The Nordic Countries are the Partner Region for gamescom 2024

Not a partner country, but a partner region. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Estonia are the official partner region of gamescom 2024. They will present themselves together in the large partner pavilion.

The Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Estonia are the official partner region of gamescom 2024. The organisers of gamescom, Koelnmesse, game - the German Games Industry Association and the Nordic Game Institute, have signed a partnership agreement to this effect. The Nordic pavilions will be located in Hall 4.1.

Per Strömbäck, Chairman of the Nordic Game Institute: "The Nordics are proud to be partner region for gamescom 2024. In the ten years that have passed since we were partner region the first time, gamescom has only grown in importance and influence on the global game industry stage. The Nordic game industry has grown too: making games, pioneering genres, and exploring technologies. Some of the biggest Nordic games broke through at gamescom. It's the best place for the Nordic game industry to meet the players."

The Nordic countries have been closely associated with gamescom for several decades. The Nordic Party has been an integral part of gamescom since its inception and has welcomed more than 20,000 guests over the years.

Felix Falk, Chief Operating Officer of game - the German Games Industry Association: "The Nordic countries have been among the most productive and most innovative countries of the games industry for years, in Europe and internationally. The utilization of the potential of games in many areas of life and the economy also has an exemplary character. We are therefore very pleased that the Nordics will this year be an even more important part of gamescom as the official partner region than in the many years before."

In total, around 15,000 people are employed in the games industry in the Nordic countries. With around 1,400 companies developing games and a total turnover of almost seven billion Euros, the region is one of the strongest and largest in Europe.

Gerald Böse, President and Chief Executive Office of Koelnmesse: "As the world's largest games event, we want to promote countries that are of special significance for the industry in a targeted fashion through strategic partnerships. Together, we are this year shifting the focus further to the games scene of the Nordic countries. Through the close integration into gamescom, we create the best prerequisites for a high level of visibility for the region in which world-famous franchises and the companies that developed them have originated."

The Nordic Game Institute consists of the following game producer associations: Dataspelsbranschen (SE), Icelandic Gaming Industry (IS), Neogames (FI), Spillprodusentforeningen (NO) and Producentforeningen (DK).

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