Finland’s National Police Board confirms 18 online gambling licensees
Licences & markets2 min read
In brief
- Finland's National Police Board confirmed 18 companies have received online gambling licences.
- The market is due to open on 1 July 2027; 63 applications remain under review.
- Processing of pending applications is estimated at six to eight months.
- Applications remain open; the Finnish Supervisory Agency takes over supervision in July 2027.
Finland's National Police Board (Poliisihallitus) has confirmed that 18 companies have received licences to enter the country's new online gambling market, which is due to open on 1 July 2027. The board said 63 licence applications are still being processed. The names of the licensees have been published, but their iGaming brands and domains have not been confirmed.
The board's published roster of licensees, dated 29.10.26, contains 18 entries. The companies named are Amber Entertainment Finland Ltd, Benelongs Ltd, Buccone Trading Limited, Cloudberry Ent Limited, Hippos ATG Oy, Granturo Finland Ltd, KuuFlip Limited, Nivei Ursi Limited, UnionJack Limited, Pot Luck Club Ltd, RocketLily Ent Limited, Roi Roger Limited, SixthSpin Limited, Skill On Net Ltd, SuomiVeto Oy, Sunflower Gaming Limited, Stare Straight Ltd and YTBlue Limited.
The board expects to need six to eight months to work through the applications still waiting. Juho Puisto, a senior adviser at the National Police Board who works on gambling administration, explained that officials check every applicant against the requirements of the Gambling Act. Background details for Finnish applicants are largely available through national registers, he noted. Because foreign companies make up most of the applicants, he said, those firms must themselves provide the official reports and other attachments the board requires.
Puisto said a single application may involve reviewing up to hundreds of pages of documents. He described the pending applications as comprehensive and said documents from authorities in different countries vary widely in content and presentation, which typically requires the board to ask applicants for supplementary details or explanations. The board also asks applicants to expand descriptions of their own operations where necessary, and such requests affect processing times, he said.
The board began taking licence applications in March, and submissions are still open. Supervision of gambling and the granting of licences remain with the National Police Board through the end of June 2027. Starting in July 2027, the Finnish Supervisory Agency will assume both responsibilities.
- Companies confirmed as licensees
- 18
- Licence applications still pending
- 63
“The National Police Board investigates for each applicant whether they fulfil the criteria provided for in the Gambling Act”