By 
Jovana Vukovic ·
Finland’s move toward a licensing system for online gambling is creating new opportunities for payment providers as the country prepares to welcome international operators in 2027. Local companies Viljo and Trumo…
By Jovana Vukovic ·
Finland’s Supreme Administrative Court has rejected the tax administration’s strict game-by-game approach to online slot gambling outside the European Economic Area, giving players greater scope to deduct losing bets when…
By Jovana Vukovic ·
Finland has published draft gambling regulations that outline the structure of its planned licensed market under the Gambling Act (10/2026). The proposals introduce a wide set of player protection measures…
By 
Filip Radulovic ·
Finland is undergoing a major shift in its gambling sector, as the country prepares to transition from the long-standing Veikkaus monopoly to a new multi-licence system. The application process, which…
By Jovana Vukovic ·
Veikkaus, the Finnish state-owned gambling operator, is bracing for a major transformation as Finland’s gambling market prepares for liberalization in 2027. Once Europe’s last major gambling monopoly, Veikkaus now aims…
By Jovana Vukovic ·
In early 2026, the Finnish government introduced new gambling protection proposals, aiming to address gambling harm. However, operators in the industry are expressing significant concerns about the potential consequences of…
By Jovana Vukovic ·
Finland’s long-running gambling monopoly is set to give way to a partially competitive system after parliament approved a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s gambling legislation. Lawmakers voted decisively in favour…
By Jovana Vukovic ·
Finland is taking a significant step towards reshaping its gambling market, moving away from its state-controlled monopoly to a competitive licensing system. This shift is set to occur in 2027,…
By Filip Radulovic ·
The Finnish government has approved a significant reform to its gambling system, marking a shift away from the state monopoly model as it prepares to introduce a competitive licensing structure.…
By Filip Radulovic ·
The Finnish Ministry of the Interior has introduced a draft government proposal to reform the country’s gambling system. This proposal, which aligns with the Government Programme, aims to dismantle Veikkaus…
By 
Jonathan Reed ·
Playtech, one of the world’s most important suppliers of technology and content for the iGaming industry, has announced it signed a live casino agreement with Veikkaus, the state-owned monopoly operator…
By 
Marija Djenic ·
Another amazing piece of news resonated in the industry after it was announced that another ever-popular iGaming market wants to introduce new rules! Namely, Finland’s Ministry of Finance has set its sights…
By 
Casino News Daily ·
The online casino market in Finland has developed a lot recently, even though the country’s government has not yet introduced legislation to officially open the market to private casino operators.…
By 
Terry Davis ·
The heavily favored Russians are back in the gold medal ice hockey game at this year’s Winter Olympics, just like they were expected to be. This highly anticipated hockey game…
By Terry Davis ·
Finland may be moving closer to dashing proposed unfair protections for the state gambling monopoly Veikkaus after the government’s Constitutional Committee determined that blocking payments to gaming operators that aren’t…
By Terry Davis ·
Payment blocking for unregulated operators and a ban on slot machine ads form a part of a recent package of reforms introduced by Finnish lawmakers as they look to “reduce…
By Terry Davis ·
Relax Gaming announced that it has partnered with Finnish gambling monopoly Veikkaus in the latest major supply deal that will significantly grow the online casino games supplier and aggregator’s regulated…
By Terry Davis ·
German supermarket chain Lidl is set to remove all slot machines from its stores in Finland, becoming the first retail chain operating in the country to do so. Under Finnish…
By 
Robert Johnson ·
Karamba, an online casino operation owned by Aspire Global, announced this week its debut on the Finnish market with Griffon Casino – the first Pay N Play casino in the…
By Terry Davis ·
We are happy to announce that the LCB network has just grown bigger after recently closing the acquisition of two established Finland-focused affiliate websites. Casinomaisteri.com and Nettikasinot.bet are the two…
By Terry Davis ·
Finland is famous for a lot of things and being the home of Santa Claus is one of them. This year, the European Gambling and Betting Association (EGBA) has asked…
By Terry Davis ·
Finland’s gambling monopoly Veikkaus has gone live with the entire online casino games library of major creator and supplier of content for the iGaming industry Yggdrasil. Following successful integration of…
By Terry Davis ·
Online casino content developer and supplier Playson has rolled out its slots portfolio with Swedish gambling group Global Gaming after a recently penned agreement between the two companies. As a…
By Terry Davis ·
Most of Finland’s political parties believe that tighter regulations on slot machines need to be introduced, according to a survey conducted by local news outlet Yle. Certain restrictions on the…
By Terry Davis ·
Finland’s state-owned gambling monopoly, Veikkaus, has decided to reestablish an internal ethics council that would be tasked with overseeing the company’s work toward providing its services in a socially responsible…
By Terry Davis ·
Finland’s gambling monopoly, Veikkaus, is set to limit the number of slot machines it operates around the country, the state-run operator’s Chief Executive said in a recent interview with local…
By Terry Davis ·
Finnish non-profit organizations working to prevent and combat gambling addiction have urged the government to appointed public health experts to the board of Finland’s state-run gambling monopoly, Veikkaus, local news…
By Robert Johnson ·
Veikkaus, Finland’s gambling monopoly, has landed in hot water over controversial ads that feature therapists urging gamblers to indulge their habit, local news outlet Yle reports. The company said Tuesday…
By Terry Davis ·
Veikkaus, the state-run Finnish gambling operator, has gone live with a selection of online casino games provided by NetEnt, the Swedish gaming solutions supplier announced earlier today. NetEnt and Veikkaus…
By Terry Davis ·
Finnish TV channels and radio stations could lose their licenses if found to be airing adverts of illegal casino, betting operations Finland’s National Police Board and the Finnish Transport and…