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| Organising body | Finnish Football Association |
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| Founded | 1974 |
| First season | asNaisten SM-sarja, 1974 asNaisten Liiga, 2006 asKansallinen Liiga, 2020 |
| Country |  Finland |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegationto | Naisten Ykkönen |
| Domestic cup(s) | Finnish Women's Cup |
| International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League |
| Current champions | KuPS (2023) |
| Most championships | HJK (23) |
| TV partners | Ruutu |
| Sponsor(s) | Subway |
| Website | kansallinenliiga.fi |
| Current: 2024 Kansallinen Liiga | |
The Kansallinen Liiga ('National League') is the premier division of women's football in Finland. It was previously called the Jalkapallon naisten SM-sarja ('Women's Football Finnish Championship Series') during 1974 to 2006 and the Naisten Liiga (Swedish: Damligan, 'Women's League') during 2006 to 2019, The first season under the name Kansallinen Liiga was played in 2020.[1]
| Club | Location | Home ground | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto |  Omar Adlani
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| Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (HJK) | Helsinki | Telia 5G Arena | Arttu Heinonen
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| Ilves | Tampere | Tammela Stadion | Anssi Ylinen
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| Helsingin Palloseura (HPS) | Helsinki | Hofs Areena | Mari Savolainen
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| Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena | Ollipekka Ojala
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| Pallokerho-35 (PK-35) | Helsinki | MagneCit Arena | Rami Rantanen
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| PK-35 Vantaa | Vantaa | Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion | Jari Väisänen
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| Oulu Nice Soccer (ONS) | Oulu | Raatin Stadion | Toni Koskinen
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| Turun Palloseura (TPS) | Turku | Turun urheilupuisto | Akusti Salonen
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| Åland United | Lemland | Wiklöf Holding Arena | Steve Beeks
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Source: Suomen Palloliitto (Finnish Football Association)
Vantaa were Naisten Liiga Finnish Champions four times, Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi have won the most Finnish Champion women's titles.[2]
Previous champions of Finland.
| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Taru Laihanen |
FC Honka | 21 |
| 2008 | Nina Hietanen |
FC Kuusysi | 18 |
| 2009 |  Rita Chikwelu |
FC United | 22 |
| 2010 | Anna Auvinen |
NiceFutis | 18 |
| 2011 |  Felicia Schroeder |
Åland United | 22 |
| 2012 | Manya Makoski |
Åland United | 31 |
| 2013 | Cynthia Uwak |
Åland United | 18 |
| 2014 | Sanna Saarinen |
PK-35 Vantaa | 20 |
| 2015 | Heidi Kollanen |
Ilves | 24 |
| 2016 | Sanni Franssi |
PK-35 Vantaa | 20 |
| 2017 | Kaisa Collin |
PK-35 Vantaa | 20 |
| 2018 |  Gentjana Rochi |
JyPK | 20 |
| 2019 | Jutta Rantala |
HPK | 22 |
| 2020 | Gentjana Rochi |
KuPS | 16 |
| 2021 | Gentjana Rochi
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KuPS |
26
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| 2022 |  Lavdije Begolli
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KuPS |
25
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| 2023 | Lotta Lindström
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HJK |
15
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Content in this article is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at fi:Kansallinen Liiga; see its history for attribution.
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