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Lotteries in Finland — ranked by the numbers

Every Finland game on this site, ranked by top-prize odds, with the tax rules and the regulator. All odds derived from the published rules.

Games, best jackpot odds first

GameTop-prize oddsAny-prize oddsTicketCost per unit of jackpot chance
Lotto (Finland)1 in 18,643,5601 in 49.6€1.0018,643,560 EUR

Shorter odds are not automatically better value — shorter-odds games pay smaller top prizes. Cost per unit of chance (price × odds) is the cleanest single comparison.

Tax on winnings in Finland

Veikkaus winnings and prizes from lotteries licensed in the EU/EEA are tax-free for Finnish players — the operator pays lottery tax instead. Winnings from games outside the EEA are taxable as earned income. Finland is moving to a multi-licence gambling system (targeted for 2027), which is not expected to change the tax-free treatment of licensed wins.

Regulator

National Police Board of Finland (gambling administration)official site

Sources

Last verified: 2026-08-29