Welcome to the 10th Annual International GamiFIN conference, March 23-27, 2026!

You are welcome to join us in Saariselkä, where you’ll find incredible Finnish Lapland scenery, nature, and winter activities to celebrate with us our 10th anniversary. We hope all of our guests take the time to enjoy the surroundings and activities provided by this unique location. Organized winter activities before and/or after the main conference days will be announced later.

GamiFIN is a leading international conference on gamification research, chaired by Professor Juho Hamari and Associate Professors Oğuz ‘Oz’ Buruk and Nannan Xi.

The conference is organized by the Gamification Group, and past keynote speakers have included notable scholars from the field of Gamification, such as Lennart Nacke, Frans Mäyrä, Sebastian Deterding, Richard Landers, and T.L. Taylor.

To celebrate our milestone anniversary, GamiFIN will feature a special program, to be announced in early 2026.

The GamiFIN conference will provide access to the Gamification Publication Track (http://gamifinconference.com/gamification-track/). The gamification publication track is a one-of-a-kind, “gamified” approach to developing your research paper through the GamiFIN conference, the HICSS Gamification Track, and ultimately toward publication in an associated journal issue. The aim of the gamification publication track is to enhance the predictability and rigor of the peer-review and publication processes by providing a concise review continuum and peer discussion.