The 2021 Veikkausliiga was the 91st season of top-tier football in Finland.
Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions AC Oulu (promoted after a ten-year absence).
TPS (relegated after one year in the top flight) as 11th-placed team lost their Veikkausliiga spot after losing to second-placed Ykkönen team KTP (promoted after a five-year absence) in a relegation/promotion playoff.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Jair (HJK) Urho Nissilä (KuPS) Peteri Forsell (Inter Turku) |}