IGDA Finland Celebrates its 20th Anniversary!
IGDA Finland is so deeply entwined with the Finnish game industry and its history that this is not just a celebration of IGDA Finland. It's a celebration of the community that makes our industry what it is!
#igdafinland #igdafi20
Join us in celebration of:
20 years of IGDA Finland
20 years of Finnish Game industry history,
20 years of games,
20 years of friendships,
20 years of our community!
SAVE THE DATE!
When: May 27, 2023 (18:00 - 24:00)
Where: Event centre Koskenranta Helsinki, Katariina Saksilaisen katu 9
The ticket will grant you
Access to IGDA Finland Birthday Party, music performances, welcoming drink and delicious food!
Dresscode is casual, but festive!
Game Music Collective 🎻
GMC is established in 2017 - is a next generation symphonic orchestra, rock band and a music production company at the forefront of video game music!
In 2023 Game Music Collective released their debut album RESTART - Finnish Game Music Revised. The new album showcases the very best of Finnish video game music and features an epic collaboration of over 60 musicians!
DJ MegaTommi 🎧
MegaTommi is a DJ and a stage name of Tommi Salomaa – composer, performer, audio designer and game music enthusiast!
He performs video game music ranging from retro to modern, as well as music related to gaming and game culture. MegaTommi has played in many game industry events and parties, and has organized the very first live music performance ever in IGDA Finland gathering! For IGDA Birthday party he will present a special performance with many legendary tunes from Finnish games.
Our venue is the awesome Koskenranta at Helsinki! ☀️
You can hear Vantaankoski streams past and see part of most beautiful nature in Helsinki, Vanhankaupunginlahti.
Come and join us on this special occasion!
Schedule
| What | Start time |
|---|---|
| Doors Open | 18:00 |
| Cello quartet | 18:30 |
| Beginning speech(es) | 19:00 |
| Chillings | 19:30 |
| DJ#1 - MegaTommi | 20:00 |
| Chillings | 21:00 |
| DJ#2 - Aversal | 22:00 |
| Valomerkki | 23:00 |
| Event end | 23:30 |
IGDA Finland Leadership Day 2023
Our 20th birthday party isn't the only thing coming up this year!
In the autumn, we'll host IGDA Finland Leadership Day 2023, an international event about how we build companies, teams and working cultures to build better games.. Since 2019 we've been bringing some of the brightest minds together in a thought provoking track to share their experiences on cutting edge leadership.
Entering its fifth year, it is evolving into an industry classic, with hundreds of people taking part at it every year.
To become a partner for IGDA Finland Leadership Day 2023, contact Christopher Hamilton.
Partners
This event wouldn’t be possible without help from our partners and sponsors!
We are looking for sponsors for the event. If you’d like to help us take games leadership to another level please contact us and let’s talk!
Volunteers
We’ve been pushing since 2018 to make this event happen and still more needs doing. Drop us a line via firstname.lastname@igda.fi to join the fun!
