| FINLAND 1971 | ||||||||||
| Mestaruussarja | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | TPS Turku | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 25 | 28 | 34 | |
| 2 | HIFK Helsingfors | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 29 | 16 | 33 | |
| 3 | KPV Kokkola | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 33 | |
| 4 | HJK Helsinki | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 31 | |
| 5 | MP Mikkeli | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Kuusysi Lahti | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 29 | |
| 7 | KuPS Kuopio | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 34 | 11 | 27 | |
| 8 | Valkeakosken Haka | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 26 | |
| 9 | Ladhen Reipas | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 23 | |
| 10 | VPS Vaasa | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 23 | |
| 11 | TPV Tampere | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 52 | -18 | 21 | |
| 12 | OTP Oulu | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 51 | -20 | 20 | |
| 13 | MiPK Mikkeli | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 52 | -25 | 18 | |
| 14 | Ilves-Kisset Tampere | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 52 | -24 | 16 | |
| 364 | 133 | 98 | 133 | 537 | 537 | 0 | 364 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| PROMOTION-RELEGATION POOL | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | KPT Kuopio | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2 | TaPa Tampere | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Helsingin Ponnistus | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 5 | |
| 4 | TPV Tampere | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 3 | |
| 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Promoted | KPT Kuopio, TaPa Tampere | |||||||||
| TPS = Turun Palloseura | KuPS = Kuopion Palloseura | |||||||||
| HIFK = Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna i Helsingfors | VPS = Vaasan Palloseura | |||||||||
| KPV = Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot | TPV = Tampereen Pallo-Veikot | |||||||||
| HJK = Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | OTP = Oulun Työväen Palloilijat | |||||||||
| MP = Mikkelin Palloilijat | MiPK = Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat | |||||||||
| Turku = Åbo | Kuopio = Kuopio | |||||||||
| Helsinki = Helsingfors | Valkeakoski = Valkeakoski | |||||||||
| Kokkola = Gamlakarleby | Vaasa = Vasa | |||||||||
| Mikkeli = Sankt Michel | Tampere = Tammerfors | |||||||||
| Lahti = Lahtis | Oulu = Uleåborg | |||||||||
| Finnish = Swedish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | MP Mikkeli - Ladhen Reipas | 5-2 | ||||||||
| IF Vasa Sport - FC Kuusysi Lahti | 2-0 | |||||||||
| Final (10.10.1971) | MP Mikkeli - IF Vasa Sport | 4-1 | ||||||||
| KPT Kuopio dissolved in 1990 | IF Vasa Sport dissolved in 1988 | |||||||||
| Kuusysi Lahti dissolved in 1996 and re-established in 2007 | Lahden Reipas dissolved in 1996 and re-established in 2012 | |||||||||
| ÅLAND ISLANDS | ||||||||||
| 1 | IFFK Godby | |||||||||
| IFFK = Idrottsförening Finströmskamraterna | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Final | IF Fram Saltvik - IFK Mariehamn | 1-0 | ||||||||
| FINLAND 1972 | ||||||||||
| Mestaruussarja | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | TPS Turku | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 31 | |
| 2 | MP Mikkeli | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 30 | |
| 3 | Ladhen Reipas | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 30 | 18 | 28 | |
| 4 | KuPS Kuopio | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 26 | |
| 5 | KPV Kokkola | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 25 | |
| 6 | FC Kuusysi Lahti | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 25 | |
| 7 | KPT Kuopio | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 21 | |
| 8 | TaPa Tampere | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 21 | |
| 9 | HJK Helsinki | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 21 | |
| 10 | HIFK Helsingfors | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 17 | |
| 11 | VPS Vaasa | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 14 | |
