VEIKKAUSLIIGA · TOP 100
Highest paid Veikkausliiga players
Otto Ruoppi leads on £9,000 per week. These 100 players take £86,645 a week between them - 74% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 205 of the 322 players in the Veikkausliiga.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £87k
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL74%
MEDIAN AGE25
MOST IN THE LIST15 Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 £9k #10 £2k #100 £435
Otto Ruoppi earns 4.7× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 21× the 100th. Half of the £87k a week on this page goes to the first 18 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Otto Ruoppi | £9,000 | £468,000 | Kuopion Palloseura | Finland | 19 | Attacking midfielder |
| 02 | Alexander Ring | £4,500 | £234,000 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Finland | 34 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 03 | Teemu Pukki | £3,600 | £187,200 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Finland | 35 | Striker |
| 04 | Emmanuel Boateng | £3,300 | £171,600 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Ghana | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 05 | Alfie Cicale | £2,500 | £130,000 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | England | 23 | Left wing-back, left winger |
| 06 | Ville Tikkanen | £2,500 | £130,000 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Finland | 25 | Centre-back |
| 07 | Daniel O'Shaughnessy | £2,400 | £124,800 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Finland | 30 | Centre-back |
| 08 | Leonel Montano | £2,000 | £104,000 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Denmark | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 09 | Lucas Lingman | £2,000 | £104,000 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Finland | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 10 | Mihailo Bogićević | £1,900 | £98,800 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Switzerland | 27 | Centre-back |
| 11 | Matej Marković | £1,900 | £98,800 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 28 | Goalkeeper |
| 12 | Till Cissokho | £1,600 | £83,200 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | France | 25 | Centre-back |
| 13 | Taneli Hämäläinen | £1,600 | £83,200 | Kuopion Palloseura | Finland | 24 | Defender |
| 14 | Brooklyn Lyons-Foster | £1,500 | £78,000 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | England | 24 | Defender |
| 15 | Johannes Kreidl | £1,100 | £57,200 | Kuopion Palloseura | Austria | 29 | Goalkeeper |
| 16 | Mads Borchers | £900 | £46,800 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Denmark | 23 | Left winger, striker |
| 17 | Alie Conteh | £823 | £42,796 | FC Inter Turku | Sierra Leone | 20 | Striker |
| 18 | Clinton Antwi | £755 | £39,260 | Kuopion Palloseura | Ghana | 25 | Left-back |
| 19 | Evgeny Bashkirov | £682 | £35,464 | IF Gnistan | Russia | 34 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 20 | Gustav Engvall | £671 | £34,892 | Kuopion Palloseura | Sweden | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 21 | Anton Popovitch | £664 | £34,528 | Ilves | Finland | 28 | Defensive midfielder |
| 22 | Kasper Paananen | £660 | £34,320 | Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho | Finland | 22 | Attacking midfielder |
| 23 | Albin Granlund | £659 | £34,268 | FC Inter Turku | Finland | 35 | Defender |
| 24 | Jasse Tuominen | £655 | £34,060 | FC Inter Turku | Finland | 29 | Striker |
| 25 | Danny Pérez | £640 | £33,280 | IF Gnistan | Venezuela | 25 | Winger, striker |
| 26 | Ayo Obileye | £630 | £32,760 | IF Gnistan | Nigeria | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 27 | Petteri Pennanen | £625 | £32,500 | Kuopion Palloseura | Finland | 34 | Attacking midfielder |
| 28 | Loic Essomba | £621 | £32,292 | FC Inter Turku | Cameroon | 21 | Winger, striker |
