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18.6.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior is requesting views on a draft government proposal for amending the Lotteries Act and the Gambling Act. The proposed amendments would allow scratch cards to be given as gifts. The public consultation round will end on 13 August 2026.

Lagar och förordningar inom polisens ansvarsområde Polisens uppgifter och befogenheter regleras i huvudsak i lagar som inrikesministeriet och justitieministeriet har beredningsansvar för. Inrikesministeriet svarar för beredningen av polislagen och...

Syftet med lagberedningsprojektet är att bereda ändringar i lotterilagen (1047/2001) och penningspelslagen (10/2026) i fråga om inlösen av vinster i snabblotter med penningvinster.

Inrikesministeriets beskrivning av handlingars offentlighet Detta är en beskrivning av handlingars offentlighet i enlighet med 28 § i lagen om informationshan-tering inom den offentliga förvaltningen (906/2019, informationshanteringslagen). Syftet...

10.11.2022 | The Government proposes amendments to the Lotteries Act to make it compatible with a new model for financing activities with proceeds from gambling. From the beginning of 2024, Veikkaus Oy’s proceeds could be entered in the Budget without earmarking their purpose of use under the Lotteries Act.

7.9.2023 | On Thursday 7 September, the Government issued a Decree Amending the Decree on the Running of Veikkaus Oy's Gambling Games. The current decree has been updated to correspond to the amendments made to the Lotteries Act. The amendment will enable Veikkaus to create a new way to run lotteries online.

22.12.2025 | Inrikesministeriet har utfärdat förordningar om polisens och skyddspolisens avgifter. Förordningarna träder i kraft den 1 januari 2026 och gäller fram till den 31 december 2026.

22.12.2021 | The Lotteries Act that regulates gambling will be amended. The focus of the reform is on preventing harm caused by gambling, combating marketing that violates the Lotteries Act, and directing the demand for gambling towards activities that are covered by the Lotteries Act. The President of the Republic approved the bill on 22 December 2021. The amendments will enter into force on 1 January 2022.

23.9.2021 | The Lotteries Act regulating gambling will be amended. The key proposals of the reform include preventing the harm caused by gambling, combating marketing that violates the Lotteries Act, and directing the demand for gambling towards services that are provided under the Lotteries Act. The Government submitted to Parliament a proposal to reform the Lotteries Act on 23 September 2021. 

7.1.2021 | On 7 January 2021, the Ministry of the Interior sent out for comments a proposal for reforming the Lotteries Act, which regulates gambling in Finland. The key points of the proposal include preventing the harm caused by gambling in an effective manner, combating marketing that violates the Lotteries Act, and securing Veikkaus Oy’s capacity to channel the demand for gambling. The basic premise of ...

31.1.2020 | The Ministry of the Interior has launched a project focused on a reform to the Lotteries Act. In line with the Government Programme, the goal is to determine any needs to reform the Lotteries Act, especially with an eye on further enhancing the prevention and reduction of the harmful effects of gambling. Moreover, legislative means to support the operating conditions of Veikkaus Oy and strengthen the exclusive right system will also be examined

23.5.2018 | The Ministry of the Interior has launched a new project to reform the Lotteries Act. The previous reform of the Lotteries Act focused on the merger of the gambling operators. The new Veikkaus — a fully State-owned Finnish gambling company — started operating at the beginning of 2017. The current project will prepare legislative amendments concerning the introduction of compulsory identification...

9.3.2022 | Vid inrikesministeriet bereds sådana ändringar i lotterilagstiftningen som gäller verksamhet som finansieras med penningspelsintäkter. Bakgrunden till lagprojektet är regeringens riktlinje om att det från ingången av 2024 ska införas en ny finansieringsmodell för verksamhet som finansieras med penningspelsintäkter.

12.4.2022 | Den 12 april 2022 skickade inrikesministeriet på remiss de ändringar i lotterilagstiftningen som är nödvändiga för övergången till en ny finansieringsmodell för verksamhet som finansieras med penningspelsintäkter. Bakgrunden till detta är regeringens riktlinje att införa den nya finansieringsmodellen från och med ingången av 2024. Remissbehandlingen pågår till den 20 maj 2022. Undervisnings- och kulturministeri...

Gambling legislation helps to prevent and reduce gambling-related harm In Finland, gambling games are run by the state-owned company Veikkaus Oy. In line with the Government Programme, the gambling system will be reformed by introducing licences t...