| 12 | Valkeakosken Haka | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 51 | -34 | 5 | |
| 264 | 108 | 48 | 108 | 404 | 404 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Promoted | Ilves-Kissat Tampere, OTP Oulu, Ponnistus Helsinki | |||||||||
| TPS = Turun Palloseura | TaPa = Tampereen Palloilijat | |||||||||
| MP = Mikkelin Palloilijat | HJK = Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | |||||||||
| KuPS = Kuopion Palloseura | HIFK = Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna i Helsingfors | |||||||||
| KPV = Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot | VPS = Vaasan Palloseura | |||||||||
| KPT = Kuopion Pallo-Toverit | ||||||||||
| Turku = Åbo | Tampere = Tammerfors | |||||||||
| Mikkeli = Sankt Michel | Helsinki = Helsingfors | |||||||||
| Lahti = Lahtis | Vaasa = Vasa | |||||||||
| Kuopio = Kuopio | Valkeakoski = Valkeakoski | |||||||||
| Kokkola = Gamlakarleby | ||||||||||
| Finnish = Swedish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Ladhen Reipas - KPT Kuopio | 2-0 | ||||||||
| VPS Vaasa - KPV Kokkola | 4-2 | |||||||||
| Final (15.10.1972) | Ladhen Reipas - VPS Vaasa | 2-0 | ||||||||
| KPV = Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot | ||||||||||
| Kuusysi Lahti dissolved in 1996 and re-established in 2007 | Lahden Reipas dissolved in 1996 and re-established in 2012 | |||||||||
| KPT Kuopio dissolved in 1990 | ||||||||||
| ÅLAND ISLANDS | ||||||||||
| 1 | IFFK Godby | |||||||||
| IFFK = Idrottsförening Finströmskamraterna | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Final | IFK Mariehamn - Hammarlands IK | 2-0 | ||||||||
| FINLAND 1973 | ||||||||||
| Mestaruussarja | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | HJK Helsinki | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 33 | |
| 2 | KPV Kokkola | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 31 | |
| 3 | Ladhen Reipas | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 15 | 24 | 30 | |
| 4 | KuPS Kuopio | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 26 | |
| 5 | OTP Oulu | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 26 | |
| 6 | KPT Kuopio | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 25 | |
| 7 | MP Mikkeli | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 19 | |
| 8 | FC Kuusysi Lahti | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 18 | |
| 9 | TPS Turku | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 17 | |
| 10 | Ilves-Kissat Tampere | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 46 | -21 | 17 | |
| 11 | Helsingin Ponnistus | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 44 | -14 | 13 | |
| 12 | TaPa Tampere | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 55 | -35 | 9 | |
| 264 | 95 | 74 | 95 | 368 | 368 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Promoted | Valkeakosken Haka, MiPK Mikkeli | |||||||||
| HJK = Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | MP = Mikkelin Palloilijat | |||||||||
| KPV = Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot | TPS = Turun Palloseura | |||||||||
| KuPS = Kuopion Palloseura | IKissat = Ilves Kissat | |||||||||
| OTP = Oulun Työväen Palloilijat | TaPa = Tampereen Palloilijat | |||||||||
| KPT = Kuopion Pallo-Toverit | ||||||||||
| Helsinki = Helsingfors | Oulu = Uleåborg | |||||||||
| Kokkola = Gamlakarleby | Mikkeli = Sankt Michel | |||||||||
| Lahti = Lahtis | Turku = Åbo | |||||||||
| Kuopio = Kuopio | Tampere = Tammerfors | |||||||||
| Finnish = Swedish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Ladhen Reipas - MP Mikkeli | 3-1 | ||||||||
| Valkeakosken Haka - SePS Seinäjoki | 0-0 | 1-4 | ||||||||
| Final (07.10.1973) | Ladhen Reipas - SePS Seinäjoki | 1-0 | ||||||||
| SePS = Seinäjoen Palloseura | ||||||||||
| Seinäjoki = Seinäjoki (Östermyra) | ||||||||||
| Finnish = Swedish | ||||||||||
| Kuusysi Lahti dissolved in 1996 and re-established in 2007 | Lahden Reipas dissolved in 1996 and re-established in 2012 | |||||||||
| KPT Kuopio dissolved in 1990 | ||||||||||
| ÅLAND ISLANDS | ||||||||||
| 1 | Hammarlands IK | |||||||||
| IK = Idrottsklubben | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Final | IFFK Godby - IFK Mariehamn-2 | 3-1 | ||||||||
| FINLAND 1974 | ||||||||||
| Mestaruussarja | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | KuPS Kuopio | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 30 | 32 | 33 | |
