Kärpät salaries 2026-27
Liiga · Oulu · 29 players · 5 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)
€2.73M
€2,733,000
Gross cost to club
€3.90M
€3,898,500
Average
€94k
Median
€69k
Highest paid
€292k
Imports
5
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 (18)
| Player | Pos | Age | Nat | Salary | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eemil Erholtz | RW | 26 | FIN | €347,500 | Medium |
| 2 | Matyas Kantner | LW | 28 | CZE | €292,000 (€342,500) | Low |
| 3 | Roni Hirvonen | C | 24 | FIN | €316,500 | Low |
| 4 | Eetu Päkkilä | LW | 26 | FIN | €216,500 | Low |
| 5 | Tuukka Tieksola | RW | 25 | FIN | €209,000 | Low |
| 6 | Samuli Ratinen | LW | 28 | FIN | €174,000 | High |
| 7 | Andreas Okany | C | 24 | FIN | €124,000 | Low |
| 8 | Viljo Kähkönen | RW | 18 | FIN | €118,000 | Low |
| 9 | Aleksi Antti-Roiko | C | 25 | FIN | €88,500 | Medium |
| 10 | Maxim Korpimäki | C | 22 | FIN | €87,500 | Low |
| 11 | Aarno Erholtz | C | 21 | FIN | €87,500 | Medium |
| 12 | Eetu Koivistoinen | C | 31 | FIN | €69,000 | Medium |
| 13 | Julius Hermonen | LW | 29 | FIN | €67,000 | Medium |
| 14 | Luukas Jurvelin | RW | 18 | FIN | €65,500 | Low |
| 15 | Tommi Tikka | C | 31 | FIN | €53,500 | Medium |
| 16 | Henrik Törnqvist | RW | 30 | SWE | €42,000 (€49,000) | High |
| 17 | Nooa Viuhkola | RW | 20 | FIN | €44,500 | Low |
| 18 | Wiktor Nilsson | RW | 24 | SWE | €36,500 (€43,000) | Low |
Defence (9)
| Player | Pos | Age | Nat | Salary | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksi Matinmikko | D | 26 | FIN | €223,000 | Medium |
| 2 | Jiří Ticháček | D | 23 | CZE | €189,000 (€221,500) | Low |
| 3 | Kalle Loponen | D | 25 | FIN | €191,500 | Medium |
| 4 | Arttu Paaso | D | 24 | FIN | €124,000 | Low |
| 5 | Rasmus Rissanen | D | 35 | FIN | €110,500 | Medium |
| 6 | Tuomas Salmela | D | 31 | FIN | €103,500 | Medium |
| 7 | Kasper Soini | D | 23 | FIN | €97,000 | Low |
| 8 | Veeti Ruotsalainen | D | 19 | FIN | €75,000 | Low |
| 9 | Lenni Kokkonen | D | 17 | FIN | €62,500 | Low |
Goaltending (2)
| Player | Pos | Age | Nat | Salary | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas Rubin | G | 30 | SWE | €118,500 (€139,000) | Medium |
| 2 | Visa Vedenpää | G | 21 | FIN | €48,000 | Medium |
