Location: Finland

The Finnish Police Board’s Gambling Administration recently prohibited the gambling company Veikkaus Oy from marketing gambling games in... more

Horseracing betting will fall under the commercial gambling sector’s jurisdiction, instead of the monopoly. This was the final addition a... more

Finland’s Veikkaus is to enter contract negotiations with up to 620 members of staff, warning this could result in more redundancies, as... more

Finnish state-owned operator Veikkaus reported a 7% year-on-year reduction in GGR in its H1 2024 financial report, to €482.8m [$534.5m].... more

The government has taken an initiative to enact a new gambling Act with the view to introduce open licensing for operating gambling system... more

As Finland develops its plans to end Veikkaus’ monopoly and open up the online market, iGB examines the fine print of the legislation.... more

Finland’s Veikkaus has appointed Andreas Reimblad, formerly director of sportsbook at Kindred Group, as its new vice-president of sports... more

Gross gaming revenue (GGR) at state-owned Finnish gambling monopoly Veikkaus dropped 3.6% to €1.03bn ($1.12bn) in 2023 against challenging... more

Betsson’s BML Group subsidiary is the first gambling operator blacklisted by Finland’s National Police Board (NPB), blocking any payments... more

Finland’s Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) has expressed detailed concerns about the increasing instances of gambling-related... more