Edit: Sorry to inform that due to bad weather and low number of participants event is cancelled. We will have upcoming BBQ events on 10.7 and 7.8 so stay tuned for those!

IGDA Lahti June BBQ

Join IGDA Lahti grill party on the 12th of June. IGDA Lahti will provide grilled sausages to the event. You are also welcome to bring your own foods to grill. The event will take place at Pikku Vesijärvi grilling spot next to Kioski Pikkuvesku (event address: Kariniemenpuistotie 12). There's a parking area near the kiosk and the grill place.

If you have allergies, please inform them when you sign up.

NOTICE!
As this is an outdoor event and we can't control the weather, the venue place
might change to indoors. We will be notifying all attendees with changes as soon as possible, if the need comes!

Reminder: IGDA Finland uses the Finnish Game Industry Code of Conduct!

Where:
Pikku Vesijärvi Grilling Spot (next to Kioski Pikkuvesku)
Kariniemenpuistotie 12, 15110
When:
On Friday, June 12th, 2026 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Sign up now: https://pretix.eu/igdalahti/june26bbq/

#gamedev #peliala #igda #igdafinland #igdalahti

IGDA Lahti Finnish Game Awards watch party!

#gamedev #peliala #igda #igdafinland #igdalahti #finnishgameawards #neogames

Finnish Game Awards is happening right now! Follow the stream from: https://www.youtube.com/live/oBdFR-ePgYc

Congrats for Emma Vantaa, IGDA Lahti volunteer and Digi hub lead for winning IGDA Finland Lifetime Award!

#gamedev #peliala #igda #igdafinland #igdalahti #finnishgameawards #neogames

The Finnish Game Awards 2026 Watch Party

Join us for The Finnish Game Awards 2026 Watch Party on 21.5 18:00-21:00 at StartHub in Lahti! Stream starts at 19:00.

Finnish Game Awards 2026: https://neogames.fi/the-best-finnish-games-in-the-world-will-be-awarded-at-the-finnish-game-awards-2026-gala-in-may/
Details where StartHub is: https://www.starthub.fi/en/contact/#

The Finnish Game Awards 2026 gala will honor the best Finnish games of the last year and celebrate the Finnish games industry.
The nominees for Finnish Game of the Year 2025 are Amistech Games (My Winter Car), Channel37 (The Last Caretaker), Cornfox & Brothers (Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon), Hanki Games (Sledders), Kimmo Factor (Sektori), MiTale (Willow Guard), Next Games (Puzzled), Notovia & Dreamloop Games (I’m on Observation Duty 8), and Zaibatsu (Squishmallows Match). Short game descriptions and links can be found at the end of the release.

If you have questions contact: wawethewaras (Mika Savolainen) in IGDA Lahti Discord (https://discord.gg/328zTZfy9z) or email [email protected].

Event follows code of conduct of IGDA Finland and Finnish Game Industry:

IGDA Finland: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56114021e4b0f085582d7eff/t/5e41aaf212c7921f1a45376f/1581361907416/IGDA+Finland+Code+of+Conduct+2020+(1).pdf
Finnish Game Industry: https://neogames.fi/the-finnish-game-industry-code-of-conduct/

WHERE:
StartHub, Mukkulankatu 19, 15210 Lahti
WHEN:
Thursday 21th May, 18:00-21:00

Sign up now: https://pretix.eu/igdalahti/mayfga26/

#gamedev #peliala #igda #igdafinland #igdalahti #finnishgameawards #neogames

Are you a student, indie developer, or game developer looking for valuable feedback on your game?

Interested in learning how to create better demos, or excited to test upcoming games from Finland? ✨

IGDA Finland Digihub is organizing a series of demo-focused events, and we’d love to have you join us!

The event series will run in three parts on Mondays 25.05, 01.06, and 08.06 at 18:00. Each session will feature a selection of demos showcased during the stream, and two demo teams will receive live feedback on their games from industry professionals.

Why join the Digihub Demo Event?
🌍 Fully online, you can join from anywhere in Finland
💡 Gain valuable feedback on your game from industry professionals.
🎮 Get a chance to showcase your game to the Finnish game industry community
👂 Or just simply listen to the talks and play demos.

If this sounds interesting, make sure to check out their event page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/igda-finland-digihub-demo-series-tickets-1988750876407

⏱️ Apply for Demo showcase before the end of: 22.5.2026: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTN76JE1cXN4o5-AsHkj8tWVSYBJX9PdKIE7EJ8WEGvAJOGQ

Accessibility info:
Fully online (Join from anywhere)
Digihub is looking to integrate real-time voice captions for deaf, hard-of-hearing and other people who enjoy having captions in talks.

#gamedev #peliala #igda #igdafinland #digihub

IGDA Lahti May Meetup

Join us for free form hangout in Fellmannia. There is no planned program, but come chat with other game developers or share your demos. Fellmannia also has board games that we can play.

