| Competition: | Finnish League Division 1 |
| Season: | 1983 |
| Winners: | MP Mikkeli |
| Promoted: | MP Mikkeli PPT Pori KePS Kemi |
| Relegated: | Honka Espoo HPS Helsinki Sepsi-78 Seinäjoki |
| Prevseason: | 1982 |
| Nextseason: | 1984 |
League tables for teams participating in Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish Soccer League system, in 1983.
Top four to Promotion/relegation Group, the rest to Division One Relegation Group.
Top four to Premier Division 1984, the rest to Division One 1984.
Note: The teams obtained bonus points on the basis of their preliminary stage position.
Note: The points were halved (rounded upwards in uneven cases) after the preliminary stage.