KalPa salaries 2026-27
Liiga · Kuopio · 29 players · 7 imports
Filed data. This club's total payroll is a published figure from Liiga's own published player budgets for 2026-27, released 24 August 2026 and reported by Yle. Clubs file the figure with the league and the league quality-checks it. Gross player wages including benefits in kind; employer side costs excluded.. How it splits across the roster is EuroCap's estimate.
Payroll (as negotiated)
€2.10M
€2,095,000
Gross cost to club
€3.00M
€3,000,500
Average
€72k
Median
€66k
Highest paid
€163k
Imports
7
of 29 players
Roster and salaries
Imports agree a net wage and the club pays the tax on top — shown here with the gross cost in brackets. Domestic players agree a gross wage and pay their own tax, so that is the figure shown.
Forwards (16)
| Player | Pos | Age | Nat | Salary | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaakko Rissanen | C | 36 | FIN | €247,500 | Medium |
| 2 | Juuso Mäenpää | C | 24 | FIN | €234,000 | Medium |
| 3 | Teemu Hartikainen | C | 36 | FIN | €216,500 | Medium |
| 4 | Jesper Piitulainen | RW | 35 | FIN | €156,500 | Medium |
| 5 | Aleksi Klemetti | LW | 27 | FIN | €152,500 | High |
| 6 | Cade Borchardt | RW | 28 | USA | €105,000 (€124,500) | Medium |
| 7 | Konsta Kapanen | LW | 22 | FIN | €124,000 | Medium |
| 8 | Elias Vilén | C | 25 | FIN | €103,000 | Medium |
| 9 | Samuel Jung | RW | 20 | CZE | €78,000 (€92,000) | Low |
| 10 | Rasmus Miilunpohja | RW | 17 | FIN | €92,000 | Low |
| 11 | Joona Saarelainen | C | 20 | FIN | €67,000 | Medium |
| 12 | Rasmus Pakarinen | RW | 19 | FIN | €67,000 | Low |
| 13 | Otto Somppi | C | 28 | FIN | €61,500 | Low |
| 14 | Juuso Könönen | LW | 28 | FIN | €55,000 | Medium |
| 15 | Kristjan Kombe | C | 26 | EST | €41,500 (€49,000) | Low |
| 16 | Tuukka Korkiakoski | LW | 21 | FIN | €37,000 | Medium |
Defence (11)
| Player | Pos | Age | Nat | Salary | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ville Ruotsalainen | D | 23 | FIN | €204,500 | Low |
| 2 | Lasse Lappalainen | D | 37 | FIN | €127,500 | Medium |
| 3 | Juuso Ketola | D | 26 | FIN | €101,000 | Low |
| 4 | Joonas Lyytinen | D | 31 | FIN | €100,000 | Low |
| 5 | Lukas Kanak | D | 29 | CZE | €84,000 (€99,000) | Low |
| 6 | Hugo Gallet | D | 29 | FRA | €83,000 (€97,000) | Medium |
| 7 | Anton Karlsson | D | 33 | SWE | €52,500 (€61,500) | Medium |
| 8 | Mikael Niskanen | D | 18 | FIN | €48,500 | Low |
| 9 | Joel Tarvainen | D | 18 | FIN | €48,500 | Low |
| 10 | Veikka Mononen | D | 20 | FIN | €41,500 | Low |
| 11 | Mitja Jokinen | D | 20 | FIN | €35,000 | Low |
Goaltending (2)
| Player | Pos | Age | Nat | Salary | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefanos Lekkas | G | 30 | USA | €83,500 (€98,500) | Medium |
| 2 | Rasmus Korhonen | G | 23 | FIN | €59,000 | Medium |
