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Play North, via one of its group subsidiaries Play Suomi Ltd, has officially been granted a five-year gambling licence by the National Police Board of Finland. Licence RALU/2027/L121 is valid from 1 July 2027 to 30 June...
Wazdan, the gain-focused developer, has made its debut in Finland via a new partnership with Veikkaus, marking an important strategic step in expanding Wazdan’s international presence. The integration, via Light & Wo...
Veikkaus has signed a commercial agreement with Viaplay Denmark and Viaplay Finland to launch Viabet, a new gaming brand developed, owned and operated by Veikkaus, in Finland and Denmark from 1 July 2027. The agreement m...
Melvin Bostelaar, known from BetCity.nl, has been appointed CEO of SuomiVeto Oy. He leads the company towards the opening of the Finnish gambling market on 1 July 2027. “Four years ago, we sold BetCity.nl after an incred...
European Entertainment Group AB has announced that its subsidiary, ComeOn Group, has been awarded all gambling licences it applied for from the Finnish National Police Board required for its plans to enter the newly regu...
Finland’s National Police Board approves the group as the country prepares to replace Veikkaus’ online monopoly with a licensing regime. SkillOnNet has secured a Finnish gambling licence, positioning the operator to ente...
SuomiVeto has secured a licence to enter Finland’s re-regulated iGaming market next year. “I am proud of the team and everyone who has helped us reach this milestone. This licence is the beginning of an exciting new chap...
Partnership starts with Gaming Corps’ slots catalogue and can expand to other game types as Finland moves to a licence-based market on 1 July 2027. Gaming Corps has signed a content partnership with Veikkaus, Finland ’s...
The issuing of what appears to be Finland’s first ever online gambling licence has caused confusion about how permissive officials will be about past grey market advertising. Last week, Wildz Group announced that it had...
Finland’s Finnish National Police Board has granted the first gambling licences under the country’s new regulatory framework, marking a key step in the shift toward a competitive gambling market scheduled to open on 1 Ju...
New operator says it has filed a Finnish licence application ahead of the market’s planned regulation in July 2027. Finnplay has signed a platform deal with Happy Brands Finland, a new Finnish operator planning to launch...
Veikkaus has signed a new partnership agreement with Mikko Rantanen, one of the world’s top ice hockey players. As part of the agreement, Rantanen will become Veikkaus’s new brand ambassador, further strengthening the co...
The first half of 2026 has been promising for Veikkaus, and the company has returned to a growth path. In the Finnish business operations, growth has been particularly focused on digital channels. The international B2B s...
The supplier’s titles will launch across CasinoFriday and sister brands BetFriday, Shotz and Pelipeto. Games Inc has partnered with CasinoFriday to distribute its slot portfolio across CasinoFriday and its sister brands,...
Veikkaus Ltd has officially joined The Gambling Industry Association Finland (Rahapeliala ry) on September 2, 2026. Veikkaus is a Finnish state-owned gambling company with a long history in the national gambling market....
Wildz Group brand Tuplaus has won the Slotsoo Finland Casino Awards 2026 “Pelillistämispäällikö” (Gamification Manager) title, according to a company announcement dated July 2026 from Ta ‘Xbiex, Malta. Slotsoo’s organisers said: “Only a casino that has taken the gambling experience to a whole new level can be called a gamification manager.” Judges added that Tuplaus […]
Finland has submitted technical gambling regulations covering a regulatory data vault and the Official Control Signing Service (OCSS) to the EU’s Technical Regulation Information System (TRIS) on 10 July. According to the notified documents, operators must submit signed gaming and player-account data to the authority through a secure SFTP data vault in a prescribed format. […]
With the public consultation period closing on 5 August 2026, international operators eyeing Finland’s newly regulated gambling market face strict product limitations, including a total ban on autoplay and a €10 slot cap for players under 25. According to a new regulatory analysis released by Kasinohai, the Finnish Ministry of the Interior’s draft legislation […]
Finland’s National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has launched a new set of gambling risk limits built around a single rule: no more than 2% of monthly net income, 4 gambling days per month and 2 recurring game types. Bonusetu.com examines the new framework and why its real-world success depends on the bank […]
Veikkaus will deploy the latest version of OpenBet’s Neccton AI-enhanced responsible gambling platform across its digital and retail channels, the companies said on 16 June 2026. The rollout comes as Finland’s newly approved Gambling Act increases operator obligations to spot and address risky gambling behaviour early, including active intervention where risk indicators emerge. OpenBet said […]