The 2024 Ykkönen is the 53rd season of Ykkönen, the third highest football league in Finland. The season began on 12 April 2024 and scheduled to end on 31 August 2024. It is the first season of the Ykkönen serving as the third-tier football league in Finland, after it was demoted due to formation of the new second-tier Ykkösliiga.[1]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis FC | Helsinki | Pukinmäen liikuntapuisto | 500 |  | |
| EPS | Espoo | Espoonlahden urheilupuisto |  | ||
| FC Jazz | Pori | Pori Stadium | 12,300 |  | |
| Vaajakoski, Jyväskylä | Panda Areena | 1,000 | | ||
| JJK Jyväskylä | Jyväskylä | Harjun stadion | 7,000 | ||
| Klubi 04 | Helsinki | Bolt Arena | 10,770 | | |
| KPV | Kokkola | Kokkolan keskuskenttä | 3,000 | | |
| KuPS II | Kuopio | Väre Areena | 5,000 | | |
| AC Oulu/OLS | Oulu | Castrén | 1,000 | | |
| PK Keski-Uusimaa | Tuusula, Kerava, Järvenpää | Kalevan Urheilupuisto, Kerava | 2,500 | | |
| RoPS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | 2,800 | | |
| Vasa IFK | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 6,009 | |
The top six from the regular season will compete in the Promotion Round and will play each other once, The winner qualifies directly for promotion to Ykkösliiga. The teams that finish second, third, and fourth play a one legged playoff, with the second placed team playing against the winner of the match between the third and fourth placed team. The winner of the matches enters a two-legged playoff against the second to last team in the 2024 Veikkausliiga for promotion.
The bottom six from the regular season will compete in the Relegation Round and will play each other once, The bottom two sides are relegated to the Kakkonen.