Väinö Vehkonen
Defender · FC Lahti · №6
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
FC Lahti
IFK Mariehamn
Veikkausliiga
|
2:1 | |
Vaasan Palloseura
FC Lahti
Veikkausliiga
|
0:1 | |
FC Lahti
KuPS
Veikkausliiga
|
1:2 | |
Inter Turku
FC Lahti
Veikkausliiga
|
0:0 | |
FC Lahti
FF Jaro
Veikkausliiga
|
2:0 | |
Ilves
FC Lahti
Veikkausliiga
|
1:0 | |
|
IFK Mariehamn
FC Lahti
Veikkausliiga
|
0:2 | |
FC Lahti
HJK Helsinki
Veikkausliiga
|
2:0 | |
FC Lahti
Turku PS
Veikkausliiga
|
0:0 | |
IF Gnistan
FC Lahti
Veikkausliiga
|
1:0 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Veikkausliiga | 2026 | 13 |
About the player
Väinö Vehkonen's route to Finland's top flight has not run through a single academy. He started out at JJK Jyväskylä, the club in his home city, before a move to HJK Helsinki brought him into their reserve side, Klubi 04, where he won the Kakkonen Group B title in 2020. What followed was a string of moves through the domestic pyramid rather than a straight climb: Mikkelin Palloilijat, Ekenäs IF, FC Inter Turku, and now FC Lahti, all completed as free transfers.
It was at Mikkelin Palloilijat that Vehkonen made his name, establishing himself as a key player and earning the Ykkönen Player of the Month award in May 2023. At Ekenäs IF the following year he scored his first Veikkausliiga goal, against Vaasan Palloseura on 2 June 2024. A short stay at FC Inter Turku in 2025 brought only three league appearances, but also a Finnish League Cup winner's medal.
Since joining FC Lahti this year, Vehkonen has made 14 league appearances. Internationally, he has represented Finland at Under-18 level, with a single cap earned in 2019, and has not featured for the senior national team.
Career path
- 2026 — now FC Lahti 24 matches
- 2025 Inter Turku 10 matches
- 2025 Inter Turku II 3 matches
- 2024 Ekenäs IF 32 matches
- 2022 — 2023 Mikkelin Palloilijat 63 matches
- 2019 — 2021 HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki 40 matches
- 2019 — 2020 HJK Helsinki U21 4 matches
- 2018 JJK Jyväskylä 15 matches
- 2018 JJK Jyväskylä II 5 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | FC Lahti | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 599 |
| 2026 | FC Lahti | Liigacup | 5 | 1 | 0 | 369 |
| 2026 | FC Lahti | Suomen Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 347 |
| 2026 | FC Lahti | Veikkausliiga Relegation Group | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2025 | Inter Turku | Liigacup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 362 |
| 2025 | Inter Turku | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 144 |
| 2025 | Inter Turku II | Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2025 | Inter Turku | Suomen Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2025 | Inter Turku II | Ykkönen Relegation Group | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 2024 | Ekenäs IF | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 325 |
| 2024 | Ekenäs IF | Suomen Cup | 5 | 1 | 0 | 431 |
| 2024 | Ekenäs IF | Liigacup | 5 | 2 | 0 | 405 |
| 2024 | Ekenäs IF | Veikkausliiga Relegation Group | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 2023 | Mikkelin Palloilijat | Ykkösliiga | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 711 |
| 2023 | Mikkelin Palloilijat | Ykkösliiga Promotion Group | 5 | 0 | 0 | 425 |
| 2023 | Mikkelin Palloilijat | Ykkösliigacup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2023 | Mikkelin Palloilijat | Suomen Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2023 | Mikkelin Palloilijat | Ykkösliiga Playoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2022 | Mikkelin Palloilijat | Ykkösliiga | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 871 |
| 2022 | Mikkelin Palloilijat | Ykkösliiga Relegation Group | 4 | 0 | 0 | 323 |
| 2022 | Mikkelin Palloilijat | Suomen Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2022 | Mikkelin Palloilijat | Ykkösliigacup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2021 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Ykkösliiga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 386 |
| 2021 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Ykkösliiga Relegation Group | 4 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
| 2020 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Kakkonen - Group B | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 382 |
| 2020 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Kakkonen Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2020 | HJK Helsinki U21 | A-pojat SM-sarja Qualification | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2019 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Kakkonen - Group A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 718 |
| 2019 | HJK Helsinki U21 | A-Pojat SM Sarja Endrunde | 3 | 0 | 0 | 239 |
| 2019 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Kakkonen Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2018 | JJK Jyväskylä | Ykkösliiga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 350 |
| 2018 | JJK Jyväskylä II | Kolmonen Itäinen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 405 |
| Total | Mikkelin Palloilijat | 63 | 8 | 1 | 5 410 | |
| Total | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 983 | |
| Total | Ekenäs IF | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 521 | |
| Total | FC Lahti | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 330 | |
| Total | JJK Jyväskylä | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 350 | |
| Total | Inter Turku | 10 | 0 | 0 | 686 | |
| Total | JJK Jyväskylä II | 5 | 1 | 0 | 405 | |
| Total | HJK Helsinki U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 329 |
Transfers
Transfers- 25/26 Inter FC Lahti
- 24/25 Ekenäs IF Inter
- 23/24 Mikkelin Ekenäs IF
- 21/22 HJK Klubi 04 Mikkelin
- 18/19 JJK Jyväskylä HJK Klubi 04
- 17/18 JJK U19 JJK Jyväskylä
