{"id":8145,"date":"2026-02-10T15:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/8145\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:24:08","slug":"coin-op-amusements-news-activate-opens-first-finnish-location-in-helsinki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/8145\/","title":{"rendered":"Coin-op amusements news | Activate opens first Finnish location in Helsinki"},"content":{"rendered":"

Activate, the global active entertainment brand, has expanded to Finland, opening its first venue in the country in It is Shopping Centre.<\/p>\n

\"Activate<\/p>\n

\n\tLocated in the east of Helsinki, the new 929sq.m venue features 10 immersive game rooms with more than 700 levels to choose from, including Mega Grid, Mega Laser, Strike and Hide.<\/p>\n

\n\tDesigned for groups of two to five players, each 60-minute session combines physical exertion, strategy and teamwork.<\/p>\n

\tGlobal network<\/p>\n

\n\t“Our goal has always been to build a truly global gaming network that connects people through play,” said Adam Schmidt, cofounder and CEO of Activate.<\/p>\n

\n\t“Opening our first location in Finland is a major step in that vision. Through our partnership with Realinvest, we’re bringing Activate’s immersive, social entertainment to a market that values innovation. We’re excited to welcome Finland to the global Activate community.”<\/p>\n

\n\tSusanna Kolu, managing director, Helsinki, added: “It’s exciting to bring an energetic gaming experience to Helsinki, where players literally step out from behind their screen and onto the playing field. Activate’s international success, combined with Finland’s strong gaming culture, makes this a perfect fit.”<\/p>\n

\n\tActivate was founded in Canada in 2018 and has quickly spread across the world<\/a>, now operating more than 65 locations. Realinvest is set to open seven more Activate venues in the future in Stockholm and Gothenburg in Sweden; Oslo and Burgan in Norway; and Copenhagen, Denmark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Activate, the global active entertainment brand, has expanded to Finland, opening its first venue in the country in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8146,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[87],"tags":[6844,6845,1972,158,113,6843,4559,6846],"class_list":["post-8145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-helsinki","tag-activate","tag-active","tag-entertainment","tag-finland","tag-helsinki","tag-intergame","tag-nordic","tag-physical"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}