The champions will be directly promoted to the 2013 Veikkausliiga.

The champions of each division will be promoted to the 2012-13 3.

The champions of each conference are promoted to the Landesliga.

At the end of the season, the champions are promoted.

Grimsby finished the season in third place, but only the champions were promoted.

In the final the two clubs played against each other twice, and the champion of the competition was promoted to the following year's first level.

The champions of both Verbandsliga groups were still directly promoted.

At the end of each season, the champions and runner-ups are promoted.

Usually, the champions of a division are promoted in the next year to the immediately upper level.

At the end of the season, the champions and the best runner-up are promoted.