Events
Expa has organized over 130 game industry, development and business events during its 10+ year journey. Main activities are the monthly Meetups, which are free of charge and open for all.
OUR EVENTS/MEETUPS
What we have organized and what's to come
Peliosuuskunta Expa – IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub events are currently Hybrid.
Below you can find a list of the events we have done before and the ones to come!
Watch the Meetups on ExpaJKL’s Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/expajkl
Feel free to join our Slack Channel to find out more discussions and events: Join Slack
#XmasJKL 2024 – The Finnish Game Industry Business Seminar
Upcoming events
Registration for Bit1 2026 is open! We are thrilled to announce that the Bit1 Competition is back for the ninth year! This is your chance to showcase your talent, take […]
Past activities
Expa Board Games Meetup 2026 (02.03.2026) The Lonely dice need some new friends! Expa Board Games are ON! Every month's first Monday, 16-21 at Digi & Game Center, Matarankatu 2, […]
Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Hybrid Meetup #2 / 2026 ============================ Guest: Jussi Autio, Silver Legend Topic: Pitching to publishers and investors - what's the difference? Time: 18:00 Interviewer: Wanda […]
Expa Internships & Employment Day 2026 Eventbrite link to register for the student and company: https://www.eventbrite.fi/e/expa-internships-employment-day-2026-tickets-1980091132881 A matchmaking event for digi & game industry companies and students from JYU, […]
Join to the FGJ Jyväskylä Hybrid site- Finnish Game Jam (Global Game Jam) is coming on Fri 30th of January to Sun 1st of February 2026! Finnish Game Jam 2026, […]
Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Hybrid Meetup #1 / 2026 with Weldon Green Guest: Weldon Green, e-sports expert, coach & PhD Researcher, University of Jyväskylä Topic: “What is […]
Expa Board Games Meetup 2025 (01.12.2025) The Lonely dice need some new friends! Expa Board Games are ON! Every month's first Monday, 16-21 at Digi & Game Center, Matarankatu 2, […]
Since 2015 #XmasJKL event has gathered all gaming world enthusiast in Jyväskylä. At the event you will discover all latest trends and insights in the Finnish game industry, as well […]
We shall have a day before the main event a “Day Zero” networking event at multiple times awarded Coworking space and Ecosystem Digi & Game Center (DGC). Digi & Game Center is also the […]
Expa Board Games Meetup 2025 (03.11.2025) The Lonely dice need some new friends! Expa Board Games are ON! Every month's first Monday, 16-21 at Digi & Game Center, Matarankatu 2, […]
Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Hybrid Meetup #8 / 2025 ============================ Guest: Ádám Kapos (Lead Architect), Yousician Topic: Building games with AI isn’t easy Time: 18:00 Interviewer: Wanda […]
Expa, Finland’s Authorized Unreal Engine Training Center, invites you to a free live webinar with Daniel Imbert.
Expa Board Games Meetup 2025 (06.10.2025) The Lonely dice need some new friends! Expa Board Games are ON! Every month's first Monday, 16-21 at Digi & Game Center, Matarankatu 2, […]
Cyber Game Day Friday 3.10.2025 What happens when the agility and imagination of the gaming industry collide with the cutting-edge expertise of cybersecurity? Cyber-Game Day is the place where two […]
Peliosuuskunta Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Hybrid Meetup #7 / 2025 ============================ Guest: Valtteri Yli-Olli (CEO) & Zsombor Faragó (Lead Programmer), Lumo Creations Topic: Harmony in the Wild - Journey […]
Monetization and entry level game development using Fortnite and UEFN Seminar on how small studios or single developers can use unreal editor for fortnite to learn UE5 and make money […]
Our main Events and Activities:
- Expa / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub Monthly Meetups
- Expansio trips to various game industry events and conferences
- XmasJKL – The Game Industry Business Seminar events 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 (www.xmasjkl.com)
- Game Business Booster 2020
- Global Game Jam – Finnish Game Jam Jyväskylä Site 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Maailmojen törmäys – The Worlds Collide events 2015, 2016
- Funded industry and ecosystem projects
- Various other events and activities such as seminars, game jams, hackathons, educational events…
Expa Events in Facebook: www.facebook.com/expajkl/events
Expa Google Calendar: Peliosuuskunta Expa Public Calendar
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