Nations League 2026 and the End Of The Veikkausliiga ‘Runkosarja’

Blog: show notes and links https://finnishfootballshow.com/2026/09/08/nations-league-2026-and-the-end-of-the-veikkausliiga-runkosarja/

IN THIS EPISODE...

In this episode, Mark W and Keke discuss the upcoming Nations League campaign for the Finnish men's national team, the Huuhkajat, who are in League C Group 1 with San Marino, Belarus, and Albania. They also touch upon upcoming World Cup playoff games against Serbia, for the Helmarit.

They review the recent performances of Finnish players overseas, including Adam Mahiev, Lucas Hradecky and Oliver Antman. The conversation moves on to the Veikkausliiga season, which has just completed its regular season, with the league now splitting into top and bottom six groups. They touched on the recent transfer of Ilari Kangasniemi to Leicester City and the struggles of SJK Seinäjoki.

00:00:00 Intro 00:01:00 The future of FFS 00:05:39 Upcoming Nations League Group C1 games for Huuhkajat 00:19:41 World Cup playoffs in October for Helmarit 00:23:24 Finns Overseas 00:42:36 Veikkausliiga splits into Mestaruussarja and Haastajasarja 00:53:53 KuPS Kuopio in the UEFA Conference League again

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