Questions and answers on gambling system reform General information on the gambling system reform Why switch over to a licensing system and retain a partial monopoly system instead of, for example, strengthening the current system based on the Vei...

7.9.2023 | Torsdagen den 7 september utfärdade regeringen en förordning om ändring av statsrådets förordning om anordnande av Veikkaus Ab:s penningspel. Den gällande förordningen har uppdaterats så att den motsvarar de ändringar som gjorts i lotterilagen. Dessutom möjliggör ändringen ett nytt sätt för Veikkaus att anordna penninglotterier elektroniskt, alltså att tillhandahålla lotter på nätet.

19.9.2022 | Avsikten är att obligatorisk identifiering ska tas i bruk vid Veikkaus Ab:s kupongspel senast den 1 juli 2023. Ikraftträdandet av bestämmelsen skjuts upp med ett halvt år eftersom det har planerats att identifieringen ska förverkligas med hjälp av Veikkaus Ab:s nya försäljningsterminaler, men terminalerna blir inte klara i tid på grund av den globala komponentbristen. Regeringens proposition till riksda...

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22.6.2022 | Inrikesministeriet har tillsatt ett projekt och sände den 22 juni 2022 ett lagförslag om ändring av ikraftträdandebestämmelsen för lotterilagen på remiss. I enlighet med den reform av lotterilagen som trädde i kraft i början av året var avsikten att det ska bli obligatoriskt att identifiera sig vid kupongspel som sker vid Veikkaus Ab:s olika ombud. Avsikten är att skjuta upp ikraftträdandet, efter...

21.4.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a legislative project to prepare amendments to the Lotteries Act and the Gambling Act concerning the claiming of winnings, with the aim of making it possible to give scratch cards as gifts. The project will run until 31 December 2026.

Hankkeen tavoitteena on selvittää rahapelijärjestelmän uudistamista hallitusohjelman mukaisesti ja valmistella ehdotus lisenssijärjestelmään siirtymistä koskevaksi säädösperustaksi.

25.10.2018 | För att förebygga och minska de ekonomiska, sociala och hälsomässiga skadeverkningar som penningspelandet ger upphov till måste spelarna i fortsättningen identifiera sig när de spelar penningautomatspel i t.ex. butikers eller kioskers utrymmen. Regeringen lämnade en proposition om detta till riksdagen torsdagen den 25 oktober.

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21.6.2018 | Enligt förslaget är det ett krav att en spelare identifierar sig i utlokaliserade penningspelsautomater från början av 2021. Avsikten är att man gradvis tar i bruk åtgärder som möjliggör att skadeverkningar av spel minskas till följd av identifiering. Ibruktagandet ska ske med iakttagande av en tillräcklig övergångstid. Den obligatoriska identifieringen gör det tekniskt möjligt att också i fysiska spelautomater ta i bruk de begränsningar som har införts syfte att minska riskspelandet.

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16.5.2019 | För att förebygga och minska de ekonomiska, sociala och hälsomässiga skadeverkningar som penningspelandet ger upphov till ska spelarna i fortsättningen identifiera sig när de spelar penningautomatspel som är placerade i anslutning till t.ex. butiker eller kiosker.

23.5.2018 | Inrikesministeriet fortsätter reformen av lotterilagen. Den föregående ändringen av lotterilagen fokuserade på att sammanslå penningspelssammanslutningarna. Det nya bolaget Veikkaus Ab inledde sin verksamhet vid ingången av 2017. I det projekt som nu inleds bereds de författningsändringar som gäller införande av obligatorisk identifiering av spelaren i samband med spel på spelautomater samt tillstånd i fråga om varulotteri, gissningstävlingar, bingo och varuvinstautomater.

22.12.2025 | The Ministry of the Interior has issued decrees on fees charged by the police and the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service. The decrees will enter into force on 1 January 2026 and be effective until 31 December 2026.

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News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Temporary protection for Ukrainians fleeing war extended until 4 March 2028 Type: Press release Publication date: 31.7.2026 13.13 Proposal to supplement legislation on Finnish Border Guard’s criminal ...

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15.1.2026 | Veikkaus Oy’s monopoly on running gambling games will end. Under the new Gambling Act, the running of betting games, online slot and casino games, and online money bingo will be opened to competition under a licensing system. In its session on 15 January, the Government proposed that the President of the Republic approve the Gambling Act on 16 January. Most provisions of the new act will enter into force on 1 July 2027. 

