Finnish Ykkönen (1st division, 2nd highest) is an impossible league. All the best players have been sold to the Premier league, there are some promising youngsters and a lot of questionmarks in foreign players and retiring stars.
Very little money is involved, though the best team on paper AC Oulu is apparently going through very difficult financial times. Could go under anyday now.
Ac Oulu
Pk-35
Fc Hämeenlinna
Viikingit
KPV
Popa
KePs
JIPPO
Klubi 04
TP-47
KooTeePee
Atlantis
Kiisto
TPV
First games will be played 25.04.2009, if I had to bet, I would draw blindly a draw.
Fortunately I don´t have to.
Here below are the odds from Nordicbet to win Ykkönen. No bets, I am on thin ice here at the moment.
AC Oulu 2.20
FC Viikingit 4.00
PK-35 5.00
PoPa 8.00
KPV 12.00
FC Hämeenlinna 12.00
FC KooTeePee 15.00
PS Kemi 20.00
TP-47 30.00
Atlantis FC 40.00
Klubi 04 50.00
TPV 50.00
FC Kiisto 75.00
JIPPO 100.00
7 rounds played and analyzed, time for a quick update, edit 2.6.2009
VastaaPoistaAc Oulu
Pk-35
Fc Hämeenlinna
Viikingit
JIPPO
KPV
Klubi 04
KePs
Popa
TPV
Atlantis
Kiisto
TP-47
KooTeePee
Of course Klubi04 can sometimes put 5-6 guys from the first team HJK on the pitch and they will be unstoppabable then, but they not allowed to get promoted anyway due to league rules.