THL launches 2-4-2 responsible gambling self-assessment in Finland
Finland’s Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) launched a self-assessment tool intended to reduce gambling-related harm. Its 2-4-2 guidance recommends spending no more than 2% of net income on gambling, gambling on at most four days a month and using no more than two types of games regularly. THL research chief Sari Castrén said the guidance was developed for Finnish players; she warned that the planned 2027 market opening could increase risks through more advertising and customer-acquisition activity.
The guidance gives operators a local benchmark for safer-gambling advice ahead of Finland’s planned online market opening.