The 2012

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season began on 18 April and ended on 6 October 2012.

Teams

A total of 40 teams contested the league divided into four groups, Eteläinen (Southern), Pohjoinen (Northern), Läntinen (Western) and Itäinen (Eastern). 30 returned from the 2011 season, three relegated from

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and seven promoted from

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. The champion of each group qualified to promotion matches to decide which two teams get promoted to the

. The bottom two teams in each group and the worst eight-placed qualified directly for relegation to

. Each team played a total of 27 matches, playing three times against each team of its group.

Stadia and Locations

League tables

Eteläinen (Southern)

Pohjoinen (Northern)

Note: The match PS Kemi – TP-47 originally finished 1–0, but the result was changed to 0–3, as PS Kemi fielded an ineligible player.

Läntinen (Western)

:2. The match TPV – JIlves originally finished 1–1, but the result was changed to 3–0, as JIlves fielded an ineligible player. :3. The match JIlves – Ilves originally finished 3–5, but the result was changed to 0–3, as JIlves fielded an ineligible player.

Itäinen (Eastern)

:4. The match Gnistan – Atlantis FC originally finished 0–1, but the result was changed to 3–0, as Atlantis FC fielded an ineligible player.

Promotion play-offs

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

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Group winners
Eteläinen (Southern): ÅIFK
Pohjoinen (Northern):

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 Ykkö ...

Läntinen (Western):

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Itäinen (Eastern): JäPS

First leg

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Second leg

''AC Kajaani won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ilves won 5–1 on aggregate.''

Eight-placed teams

At the end of the season, a comparison is made between the eight-placed teams. The worst eight-placed team will be directly relegated to the

References

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