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This week news about the Finnish Game Industry brings a full mix – events, new releases, and strong voices for inclusion and equality. WiGFi’s survey (please fill the form) and Tarja Porkka-Kontturi’s reflections remind us that diversity still needs work. The calendar is packed with gatherings ie. the Game Designers of Finland meetup, EXPA JKL’s Unreal webinar, Two events between Games and Film Industry; Matching Games & AV networking event!, the Halloween Edition of Film × TV × Game × Comics Networking, and many more events. On the studio front, Willow Guard expands beyond games, Metacore is doubling down on older players, and Remedy adjusts its forecast. New Finnish titles keep the pace: Pax Dei is fully launched at Steam and arrives on PC Game Pass, Stick With It and Splittown v1.0 launch on Steam, and Concubine enters Early Access.
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📣Neogames Dones & News
- Neogames Finland organized with DLA Piper Finland the first ever Legal Mini Summit!
📰 Game Industry News, thoughts & discussions
- Game Designers of Finland is back after a long break, and they are kicking things off with a Spooky Quiz Night at Aalto Design Factory on October 30th!
- EXPA JKL offers a Free Unreal Engine Webinar: Build Classic Power-Ups on 22th October. Sing up here
- WiGFi Experience surveys collect insights into the current state of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Finnish game industry workplaces, events, and schools. Submit your responses.
- Global Game Jam’s Tarja Porkka-Kontturi on speaking up about the challenges she faces and solutions needed to change in Games Industry
- Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2025: Raises the bar for the Nordic Games Industry
- Discover new contacts and business opportunities with film, TV, and games at the Matching Games & AV networking event! 13.11.2025 13th November
- Film × TV × Game × Comics Industry Networking — HALLOWEEN EDITION on 31st October
🎮News from and about Finnish Game Studios
- MiTale’s dark-fantasy world of Willow Guard is expanding to the series of comics and graphic novels, stickers, magnets etc. and the game is going to be released on consoles too on the spring 2026
- Five years in, Merge Mansion maker Metacore is doubling down on older players
- Post-Apocalyptic Survival FPS Set in Harsh North Received a Final Demo
- Shifting Chambers Steam Next Fest Demo is out now! (PC&VR). Check out Steam Next Fest Trailer
- Remedy has lowered its financial forecast for 2025 due to the failure of FBC: Firebreak
😍 NEW Finnish games released
- Pax Dei by Mainframe Industries leaves Steam early access and arrives on PC Game Pass!
- Part Time Monkey has released ”Stick With It” on Steam
- Splittown v1.0 is out on Steam
- Concubine is launched by Upgrade Entertainment in Early Access on Steam
💰 Funding
- New funding call from Creative Europe Programme: Video games and immersive content development. Deadline for submission: 11 February 2026 17:00:00 Brussels time.
- 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.
🏫 Education
📝 Jobs & Recruitment
- 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
👉 Upcoming Events
- 18th-19th October Kuopio Pelaa -pelikulttuuritapahtuma.
- 22th October EXPA JKL offers a Free Unreal Engine Webinar: Build Classic Power-Ups Sign up here
- 3oth October Game Designers of Finland meetup with a Spooky Quiz Night at Aalto Design Factory
- 31st October Film × TV × Game × Comics Industry Networking — HALLOWEEN EDITION / Helsinki
- 4th November Get Funded! event / Espoo
- 5th November Pelikulttuuristrategiapäivä
- 7th November Game Studies Day / Helsinki
- 7th November Xamk Game Track 2025 / Kotka + Online
- 13th November Matching Games & AV networking event / Helsinki
- 9th December Finnish Game Industry DEI summit / Helsinki / Hybrid
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!
Best Regards,
Neogames Finland