Tatu Varmanen

Tatu Valdemar Varmanen (born 9 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Swedish club Östers IF. Born in Sweden, he has represented Finland at youth level.

Club career Brommapojkarna A product of Brommapojkarna's youth academy, Varmanen made his league debut for the club on 17 April 2016 in a 2-0 home victory over Piteå, coming on as an 80th minute substitute for Nemrut Awrohum.

Inter Turku In March 2017, Varmanen moved to Veikkausliiga side Inter Turku, before being sent on loan to JJK. He made his league debut for the club on 4 August 2017 in a 3-0 home victory over HIFK.

TPS In March 2019, Varmanen signed with Ykkönen club TPS on a one-year deal. After making his debut on matchday one against MYPA, Varmanen would make 20 appearances in all competitions for the club in 2019 as TPS gained promotion to the Veikkausliiga. In October, he signed a one-year contract extension.

Östers IF Following four seasons in Finland, Varmanen returned to his native Sweden, signing with Östers IF. He made his debut for Öster on 11 April 2021 playing full 90 minutes in a match against Örgryte. In March 2022, he signed a two-year contract extension with the club. After Öster had won the promotion to Allsvenskan at the end of 2024, Varmanen extended his contract with the club in late November 2024. He left the club af the end of 2025, however he re-joined Östers IF again in June 2026.

International career Varmanen has represented both Finland U-18 and Finland U-19.

Personal life Born in Sweden to Finnish parents, Varmanen spent the majority of his childhood in Stockholm. His mother is from Tornio and father from Lahti. He holds a dual Finnish-Swedish citizenship.

Career statistics Club

Honours Östers IF Superettan runner-up: 2024

Inter Turku Finnish Cup: 2017–18