A Finnish player has won the the largest win ever on an online game in Finland and the second largest in the world.

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The player, who won €6.9m on a slot machine on Paf.com, bet €2 on the slot Mega Fortune this week but thought he had dreamt it. "It was early in the morning when I won and I was in shock and couldn't sleep. After a long while I fell asleep and then when I woke up I checked my gaming account straight away to see if the money was still there," he commented.

Less than a year ago a Paf player from Sweden won €5.3m, which was the biggest online win ever in Sweden and means that Paf is responsible for the two largest wins in the Nordic region in less than a year.

Head of press and PR at Paf, Anders Sims, commented: "These wins are obviously really great for Paf too. They show that it is possible to have really big wins with us, that you really can realise your dreams and win a fantastic jackpot."

Sims added: "It is important that we as a gaming company take our responsibility and don't leave the winner without any support. We make sure that the customer receives financial