Finncon is unique among SF conventions because it has no ticket/membership fee,[1] and is funded primarily on various cultural grants as well as income from traders.

The event is organised annually in different cities in Finland.

Since then the conventions have separated, and the future of the Finnish Animecon is currently uncertain beyond the 2011 combined Finncon-Animecon.

Finncon 2021 was cancelled due to logistical difficulties of conducting a large scale event during the COVID-19 pandemic while adhering to the event's ethos and criteria of being open to international communities.

[2] Finncon alternates between different cities in Finland without a formal rota.