The 2017 Veikkausliiga was the 87th season of top-tier football in Finland. IFK Mariehamn were the defending champions.
Fixtures for the 2017 season were announced on 19 January 2017. The season started on 5 April 2017 and ended on 28 October 2017.
PK-35 Vantaa were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2016 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions JJK.
FC Inter as 11th-placed team regained their Veikkausliiga spot after beating the second-placed Ykkönen team TPS 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate in a relegation/promotion playoff.
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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.
FC Honka won 1-1 on away goals.
Source: veikkausliiga.com
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