Finland Veikkaus Lotto: overview
Finland is a country, having a long history in organizing lotteries. In other words, people, living on the Scandinavian Peninsula, practicing and winning impressive jackpots for decades. Fortunately, we live in digital, globalized world. As a result, local opportunities are widely available around the world.
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Vikingloto lottery (Vikinglotto)
Member countries: Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden and Estonia.
Online ticket sales: carried out on the territory of the participating countries.
Age of participants: in Estonia – from 16 years, in the rest of the participating countries – from 18 years.
Ticket price (one position): 0,80 euro in Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Estonia, 6 Danish kroner in Denmark, 100 Icelandic kronor in Iceland, 6 Norwegian kroner in Norway, 10 Swedish kronor in Sweden.
Minimum jackpot: 3 000 000 euros.
Maximum jackpot: 35 000 000 euros.
Max Jackpot Drawn: no data.
Probability of winning the jackpot: 1 to 98 172 096.
Probability of winning any prize: no data.
Winnings tax: paid by the winner according to the laws of that country, where the ticket was purchased.
Drawing: weekly on Wednesdays.
Vikingloto lottery rules (Vikinglotto):
Participants in the drawing 6 balls from the main 48 and 1 ball out 8 additional. The minimum amount is paid for 3 guessed main numbers, the jackpot is paid for 6 major and 1 extra ball. If multiple participants have won the jackpot, then it is divided equally between them.
Winning probability table Vikingloto:
- guessed 3 main ball: 1 to 61;
- guessed 3 main ball and 1 additional: 1 to 428;
- guessed 4 main ball: 1 to 1 086;
- guessed 4 main ball and 1 additional: 1 to 7 601;
- guessed 5 main balls: 1 to 55 653;
- guessed 5 main balls and 1 additional: 1 to 389 572;
- guessed 6 main balls: 1 to 14 024 585;
- guessed 6 main balls and 1 additional: 1 to 98 172 096.
The amount paid for the jackpot and for 6 of the guessed numbers is the same for all participating countries, for other categories, payments are individual for each country.
Additional draws. Apart from the main draw, additional draws are held in participating countries. IN Latvia additional games are called "Joker" ("Dzokers")and "Joker7" (Dzokers7) with maximum winnings 150 000 euro and 750 000 euro respectively.
History reference: the first lottery draw took place in the city-commune of Hamar (Norway) in March 1993 years and is held there to this day. Participated in the lottery 5 countries - Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden. IN 2000 year to Estonia joined the lottery, and in 2011 year – Latvia and Lithuania. FROM 24 May 2017 year due to changes in the rules and format of the lottery, the ticket price has increased (in the eurozone with 0,60 to 0,80 euro per position) and increased cash prizes.
Latest Results
The Vikinglotto results for Wednesday 11th November are:
- 38
- 17
- 19
- 5
- 37
- 1
- 7
If you have won a prize by playing through a lottery retailer, you will need to claim your winnings from a retailer in the same country where the ticket was purchased. If you have played online, your winnings will automatically be added to your online account.
Find out more on the Vikinglotto website.
By playing online, you automatically get the added advantages of:
- Security: Your tickets are automatically stored in your online account once you have paid for them. This eliminates the possibility of a ticket being lost, damaged or stolen.
- Convenience: Tickets can be purchased at any time from any device. What’s more, if you win a prize, you will automatically be notified!
- Payouts: If your numbers are lucky and win you a prize, you will instantly receive your winnings in your account once prize amounts have been confirmed.
How to Play
Vikinglotto players are required to choose six numbers between 1 and 48 and a Viking number between 1 and 8. Participants can either select their own numbers or opt for a Quick Pick, where a random set of numbers will be automatically generated.
To win the jackpot, players must match all six main numbers and the Viking number. The jackpot starts at a minimum of €3 million, and if it is not won, it rolls over to the following draw. Once the jackpot hits its cap of €35 million, additional prize money is added to the prize tier below it, which is won by matching all six main numbers without the Viking number.
The top two prize tiers are shared between all the participating countries, but the rest of the prizes are set individually by each nation. A percentage of the revenue from each ticket sale contributes to the shared prize fund, and any leftover money is distributed among the remaining prize tiers in each country.
The following table shows the different prize tiers and the odds of winning in each category.
| Match 6 + Viking Ball | Shared Jackpot (minimum €3 million) | 1 in 98,172,096 |
| Match 6 | Shared Prize | 1 in 14,024,585 |
| Match 5 + Viking Ball | Country Specific | 1 in 389,572 |
| Match 5 | Country Specific | 1 in 55,653 |
| Match 4 + Viking Ball | Country Specific | 1 in 7,601 |
| Match 4 | Country Specific | 1 in 1,086 |
| Match 3 + Viking Ball | Country Specific | 1 in 428 |
| Match 3 | Country Specific | 1 in 61 |
| Match 2 + Viking Ball | Country Specific | 1 in 58 |
| Match 2 | Country Specific | 1 in 8 |
Prize tiers differ in each participating nation, and not all countries offer all of the prize tiers listed above.
A number of supplementary games are also available in different countries, such as various ‘Joker’ games, in which players must match up to seven numbers in the exact order they are drawn.
