🎉 Winners of the Finnish Game Jam Scholarship have been selected!
🏆 Tickets to the Nordic Game Jam and stipends for travel go to Daniel Milk and
Ali Hosseini. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all participants!
🦄 Jam Jam 2025 tickets are available now, with the Early Bird discount until April 3, HURRY UP!
🎫 What does the ticket include? 🎫
Program filled with talks on game jams and jam games (and a game jam)📅
Workshops 👩💻
A bed in a two-person shared room or similar 🛏️
Light breakfast and snacks 🥞
Lunches 🍽️
BBQ ♨️🍖
Sauna 🧖
Hot tubs 🛀
Beautiful scenery in a cottage village in the middle of Finnish forest 🌲🌲🌲
More info and tickets at Eventbrite
Finnish Game Jam ry is proud to announce our seventh jam scholarship – and our first one since 2019!
Apply for the Finnish Game Jam Scholarship and go to Copehagen for the Nordic Game Jam (April 3-6, 2025)!
As one of the world’s largest game jams, Nordic Game Jam brings together over 500 participants from 20+ countries for a 48-hour creative marathon, plus talks, workshops, and networking.
FGJ covers your event ticket and provides a 300 EUR travel stipend to support your journey. Don’t miss this chance to jam with an international community and bring fresh ideas back to Finland!
Apply by March 16, 2025: FGJ Scholarship to Nordic Game Jam 2025 Application From
For information on past scholarships see: https://www.finnishgamejam.com/scholarships/
🦄 For many, JamJam is the highlight of the summer – and its workshops and talks play a huge role in making it unforgettable. Apply to be a speaker or workshop host at JamJam 2025 and share this experience!
Not sure what to talk about? In the past, we’ve had talks and workshops on:
🎮 Jam initiatives and jamming experiences
🕹️ Game-making in all its forms and aspects
🎨 Crafting — cross-stitch, pinecone cows, pancakes with, you guessed it, jam!
🎶 Music — DJing, post-rock, retro sound, rap, and more
🗣️ And even a workshop on… workshops!
If you have a passion to share, we’d love to hear it at JamJam 2025!
Fill out a form to apply!
👾 FOR THE JAMMERS, ALWAYS – THANK YOU! 👾
🎮 As an organization, everything we do is for the jammers — because without you, there would be no jams!
✨ Thank you for being part of the Finnish Game Jam community, for bringing your creativity, energy, and passion to game-making, and for making this jam a record breaker, AGAIN!
🏅 #FGJ25 gathered together 1088 active jammers (82 more jammers than last year), who made a total of 325 games!
💙 Whether it was your first jam or your tenth, we’re grateful to have you in this amazing community. Here’s to many more games, friendships, and late-night brainstorming sessions!
💝 SPECIAL LOVE AND GRATITUDE GOES TO THE #FGJ25 SITE ORGANIZERS 💝
This is the second year in a row when the number of The Global Game Jam Finnish regional sites has exceeded that of the previous years. All thanks to our regional organizers, who join this fantastic celebration of creativity through game making. #FGJ25 had 23 regional sites scattered all around Finland, from Helsinki to Rovaniemi and from Vaasa to Kuopio!
🚗 During the jam weekend we had the pleasure of visiting several sites in and around the capital area—Porvoo, Helsinki, and Espoo—and one thing stood out: the incredible diversity between them! In just one trip, we went from a cozy cabin in the forest to an elegant downtown office, each offering a unique atmosphere for creativity to thrive.
🕹️ We also got to chat with jammers and see their games in action—and wow, the theme “Bubbles” sparked some truly amazing ideas! From defeating mosquitoes with a bubble blower to a bubble-themed card game and even a determined hamster in a bubble trying to escape—this year’s games were as inventive as ever.
🍀 We managed to visit 8 out of 23 jam sites, and it took a full 12 hours—not because of the distance, but because of how incredibly welcoming and enthusiastic the organizers and jammers were. Every stop was filled with exciting conversations, creative energy, and inspiring projects.
✨ Thank you to every amazing individual who made this year’s jam unforgettable and we hope to see you again among organizers next year! ✨
🎥 Streaming live from the jams has been a long-standing tradition, bringing the energy and creativity of our events to a wider audience. This wouldn’t be possible without the dedication and hard work of our incredible Stream Team! 💕
Huge thanks for making every broadcast smooth, engaging, and unforgettable!
Daria Khilchuk
Joni Suojanen
Micke Krasila
Venni Kauppila
Ali İrdiren
Ester Auroora From
▶️ Streams from #FGJ25 are available for you on our YouTube and Twitch channels!
🤩 A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THE #FGJ25 ART TEAM!
A huge thank you to our amazing art team for bringing the visuals and mascot characters of the Finnish Game Jam 2025 to life! Your creativity and talent made this year swag (stickers, T-shirts, badges, and coasters) as well as our stream and social media posts look incredible! 🐸
People should know their heroes:
Nicole Winqvist
Maiju Putkonen
Venni Kauppila
Ester Auroora From
Luna Berger
Ale Neppius
Art Lead Solip Park
💯 One more successful Finnish Game Jam – CHECK ☑️
💝 Our infinite gratitude goes to Next Games for generous support of the Finnish Game Jam 2025 and Post Play Party!
Your contribution made an invaluable impact, helping us create an inspiring and successful event. Financial support is crucial for non-profit associations and your consistency and willingness to support our community is truly heartwarming. And extra thank you for supporting also the Post Play Party on February 11th by IGDA Finland Helsinki Hub in Maxine, Kamppi!
We hope your 2024 was fruitful and Christmas holidays were warm and bright! And we wish you all your 2025 to be filled with inspiration and creative sparks. Happy New Year!
Here’s our highlights of 2024:
FGJ organized 10 game jams, meaning we were jamming together almost every month!
🌏#FGJ24
🦉Crossing Latitudes Jam
1️⃣1-Hour Game Jam
🏳️🌈Pride Game Jam
💻ASM Game Jam
🌲ProtoKoli Jam
0️⃣0-Hour Game Jam
⚛️Quantum Game Jam
🎓Finnish College Game Jam
🧑🎓International College Jam.
Altogether over 400 games have been created by approximately 2000 participants!
Our activity in 2024 was not limited to game jams, though. Finnish Game Jam sponsored two industry events, namely Taitaja Mästare and XAMK Game Track, where we also presented our traditional honorable awards.
And, just as we honor the outstanding games, we also traditionally recognize the most impactful efforts of our members throughout the year. In 2024 Laura Piispanen was named the Jampion of 2024 for her incredible contribution to the organization anf the Quantum Game Jam, and Teemu Kokkonen was named the Jamtivist of 2024 for his all-year-round (and beyond!) active participation in virtually all major events, taking on responsible roles throughout.
Game jams have been a subject for research held by our founder and Legacy and Vision board member Annakaisa Kultima, and some game jam stories have been presented at the GDC conference! Check the talk on GDC Vault.
We held JamJam, our traditional summer festival aimed at game jams brainstorming, networking, and fun, where a new concept for a jam in the wilderness was born. Without further ado this concept was realized under the name of ProtoKoli, a game jam held in Koli cabins, with creativity boosted by the fresh air, hot sauna, and endless greenery.
And finally, by the end of the year, we welcomed several new members who have already demonstrated fresh ideas, enthusiasm, and a strong willingness to take on new challenges!
Let’s make 2025 even better, together!