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!