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This week news and headlines in the Finnish Game Industry Mika Tammenkoski, CEO of Metacore, reflects on the lessons of 2025 and looks toward 2026, suggesting that the recent turbulence in the mobile game industry may well represent a new long-term normal. Remedy Entertainment continues to challenge itself by pushing its creative and production boundaries with the upcoming CONTROL Resonant. As a practical reminder, the Epic MegaGrants application round is now open. Next week, many Finnish game developers head to Pocket Gamer Connects London, the first international industry checkpoint of the year.
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📰 Game Industry News, thoughts & discussions
- Epic MegaGrant application is now Open!
- Game education services are provided by Edugametion in Finland and internationally. The mentor network is expanding, with particular interest in backend and analytics expertise. Create a profile!
- Finnish Game Jam created 325 games last year and the 2026 Global game jam is coming this January
- Expa Game Business Cooperative is now an Epic Games – Unreal licensing partner
- XmasJKL 2025 Official Aftermovie
- The PEGASUS project examined how Finnish game cultural organisations define and implement DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in their activities, resulting in Cornerstones for Creativity and Success, a study of public DEI guidelines and practices.
🎮News from and about Finnish Game Studios
- Mika Tammenkoski of Metacore Reflects on 2025 and Looks Ahead to 2026
- SKIDOS and Rovio Reimagine Angry Birds to Help Young Kids Learn Emotions Through Story and Play
- Control Resonant Not a ‘Safe Sequel’, Remedy Aiming to ‘Push the Boundaries’
- Sledders Steam Trading Cards now available on Steam
- 90s Finnish Adventure ‘Last Drop’ Expands World Ahead of Steam Early Access Launch This Year
💰 Funding
- Epic MegaGrants submission window opens at January 12
- 22nd January workshop about budgeting in Luova Eurooppa / MEDIA -application, especially regarding on filling application detailed budget table. (wokshop in Finnish)
- Supercell calls on companies to reach for potential partnerships on new website
📝 Jobs & Recruitment
- Check tips and links from Neogames webpage
👉 Upcoming Events
- 19-20 January Pocket Gamer Connects London 2026
- Get the 20% discount with code GAMEDEVFI20
- 22nd January workshop about budgeting in Luova Eurooppa / MEDIA -application, especially regarding on filling application detailed budget table. (wokshop in Finnish)
- 14th March DevCon 6 Tampere 2026
- 26-29 May Nordic Game Conference
- 5th June Way Forward Forum / Oulu
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