Finland Grants First 12 Gambling Licences as Applications Approach 80

Finland’s National Police Board has approved 12 gambling licences from a pool of 79 applications, with no applications rejected to date, as the country prepares to open its regulated online market on 1 July 2027. The figures, confirmed by the National Police Board (NPB) as of 26 October, provide the first substantive measure of operator appetite for what will become one of Europe’s largest newly regulated iGaming markets. The 12 approvals represent roughly 15% of the applications submitted since the licensing window opened on 1 March 2026, indicating that the bulk of the pipeline remains under review with approximately eight…