A total of 36 teams contested the league divided into three groups, Lohko A (Group A), Lohko B (Group B) and Lohko C (Group C). 25 returning from the

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season, two relegated from

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and nine promoted from

Kolmonen Kolmonen or III divisioona is the fifth level in the Finnish football league system, league system of Finnish football and comprises 108 Finland, Finnish football (soccer), football teams. The III divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mi ...

. The champion of each group and the best runner-up will qualify to promotion matches to decide which two teams get promoted to the

. The bottom three teams in each group will qualify directly for relegation to

. Each team will play a total of 22 matches, playing twice against each team of its group. KTP and

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were relegated from the 2016 Ykkönen, while

FC Honka FC Honka is a Finland, Finnish Association football, football club based in Espoo. It was founded in 1957 as Tapion Honka, and changed its name to FC Honka in 1975. The club will play in Kakkonen in the 2024 season, after Esport Honka filed for ...

and

IF Gnistan IF Gnistan (''Kipinä'' in Finnish; ''The Spark'' in English), commonly known as Gnistan, is a Finnish football club from the city of Helsinki, founded in 1924. The club is currently playing in the Veikkausliiga, the first tier of the Finnish le ...

were promoted to the

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Groups

Lohko A (Group A)

Lohko B (Group B)

Lohko C (Group C)

League tables

Lohko A (Group A)

Lohko B (Group B)

Lohko C (Group C)

Runner-up teams

At the end of the season, a comparison is made between the runners-up. The best runner-up will qualify to promotion matches.

Promotion play-offs

Group winners and the best runner-up will play two-legged ties. Team pairs will be drawn and the two winning teams will be promoted to the

for season 2017. Group winners The best runner-up

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First leg

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Second leg

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won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''

won 9–1 on aggregate.''

References

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