Siida Game Jam is open to anyone over the age of 18. There are no skill prerequisites. Participating in Siida Game Jam in person requires being at least 18 years old, completing the application form and being accepted, as well as committing to the event rules.

Participation in the event is free of charge. In-person participants are primarily responsible for their own travel and food expenses. Free bus transport from Rovaniemi to Inari departs on September 3 at 8:00 AM, and the return transport from Inari to Rovaniemi departs on September 5 at 8:00 AM. Participants will be provided with lunch on Friday and Saturday at Restaurant Sarrit. A free spot in shared accommodation (2–3 person cabins) can be reserved for participants. If a participant prefers to book their own accommodation, they must pay for it themselves.

Applications for the event are submitted via an online form. There are separate forms for in-person and remote participants. You can apply individually or as part of a pre-formed team, but each person must submit their own application. Team members can be listed in the additional information field. If you are applying as part of a team, please let us know if your team is not open to outside members. We aim to ensure that everyone leaves with a positive impression of the game industry, whether they are a first-timer or a seasoned professional.

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.

Siida Game Jam begins on Thursday, September 3, at 1:00 PM with a museum tour. The event opening will be held at 2:00 PM, at which time the theme will be revealed and game development can begin. The museum’s communal spaces can be used during regular opening hours, as well as for extended hours on Thursday and Friday. Lunch is served during Restaurant Sarrit’s lunch hours on Friday and Saturday. Games must be completed by 3:00 PM on Saturday, when the closing ceremony begins. The return trip to Rovaniemi departs on September 6 at 8:00 AM.

The event is organized in collaboration with Sámi Museum Siida, Finnish Game Jam ry, MultiBEING Centre of Excellence,
Indigenous Digital Storytelling with New Media, IGDA Finland Rovaniemi Hub, University of Lapland and University of Helsinki.

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.