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This week’s news from the Finnish Game Industry starts on a positive note as Finland is once again ranked the happiest country in the world for the ninth time, with reflections also explored in a podcast on why international talent chooses Finland, featuring Shuhei Watanabe and KooPee Hiltunen. Next week, Natasha Skult will defend her dissertation at the University of Turku on interactive storytelling and quantum computing, exploring new design practices with emerging technologies. On the industry side, recent discussions highlight both lessons learned and continued ambition: Cities: Skylines 2 leadership reflects on overestimating engine capabilities, while at the same time Mikael Kasurinen discusses the high expectations for Control: Resonant, built with a €50m budget and a 200-person team. Looking ahead, Silver Legend Ltd has announced its debut title Grey Legend: Survivor for release in 2027. New Finnish releases continue with Turbo Dismount® 2 now fully launched on Steam and Orbital Overdrive by Horsefly Games also out on Steam. A quick reminder that Business Finland’s Creative Immersive Experiences programme and Neogames host a funding clinic on 25 March, and the joint application period to higher education closes on Tuesday.
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📰 Game Industry News, thoughts & discussions
- MA Natasha Skult defends the dissertation in Computer Science titled “Interactive Storytelling with Quantum Computing – Exploring the New Design Practices in Interactive Storytelling Using the Emerging Quantum Technologies” at the University of Turku on 27 March 2026 at 12.00
- Podcast: Why international talent chooses Finland — insights from Shuhei Watanabe and KooPee Hiltunen
🎮News from and about Finnish Game Studios
- Silver Legend Ltd has announced their debut title; Grey Legend: Survivor, to be released on Steam at 2027
- Cities: Skylines 2 boss says they ‘completely overestimated’ the Unity engine’s capabilities
- In an interview with Suomen Kuvalehti, Mikael Kasurinen discusses the ultimate expectations for Control: Resonant, built with a €50m budget and a 200-person team.(article in Finnish)
- Remedy rolls out last FBC: Firebreak content update, affirms the game will be online “for years to come”
- Sledders got Retro Safari update
- The Last Caretaker got a 3rd update + see also article in Finnish
- Social First has announced that Pixel Worlds will officially relaunch on 31st March 2026, bringing the beloved social sandbox MMO back online with a clean reset and a renewed focus on long-term sustainability.
- Olga Temonen is one of the voice actors of Last Drop game by Lohkare games. (article in Finnish)
😍 NEW Finnish games released & soft launched
- Sectret exits‘s Turbo Dismount® 2 fully Released on Steam
- Horsefly games released Orbital Overdrive on Steam
💰 Funding
- Business Finland’s Creative Immersive Experiences program and Neogames invite game industry companies and research organisations to participate in a funding clinic 25th of March.
- Epic MegaGrants submission window opens at January 12 (ends on March 20, 2026 (closes 11:59 PM ET))
- Supercell calls on companies to reach for potential partnerships on new website
📝 Jobs & Recruitment
- Finland Game Talent Fair debuts in Helsinki on April 23
- Check tips and links from Neogames webpage
🏫 Education
- The 2026 joint application period to higher education has began and ends on 24 March at 3pm. Check Neogames site regarding Game Education in Finland and Suomi Game Hub application guide (in Finnish).
👉 Upcoming Events
- 24 March – 12 May Content Goes Global coaching series at Oulu
- 25th March Business Finland’s Creative Immersive Experiences program a funding clinic for game industry companies and research organisations
- 25th March Finnish Game Industry QA Meetup
- 2nd April the Bit1 finale at Helsinki XR Center
- 14th April IGDA Helsinki April Meetup
- 21st April 2026 Game UX Helsinki meetup at XR Center in Metropolia in Arabia (Hämeentie 135A)
- 23 April Finland Game Talent Fair debuts in Helsinki
- 5th May Over 7 Hills – an IT and games industries conference is organized in Turku
- 26-29 May Nordic Game Conference
- 4th June Games First event –Ticket application is open until March 19th 23:59 CET.
- 5th June Way Forward Forum / Oulu
- 10th June Summer Days of Game Education
See also following calendars:
The Game Industry Events calendar (mostly relevant for Finnish Game industry)
Game Conference Guide Calendar (more international (powered by EGDF and Slovakian games association)
Game Industry Biz
This week’s roundup highlights news from the past week in the Finnish Game Industry. In the future, this bulletin is again posted every Friday afternoon. You can find past weekly roundups from Weekly roundup section.
News are gathered from various industry sources and the Play Finland group posts during the week. Post your Finnish Game Industry related news to the group to get a chance to be included in the weekly roundup!
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Neogames Finland