Event is organized by IGDA Lahti in Fellmanni-talo. Doors open at 17:00. Event closes about 21:00.

Event follows code of conduct of IGDA Finland and Finnish Game Industry.

WHERE:
Fellmanni-talo, Kirkkokatu 27, 15140 Lahti
WHEN:
Saturday 9th May, 17:00-21:00

Sign up now: https://pretix.eu/igdalahti/May2026/

#gamedev #peliala #igda #igdafinland #igdalahti #lahti

W Love Games is delighted to invite you all to join the second edition of Finnish Games Week Steam Event, taking place October 12-18.

This year we have an interesting opportunity for doubling the efforts in promoting your games, especially as in-person Finnish Games Week in Helsinki will be following week - Oct 19-23, when is also autumn edition of Steam Next Fest. This allows us to boost marketing efforts and online presence throughout two whole weeks!

You can find the criteria for joining the event in the form below. We will inform you of all the details and the planned program step by step, but the most important one is to read the criteria and if eligible submit your games:

To get your game featured, please provide the following information needed through this form. The criteria is:

- published or upcoming game on Steam made by Finnish game company
- if your game is already published on Steam you can offer a discount during the FGW26 event but it is not mandatory
- if you have published multiple games, feel free to submit them as a bundle or separately

https://forms.gle/pSeX3u5Xm9THMV646

#wlovegames #gamedev #peliala #finnishgameweek

Checkout event in Helsinki:

One week until the IGDA Helsinki March Meetup, and oh boy do we have a packed evening planned! Starting with MiTale and Dreamloop Games teaming up to demystify Indie Game Business in 2026!

We’ll also:
💡 Have an update on our IGDA Finland Grant
💬 Trial a pilot session for Café Lingua, a Finnish and Swedish speaking Cafe (17-17:45)
🪐 Introduce Ellarion Tales at the AMA session - come talk Sci-fi, live-action role-playing games (LARP) and immersive events

📣 No pre-registration is required to join our Meetup.

WHAT:
IGDA Helsinki March Meetup with MiTale and Dreamloop Games

WHEN:
Tuesday 17.03.
Doors open at 17
Program starts at 17:45

WHERE:
Maxine, Kamppi shopping center, 6th floor (Elevators can be found on the E-floor, between Jungle Juice Bar and Rax). Note that Maxine is a 18+ venue, hence you must be 18+ years of age to attend.

PROGRAM:
Indie Game Business in 2026! Natasha Skult (CEO at MiTale) and Joni Lappalainen (CEO of Dreamloop Games) will present their strategies in publishing, co-development partnerships and transmedia strategies that can elevate your indie success.

🕹️ Demo Corner will be open and filled with cool indie games and demos!

💬 Chat Corner will be open and ready for chatting!
We also have Ellarion Tales joining us for an AMA session! They are a storytelling studio that creates live-action role-playing games (larps) and other immersive experiences.

🗣️ We are also trialing Let’s speak in Finnish/Swedish - Café Lingua
Interested in practicing and improving your Finnish or Swedish language skills by chatting with native-speaking game industry professionals? Join Café Lingua at the March Meetup in Maxine between 17-17.45.

For more info on the evening, please see the website: https://www.igda.fi/new-events/2026/igda-helsinki-march-meetup

#igda #helsinki #peliala #gamedev #mitale #DreamloopGames

We had a fun event of playing different games. Thank you all for joining and presenters for their games.

Games that where playable:
"Kalewala, The Tale of Sampo" -board game by Tuomas Mansikka (Developer) + Annukka Repo (Art) + Sami Styrman (Publisher) SamsaGames
"Defenders of Kaiju Island" - board game by Jussi Kenkkilä
"Pirate Fight" -card game by Otto Schmitz

Other games are still work of progress, but Kalewala, the Tale of Sampo is available at: https://www.nukkarepo.com/taleofsampo

Defenders of Kaiju Island might be available to playing in the Ropecon 2026!

#lahti #gamedev #boardgames #cardgames #peliala #igda #igdalahti #kalewalataleofsampo #defendersofkaijuisland #piratefight

Roll into the new year with Digihub’s beginner-friendly online RPG. Want to hear the best part? You get to play as a bear!

Due to changes to the schedule the event dates have been moved❗

Join us to play Honey Heist - very simple and super fun one-page RPG 🐻 🍯
You are going to undertake the greatest heist the world has ever seen. Two Things –
One: You have a complex plan that requires precise timing.
Two: You are a GODDAMN BEAR.

📆 Schedule:
13th of March: Session Zero (45min): Session to explain the game, create characters with everyone and answering all the questions.
22dn of March: Game session (~2 hours): Session where we will play the game.

⏰ Sessions start at 6:30 pm EET

Sessions will be held on Digihub Discord server.

🎟️ Sign up for the event here!
https://www.eventbrite.fi/e/online-rpg-by-igda-finland-digihub-tickets-1983202809991

#gamedev #peliala #igda #digihub