The Ministry of the Interior is the Finnish government ministry responsible for gambling policy and for the legislative reform that replaces the monopoly with a partial licensing system.
Ministry of the Interior
The ministry responsible for Finnish gambling policy and the primary official source on the reform.
Legal entity
Sisäministeriö
Headquarters
Helsinki
Key brands
Last verified
September 21, 2026
Finland activity
The Ministry prepared the Gambling Act 10/2026 and remains the authority whose published material is the primary official source on the reform's timetable, the scope of the exclusive licence, the supervisory arrangements and the stated aim of channelling demand into the regulated system.
It is also the ministry under which the Finnish Supervisory Agency operates from 1 July 2027.
For anyone reading English-language coverage of this market, the Ministry's own material is the reference point against which secondary summaries should be checked. Where our guides mark a statement as official, this is usually the source.
Provenance
Ministry published material on the reform of the gambling system