| 2 | Ladhen Reipas | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 26 | 23 | 30 | |
| 3 | HJK Helsinki | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 28 | |
| 4 | MiPK Mikkeli | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 26 | |
| 5 | KPT Kuopio | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 22 | |
| 6 | TPS Turku | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 21 | |
| 7 | OTP Oulu | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 20 | |
| 8 | Valkeakosken Haka | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 20 | |
| 9 | KPV Kokkola | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 20 | |
| 10 | MP Mikkeli | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 19 | |
| 11 | FC Kuusysi Lahti | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 41 | -19 | 15 | |
| 12 | Ilves-Kissat Tampere | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 46 | -20 | 10 | |
| 264 | 101 | 62 | 101 | 406 | 406 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Ilves-Kissat Tampere + TaPa Tampere => Tampereen Ilves (both clubs continued to the lower levels) | ||||||||||
| Promoted | VPS Vaasa, MyPA Anjalankoski | |||||||||
| KuPS = Kuopion Palloseura | TPS = Turun Palloseura | |||||||||
| HJK = Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | OTP = Oulun Työväen Palloilijat | |||||||||
| MiPK = Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat | KPV = Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot | |||||||||
| KPT = Kuopion Pallo-Toverit | MP = Mikkelin Palloilijat | |||||||||
| Kuopio = Kuopio | Oulu = Uleåborg | |||||||||
| Lahti = Lahtis | Valkeakoski = Valkeakoski | |||||||||
| Helsinki = Helsingfors | Kokkola = Gamlakarleby | |||||||||
| Mikkeli = Sankt Michel | Tampere = Tammerfors | |||||||||
| Turku = Åbo | ||||||||||
| Finnish = Swedish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Ladhen Reipas - Turun Pyrkivä | 6-0 | ||||||||
| OTP Oulu - KPV Kokkola | 3-2 | |||||||||
| Final (06.10.1974) | Ladhen Reipas - OTP Oulu | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Kuusysi Lahti dissolved in 1996 and re-established in 2007 | Lahden Reipas dissolved in 1996 and re-established in 2012 | |||||||||
| KPT Kuopio dissolved in 1990 | ||||||||||
| ÅLAND ISLANDS | ||||||||||
| 1 | IFFK Godby | |||||||||
| IFFK = Idrottsförening Finströmskamraterna | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Final | IFK Mariehamn - IFFK Godby | 5-0 | ||||||||
| FINLAND 1975 | ||||||||||
| Mestaruussarja | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | TPS Turku | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 32 | |
| 2 | KuPS Kuopio | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 30 | |
| 3 | KPV Kokkola | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 27 | |
| 4 | MiPK Mikkeli | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 26 | |
| 5 | KPT Kuopio | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 26 | |
| 6 | Ladhen Reipas | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 35 | 12 | 23 | |
| 7 | VPS Vaasa | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 22 | |
| 8 | HJK Helsinki | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 18 | |
| 9 | MP Mikkeli | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 18 | |
| 10 | Valkeakosken Haka | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 15 | |
| 11 | OTP Oulu | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 38 | -19 | 15 | |
| 12 | MyPA Anjalankoski | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 12 | |
| 264 | 103 | 58 | 103 | 367 | 367 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Relegation play-off | Valkeakosken Haka - OTP Oulu | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Promoted | GBK Gamlakarleby, OPS Oulu | |||||||||
| TPS = Turun Palloseura | VPS = Vaasan Palloseura | |||||||||
| KuPS = Kuopion Palloseura | HJK = Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | |||||||||
| KPV = Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot | MP = Mikkelin Palloilijat | |||||||||
| MiPK = Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat | OTP = Oulun Työväen Palloilijat | |||||||||
| KPT = Kuopion Pallo-Toverit | MyPA = Myllykosken Pallo-47 | |||||||||
| Turku = Åbo | Vaasa = Vasa | |||||||||
