| Competition: | Veikkausliiga |
| Season: | 2012 |
| Winners: | HJK 9th Veikkausliiga title 25th Finnish title |
| Relegated: | Haka |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | HJK |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | FC Honka Inter Turku TPS |
| Matches: | 198 |
| Total Goals: | 535 |
| League Topscorer: | Irakli Sirbiladze (17 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | TPS 9–2 Haka (22 August) |
| Biggest Away Win: | KuPS 0–6 FC Inter (22 July) |
| Highest Scoring: | TPS 9–2 Haka (22 August) |
| Prevseason: | 2011 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
The 2012 Veikkausliiga is the 82nd season of top-tier football in Finland. It began on 15 April 2012 and ended on 27 October 2012.[1] HJK Helsinki were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.
RoPS were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2011 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions FC Lahti.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Captain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Honka | Espoo | Tapiolan Urheilupuisto | 6,000 |  | | |
| FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion1 | 10,000 |  | | |
| FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden Stadion | 15,000 | | | |
| FF Jaro | Jakobstad | Jakobstads Centralplan | 5,000 | | | |
| Haka | Valkeakoski | Tehtaan kenttä | 3,516 | | ||
| HJK | Helsinki | Sonera Stadium | 10,770 | | | |
| JJK | Jyväskylä | Harjun stadion | 3,000 | | | |
| KuPS | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena | 5,000 | | | |
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | 4,000 | | | |
| MYPA | Kouvola | Saviniemi | 4,167 | | | |
| TPS | Turku | Veritas Stadion1 | 10,000 | | | |
| VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 | | |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS | Petri Vuorinen | End of contract | n/a | Olli Huttunen | 1 December 2011[4] | Pre-season |
| Haka | Sami Ristilä | Sacked | 23 August 2012[5] | Asko Jussila | 23 August 2012 | 11th |
| Haka | Asko Jussila | Resigned | 10 September 2012[6] | Juha Malinen | 10 September 2012 | 11th |
Updated to games played on 27 October 2012.
Source: veikkausliiga.com
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Irakli Sirbiladze | FC Inter | 17 |
| 2 | Aleksei Kangaskolkka | IFK Mariehamn | 16 |
| 3 |  Steven Morrissey | VPS | 15 |
| 4 | Pekka Sihvola | MYPA | 14 |
| 5 |  Tamás Gruborovics | JJK | 12 |
| Mika Ojala | FC Inter | 12 | |
| Demba Savage | HJK | 12 | |
| 8 | Joel Pohjanpalo | HJK | 11 |
| Aleksi Ristola | TPS | 11 | |
| 10 | Mikko Innanen | JJK | 10 |
| Juho Mäkelä | HJK | 10 | |
| Tim Väyrynen | FC Honka | 10 | |
 Babatunde Wusu | JJK | 10 | |
| 14 | Petteri Forsell | IFK Mariehamn | 9 |
| 15 | Dennis Okaru | TPS | 8 |
| Jarno Parikka | VPS | 8 | |
| Akseli Pelvas | HJK | 8 | |
| Shane Robinson | Haka | 8 | |
| Jussi Vasara | FC Honka | 8 | |
| Mika Ääritalo | TPS | 8 | |
| 21 | 5 players | 7 | |
| 26 | 4 players | 6 | |
| 30 | 8 players | 5 | |
| 38 | 14 players | 4 | |
| 52 | 11 players | 3 | |
| 63 | 27 players | 2 | |
| 90 | 65 players | 1 |
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | |
|---|---|---|---|
| April[7] | Toni Korkeakunnas (MYPA) | Magnus Bahne (FC Inter) | |
| May[8] | Pekka Lyyski (IFK Mariehamn) | Tamás Gruborovics (JJK) | |
| June[9] | Alexei Eremenko Sr. (FF Jaro) | Sampo Koskinen (FC Honka) | |
| July[10] | Marko Rajamäki (TPS) | Petteri Forsell (IFK Mariehamn) | |
| August[11] | Toni Korkeakunnas (MYPA) | Pekka Sihvola (MYPA) | |
| September[12] | Tommi Kautonen (FC Lahti) | Irakli Sirbiladze (FC Inter) | |
| October[13] | Antti Muurinen (HJK) | Rasmus Schüller (HJK) |
Source: Pelipaikkojen parhaat 2012 nimetty
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Best Goalkeeper | Henrik Moisander (TPS) |
| Best Defender | Jarkko Hurme (TPS) |
| Best Midfielder | Mika Ojala (FC Inter) |
| Best Striker | Irakli Sirbiladze (FC Inter) |
| Best Manager | Toni Korkeakunnas (MYPA) |