{"id":19968,"date":"2026-11-11T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=19968"},"modified":"2026-11-11T06:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T11:35:28","slug":"finland-tightens-igaming-controls-before-european-commission","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/finland-tightens-igaming-controls-before-european-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland tightens iGaming controls before European Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Helsinki, November 10, 2026.<\/strong> Finland notified the <strong>European Commission<\/strong> on <strong>November 2<\/strong> of new mandatory requirements for recording, storing, and transmitting online gambling data under notification <strong>2026\/0587\/FI<\/strong>, which remains under European review until <strong>February 3, 2027<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/finland-grants-12-licenses-ahead-of-igaming-market-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>&#8211; Finland grants 12 licenses ahead of iGaming market opening<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposal, drafted by the <strong>National Police Board (Poliisihallitus)<\/strong> and submitted by the <strong>Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment<\/strong>, implements Section <strong>45(2) of the Gambling Act 10\/2026<\/strong>. It requires standardized electronic formats to record account transactions, operations, and gaming events, facilitating automated audits and financial supervision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-136.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19972\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.697406340057637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-136.png 972w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-136-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-136-766x451.png 766w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Kerstin Jorna<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The procedure falls under <strong>Directive (EU) 2015\/1535<\/strong>, administered by the European Commission through <strong>DG GROW<\/strong>, headed by <strong>Kerstin Jorna<\/strong>, under the political responsibility of Executive Vice-President <strong>St\u00e9phane S\u00e9journ\u00e9<\/strong>. Brussels and EU member states may submit observations; no lawsuit has been filed before a European court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-137.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19973\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6732954545454546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-137.png 915w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-137-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-137-768x458.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Mari Rantanen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reform introduced by Prime Minister <strong>Petteri Orpo&#8217;s<\/strong> government, with <strong>Mari Rantanen<\/strong> serving as Minister of the Interior and <strong>Ilkka Koskim\u00e4ki<\/strong> heading Poliisihallitus, will open sports betting and online casinos to private operators on <strong>July 1, 2027<\/strong>, partially ending the monopoly held by <strong>Veikkaus<\/strong>, led by <strong>Olli Sarekoski<\/strong>. On <strong>October 29<\/strong>, the police confirmed <strong>18 licenses granted and 63 applications pending<\/strong>, according to senior adviser <strong>Juho Puisto<\/strong>. License applications cost <strong>\u20ac29,000<\/strong>, while operators will face a <strong>22% tax on gross gaming revenue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-138.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19974\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6092896174863387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-138.png 930w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-138-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/11\/image-138-767x477.png 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ilkka Koskim\u00e4ki<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notifications <strong>2026\/0356\/FI and 2026\/0357\/FI<\/strong>, submitted on <strong>July 10<\/strong>, complement the reform with electronic certificates, <strong>SHA-256 verification every five minutes<\/strong>, <strong>SFTP data transmission<\/strong>, and data repositories with <strong>98% availability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regulatory oversight will transfer to the <strong>Finnish Supervisory Agency<\/strong> in July 2027. Technology suppliers will require licenses starting in <strong>July 2028<\/strong>. Separately, the <strong>Supreme Administrative Court<\/strong>, in ruling <strong>KHO:2026:79 of October 1<\/strong>, examined <strong>2,145 bets<\/strong>, <strong>\u20ac365,606 wagered<\/strong>, and <strong>\u20ac406,713 in returns<\/strong>, recognizing tax deductions under specific conditions for systematic betting conducted outside the European Economic Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helsinki, November 10, 2026. 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