| Kuopio = Kuopio | Helsinki = Helsingfors | |||||||||
| Kokkola = Gamlakarleby | Valkeakoski = Valkeakoski | |||||||||
| Mikkeli = Sankt Michel | Oulu = Uleåborg | |||||||||
| Lahti = Lahtis | Anjalankoski = Anjalankoski | |||||||||
| Finnish = Swedish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | HJK Helsinki - KPT Kuopio | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Ladhen Reipas - Kuopion Elo | 5-1 | |||||||||
| Final (25.04.1976) | HJK Helsinki - Ladhen Reipas | 2-6 | aet | |||||||
| MyPA Anjalankoski dissolved in 2015 and re-established in 2017 | KPT Kuopio dissolved in 1990 | |||||||||
| Lahden Reipas dissolved in 1996 and re-established in 2012 | ||||||||||
| ÅLAND ISLANDS | ||||||||||
| 1 | IFFK Godby | |||||||||
| IFFK = Idrottsförening Finströmskamraterna | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Final | IFK Mariehamn - IFFK Godby | 4-3 | ||||||||
| FINLAND 1976 | ||||||||||
| Mestaruussarja | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | KuPS Kuopio | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 32 | |
| 2 | Valkeakosken Haka | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 30 | |
| 3 | HJK Helsinki | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 29 | |
| 4 | Ladhen Reipas | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 25 | |
| 5 | MiPK Mikkeli | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 25 | |
| 6 | MP Mikkeli | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 23 | |
| 7 | VPS Vaasa | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 22 | |
| 8 | KPV Kokkola | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 21 | |
| 9 | OPS Oulu | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 17 | |
| 10 | TPS Turku | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 15 | |
| 11 | GBK Gamlakarleby | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 43 | -24 | 13 | |
| 12 | KPT Kuopio | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 33 | -21 | 12 | |
| 264 | 103 | 58 | 103 | 364 | 364 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Promoted | KIF Helsingfors, OTP Oulu | |||||||||
| KIF Helsingfors => Kiffen Helsingfors | ||||||||||
| KuPS = Kuopion Palloseura | KPV = Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot | |||||||||
| HJK = Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | OPS = Oulun Palloseura | |||||||||
| MiPK = Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat | TPS = Turun Palloseura | |||||||||
| MP = Mikkelin Palloilijat | GBK = Gamlakarleby Bollklubb | |||||||||
| VPS = Vaasan Palloseura | KPT = Kuopion Pallo-Toverit | |||||||||
| Kuopio = Kuopio | Vaasa = Vasa | |||||||||
| Valkeakoski = Valkeakoski | Kokkola = Gamlakarleby (now Karleby) | |||||||||
| Helsinki = Helsingfors | Oulu = Uleåborg | |||||||||
| Lahti = Lahtis | Turku = Åbo | |||||||||
| Mikkeli = Sankt Michel | ||||||||||
| Finnish = Swedish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Tampereen Ilves - RoPS Rovaniemi | 4-1 | ||||||||
| Valkeakosken Haka - Ladhen Reipas | 0-2 | |||||||||
| Final (17.04.1977) | Tampereen Ilves - Ladhen Reipas | 0-2 | ||||||||
| Tampere = Tammerfors | ||||||||||
| Finnish = Swedish | ||||||||||
| KPT Kuopio dissolved in 1990 | Lahden Reipas dissolved in 1996 and re-established in 2012 | |||||||||
| ÅLAND ISLANDS | ||||||||||
| 1 | IFK Mariehamn | |||||||||
| IFK = Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Final | IFK Mariehamn - IFFK Godby | 6-4 | ||||||||
| FINLAND 1977 | ||||||||||
| Mestaruussarja | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | Valkeakosken Haka | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 15 | 28 | 33 | |
| 2 | KuPS Kuopio | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 26 | |
| 3 | TPS Turku | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 25 | |
| 4 | OPS Oulu | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 24 | |
| 5 | Ladhen Reipas | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 23 | |
| 6 | KPV Kokkola | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 23 | |
| 7 | HJK Helsinki | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 23 | |
| 8 | Kiffen Helsingfors | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 22 | |
| 9 | MiPK Mikkeli | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 21 | |
