Highest paid player at every Veikkausliiga club
One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Otto Ruoppi of Kuopion Palloseura leads on $11,970 a week. At the other end, IFK Mariehamn pays its own best paid player, Anttoni Huttunen, $735 — a gap of 16×.
The best paid at each club
Weekly salary of the top earner at every club
Clubs leaning hardest on one player
Top earner's share of the club's own weekly payroll, among clubs where we hold at least 8 salaries
Every club's top earner
All 12 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's salary. Tap a column heading to re-rank
| # | CLUB | TOP EARNER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | CLUB WEEKLY BILL | SALARIES HELD | SHARE OF BILL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kuopion Palloseura | Otto Ruoppi | $11,970 | $622,440 | 19 | AM RC | $23k | 19/27 | 51% |
| 02 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Alexander Ring | $5,985 | $311,220 | 34 | DM, AM C | $49k | 24/41 | 12% |
| 03 | FC Inter Turku | Alie Conteh | $1,095 | $56,919 | 20 | ST | $12k | 20/35 | 9% |
| 04 | IF Gnistan | Evgeny Bashkirov | $907 | $47,167 | 34 | DM, AM C | $11k | 19/25 | 8% |
| 05 | Ilves | Anton Popovitch | $883 | $45,922 | 28 | DM | $10k | 19/28 | 9% |
| 06 | Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho | Kasper Paananen | $878 | $45,646 | 22 | AM RC | $10k | 19/23 | 9% |
| 07 | FF Jaro | Adam Vidjeskog | $818 | $42,533 | 27 | DM | $8k | 16/28 | 10% |
| 08 | Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat | Atomu Tanaka | $818 | $42,533 | 37 | AM RLC | $3k | 7/17 | 26% |
| 09 | Valkeakosken Haka | Anton Lepola | $799 | $41,565 | 28 | GK | $5k | 11/21 | 16% |
| 10 | Vaasan Palloseura | Jayden Turfkruier | $745 | $38,730 | 22 | WB/AM L | $8k | 17/28 | 10% |
| 11 | AC Oulu | Matias Ojala | $743 | $38,660 | 30 | DM, AM C | $8k | 18/25 | 10% |
| 12 | IFK Mariehamn | Anttoni Huttunen | $735 | $38,245 | 23 | AM RC | $8k | 18/24 | 9% |
Frequently asked questions
Veikkausliiga club top earners
Which Veikkausliiga club pays the biggest single salary?
Kuopion Palloseura. Otto Ruoppi earns $11,970 per week there, $622,440 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.
Which Veikkausliiga club has the lowest paid top earner?
IFK Mariehamn, where the best paid player we hold a salary for is Anttoni Huttunen on $735 per week. Kuopion Palloseura pays 16 times that for its own top earner.
Which Veikkausliiga club leans hardest on one player?
Kuopion Palloseura. Otto Ruoppi takes 51% of the $23,497 a week the club pays across the 19 squad members we hold a salary for.
How many Veikkausliiga clubs are on this list?
All 12 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's salary.