Finland’s Ministry of the Interior [last] week released four new draft regulations under its recently approved Gambling Act. These include various restrictions for the sector, including loss limits and maximum stake caps for players.
These measures, grounded in the recently enacted Gambling Act (10/2026), are set to come into force on 1 July 2027 as part of the market’s iGaming liberalization Finland’s efforts.
Although up to 50 operator license applications have been filed in the market so far, lingering uncertainty over player protection measures had been concerning stakeholders over the last few months.
Commenting on the new measures, Hippos ATG chief commercial officer, Antti Koivula, said they were “Restrictive, but not quite Germany. Perhaps not even the Netherlands, at least not yet.”
