx	AU$977	AU$50,811	IF Gnistan	Belgium	29	GK
52	Kelvin Pires	AU$975	AU$50,712	Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho	Cape Verde	25	D C
53	Juhani Ojala	AU$971	AU$50,516	IF Gnistan	Finland	36	D C
54	Artur Atarah	AU$971	AU$50,516	IF Gnistan	Finland	20	AM RL, ST
55	Danila Bulgakov	AU$971	AU$50,516	Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho	Finland	20	AM RLC
56	Juuso Hämäläinen	AU$968	AU$50,319	FC Inter Turku	Finland	31	D C
57	Adam Larsson	AU$968	AU$50,319	IFK Mariehamn	Sweden	25	ST
58	Andre Raymond	AU$968	AU$50,319	Ilves	Trinidad & Tobago	24	D/WB L
59	Fabian Østigård Ness	AU$958	AU$49,828	FF Jaro	Norway	25	D/WB/M L
60	Aron Bjonbäck	AU$958	AU$49,828	FF Jaro	Finland	23	D/WB RL
61	Joona Veteli	AU$954	AU$49,631	Ilves	Finland	30	DM, AM LC
62	Erik Gunnarsson	AU$951	AU$49,435	FF Jaro	Sweden	26	D C
63	Matias Rale	AU$949	AU$49,337	Ilves	Finland	24	D LC
64	Eero-Matti Auvinen	AU$945	AU$49,140	Valkeakosken Haka	Finland	29	D C
65	Luka Smyth	AU$943	AU$49,042	Vaasan Palloseura	Australia	21	ST
66	Markus Arsalo	AU$937	AU$48,747	Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho	Finland	22	DM
67	Michael Ogungbaro	AU$936	AU$48,649	FF Jaro	Nigeria	29	D C, DM
68	Roope Riski	AU$934	AU$48,550	Ilves	Finland	33	ST
69	Luka Kuittinen	AU$930	AU$48,354	FC Inter Turku	Finland	22	D C
70	Jabir Abdihakim Ali	AU$928	AU$48,255	Vaasan Palloseura	Sweden	26	ST

71	Calvin Kabuye	AU$922	AU$47,961	Kuopion Palloseura	Uganda	22	AM L, ST
72	Jesse Öst	AU$917	AU$47,666	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Finland	34	GK
73	Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba	AU$913	AU$47,469	Kuopion Palloseura	Finland	22	AM R, ST
74	Rasmus Karjalainen	AU$911	AU$47,371	AC Oulu	Finland	29	AM L, ST
75	Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan	AU$909	AU$47,273	Vaasan Palloseura	Finland	26	D/WB/M RL
76	Jardell Kanga	AU$903	AU$46,978	Ilves	Sweden	19	AM RC
77	Saku Ylätupa	AU$902	AU$46,880	IF Gnistan	Finland	25	AM RLC, F C
78	Martti Haukioja	AU$898	AU$46,683	Vaasan Palloseura	Finland	25	D LC
79	Jerry Voutilainen	AU$886	AU$46,093	Kuopion Palloseura	Finland	30	DM, AM C
80	Juha Pirinen	AU$885	AU$45,995	AC Oulu	Finland	33	D LC
81	Kalle Wallius	AU$885	AU$45,995	Ilves	Finland	22	D/WB R
82	Samuel Chukwudi	AU$879	AU$45,700	Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho	Faroe Islands	22	D C
83	Iiro Järvinen	AU$877	AU$45,602	FC Inter Turku	Finland	28	WB R, M RC
84	Edmund Arko-Mensah	AU$871	AU$45,307	IF Gnistan	Ghana	23	D/WB/M L
85	Niklas Jokelainen	AU$860	AU$44,717	AC Oulu	Finland	25	AM RC, F C
86	Petteri Forsell	AU$854	AU$44,423	Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat	Finland	34	AM LC
87	Rachide Gnanou	AU$845	AU$43,931	IF Gnistan	Burkina Faso	20	D C
88	Roman Eremenko	AU$845	AU$43,931	IF Gnistan	Finland	38	AM C
89	Ollie Whyte	AU$843	AU$43,833	Valkeakosken Haka	New Zealand	25	DM, AM C
90	Lauri Ala-Myllymäki	AU$837	AU$43,538	Ilves	Finland	28	AM LC
91	Arttu Heinonen	AU$837	AU$43,538	Kuopion Palloseura	Finland	26	AM LC, F C
92	Jere Kallinen	AU$835	AU$43,440	Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi	Finland	23	DM
93	Otso Virtanen	AU$833	AU$43,341	Ilves	Finland	31	GK
94	Jussi Niska	AU$832	AU$43,243	FC Inter Turku	Finland	22	D/WB/M L
95	Jim Myrevik	AU$830	AU$43,145	FF Jaro	Finland	29	D/WB/M L
96	Senne Vits	AU$828	AU$43,047	FF Jaro	Belgium	28	GK
97	Noah Nurmi	AU$828	AU$43,047	IFK Mariehamn	Finland	24	D C, DM
98	Sergey Eremenko	AU$826	AU$42,948	IF Gnistan	Russia	26	AM C
99	Seth Saarinen	AU$824	AU$42,850	FC Inter Turku	Finland	24	D/WB R
100	Tuomas Kaukua	AU$822	AU$42,752	AC Oulu	Finland	24	D/WB L, AM RL

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player in Veikkausliiga?

Otto Ruoppi of Kuopion Palloseura, on AU$17,010 per week — AU$884,520 a year.

How much do the top 100 Veikkausliiga players earn between them?

AU$163,759 per week and AU$8,515,471 per year, which is 74% of the entire Veikkausliiga wage bill.

Which Veikkausliiga club has the most players in the top 100?

Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, with 15 of them, paying AU$59,586 a week across those players.

What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$822 per week — that is what Tuomas Kaukua earns in 100th place.