| 10 | OTP Oulu | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 21 | |
| 11 | MP Mikkeli | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 15 | |
| 12 | VPS Vaasa | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 63 | -45 | 8 | |
| 264 | 106 | 52 | 106 | 364 | 364 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Promoted | KPT Kuopio, Turun Pyrkivä | |||||||||
| SePS Sejnäjoki dissolved and re-formed as Sepsi-78 Sejnäjoki | ||||||||||
| JyP Jyväskyä => JyP-77 Jyväskyä | ||||||||||
| KuPS = Kuopion Palloseura | MiPK = Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat | |||||||||
| TPS = Turun Palloseura | OTP = Oulun Työväen Palloilijat | |||||||||
| OPS = Oulun Palloseura | MP = Mikkelin Palloilijat | |||||||||
| KPV = Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot | VPS = Vaasan Palloseura | |||||||||
| HJK = Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | ||||||||||
| Valkeakoski = Valkeakoski | Kokkola = Gamlakarleby => Karleby | |||||||||
| Kuopio = Kuopio | Helsinki = Helsingfors | |||||||||
| Turku = Åbo | Mikkeli = Sankt Michel | |||||||||
| Oulu = Uleåborg | Vaasa = Vasa | |||||||||
| Lahti = Lahtis | ||||||||||
| Finnish = Swedish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | Valkeakosken Haka - TPS Turku | 3-2 | ||||||||
| MP Mikkeli - SePS Sejnäjoki | 0-1 | |||||||||
| Final (23.10.1977) | Valkeakosken Haka - SePS Sejnäjoki | 3-1 | ||||||||
| SePS = Seinäjoen Palloseura | ||||||||||
| Seinäjoki = Seinäjoki (Östermyra) | ||||||||||
| Lahden Reipas dissolved in 1996 and re-established in 2012 | ||||||||||
| ÅLAND ISLANDS | ||||||||||
| 1 | IFK Mariehamn | |||||||||
| IFK = Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Final | IFK Mariehamn - IFFK Godby | 4-3 | ||||||||
| FINLAND 1978 | ||||||||||
| Mestaruussarja | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | HJK Helsinki | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 33 | |
| 2 | KPT Kuopio | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 32 | |
| 3 | Valkeakosken Haka | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 23 | 31 | |
| 4 | TPS Turku | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 57 | 29 | 28 | 26 | |
| 5 | OPS Oulu | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 26 | |
| 6 | MiPK Mikkeli | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 25 | |
| 7 | KuPS Kuopio | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 21 | |
| 8 | KPV Kokkola | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 21 | |
| 9 | Ladhen Reipas | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 19 | |
| 10 | Turun Pyrkivä | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 17 | |
| 11 | Kiffen Helsinki | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 58 | -45 | 7 | |
| 12 | OTP Oulu | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 52 | -37 | 6 | |
| 264 | 100 | 64 | 100 | 370 | 370 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Promoted | KTP Kotka, Tampereen Ilves | |||||||||
| HJK = Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | MiPK = Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat | |||||||||
| KPT = Kuopion Pallo-Toverit | KuPS = Kuopion Palloseura | |||||||||
| TPS = Turun Palloseura | KPV = Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot | |||||||||
| OPS = Oulun Palloseura | OTP = Oulun Työväen Palloilijat | |||||||||
| Helsinki = Helsingfors | Oulu = Uleåborg | |||||||||
| Kuopio = Kuopio | Mikkeli = Sankt Michel | |||||||||
| Valkeakoski = Valkeakoski | Kokkola = Karleby | |||||||||
| Turku = Åbo | Lahti = Lahtis | |||||||||
| Finnish = Swedish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | KPT Kuopio - Kiffen Helsinki | 2-1 | aet | |||||||
| KuPS Kuopio - Ladhen Reipas | 1-1 | aet | 3-5 | |||||||
| Final (08.10.1978 and 15.10.1978) | KPT Kuopio - Ladhen Reipas | 1-3 | 1-1 | |||||||
| Lahden Reipas dissolved in 1996 and re-established in 2012 | ||||||||||
| ÅLAND ISLANDS | ||||||||||
| 1 | IFFK Godby | |||||||||
| IFFK = Idrottsförening Finströmskamraterna | ||||||||||
| KPT Kuopio dissolved in 1990 | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Final | IFK Mariehamn - Jomala IK | 4-1 | ||||||||
| FINLAND 1979 | ||||||||||
| Mestaruussarja | ||||||||||
| PRELIMINARY ROUND | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | OPS Oulu | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 24 | 32 | |
