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Online casino rules in Åland

Åland has its own gambling legislation and permissions. The Government of Åland grants permissions and supervises gambling under Åland law, separately from mainland Finland.

The documented internet gaming permit

On 21 December 2016, Ålands Penningautomatförening, Paf, received permission for games and lotteries transmitted by electromagnetic waves. The decision gives a term from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2026, case ÅLR 2016/8517, letter 794 Rk1a. Annex 4 names Paf.com and includes slots, table games, other casino games and poker.

An amendment dated 31 January 2024 refers to the same permission, changes one table-game condition and states that the other conditions remain. The older annex documents the games within its historical scope; it is not a current catalogue.

Keep Paf.com and the terms address separate

Paf’s Swedish terms, version 1.6 published on 26 January 2026, name Ålands Penningautomatförening, organisation number 0280695-6. On 4 November 2026, the terms address on www.paf.com redirected normally to www.paf.fi. Those operator terms do not independently extend the formal Paf.com permission to paf.fi.

Åland supervision and other countries

Since 1 January 2024, the Government of Åland has performed the supervision; Lotteriinspektionen is no longer an independent authority. Åland permission is not a general approval in every other country. The applicable territory and local rules must be considered separately.

Dated source records

These are neutral source records, not current licence approvals.

Name in the sourceLegal holderWebsite in the sourceRecorded scopeSource date
PafÅlands PenningautomatföreningPaf.comFormal permit term 2017–2026; no automatic extension to paf.fi.2016-12-21

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