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International cooperation licence
If you intend to provide gambling services with an operator that does not have a licence in Finland, you will need an international cooperation licence in addition to your operating licence. The Gambling Act defines this type of gambling as international cooperation.
Apply in writing to the supervisory authority for an international cooperation licence. A licence may be granted to a holder of an exclusive licence or a gambling licence.
You can only engage in international cooperation for gambling services for which you hold a licence in Finland. Similarly, your partner must be licensed or otherwise authorised to offer gambling in the countries where it operates.
Your partner may not offer or market gambling services in Finland without the necessary licence.
Applying for an international cooperation licence
Apply in writing in Finnish or Swedish. There is a fee for processing the application.
You can apply for an international cooperation licence at the same time as you apply for an operating licence. In this case, send the application and attachments to the National Police Board via the online service, by email, or by post.
We recommend that you primarily use the online service. The online service is available via the Regional State Administrative Agency.
If you are applying for an international cooperation licence separately, please send your application by email or post. You can use the ready-made form on this page.
The instructions provided here correspond to the sections on the form.
Kansainvälinen yhteistyölupa haitari EN
Fill in the applicant’s details on the form.
The name of the applicant is the name of the legal entity (business name) or the natural person who is applying.
If you are applying for a licence on behalf of a legal entity registered in Finland, state the business ID here.
For legal entities registered abroad, you can provide the VAT Identification Number (VATIN) or an equivalent identification number.
If you are applying as a natural person, state your Finnish personal ID code or, if you do not have one, your date of birth.
In your application, state the partner’s name, unique ID (e.g. VATIN), postal address, and email address. A partner is an entity with whom gambling services are to be offered jointly.
Provide an explanation of the gambling services offered jointly. If you plan to offer a large number of similar gambling services together, the explanation should detail the implementations and categories of games.
In your application, please state whether the partner is licensed to operate similar gambling services and is entitled to engage in international cooperation.
On the form, state the countries where the partner is licensed to provide gambling services. Also, specify the basis for the licence, such as the licence number or the provision of the law.
The application form has fields for details on four partners. If necessary, you can provide supplementary information in the ‘additional information’ field of the form or in a separate attachment to the application.
Provide any additional information on the application. For example, you can enter information that did not fit in the space reserved for it.
Choose how you want to receive the decision.
Sign the application. The application can be signed either physically or electronically. The electronic signature must be at least an advanced electronic signature in accordance with the eIDAS Regulation (EU 910/2014).
The signature affirms that the information provided is correct. The person signing the application must be entitled to sign on behalf of the applicant or authorised to apply for an international cooperation licence.
If the person signing the application does not have the right to sign on behalf of the applicant, submit a power of attorney with the application for international cooperation licence.
If you are applying to the licence on behalf of a legal entity that is not registered in Finland, attach an extract from the trade register or register of associations or foundations.
Submit the application and attachments to the National Police Board. We recommend that you submit your application online.
If you submit your application by email, send it to rahapelitoimiluvat@poliisi.fi. In this case, we recommend using the Police Secure Mail service.
If you would like to send your application documents by post, please use the address National Police Board, Gambling Administration, PO Box 50, 11101 Riihimäki.
A fee is charged for processing an application for an international cooperation licence as stated in the Decree on Police Fees. In 2026, the processing fee will be EUR 1,120.