A total of 36 teams contested the league divided into three groups, Lohko A (Group A), Lohko B (Group B) and Lohko C (Group C). 25 returning from the

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season, two relegated from

Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' (Finnish for 'Number One'; sv, Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams also play ...

and nine promoted from

Kolmonen Kolmonen or III divisioona is the fourth level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 104 Finnish football teams. The III divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kolmonen (''Number Three'' in En ...

. The champion of each group and the best runner-up will qualify to promotion matches to decide which two teams get promoted to the

. The bottom three teams in each group will qualify directly for relegation to

. Each team will play a total of 22 matches, playing twice against each team of its group. KTP and

FC Jazz FC Jazz is a football club from Pori, Finland. It plays in the Finnish third tier Kakkonen. It was invented in 1934. FC Jazz has won two Finnish championships ( 1993 & 1996 ). History PPT 1934–1991 FC Jazz was established in 1934 as ...

were relegated from the 2016 Ykkönen, while

FC Honka FC Honka is a Finnish football club based in Espoo. It was founded in 1957 as Tapion Honka, and changed its name to FC Honka in 1975. The club currently play in the Finnish premier division (''Veikkausliiga''), having been promoted for the fir ...

and

IF Gnistan IF Gnistan (''The Spark'' in English) is a Finnish football club from the city of Helsinki, founded in 1924. The club is currently playing in the Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish league system. IF Gnistan play their home matches at Must ...

were promoted to the 2017 Ykkönen.

Groups

Lohko A (Group A)

Lohko B (Group B)

Lohko C (Group C)

League tables

Lohko A (Group A)

Lohko B (Group B)

Lohko C (Group C)

Runner-up teams

At the end of the season, a comparison is made between the runners-up. The best runner-up will qualify to promotion matches.

Promotion play-offs

Group winners and the best runner-up will play two-legged ties. Team pairs will be drawn and the two winning teams will be promoted to the

for season 2017. Group winners The best runner-up

Klubi 04 Klubi 04 is a Finland, Finnish football (soccer), football club based in Helsinki. It is the reserve team of Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi for whom a number of the players are also registered. History Klubi 04 was founded in 2004 when HJK bought FC ...

First leg

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Second leg

AC Kajaani AC Kajaani was a football club from Kajaani, Finland. The club was formed in 2006 after the merger of FC Tarmo and Kajaanin Palloilijat (KaPa). Their home ground was Kajaanin Liikuntapuisto. The men's football first team last played in the Ykkön ...

won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''

won 9–1 on aggregate.''

References

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