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Finnish parliamentary elections are approaching in April. Neogames Finland follows the election closely and has produced materials of key steps the new Finnish government should take to support the local games industry.

In the coming weeks we will share materials related to our policy targets in our social media channels. Some of the posts and materials will be in Finnish, as they are aimed to local candidates and policy makers. Feel free to join the discussion and share our posts and materials in your own social channels.

Materials

Game industry communities (video 1×1, mp4, 20 sek)

Translation of video content:

  • Success in game industry is built in co-operation
  • Increase resources for regional clusters
  • Secure good passenger connections from Finland to abroad

Public support for businesses and entrepeneurs (video 1×1, mp4, 20 sek)

Translation of video content:

  • Finland needs to have the world’s best support services for running a game business
  • Secure funding for DigiDemo and create a production incentive covering the game industry
  • A well-functioning internal digital market in the EU is essential for Finnish game industry’s competitiveness

Roadmap for local game education (video 1×1, mp4, 25 sek)

  • Translation of the video content:
    • Fix the funding and resources of game industry training
    • Include game development in arts education curriculum
    • Internship guarantee
    • Entrepreneurship guarantee
    • Pilot for use of artificial intelligence in the creative industries

International Talent Aquisition (video 1×1, mp4, 25 sek)

  • Translation of the video content:
    • Immigrating to Finland must be possible in seven days.
    • Bureaucracy related to immigration and international remote work must be cut down.
    • All phases of the process must be accessible in English.

Games as Finnish culture (video 1×1, mp4, 25 sek)

  • Hashtags: #SuomalaisenKulttuurinPäivä #Kalevalanpäivä
  • Translation of the video content:
    • Turnover of the Finnish game industry is over 3B eur
    • 98% of the income comes from exports
    • Over 2B people have played a game developed in Finland
    • Based on turnover the Finnish games industry is the largest culture industry in Finland
    • Read more about Finnish game industry’s policy targets 2023-2027

Games as Finnish culture, story (video 9×16, mp4, 15 sek)

Three steps ahead (video, mp4, 25 sek)