Arttu Tulehmo

Arttu Tulehmo

Personal information
Date of birth	(2007-05-02) 2 May 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth	Tampere, Finland
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	KTP ( on loan from Ilves)
Youth career
2011–2023	Ilves[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Ilves II	24	(4)
2024–	Ilves	1	(0)
2025–	KTP	0	(0)
International career^‡
2021–2022	Finland U15	4	(0)
2023	Finland U16	6	(5)
2023–	Finland U17	12	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024

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

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.

Honours

Ilves

• Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024^[11]

References

1. Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, A.Tulehmo, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
2. Jalkapallon supertähti jakoi kuvan – suomalaisjuniorit Arttu ja Eetu päätyivät yllättäen 34,5 miljoonan seuraajan Instagram-tilille, Ilta-Sanomat, 29 September 2019
3. ARTTU TULEHMO MONIVUOTISEEN SOPIMUKSEEN EDUSTUSJOUKKUEEN KANSSA, ilvesedustus.fi
4. Ilves jalkapallo teki pelaajakehityssopimuksia lahjakkaiden nuorten kanssa – tutustu pelaajakehityssopimuksen saaneisiin pelaajiin!, ilvesjalkapallo.fi, 14 July 2022
5. VJS VS. ILVES 0 - 4, soccerway
6. Ilves kiinnitti mielenkiintoisen nimen – "Hienoa, että pääsimme pitkään sopimukseen", sportti.com, 4 January 2024
7. Vasta 16-vuotias Ilves-kasvatti edustusjoukkueeseen pitkällä sopimuksella, Veikkausliiga, 4 January 2024
8. Inter Turku – Ilves 0–2, int.soccerway.com
9. ILVES-LAINA ARTTU TULEHMO - "VAHVUUDET OVAT HYÖKKÄYSPÄÄSSÄ", fcktp.fi, 23 December 2024
10. U16-pojat kukisti Walesin Arttu Tulehmon maaleilla, Finnish FA, 6 May 2023
11. Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024

External links

• Arttu Tulehmo at Soccerway
• Arttu Tulehmo at WorldFootball.net