The tournament started on 5 January 2012 with the first match of Round 1.
Many matches in the early rounds are played on artificial pitches in indoor halls.
In this round 70 clubs entered from the Finnish fourth level and below, while the other 31 clubs from the lower divisions received byes to the next round.
In this round 66 clubs participated from the Finnish fourth level and below.
In this round 24 clubs will participate, including 4 teams from the Veikkausliiga.