Arttu Tulehmo

Arttu Tulehmo (born 2 May 2007) is a Finnish professional footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for Veikkausliiga side KTP, on loan from Ilves.

Arttu Tulehmo

Personal information
Date of birth	(2007-05-02) 2 May 2007 (age 18)
Place of birth	Tampere, Finland
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	KTP (on loan from Ilves)
Number	27
Youth career
2011–2023	Ilves[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Ilves II	24	(4)
2024–	Ilves	1	(0)
2025–	→ KTP (loan)	4	(0)
International career‡
2021–2022	Finland U15	4	(0)
2023	Finland U16	3	(3)
2023–	Finland U17	16	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 January 2025

Early career

Tulehmo is a product of the youth academy of his home town club Ilves.^[2] He started to play football in the club's youth team when he was four years old.^[3] In the summer 2022, Tulehmo was among the five youth players to sign a development contract with Ilves.^[4]

Club career

Tulehmo made his senior debut in 2023 with the club's reserve team Ilves II, playing in the third-tier league Kakkonen Group B. He played in a total of eight matches and scored once in the 2023 Kakkonen season. He was also named in the Ilves first team line-up on 5 July 2023, in the 2023 Finnish Cup quarter final win against VJS, but remained an unused substitute.^[5]

On 4 January 2024, at the age of 16, Tulehmo signed his first professional contract with Ilves on a three-year deal.^[6][7] He debuted with the first team on 3 February 2024, in a Finnish League Cup match against Vaasan Palloseura (VPS). On 12 June 2024, Tulehmo debuted in Veikkausliiga, in a 2–0 away win against Inter Turku.^[8]

Tulehmo was loaned out to KTP for the 2025 season.^[9]

International career

Tulehmo has represented Finland regularly at youth national teams at under-15, under-16 and under-17 levels.^[10] On 6 May 2023, Tulehmo scored a hat-trick for Finland U16, in a 3–1 friendly win against Wales U16.

Career statistics

As of 2 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ilves II	2023	Kakkonen	8	1	–		–		–		8	1
	2024	Kakkonen	16	3	–		–		–		16	3
	Total		24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	4
Ilves	2024	Veikkausliiga	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
KTP (loan)	2025	Veikkausliiga	2	0	0	0	5	0	–		7	0
Career total			27	4	0	0	6	0	0	0	33	4

1. Includes Suomen Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup

Honours

Ilves

• Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024^[11]