| 2 | KuPS Kuopio | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 29 | |
| 3 | HJK Helsinki | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 27 | |
| 4 | Ladhen Reipas | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 25 | |
| 5 | KPT Kuopio | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 24 | |
| 6 | TPS Turku | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 23 | |
| 7 | Valkeakosken Haka | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 42 | 6 | 22 | |
| 8 | KTP Kotka | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 44 | -17 | 20 | |
| 9 | KPV Kokkola | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 17 | |
| 10 | Tampereen Ilves | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 16 | |
| 11 | Turun Pyrkivä | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 16 | |
| 12 | MiPK Mikkeli | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 45 | -22 | 13 | |
| 264 | 99 | 66 | 99 | 380 | 380 | 0 | 264 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| FINAL ROUND | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | |||
| 1 | OPS Oulu | 29 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 53 | 25 | 28 | 41 | |
| 2 | KuPS Kuopio | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 33 | 25 | 40 | |
| 3 | HJK Helsinki | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 35 | |
| 4 | KPT Kuopio | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 33 | |
| 5 | Ladhen Reipas | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 32 | |
| 6 | Valkeakosken Haka | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 29 | |
| 7 | TPS Turku | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 26 | |
| 8 | KTP Kotka | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 68 | -35 | 22 | |
| 232 | 100 | 58 | 74 | 389 | 339 | 50 | 258 | |||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| PROMOTION/RELEGATION GROUP | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Bonus | Total | ||
| 1 | Tampereen Ilves | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | OTP Oulu | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | KPV Kokkola | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Sepsi-78 Seinäjoki | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Turun Pyrkivä | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | MP Mikkeli | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | MiPK Mikkeli | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | GrIFK Grankulla | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 1 | 4 |
| 56 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 20 | 76 | ||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Promoted | OTP Oulu, Sepsi-78 Seinäjoki | |||||||||
| OPS = Oulun Palloseura | KPV = Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot | |||||||||
| KuPS = Kuopion Palloseura | MiPK = Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat | |||||||||
| HJK = Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | OTP = Oulun Työväen Palloilijat | |||||||||
| KPT = Kuopion Pallo-Toverit | MP = Mikkelin Palloilijat | |||||||||
| TPS = Turun Palloseura | GrIFK = Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna i Grankulla | |||||||||
| KTP = Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat | ||||||||||
| Oulu = Uleåborg | Kotka = Kotka | |||||||||
| Kuopio = Kuopio | Kokkola = Karleby | |||||||||
| Helsinki = Helsingfors | Tampere = Tammerfors | |||||||||
| Lahti = Lahtis | Mikkeli = Sankt Michel | |||||||||
| Turku = Åbo | Seinäjoki = Seinäjoki | |||||||||
| Valkeakoski = Valkeakoski | Kauniainen = Grankulla | |||||||||
| Finnish = Swedish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | HJK Helsinki - Tampereen Ilves | 1-3 | aet | |||||||
| TPS Turku - KuPS Kuopio | 6-4 | aet | ||||||||
| Final (21.10.1979) | Tampereen Ilves - TPS Turku | 2-0 | ||||||||
| KPT Kuopio dissolved in 1990 | Lahden Reipas dissolved in 1996 and re-established in 2012 | |||||||||
| ÅLAND ISLANDS | ||||||||||
| 1 | IFK Mariehamn | |||||||||
| IFK = Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Final | IF Östernäskamraterna - Jomala IK | 2-1 | ||||||||
| FINLAND 1980 | ||||||||||
| Mestaruussarja | ||||||||||
| PRELIMINARY ROUND | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | Bonus | ||
