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The win marks the 24th time the lottery’s top prize has gone to Finland.

A woman from Helsinki won more than 74 million euros in Friday night’s Eurojackpot draw, Finnish gambling monopoly Veikkaus said.

The Eurojackpot is an international lottery across Europe starting at 10 million euros.

Veikkaus confirmed that they had been in contact with the winner, who has chosen to keep her identity private and limit knowledge of the win to a small circle of people.

Publicity around major lottery wins can attract unwanted attention. Yle has previously reported on jackpot winners who received large numbers of requests for financial help after their winnings became public.

According to Veikkaus, the woman checked her ticket early on Saturday morning after hearing that the main prize had gone to Finland.

“I don’t think I fully understand yet how much money I’ve won,” she said in a statement released by Veikkaus.

“Maybe it will become clearer once the money is actually in my bank account.”

She said the moment she realised she had won was overwhelming.

“I could barely stay in my chair,” she said, adding that she struggled to sleep afterwards.

The winner told Veikkaus that she plans to renovate her home and expects her working life to change.

“I probably won’t be working on public holidays anymore,” she said.

Despite the life-changing sum, she said her immediate plans were modest.

“Now I’m going outside to clear snow,” she added.

The win marks the 24th time that the Eurojackpot’s top prize has gone to Finland.

Gambling remains widespread in the country. A study by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) found that 70 percent of Finns gambled in 2023, most commonly on Veikkaus games.

Estimates suggest Finns spent more than one billion euros on gambling in 2024.