| Competition: | Mestaruussarja |
| Season: | 1982 |
| Prevseason: | 1981 |
| Nextseason: | 1983 |
Statistics of (Finnish football) Mestaruussarja in the 1982 season.
Preliminary Stage was contested by 12 teams, and higher 8 teams go into Championship Group. Lower 4 teams fought in promotion/relegation group with higher 4 teams of Ykkönen.
Kuusysi Lahti won the championship.
The points were halved (rounded upwards in uneven cases) after the preliminary stage.
The teams obtained bonus points on the basis of their preliminary stage position.