Like many mature markets, Finland is experiencing a transitional period. On one hand, the industry is still quite polarized. On the other, it has become noticeably more diverse over the past few years. However, it’s far from certain that the creators of notable indie hits in recent years will be able to build sustainable businesses.

The Finnish Tax Administration is no longer required to treat each spin in online casinos as a separate taxable event. This decision was made by the country’s Supreme Administrative Court.

The Finnish regulator has received about fifty applications for licenses to operate in the country’s online gambling market. This was reported by the Gambling Supervision Division of the Finnish National Police Board.

In July 2027, Finland will open its iGaming market to licensed operators. According to Omnicom Media Group Finland, this sector could become the second-largest in the country in terms of advertising revenue, following retail.

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Over the last two decades, the turnover of Finland’s gaming industry has significantly increased, reports Neogames in a recent report. According to their estimates, in 2024 the figure amounted to a near-record €2.85 billion.

The Neogames organization, which calls itself the hub of the Finnish gaming industry, has joined companies that are dissatisfied with the tightening of the country’s migration policy. She claims that the decision of the authorities will lead to a “brain drain”.

Top managers of Supercell and Rovio criticized the Finnish government’s program tightening migration policy. In their opinion, it will make the country much less attractive for foreign developers.

Neogames, which positions itself as a hub of the Finnish gaming industry, has published a report on the state of affairs in the local game development over the past two years. We share the main figures and graphs from it.

At the same time, his annual income decreased by a third.

Last week, the media reported that the authorities of Saudi Arabia and Finland agreed to develop trade and business relations between the countries. The deal concerns a variety of industries, including healthcare, mining and energy, but it is believed that it also applies to games.

Starting in June, IT specialists and other highly qualified personnel can emigrate to Finland under an accelerated scheme. The authorities promise to issue a residence permit in 14 days, and not in a month, as it was earlier. This is reported by the Yle portal.

Fingersoft, a mobile studio from Finland, decided to conduct an experiment and offered employees to work less. They can switch to a four-day work week or work six hours a day. However, there is a nuance. All those who agree will have their salaries reduced by 10%.

Israeli gaming giant Plarium has entered the Finnish market. The company has acquired the Helsinki-based Futureplay studio. The amount and terms of the transaction are not specified.

The Finnish gaming organization Neogames has prepared a report on how 2020 went for the Finnish video game industry. Its total turnover increased by 9% and reached the level of €2.4 billion. Despite the fact that mobile remained the main platform for local developers, more and more studios began to make games for consoles.

Now the studio Small Giant Games is the second largest developer in Finland after Supercell. Last year, its revenue exceeded €400 million, and the rest of the company’s financial indicators are also growing steadily.Data from the financial report of Small Giant Games was shared by the Finnish business publication Tivi.

Finnish scientists decided to treat depression with video games. They started developing an action game that should seriously weaken the symptoms of the disease. But they warned — the game still won’t replace pills and psychotherapy.

In Finland, the Ministry of Games, a gaming startup that once raised $1.9 million, went bankrupt. The company managed to create four mobile games in five years.

Finnish developers are able to attract external financing. Another proof is the history of the Helsinki Lightheart Entertainment. The young team raised $1.4 million in the seed round.