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20.3.2025 | Today, the Government submitted to Parliament a legislative proposal on a new gambling system. The Government proposes to end Veikkaus' gambling games monopoly in betting and in online slot machine and casino games at the end of 2026, and to open the provision of these games to competition.

16.12.2010 | Priserna för polisens prestationer höjs fr.o.m. den 1 januari 2011. Höjningarna beror på ökade lönekostnader och allmänna kostnader, tillståndsförvaltningens informationssystemprojekt och ändringar i tillståndsprocesserna. Inrikesministeriet utfärdade idag den 16 december en förordning om polisens avgiftsbelagda prestationer.

2.10.2012 | En s.k. trafikpolis ska inrättas vid varje polisinrättning och arbetstiden och antalet årsverken som går åt till trafikövervakning ska följas upp. Dessutom ska trafiksäkerheten och -övervakningen styras och ledas centralt från en ny riksomfattande styrfunktion för trafiksäkerhet och -övervakning.

19.12.2024 | The Ministry of the Interior has issued decrees on fees charged by the police and the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service. The decrees will enter into force on 1 January 2025.

3.7.2024 | The Ministry of the Interior is requesting comments on the draft government proposal for a new gambling act. The reform of the gambling system is based on the Government Programme. Under the proposal, Veikkaus Oy would no longer hold the monopoly to arrange betting and online slot machine games and casino games. These games would be opened up to competition by means of licensing as laid out in the Government Programme.

20.12.2023 | The start of 2024 will see the entry into force of amendments to acts and decrees. This press release provides a summary of the most important changes.

7.9.2023 | Hallitus antoi torstaina 7.9. asetuksen Veikkaus Oy:n rahapelien toimeenpanosta annetun asetuksen muuttamisesta. Voimassa olevaa asetusta on päivitetty vastaamaan arpajaislakiin tehtyjä muutoksia. Lisäksi muutos mahdollistaa Veikkaukselle uuden tavan toimeenpanna sähköisiä rahapeliarpoja, eli nettiarpoja.

22.12.2021 | Amendments to legislation and decrees will enter into force at the beginning of 2022, of which the most important ones are explained in this release.

28.4.2020 | The loss limits of Veikkaus Oy's fast-paced gambling games are to be lowered. The maximum loss limit will be lowered to EUR 500 (now 2,000) per month and EUR 500 (now 1,000) per day. Amendments to the Act will enter into force on 1 May and will remain in force until 30 September 2020. The aim of the amendments is to prevent and reduce more effectively economic, social and health harm caused by gambling during the coronavirus epidemic.

16.12.2021 | Police licence and permit fees are due to change in 2022. The price of a passport will fall, while most prices of other licences and permits will rise. The prices of identity cards will remain unchanged. The changes reflect the cost-correlation of licences and permits. The fees charged for licences and permits must correspond by law to the costs incurred in issuing these documents.

16.5.2019 | In order to reduce the negative economic, social and health impacts of gambling, players are in future required to identify themselves when they play slot machines found in shops or kiosks, for example.

29.5.2019 | The Ministry of the Interior examined the needs to develop gambling legislation. The pilot study assessed, for example, whether gambling harms could be reduced by using technical blocking measures to restrict gambling offerings against the Lotteries Act.

21.6.2018 | It is proposed that players of slot machines located across the country, excluding those located in game arcades, be required to identify themselves from the start of 2021. Compulsory identification would make it technically possible to introduce restrictions to manage at-risk gambling on slot machines too. At the moment, players must identify themselves when they play Veikkaus online games. The propo...

25.10.2018 | In order to reduce the negative economic, social and health impacts of gambling, the Government is proposing requiring players to identify themselves when they play slot machines found in shops or kiosks, for example. The proposal on this matter was submitted to Parliament on 25 October.

26.2.2021 | A study on the effects of diminished proceeds from gambling activities has been completed. The study examines four options for developing the Finnish gambling system. The working group sets as its primary option a comprehensive overhaul that would place gambling proceeds within the scope of universal coverage in central government revenue and existing beneficiaries would be under the spending limits procedure. The report was published on 26 February.

21.11.2019 | The Government has appointed a new Advisory Board on Gaming for the parliamentary term 2019–2023. According to the Lotteries Act, the task of the Advisory Board is to monitor the achievement of gambling policy goals and development needs in order to maintain and strengthen the exclusive right system.