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This week’s news from the Finnish Game Industry is all about support in many forms. Obvious signs of spring are here and some rays of sunshine are breaking through, new sprouts (new promising teams, devs and companies) are growing and being supported. The Bit1 student game competition will announce its winner today, Finnish Game Jam has awarded two developers with Nordic Game Jam tickets and travel grants, and Supercell is now streamlining how game developers can apply for partnerships and funding. It also seems that several Finnish studios have reopened their recruitment processes. If you’re looking for a job, keep an eye on LinkedIn for open roles at companies that interest you—and don’t forget that Games Job Fair Spring is happening on April 24.
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📣Neogames News
- is starting as Finnish Games Industry Latam Evangelist at Neogames Finland ry (but not leaving Metropolia or LGIN)
- Last week Suvi Latva gave a membership lecture about the Finnish game industry at the Tampere University, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
📰 Game Industry News, thoughts & discussions
- Check the notes from to GDC talks by Metacore (Tim Shepherd and Mika Tammenkoski), about F2P psychology, misleading ads and market maturity.
- Many lessons from Ilkka Paananen, CEO of Supercell, shared during a16z speedrun.
- Bonus Stage has announced that Disc Golf Masters – a new disc golf title coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, after Early Access on Steam. The game is developed by Swedish Spin-Off Games
- Students Game competition, Bit1 Finale is on 4th April. Watch online (no registration needed). The finalists are:
- Office Space in a New Gaming Hub Available in the Heart of Helsinki – Old Church Park! (at Yrjönkatu 11). Contact annarosaATreturnentertainment.com to set up a visit or learn more.
- Japanese Shochiku Ventures has released a new Game Accelerator
- Finnish Game Jam is offering as scholarship tickets to the Nordic Game Jam and stipends for travel go to Daniel Milk and Ali Hosseini.
- Supercell calls on companies to reach for potential partnerships on new website
🎮News from and about Finnish Game Studios
- Steam has listed Games made in Finland!
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- Second Stone, by Skyward Entertainment released the New Story Trailer: The Legend of the Hidden World. (Article in Finnish)
- The Last Caretaker Reveals Gameplay in Latest Trailer
- Paradise Tycoon, by Empires Not Vampires is Coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation and published by Bonus Stage
💰 Funding
- Supercell calls on companies to reach for potential partnerships on new website
- EIT Culture & Creativity is launching its three first calls of funding on 2025! If you’re working in games have a look.
- Business Finland: R&D funding for boosting business in the creative industries.
- Meta launches $50 million Creator Fund as it shifts focus to mobile content
📝 Jobs & Recruitment
- Rovio has an interesting opportunity for master’s degree students studying in a field related to machine learning and/or AI The deadline for applications is April 4, 2025
- 24th April Games Job Fair Spring 2025: Bridging Talent and Opportunity in Finland’s Gaming Industry
- Play Ventures Job Board
- Rovio offers now opportunities for job seekers to sign up for job alerts.
- Very good and detailed advices to make job application, by Jarkko Laine
- Check more tips and links from Neogames webpage
🏫Education
- Learn to use Unreal Engine in the courses offered by Digi & Game Center
- An online course on writing game stories will begin at the Tampere Regional Adult Education Centre starting on March 5. (Course is in Finnish)
👉 Upcoming Events
- 4th April The Bit1. OR watch online (no registration needed for the online event)
- 7th April IGDA Kuopio Meetup – May 2025
- 8th April IGDA Helsinki April Meetup
- 10th April IGDA Kymenlaakso: Game Development Across Nations
- 11th April; Tampere Game Hub’s LEADERBOARD – Tackling Leadership in Finnish Game Development, in Tampere
- 11th April Future/s Possible
- 14th April IGDA Turku April Meetup with Reaktor
- 24th April Games Job Fair Spring 2025: Bridging Talent and Opportunity in Finland’s Gaming Industry
- 6th May Over 7 Hills – an IT and games industries conference in Turku, Finland
- 20th May the Nordic Game Executive Summit
- 20th-23rd May Nordic Game 2025 Conference/ExpoSummits/Awards/Showcase
- 13-15th June Jam Jam 2025 / Sappee
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6th October; IGDA Finland Leadership Day
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7-8th October; Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
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9-10th October; W Love Games Conference
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 here.
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!
Best Regards,
Neogames Finland