Finnish Game Industry QA Meetup September 2025

Welcome to the first ever Finnish Game Industry QA Meetup!
It's time for the first ever Finnish Game Industry QA Meetup. We are looking forward to a relatively large meetup with interesting speeches about QA and testing in gaming industry, discussions with peers and of course pizza, beer and snacks (what else)!

Host
The Finnish Game Industry QA Meetup group is founded by Nextcon, VALA and Gofore. The first meetup will be hosted by VALA in Siili Solutions' office. Hosts from VALA will be Toni Roschier, Suvi Mannonen & Jenni Loimukoski, please contact the hosts if you have any questions on the practicalities.

Venue:
Siili Solutions office, Ruoholahdenkatu 21, 00180 Helsinki

Event program:
17.00 Doors open, refreshments and mingling
17.30 Opening words from the organizers
17.45 1st presentation
18.30 Break
18.45 2nd presentation
19.30 Refreshments and mingling
20:00 Venue cleared

Let's be polite:
Please respect the host and arrive on time, the doors will be closed after 17.30.
Please remember to update your RVSP in case you cannot participate.

Presentations:

Beyond the Bug Hunt: Team-Wide Quality in Agile Game Development
Speaker: Jutta Hakola
Discover how game development teams can move beyond traditional QA and embrace team-wide ownership of quality. Jutta Hakola shares insights from both ICT and gaming industries, highlighting the shift toward Quality Engineering (QE), the unique challenges of Game QA, and practical strategies for building immersive, high-quality player experiences.

FGIQA Meetup Group – Origins, Insights, and Future Vision
Speaker: Mikael Paananen
In this short presentation, Mikael Paananen will explain the reasons why our meetup group was formed. He will also provide a sneak peek into the next event, and what to look forward to in the future. During the session, Mikael will reveal the results of the meetup’s Mentimeter questionnaire, which will hopefully provide some food for thought.

We warmly welcome you to the first ever meetup,
Brgds, organizers;
Nextcon, VALA & Gofore