| 29 | Adam Vidjeskog | £615 | £31,980 | FF Jaro | Finland | 27 | Defensive midfielder |
| 30 | Atomu Tanaka | £615 | £31,980 | Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat | Japan | 37 | Attacking midfielder |
| 31 | Anton Lepola | £601 | £31,252 | Valkeakosken Haka | Finland | 28 | Goalkeeper |
| 32 | Julius Tauriainen | £598 | £31,096 | FC Inter Turku | Finland | 24 | Full-back |
| 33 | Niklas Friberg | £596 | £30,992 | Valkeakosken Haka | Finland | 29 | Defender |
| 34 | Bismark Ampofo | £592 | £30,784 | FC Inter Turku | Ghana | 22 | Defensive midfielder |
| 35 | Sauli Väisänen | £581 | £30,212 | Ilves | Finland | 31 | Centre-back |
| 36 | Eetu Mömmö | £576 | £29,952 | Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho | Finland | 23 | Left-back, winger |
| 37 | Herman Sjögrell | £573 | £29,796 | FF Jaro | Sweden | 24 | Winger |
| 38 | Jean Botué | £569 | £29,588 | FC Inter Turku | Burkina Faso | 22 | Striker |
| 39 | Eetu Huuhtanen | £562 | £29,224 | FC Inter Turku | Finland | 22 | Goalkeeper |
| 40 | Jayden Turfkruier | £560 | £29,120 | Vaasan Palloseura | Suriname | 22 | Left wing-back, left winger |
| 41 | Matias Ojala | £559 | £29,068 | AC Oulu | Finland | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 42 | Jesper Svenungsen Skau | £553 | £28,756 | FF Jaro | Norway | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 43 | Adeleke Akinyemi | £553 | £28,756 | IF Gnistan | Nigeria | 26 | Striker |
| 44 | Anttoni Huttunen | £553 | £28,756 | IFK Mariehamn | Finland | 23 | Attacking midfielder |
| 45 | Armaan Wilson | £544 | £28,288 | Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho | Canada | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 46 | Elias Mastokangas | £533 | £27,716 | Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho | Finland | 24 | Attacking midfielder |
| 47 | Emmanuel Patut | £528 | £27,456 | IFK Mariehamn | Finland | 22 | Defensive midfielder |
| 48 | Ramilson Almeida | £526 | £27,352 | IF Gnistan | Brazil | 25 | Goalkeeper |
| 49 | Jeremiah Streng | £526 | £27,352 | Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho | Finland | 23 | Striker |
| 50 | Max Bjurstrøm | £522 | £27,144 | IF Gnistan | Norway | 19 | Right-back |
| 51 | Álex Craninx | £517 | £26,884 | IF Gnistan | Belgium | 29 | Goalkeeper |
| 52 | Kelvin Pires | £516 | £26,832 | Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho | Cape Verde | 25 | Centre-back |
| 53 | Juhani Ojala | £514 | £26,728 | IF Gnistan | Finland | 36 | Centre-back |
| 54 | Artur Atarah | £514 | £26,728 | IF Gnistan | Finland | 20 | Winger, striker |
| 55 | Danila Bulgakov | £514 | £26,728 | Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho | Finland | 20 | Attacking midfielder |
| 56 | Juuso Hämäläinen | £512 | £26,624 | FC Inter Turku | Finland | 31 | Centre-back |
| 57 | Adam Larsson | £512 | £26,624 | IFK Mariehamn | Sweden | 25 | Striker |
| 58 | Andre Raymond | £512 | £26,624 | Ilves | Trinidad & Tobago | 24 | Left-back |
| 59 | Aron Bjonbäck | £507 | £26,364 | FF Jaro | Finland | 23 | Full-back |
| 60 | Fabian Østigård Ness | £507 | £26,364 | FF Jaro | Norway | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 61 | Joona Veteli | £505 | £26,260 | Ilves | Finland | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 62 | Erik Gunnarsson | £503 | £26,156 | FF Jaro | Sweden | 26 | Centre-back |
| 63 | Matias Rale | £502 | £26,104 | Ilves | Finland | 24 | Centre-back |
| 64 | Eero-Matti Auvinen | £500 | £26,000 | Valkeakosken Haka | Finland | 29 | Centre-back |
| 65 | Luka Smyth | £499 | £25,948 | Vaasan Palloseura | Australia | 21 | Striker |
| 66 | Markus Arsalo | £496 | £25,792 | Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho | Finland | 22 | Defensive midfielder |
| 67 | Michael Ogungbaro | £495 | £25,740 | FF Jaro | Nigeria | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 68 | Roope Riski | £494 | £25,688 | Ilves | Finland | 33 | Striker |
