About the Industry

At the end of 2024, the Finnish Game Industry employed approximately 4,300 people. The total number of employees has increased by 200 from the last report (2022). Around 35% of the employees were foreign citizens working for the Finnish studios in Finland. The share has increased remarkably (around 30% in 2022). The share of female employees was around 24%, which is higher than on last reporting period (2022: 22%).

In the last couple of years the Finnish studios have established offices abroad. Sourcing experienced professionals locally has been and remains one of the greatest challenges facing the Finnish Game Industry. The share of the employees working for the Finnish studios abroad was almost 12% in 2024 (2022: 10%).

Key facts of the Finnish Game Industry in 2024

Financial outlook of the Finnish Game Industry 2004-2024

In 2023 and 2024, Finnish studios published 120 new commercial games. Compared to the number of studios (270 at the end of 2024) this is a relatively small amount. The reason behind small number of publications is the fact that a majority of games now have a long lifespan as services, opposed to the traditional model of single published titles. Studios focus more on further developing already published titles rather than bringing out entirely new games. However, in 2023 and 2024 studios released more games than in 2021 and 2022. This might be related to the popularity of developing PC games. In 2024 more than 70 % of the new published games were published to PC.

The challenges in the mobile game market are reflected in the popularity of development platforms. Finland is known as a developer of mobile games, but PC is now as popular a platform as mobile devices (61 %). Younger studios favour PC over mobile devices. Multi-platform game development is common in Finland, with 58% of the interviewed studios developing games for two or more platforms.

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