The 2017

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was the 87th season of top-tier

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Teams

PK-35 Vantaa were relegated to

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after finishing at the bottom of the 2016 season. Their place was taken by

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

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

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Top assists

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veikkausliiga.com
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Awards

Annual awards

Team of the Year

References

{{2017–18 in European football (UEFA) Veikkausliiga seasons

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