2012 Veikkausliiga
The 2012 Veikkausliiga is the eighty-second season of top-tier football in Finland. It began on 15 April 2012 and ended on 27 October 2012. HJK Helsinki were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.Teams
were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2011 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions FC Lahti.Team summaries
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Captain |
| FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | 6,000 |  | |
| FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion1 | 10,000 |  | |
| FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden Stadion | 15,000 | | |
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 |  | |
| Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | 3,516 | |  |
| HJK | Helsinki | Sonera Stadium | 10,770 | | |
| JJK | Jyväskylä | Harjun stadion | 3,000 | | |
| KuPS | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena | 5,000 | | |
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | 4,000 | | |
| MYPA | Kouvola | Saviniemi | 4,167 | | |
| TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion1 | 10,000 | | |
| VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 | | |
1 Paavo Nurmi Stadion until June 2012.Managerial changes
Results
Matches 1–22
Matches 23–33
Statistics
Updated to games played on 27 October 2012.Source: Top assists
Source: Source:
| Position | Player |
| Goalkeeper | Henrik Moisander ' |
| Defender | Jarkko Hurme ' |
| Midfielder | Mika Ojala ' |
| Striker |  Irakli Sirbiladze ' |
| Manager | Toni Korkeakunnas |
