Palola saw his first action in the Finnish top-flight Liiga during the 2006–07 season, playing six contests for Ilves.

During the 2013-14 campaign, Palola scored 30 goals and dealt out 26 assists in 80 games and was presented with the Aarne Honkavaara Trophy as the league's best goalscorer.

He won the award also the following season (2014–15) after tallying 40 goals and 25 assists in 80 games en route to another Liiga runner-up finish.

[2] Palola then opted to continue his career in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), signing with HC Vityaz for the 2015–16 season.

[3] His number went down in Russia: He saw the ice in 27 KHL games, scoring one goal and dishing out four assists.