Gambling regulation
Gambling in the country:
State monopoly
Local License:
Veikkaus
Top payment systems
Top payment methods (January 2025):
Слоты по доли рынка
Top Slots
Top popular slots in Finland (January 2025):
Affiliates receiving traffic
More about gambling regulation
As of the beginning of 2025, the Finnish market is strictly regulated by the state monopoly Veikkaus. The regulation affects all types of gambling entertainment, including online gambling.
Formally, the country has a ban on international operators, however, in fact, no one prohibits Finns from playing on projects that do not fall under the control of Veikkaus. It is also worth noting that domains are not blocked.
It is worth noting that there is an active discussion in Finland about ending the Veikkaus monopoly and «opening the doors» to international operators. The timing of this process varies: some say the end of 2025, and some say 2027.
About blocking and liability
Medium
Legislation:
Ambiguous / requires verification
The activity of the authorities:
Medium
Risk of harassment of non-residents:
Low
The risk in entering the country:
Low
Risk of extradition to the country:
Low
Precedents (against non-residents):
No data
Comment on the level of risk:
Finland: Current assessment is provisional - a local check is recommended. It is possible to work with caution if there are no explicit prohibitions. Risk of extradition to the country is low, requests are rare.
Gambling in the country
Finland is a very controversial geo in terms of gambling. On the one hand - the gambling culture is very familiar to Finns. On the other hand - Finns are very sophisticated players who will regularly look for loopholes that will help them beat the casino. This is one of the big reasons why many operators refuse to work in the Finnish market.
Finns are notorious bonus-hunters. Many Finns play for profit rather than gambling and monitor various sites like Askgamblers to catch the latest no-deposit offers.
As part of wagering bonuses often choose low-latency slots and make minimum bets until they win back the bonus (often to their advantage).
Before taking a bonus on a site, players often read out the bonus rules in full (has been seen repeatedly from player session recordings).
Operators resort to various methods of combating bonus-hunters. There are casinos that in principle do not give bonuses to Finns. Others prefer to put a huge wager - to meet in the Finnish market wager 80 - quite commonplace.
Finns like to look for loopholes in the rules. It has been repeatedly observed that Finns go to the rules page before registering and read it carefully. In addition, Finns often contact the support team and point out certain points in the rules that help them to make a profit.
Finns are very organized players. Among Finns there are closed communities where players share strategies on how to beat a particular casino.
Finland is an interesting but very challenging market for gambling operators. On the one hand, the gambling culture is widespread, and Finnish players demonstrate a high level of engagement. On the other hand, high cost of attraction, low ARPU and endless attempts of Finns to beat the casino - force many operators to abandon this GEO.
Gambling regulation
Gambling in the country:
State monopoly
Local License:
Veikkaus
About the population of the country
Official Language:
Finnish, Swedish
Believers:
56 %
Second Religion:
Basic information about the country
Name of country:
Finland
Code (2-digit):
FI
Continent:
Europe
Capital:
Helsinki
Area of the country:
337,030 square kilometers.
Phone Code:
358
Currency (currency code):
Euro (EUR)
Geographical features of the country
Area (20): Åland Islands, Varsinais-Suomi, East Uusimaa, Kainuu, Kanta-Häme, Kymenlaakso, Lapland, Ostrobothnia, Pirkanmaa, Päijät-Häme, Satakunta, North Karelia, North Ostrobothnia, North Savo, Uusimaa, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, South Karelia, South Ostrobothnia, South Savo.
The modern territory of the country was partially or fully occupied by the following states: the Old Russian State, Vladimir Rus, the Russian Kingdom, and the Russian Empire.
Finland is washed by seas: Baltic Sea.
Finland has access to lakes: Saimaa, Päijänne, Inarijärvi, Oulujärvi, Orivesi, Keitele, Kallavesi, Puruvesi, Puula, Katkojärvi, Höytäinen, Näsijärvi, Pyhäjärvi, Suvasvesi, Juojärvi, Virmasvesi, Konnevesi, Nilakka, Kotere, Iisvesi and others.
There are rivers running through the area: Turneelven, Kemijoki, Iijoki, Tanaelv (Tenojoki), Muonioelven, Ounasjoki, Lotta, Kymijoki, Ivalojoki, Vuoksa, Lenderka, Kokemäenjoki, Javre, Nota, Patsojoki, Loimijoki, Ouluoki, Vantaa, Janisjoki, Aurajoki and others.
Finland owns the islands: Soisalo, Aland, Chimitu, Hailuoto, Raippaluoto, Otava, Lemland, Ekkerö, Eija, Storlandet, Olön, Kirklandet, Kivimaa, Pyhämaa, Vessolandet, Kirjalansaari, Lillandet, Larsmo, Stortervolandet, Kaurissalo and others.
Mountains within the country: Haltiatunturi.
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