Huuhkajat World Cup Qualifiers Match Reports. Veikkausliiga: Relegation for Haka & the Battle at the Top

Blog: show notes and links IN THIS EPISODE... Mark W & Keke are joined by a couple of guests for a bumper episode. Firstly, Jussi Hartikainen, from Suomen Maajoukkue Kannatajat ry and Football Supporters Europe, comes on to discuss the latest two World Cup Qualifiers for Finland, a 2-1 home win over Lithuania and a 0-4 away defeat to the Netherlands. Jussi also explains about his role and FSE and his involvement in the recent Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Finnish FA and the SMJK supporters group. All three are then joined by KTP fan Sami Lindfors, who shares his experience of the bottom-of-the-table clash between KTP and Haka, which saw Haka relegated and KTP into a playoff with TPS Turku. They also talk through the current situation in the top half, with only 6 points between the top 4 teams and still 5 rounds of games to be played. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:54 Report: Finland 2-1 Lithuania 00:15:12 Report: Netherlands 4-0 Finland 00:30:31 Upcoming fixtures and the extended international break in Sept 2026 00:33:24 Jussi’s work with Football Supporters Europe and the agreement between Palloliitto & SMJK 00:45:12 Relegation cliffhanger. Sami’s bus trip to watch Haka vs KTP 00:56:50 The five way battle at the top of the Mestaruussarja 01:10:55 Eero Markkanen retires ------------------------------------------------------------------ SUPPORT THE SHOW 🍺 Buy Us A Beer FEELING SOCIABLE? X / Twitter Bluesky Facebook page Facebook group Instagram YouTube

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This episode was published on Oct 20, 2025.

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