IGDA Finland Presented Volunteer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards at Finnish Game Awards

On May 13th, we celebrated the Finnish Game Awards alongside Neogames and Suomen Pelinkehittäjät ry, with awards presented in two categories this year.

The first category was the IGDA Volunteer of the Year. This award was given to our amazing volunteer, Daria Bokovaya, who has actively contributed to the reawakening and refinement of the Chat Corner concept, and continues that humble and impactful work even today.

The second category was the Lifetime Award, which recognizes long-term dedication and contributions to our community. This year, the award was presented to Christopher Hamilton, who has been with us for many years and continues to make incredible events like Leadership Day and Finnish Games Week possible.

Thank you both for your invaluable contributions, IGDA Finland is truly lucky to have you among us!

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Also a big congrats to the rest of all the winners:
Mainframe Industries for winning the Finnish Game of the Year 2024 award with the game Pax Dei.
Makea Games for taking the second place with the game Supermoves.
Fingersoft / LEGO Hill Climb Adventures, Ranela Games Oy / Finnish Cottage Simulator and Supercell / Squad Busters for placing third.
Ilkka Paananen for receiving the Power Player of the Year 2024 award.
Hanki Games Oy for being the Rookie of the Year 2024.
Ranela Games Oy / Finnish Cottage Simulator for winning the Excellence Award for best indie game awarded by W Love Games
Ali İrdiren for becoming the Jampion of the Year, awarded by Finnish Game Jam
Team Scavenger for winning the Bit1 Student Game Competition 2025, with their game Spaceship Scavenger.

The full game awards ceremony can be watched from Youtube.