What Neogames Finland does

Neogames Finland is a Helsinki-based, membership-based non-profit association (legal name Neogames Finland ry) that serves as the umbrella organization for the Finnish game industry. Founded in 2012, it coordinates and supports the growth of the Finnish game industry ecosystem, serving game development studios and publishers, educational institutions providing game industry education, research units, regional game industry clusters, and service providers. The association also extends services to international investors and publishers seeking Finnish partners, public sector bodies and media requiring industry data, and job seekers connecting with studios.

The organization's service portfolio spans four areas. Research is anchored by the annual Finnish Game Industry Report (the 2024 edition covers 141 studios based on 71 company interviews) and a 2026 Game Industry Entrepreneurship Paths report funded by the AEL Foundation (AEL-säätiö). Events include the annual Finnish Game Awards gala and an organized Finland booth at Gamescom in Cologne. EU and UK Research and Innovation co-funded projects include the Gamebadges competence-based open badge system and the STRATEGIES project supporting European Green Deal alignment; the 2017–2020 Baltic Game Industry project was an EU Interreg initiative. Member services include approximately 4–6 annual trade missions, networking, advocacy, and partner introductions.

Neogames generates revenue through tiered annual membership fees (€360–€2,400 per year depending on member category), ongoing operational funding from the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture as one of nine Information Centres for the Arts, and project-specific grants from the European Commission, AEL Foundation, and other bodies. The association is a founding member of the Nordic Game Institute and the European Games Developer Federation (EGDF), with Chief Policy Advisor Jari-Pekka Kaleva also serving as EGDF Managing Director. A five-person team led by Director KooPee Hiltunen (in role since 2006) operates the organization; the association's own revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Neogames Finland

Legal name

Neogames Finland ry

Website

https://neogames.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Neogames Finland is a Helsinki-based non-profit membership association serving as the umbrella organization for the Finnish game industry, providing industry research, events, EU-funded projects, and policy advocacy for game studios, educational institutions, investors, and public sector stakeholders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from game companies, educational institutions, research units, local game industry organisations, and service providers. Membership is charged for the full calendar year regardless of joining time.
2. Project Funding: Funding from the Ministry of Education and Culture as one of Finland's nine Information Centres for the Arts. Also receives EU funding for specific projects like Gamebadges and STRATEGIES.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Neogames Finland ry is a membership-based non-profit association that coordinates and supports the Finnish game industry. It sells annual memberships to game companies, educational institutions, research units, regional clusters and service providers, and delivers industry research reports, the annual Finnish Game Awards gala, trade missions, a Gamescom booth, a weekly newsletter, advocacy and partner-introduction services, plus EU-co-funded projects such as Gamebadges and STRATEGIES.

Product overview

Neogames Finland is a membership-based, non-profit umbrella association for the Finnish game industry. Rather than a product company, it provides a portfolio of services including industry research publications (Finnish Game Industry Report, Entrepreneurship Paths Report), events (The Finnish Game Awards annual gala, Gamescom participation), collaborative EU-funded projects (Gamebadges, STRATEGIES, Baltic Game Industry), and member services for game companies, investors/publishers, public sector/media, and job seekers. The organization coordinates industry growth, advocates shared interests, and facilitates networking and trade missions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Finnish Game Industry Report

Quantifiable outcome

• 2024 Finnish Game Industry Report covers 141 game studios with 71 company interviews
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Baltic Game Industry (BGI) Project PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017EU Interreg Baltic Sea Region project with BGZ as lead partner, aiming to boost game industry in Baltic Sea region. Neogames produced multiple documents with City of Helsinki including immigration optimization and talent building models.
• Finnish Game Developers' Association (Suomen Pelinkehittäjät)coreOthersFinnish Game Developers' Association represents Finnish game developer companies and is a member of Neogames. Game developer companies receive same member benefits as Neogames members through this association.
• We in Games FinlandcoreOthersMember organization focused on diversity and inclusion in the Finnish game industry.
• IGDA FinlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGDA Finland's mission is to support the professional skills of individual game developers working in Finland and promotes international visibility of Finnish game developer community. Neogames cooperates closely with IGDA Finland.
• Finnish Game JamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation focused on supporting game creation as a hobby, partner of Neogames.
• Game Makers of Finland (Peliala)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner focused on matters of employment in the game industry.
• Nordic Game Institute (NGI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeogames is a founding member of Nordic Game Institute foundation, which brings together national game industry organisations in the Nordics.
• European Games Developer Federation (EGDF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeogames is founding member and representative of Finnish game industry in EGDF, the European umbrella organisation for game industry.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@playfinland
• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/23186771856
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/18676451
• Xx.com/neogamesfin

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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