| 1 | OPS Oulu | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 17 |
| 2 | TPS Turku | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 31 | 16 |
| 3 | HJK Helsinki | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 30 | 15 |
| 4 | Valkeakosken Haka | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 30 | 15 |
| 5 | KTP Kotka | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 12 |
| 6 | Tampereen Ilves | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 19 | 10 |
| 7 | Sepsi-78 Seinäjoki | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 19 | 10 |
| 8 | KuPS Kuopio | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 45 | -17 | 17 | 9 |
| 9 | OTP Oulu | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 47 | -23 | 16 | |
| 10 | Ladhen Reipas | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 15 | |
| 11 | KPT Kuopio | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 15 | |
| 12 | KPV Kokkola | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 14 | |
| 264 | 94 | 76 | 94 | 385 | 385 | 0 | 264 | 104 | ||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| FINAL ROUND | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | Total | ||
| 1 | OPS Oulu | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 26 |
| 2 | Valkeakosken Haka | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | HJK Helsinki | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 24 |
| 4 | TPS Turku | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | KTP Kotka | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | Tampereen Ilves | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 18 |
| 7 | Sepsi-78 Seinäjoki | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | KuPS Kuopio | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 2 | 11 |
| 56 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 56 | 160 | ||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| RELEGATION-PROMOTION GROUP | ||||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Bonus | Total | ||
| 1 | KPT Kuopio | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | RoPS Rovaniemi | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | MP Mikkeli | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | MiPK Mikkeli | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | FC Kuusysi Lahti | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | KPV Kokkola | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | OTP Oulu | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Ladhen Reipas | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 3 | 5 |
| 56 | 23 | 10 | 23 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 20 | 76 | ||
| Rules for classification: 1) Points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored | ||||||||||
| Promoted | MP Mikkeli, RoPS Rovaniemi, MiPK Mikkeli | |||||||||
| OPS = Oulun Palloseura | KPT = Kuopion Pallo-Toverit | |||||||||
| TPS = Turun Palloseura | KPV = Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot | |||||||||
| HJK = Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | RoPS = Rovaniemen Palloseura | |||||||||
| KTP = Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat | MP = Mikkelin Palloilijat | |||||||||
| KuPS = Kuopion Palloseura | MiPK = Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat | |||||||||
| OTP = Oulun Työväen Palloilijat | ||||||||||
| Oulu = Uleåborg | Seinäjoki = Seinäjoki | |||||||||
| Turku = Åbo | Kuopio = Kuopio | |||||||||
| Helsinki = Helsingfors | Lahti = Lahtis | |||||||||
| Valkeakoski = Valkeakoski | Kokkola = Karleby | |||||||||
| Kotka = Kotka | Rovaniemi = Rovaniemi | |||||||||
| Tampere = Tammerfors | Mikkeli = Sankt Michel | |||||||||
| Finnish = Swedish | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Semifinals | HJK Helsinki - Valkeakosken Haka | 1-3 | ||||||||
| KTP Kotka - KPT Kuopio | 3-1 | |||||||||
| Final (19.10.1980) | Valkeakosken Haka - KTP Kotka | 2-3 | ||||||||
| KPT Kuopio dissolved in 1990 | Lahden Reipas dissolved in 1996 and re-established in 2012 | |||||||||
| ÅLAND ISLANDS | ||||||||||
| 1 | IFK Mariehamn | |||||||||
| IFK = Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna | ||||||||||
| CUP | ||||||||||
| Final | IFK Mariehamn - IFFK Godby | 3-0 | ||||||||
| IFFK = Idrottsföreningen Finströmskamraterna | ||||||||||