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Finland's Gambling Act 10/2026: when each part applies

What did Finland adopt, when do licensing and supervision change hands, and what has the act left undecided about prediction markets?

The record

Primary sources read 2026-10-10

Jurisdiction
Finland
Acting bodies
Parliament of Finland; the President of the Republic
Act
Gambling Act (rahapelilaki) 10/2026, on government proposal HE 16/2025 vp
Supervisor
National Police Board until 30 June 2027, then the Finnish Supervisory Agency (Lupa- ja valvontavirasto)

Dated acts

Oldest first. Each date links the act it comes from.

  1. 2025-12-16 · Parliament of Finland · Parliament's reply EV 170/2025 vp

    Parliament adopts the Gambling Act

    Parliament's reply to government proposal HE 16/2025 vp sets out the Gambling Act and the related amending acts as adopted.

    Does not decide: When any part applies. The dates are set by the act itself, below.

    Source: Parliament of Finland, EV 170/2025 vp · act text and signature, Helsinki 16.12.2025 · published 2025-12-16

  2. 2026-01-16 · President of the Republic · Statute book 10/2026

    The act is given as Gambling Act 10/2026

    The Gambling Act is given in Helsinki and published in the Finnish statute book as 10/2026.

    Does not decide: Anything about prediction markets or event contracts: the act does not use either term.

    Source: Finlex, Gambling Act 10/2026 · signature, Helsinki 16.1.2026 · published 2026-01-16

  3. 2026-03-01 · Gambling Act 10/2026 · Entry-into-force section

    The licence chapters come into force early

    Chapter 2 (exclusive licence, gambling licence and gambling-software licence), chapter 9 (state grants for preventing gambling harm), § 43(3) and §§ 44, 57, 63 and 64 apply from this date. Until 30 June 2027 the National Police Board acts as the authority § 57 names.

    Does not decide: Who receives a licence. The rest of the act enters into force on 1 July 2027.

    Source: Finlex, Gambling Act 10/2026 · entry into force and transitional provisions · published 2026-01-16

  4. 2027-06-30 · Gambling Act 10/2026 · Transitional provisions

    Last day of the National Police Board as licensing authority

    The National Police Board acts as the competent authority under § 57 up to and including this date.

    Does not decide: Any application. It is a date in the transitional provisions, not a decision.

    Source: Finlex, Gambling Act 10/2026 · transitional provisions · published 2026-01-16

  5. 2027-07-01 · Gambling Act 10/2026 · § 57 and entry-into-force section

    The act enters into force; the Finnish Supervisory Agency takes over

    Under § 57 the supervisory authority is the Finnish Supervisory Agency, which grants the licences in §§ 5–7. The National Police Board's contracts, archives and registers needed for these tasks move to the agency on this date.

    Does not decide: Whether any named prediction-market contract is a gambling game, a financial instrument or neither.

    Source: Finlex, Gambling Act 10/2026 · § 57; entry into force and transitional provisions · published 2026-01-16

What these acts do not decide

  • The act does not mention prediction markets or event contracts; the Finnish text contains neither term.
  • It does not classify any prediction-market contract as a gambling game, a financial instrument or anything else, and no Finnish authority decision on that question is cited here.
  • It does not say how its marketing rules apply to a site that publishes market prices or odds as information.
  • Nothing here says whether anyone in Finland may trade on any platform.

Status and next date

Status · checked 2026-10-10

Adopted and published. The licence chapters apply; most of the act enters into force on 1 July 2027.

Finlex, Gambling Act 10/2026

Next dated trigger

2027-07-01 — the act enters into force and the Finnish Supervisory Agency becomes the supervisor.

Finlex, Gambling Act 10/2026 — entry into force

Verification gap

Read in the Finnish statute-book text; the English section labels here are ours. The government decrees issued under the act are not covered.

Information, not legal advice. This page records official acts and their dates; it does not say whether anyone may trade on any platform. Every other dated act we track is on the legal-status hub.