2017 Veikkausliiga
The 2017 Veikkausliiga was the eighty-seventh season of top-tier football in Finland. IFK Mariehamn were the defending champions.
Fixtures for the 2017 season were announced on 19 January 2017. The season started on 5 April 2017 and ended on 28 October 2017.
Teams
were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2016 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions JJK.FC Inter as 11th-placed team regained their Veikkausliiga spot after beating the second-placed Ykkönen team TPS 2–0 on aggregate in a relegation/promotion playoff.
Stadia and locations
| Club | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity |
| FC Inter Turku | Turku | Veritas Stadion | Natural | 10,000 |
| FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden Stadion | Natural | 15,000 |
| HIFK Fotboll | Helsinki | Telia 5G -areena | Artificial | 10,770 |
| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Helsinki | Telia 5G -areena | Artificial | 10,770 |
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | Natural | 4,000 |
| FC Ilves | Tampere | Tammelan Stadion | Natural | 5,040 |
| JJK Jyväskylä | Jyväskylä | Harjun stadion | Natural | 3,000 |
| Kuopion Palloseura | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena | Artificial | 5,000 |
| Palloseura Kemi Kings | Kemi | Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto | Natural | 4,500 |
| RoPS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | Artificial | 4,000 |
| Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho | Seinäjoki | OmaSP Stadion | Artificial | 6,000 |
| Vaasan Palloseura | Vaasa | Elisa Stadion | Artificial | 6,000 |
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Each team plays three times against every other team, either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away, for a total of 33 matches played each.Matches 1–22
Matches 23–33
Relegation play-offs
First Match
Second Match
FC Honka won 1-1 on away goals.Statistics
Top scorers
Source:| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Aleksei Kangaskolkka | IFK Mariehamn | 16 |
| 2 |  Tuco | Ilves | 15 |
| 2 |  Filip Valenčič | HJK | 15 |
| 4 | Akseli Pelvas | HJK | 14 |
| 5 |  Marko Simonovski | FC Lahti | 13 |
| 6 |  Billy Ions | SJK | 12 |
| 7 | Gaël Etock | JJK | 11 |
| 7 |  Alfredo Morelos | HJK | 11 |
| 9 | Pekka Sihvola | HIFK | 10 |
| 10 | Timo Furuholm | FC Inter | 9 |
| 10 |  Stênio | FC Lahti | 9 |
| 10 | Benjamin Källman | FC Inter | 9 |
| 10 |  Gbolahan Salami | KuPS | 9 |
| 10 | Urho Nissilä | KuPS | 9 |