Suomensarja (sometimes also ''Suomi-sarja'') (‘Finland Series’) was the second highest level of league format

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from 1936 to 1972. Before the inauguration of the Suomensarja, there had been, in 1930–1935, special qualification matches for the right to play in the

Mestaruussarja Mestaruussarja (Championship series) was the top division of Finland, Finnish association football, football from 1930 to 1989. It was replaced by Veikkausliiga in 1990. In 1930 league format was used for the first time to decide the Finnish cham ...

, ‘Championship series’. A proper league format competition on this level began in 1936 with the 1936 Suomensarja. In the autumn of 1969, the Finnish football underwent a league system reform, and the Suomensarja was renamed ''II divisioona'', or 2nd Division, with regional sections. In 1973, this level of football in Finland became nationwide, and the new name was

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, present-day

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 ...

. The format of the competition on the second level of league format football in Finland changed several times over the years. Suomensarja had regional sections, with the best teams in each section finally competing against each other for promotion into the

. The number of regional sections would vary from two to six.

External links

RSSSF: Finland - List of League Second Level Tables

References

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