Finland - Foundation Dates of Clubs

This document contains only those clubs which have played at least one season in the Finnish League Premier Division. The clubs are sorted by the foundation year. If a club was later renamed or merged with another club, the foundation years of the successors are listed below the first name in use.

1887  Ponnistus Helsinki
1891  Reipas Viipuri
      - 1945 Reipas Lahti
1897  HIFK Helsinki
1900  VIFK Vaasa
1901  UL Turku
1903  HIK Hanko
1905  EIF Tammisaari
1906  Pyrkivä Turku
1906  Stjärnan Helsinki
1907  HJK Helsinki
1907  Into Kemi
1908  KIF Helsinki
      - 1977 Kiffen Helsinki
1908  ÅIFK Turku
1912  Sudet Viipuri
      - 1945 Sudet Helsinki
1912  TuWe Turku
1916  HT Helsinki
1917  HPS Helsinki
1919  Elo Kuopio
1919  Kullervo Helsinki
1919  MIFK Maarianhamina
1920  TKT Tampere
1921  TaPa Tampere
1922  Drott Pietarsaari
      - 1965 Jaro Pietarsaari
1922  TPS Turku
1923  JyP Jyväskylä
      - 1977 JyP-77 Jyväskylä
      - 1992 JJK Jyväskylä [1]
1923  KuPS Kuopio
1924  GBK Kokkola
1924  KaPa Kajaani
1924  VPS Vaasa
1927  KTP Kotka
      - 2000 KooTeePee Kotka
1927  OPS Oulu
1928  ViPS Viipuri
1929  HPK Hämeenlinna
      - 1991 K-Team Hämeenlinna [2]
      - 1997 FC Hämeenlinna
1929  MP Mikkeli
1929  RTU Rauma
1929  TuTo Turku
1930  KPV Kokkola
1930  MKV Turku
      - 1945 TuKV Turku
1930  SePS Seinäjoki
      - 1978 Sepsi-78 Seinäjoki
1930  TPV Tampere
1931  KPT Kuopio
      - 1982 Koparit Kuopio
1931  VPV Vaasa
1932  Haka Valkeakoski
1932  Ilves Viipuri
      - 1945 IKissat Tampere
      - 1974 Ilves Tampere [3]
      - 1998 United Tampere
1932  KePS Kemi
1934  LPM Lahti
      - 1964 UponP Lahti
      - 1969 Kuusysi Lahti
      - 1996 FC Lahti [4]
1934  PPT Pori
      - 1992 Jazz Pori
1935  Kiri Kotka
1935  PPojat Helsinki
1935  TPK Turku
1935  ViPK Viipuri
      - 1945 PK-35 Helsinki
      - 1999 Jokerit Helsinki
1938  KoRe Kotka
1938  RU-38 Pori
      - 1967 Ässät Pori [5]
1940  Jäntevä Kotka
1946  MiPK Mikkeli
1946  OTP Oulu
      - 1991 FC Oulu [6]
1947  MyPa Anjalankoski
1947  TP-47 Tornio
1950  RoPS Rovaniemi
1955  TP-55 Seinäjoki
      - TP Seinäjoki
1957  Honka Espoo
1964  Kumu Kuusankoski
1965  FinnPa Helsinki
1965  Viikingit Helsinki
1980  Atlantis Helsinki
      - 2002 Allianssi Vantaa
1990  Inter Turku
1994  Tervarit Oulu
      - 2002 AC Oulu

[1] merger of JyP-77 and JyPK Jyväskylä
[2] merger of HPK and PaKä Hämeenlinna
[3] merger of IKissat and TaPa Tampere
[4] merger of Kuusysi and Reipas Lahti
[5] merger of RU-38 and Karhut Pori
[6] merger of OTP and OLS Oulu

About this document

Prepared and maintained by Heikki Pietarinen for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Heikki Pietarinen (hegulino at gmail dot com)
Last updated: 10 Dec 2010