2025 Finnish Game Awards winners announced

Winners for the 2025 Finnish Game Awards were revealed tonight at Ravintola Töölö in Helsinki.

The big winner for Finnish Game of the Year 2024 went to Mainframe Industries’ social sandbox MMO Pax Dei. The game was released in Early Access last year on PC (via Steam). A full list of winners can be seen below.

Joni Lappalainen, Chairman of the Board at the Finnish Game Developers’ Association said this about the ceremony:

“This year’s gala was a bit unusual. Finland is globally recognized for its mobile games, but in 2024, only a handful of new mobile titles were released. All the winning games this year were published for PC and/or consoles. The fierce competition in the gaming industry is also evident in the fact that Makea Games, the developer of Supermoves, which placed second for Finnish Game of the Year, was unable to continue operations despite having created a great game. We’re also seeing the rise of a unique domestic simulator game culture in Finland. This year, Finnish Cottage Simulator, created by a small team from Jyväskylä, took home two awards following in the footsteps of Pro Pilkki, My Summer Car, and other distinctly Finnish simulators. The gala also celebrated 30 years of the Finnish game industry. A ceremonial speech was delivered by Ilari Kuittinen, founder and CEO of Housemarque, the oldest active game studio in Finland and the event’s main sponsor.”

The ceremony is available to view on YouTube right now here.

2025 Finnish Game Awards winners

IGDA Volunteer of the Year 2024: Daria Bokovaya
IGDA Lifetime Achievement 2025: Christopher Hamilton
Finnish Game Jam - Jampion of the Year 2024: Ali İrdiren
W Love Games Excellence Award 2024: Finnish Cottage Simulator (Ranela Games)
Bit1 Game Competition 2025: Spaceship Scavenger (Team Scavenger)
Rookie of the Year 2024: Hanki Games
Best Creative Achievement of the Year 2024: Pools (Tensori)
Power Player of the Year 2024: Ilkka Paananen
Finnish Game of the Year 2024: Pax Dei (Mainframe Industries)