Finland iGaming market: regulation and data, CasinoRank

Online casino: Licensing openingA licensing regime is adopted but not yet in force.
Regulator: National Police Board (Finnish Supervisory Agency from 1 July 2027)Start of regime not yet established
Legal basis: Arpajaislaki (Lotteries Act), 1047/2001Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Research coverage: 58% 7 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1

Product	Finding	State	Source
Online casino	Licensing opening	Reported	Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources) / Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Sports betting	Licensing opening	Reported	Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Online poker	Not yet established. Research queued.	Unknown	None
Lottery	State monopoly	Reported	Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino	State monopoly	Reported	Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)

Regulation

Licensing model: State monopolyKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Governing law: Arpajaislaki (Lotteries Act), 1047/2001Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Minimum age, online: 18 yearsKnowledge base, 2026-10-08

Regulators covering Finland

National Police Board (Finland)0 licensed brands

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Finland, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Finland, of 1,721 brands tracked

Accept players from Finland73642.8%
Exclude Finland in their terms34319.9%
No declaration64237.3%

Hold a licence covering Finland0brands

List Finland as a focus market198brands

Offers marked available235welcome offers

Brands serving Finland Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

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Market data

Enterprise

Market share by brand Part of the Finland dataset Search visibility by brand and affiliate Part of the Finland dataset Offer benchmarks Part of the Finland dataset

What would change this page

In progressLicensed online casino and betting start on 1 July 2027, when the Finnish Supervisory Agency (Lupa- ja valvontavirasto) takes over licensing and supervision from the National Police Board.

Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
Tax changes for operators or players
A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month

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Other licensing opening markets

Market	Region	Accept players	Exclude	Focus market	Offers
Finland	Europe	736 42.8%	343	198	235
Albania	Europe	432 25.1%	546	6	2
Ireland	Europe	667 38.8%	365	200	155
British Virgin Islands	Americas	520 30.2%	436	2	0
Congo - Brazzaville	Africa	0 0.0%	457	1	0
Mauritius	Africa	478 27.8%	477	2	1
Mozambique	Africa	502 29.2%	454	2	1

Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

Identifier: CR-JUR-FI
Research depth: Baseline
Desk research: Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot: 2026-10-15
Sources: 2 cited, high confidence