
Female Gaming Finland
Female Gaming Finland ry
Jyväskylä, Finland
About
Founded in 2019, Female Gaming Finland is a non-profit association based in Jyväskylä, Finland working on gender equality, community development.
Female Gaming Finland ry (FGF) is a non-profit association founded in summer 2019 in Finland. It is a video game community for women, girls and gender minorities of all ages, and it aims to advance their position in gaming and in Finnish and international gaming communities. The association works to expose and dismantle structural barriers and prejudice faced by women and gender minorities in gaming, and promotes safe, inclusive gaming environments through a code of conduct. Its activities include peer support, advice, online and offline gaming events, esports and competitions, seminars, training, and communication through its website and social media. It also aims to start sports activity for its target group and to build education projects with schools and youth services. Membership is open to members of the target group, with supporting membership available to others. The association is based in Jyväskylä and operates across Finland. Its official language is Finnish, with English-speaking members welcome.
Location
Founded
Organisation type
Legal form
Legal name
Members
Focus areas
Languages
Causes & programmes
Causes
Works for
How they work
Programmes
Community Games Weekend
Community development · Finland
Community gaming weekend for the organisation's Discord members, featuring Valorant and League of Legends.
Monthly Monday
Community development · Finland
Recurring online community gaming evenings for Discord members, run with a youth worker from the City of Pori.
Countries of operation
Funding & support
Funded by
Ways to support
Credentials & affiliations
Partnerships
Assembly, Logitech, IKEA Suomi, Porin kaupunki, Mäkelän Auto Oy