| 69 | Luka Kuittinen | £492 | £25,584 | FC Inter Turku | Finland | 22 | Centre-back |
| 70 | Jabir Abdihakim Ali | £491 | £25,532 | Vaasan Palloseura | Sweden | 26 | Striker |
| 71 | Calvin Kabuye | £488 | £25,376 | Kuopion Palloseura | Uganda | 22 | Left winger, striker |
| 72 | Jesse Öst | £485 | £25,220 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Finland | 34 | Goalkeeper |
| 73 | Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba | £483 | £25,116 | Kuopion Palloseura | Finland | 22 | Right winger, striker |
| 74 | Rasmus Karjalainen | £482 | £25,064 | AC Oulu | Finland | 29 | Left winger, striker |
| 75 | Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan | £481 | £25,012 | Vaasan Palloseura | Finland | 26 | Full-back, wide midfielder |
| 76 | Jardell Kanga | £478 | £24,856 | Ilves | Sweden | 19 | Attacking midfielder |
| 77 | Saku Ylätupa | £477 | £24,804 | IF Gnistan | Finland | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 78 | Martti Haukioja | £475 | £24,700 | Vaasan Palloseura | Finland | 25 | Centre-back |
| 79 | Jerry Voutilainen | £469 | £24,388 | Kuopion Palloseura | Finland | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 80 | Juha Pirinen | £468 | £24,336 | AC Oulu | Finland | 33 | Centre-back |
| 81 | Kalle Wallius | £468 | £24,336 | Ilves | Finland | 22 | Right-back |
| 82 | Samuel Chukwudi | £465 | £24,180 | Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho | Faroe Islands | 22 | Centre-back |
| 83 | Iiro Järvinen | £464 | £24,128 | FC Inter Turku | Finland | 28 | Right wing-back, central midfielder |
| 84 | Edmund Arko-Mensah | £461 | £23,972 | IF Gnistan | Ghana | 23 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 85 | Niklas Jokelainen | £455 | £23,660 | AC Oulu | Finland | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 86 | Petteri Forsell | £452 | £23,504 | Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat | Finland | 34 | Attacking midfielder |
| 87 | Rachide Gnanou | £447 | £23,244 | IF Gnistan | Burkina Faso | 20 | Centre-back |
| 88 | Roman Eremenko | £447 | £23,244 | IF Gnistan | Finland | 38 | Attacking midfielder |
| 89 | Ollie Whyte | £446 | £23,192 | Valkeakosken Haka | New Zealand | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 90 | Lauri Ala-Myllymäki | £443 | £23,036 | Ilves | Finland | 28 | Attacking midfielder |
| 91 | Arttu Heinonen | £443 | £23,036 | Kuopion Palloseura | Finland | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 92 | Jere Kallinen | £442 | £22,984 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Finland | 23 | Defensive midfielder |
| 93 | Otso Virtanen | £441 | £22,932 | Ilves | Finland | 31 | Goalkeeper |
| 94 | Jussi Niska | £440 | £22,880 | FC Inter Turku | Finland | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 95 | Jim Myrevik | £439 | £22,828 | FF Jaro | Finland | 29 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 96 | Senne Vits | £438 | £22,776 | FF Jaro | Belgium | 28 | Goalkeeper |
| 97 | Noah Nurmi | £438 | £22,776 | IFK Mariehamn | Finland | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 98 | Sergey Eremenko | £437 | £22,724 | IF Gnistan | Russia | 26 | Attacking midfielder |
| 99 | Seth Saarinen | £436 | £22,672 | FC Inter Turku | Finland | 24 | Right-back |
| 100 | Tuomas Kaukua | £435 | £22,620 | AC Oulu | Finland | 24 | Left-back, winger |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in the Veikkausliiga?
Otto Ruoppi of Kuopion Palloseura, on £9,000 per week — £468,000 a year.
How much do the top 100 Veikkausliiga players earn between them?
£86,645 per week and £4,505,540 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 £31,527 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£435 per week — that is what Tuomas Kaukua earns in 100th place.
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