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For the first time ever, a game jam event, SIIDA GAME JAM, will be held at the Sámi Museum Siida. The three-day event, taking place from September 3–5, 2026, brings together creative professionals, students, and hobbyists. This is the remote, online site of the jam, open to everyone!
A game jam is an internationally recognized event format where participants design and create a game or game concept within a set timeframe.
Siida Game Jam starts on Thursday, September 3rd at 1:00 PM. Game creation begins on September 3rd at 3:00 PM and ends on September 5th at 3:00 PM.
The game development process will be guided by a theme announced at the event, as well as the Sámi Museum Siida itself, which serves as the setting for the games. The museum features the ”Digital Natives? Sámi Games Now!” exhibition until September 20, 2026, which includes works originating from the Saami Game Jam held in Utsjoki in 2018. SIIDA GAME JAM acts as a side event to the exhibition, and the games created here could be featured in future game exhibitions.
Open to everyone, the hybrid event Siida Game Jam will take place at the Sámi Museum Siida in Inari and remotely via Discord. There are no skill prerequisites. Participation is completely free of charge. The age limit for the event is 18+. Remote participation is available via Discord.
The event is multilingual. Information about the event will be provided in Finnish, English, and the Sámi languages. During the event, the main communication languages are Finnish and English, but teams are free to communicate in whichever language they prefer.
1. Siida Game Jam is free and open to anyone over 18 years of age. There are no skill prerequisites.
2. The event is organized as a hybrid event. In-person participation is limited to 15 people. Remote participation is allowed.
3. You can apply to participate in person or remotely, as an individual or as part of a team. Everyone must fill out their own application form.
4. Applicants for in-person participation will be notified by August 20. Remote participants will not receive separate selection notifications; instead, they will be sent an email invitation to join the Discord server.
5. Siida Game Jam starts on Thursday, September 3, at 1:00 PM if you are attending in person at the Sámi Museum Siida in Inari. For remote participants, the event begins at 2:00 PM with a streamed opening ceremony. Game creation starts on September 3 at 3:00 PM and ends on September 5 at 3:00 PM.
6. Once your application has been accepted, you commit to participating in the event.
7. Event communication will be in Finnish and English.
8. The event organizers may photograph and record participants during the event. Organizers may use these images and footage as part of their communications and research.
9. All games, source code, graphics, music, writing, and all other creative materials produced by a team during the Game Jam remain under the exclusive intellectual property ownership of the development team. This condition does not affect the ownership of Sámi cultural heritage, which remains with the Sámi peoples and communities.
10. During the event, permission will be requested to use the produced materials in Siida’s exhibition activities, research, and teaching. Information regarding research use will be provided verbally at the event. Consent forms will be signed in writing on-site.
11. Participants guarantee that the games created during the event are original creations of the team and do not infringe on third-party intellectual property rights. If third-party materials are used in the games (e.g., generative AI, open-source libraries, or Creative Commons-licensed assets), the participant is responsible for ensuring that the respective licenses permit such use. The use of generative AI must be clearly declared if it has been used to generate content or partial content.
12. Necessary data for organizing and reporting the event will be collected from participants. Information will not be passed on to third parties. Data produced during Siida Game Jam may be used for research purposes.
13. Listen and respect. If anything is unclear, ask. At the event, we follow the Code of Conduct of the Finnish Game Industry as well as Siida’s Safer Space Principles.
