Best Gaming Companies in Helsinki, Finland
The 111 best Gaming companies in Helsinki, Finland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Supercell.
Our analysis of 180 Gaming companies
$26.0b in tracked funding; 90% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
Ranked: Best Gaming companies in Helsinki
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Supercell 🦄 Mobile game developer focusing on mid-core games | $143M | 158 mo ago | 340 | Mikko Kodisoja Co-Founder | SkolengoContentfulSentry+18 | Top 1k | 297 patents Real-time multiplayer game networking, anti-cheat, and UI control for mobile gaming platforms. | — |
| 2 | Small Giant Games Mobile game development studio | $51M | 90 mo ago | 58 | — | Tailwind CSSReactGatsby+15 | Top 500k | 3 patents On-screen object manipulation interfaces for interactive mobile gaming | — |
| 3 | Mainframe Developer of PC, console, and mobile-based MMO games | $33M | 54 mo ago | 71 | Ansu Lönnberg Co-Founder & COO | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+9 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 4 | Noice Social platform for gaming enthusiasts | $26M | 31 mo ago | 48 | Ville Torhonen Co-Founder | SentryZendeskNode.js+20 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 5 | Kuuhubb Mobile games and apps distribution platform | $25M | 63 mo ago | 26 | Tero Kuittinen Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Next Games Developer of mobile-based mid-core genres | $24M | 63 mo ago | 120 | — | Craft CMSPHPYii+12 | Top 10M | — | 2 awards |
| 7 | Metacore Mobile game developer specializing in casual games | $18M | 61 mo ago | 170 | Mika Tammenkoski CEO | SanityApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+17 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 8 | Grand Cru Mobile game developer focusing on mid-core games | $16M | 154 mo ago | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Sulake Provider of a social networking platform for the metaverse | $12M | 239 mo ago | 96 | — | NginxAmazon Web ServicesCloudflare+4 | Top 10M | 5 patents Avatar control and interaction mechanisms for virtual world gaming platforms | — |
| 10 | Redhill Games Independent mobile game development studio | $11M | 64 mo ago | 81 | Milos Jerabek Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 11 | Galaxy Blitz Developer of a play to earn strategy NFT game for mobiles | $10M | 51 mo ago | 16 | Clement C Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Armada Interactive Mobile game development studio | $10M | 111 mo ago | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Lightneer Mobile game development studio | $9M | 106 mo ago | 15 | Henri Lindgren Lindgren Chairman & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Lightheart Mobile game developer specializing in casual games | $8M | 62 mo ago | 41 | Christophe Pardon Co-Founder | — | Top 50M | — | — |
| 15 | Dazzle Rocks Mobile games developer | $7M | 73 mo ago | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Social First Developer of multiplayer cross-platform social games | $7M | 22 mo ago | — | Mikko Kahara Co-Founder | WebflowMailChimpGoogle Workspace+9 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 17 | PlayRaven Mobile Games developer focusing on Strategy games | $6M | 138 mo ago | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Return Entertainment Developer of cloud-native games for PC and mobile devices | $6M | 34 mo ago | 13 | Toni H Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Unity Technologies Finland Provider of Tools for Mobile Game developers to improve engagement and monetization | $6M | 162 mo ago | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | BIT ODD Developer of casual mobile games | $5M | 19 mo ago | 9 | Jani Lintunen Co-Founder | ContentfulThree.jsstyled-components+9 | Top 50M | — | 2 job openings |
| 21 | Superplus Games Mobile Game developer focusing on Action Games | $5M | 74 mo ago | 16 | Aarni Linnakangas Co-Founder & COO | WebflowjQuery-pjaxcore-js+12 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 22 | Cosmic Lounge Developer of free-to-play puzzle games for mobile | $4M | 37 mo ago | 6 | Peter Tokoi Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+7 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 23 | Bitmagic Developer of AI-powered game creation platform | $4M | 23 mo ago | — | Juhana Wirtanen Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 24 | Boomlagoon Mobile games developer | $4M | 145 mo ago | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Futurefly Messaging application for games | $4M | 127 mo ago | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Umbra Middleware for optimizing rendering | $3M | 127 mo ago | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Futureplay Games Developer of online games across multiple platforms and gaming services | $3M | 117 mo ago | 40 | Arttu Mäki Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+16 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 28 | Shipyard Games Developer of location-based games for mobile | $3M | 110 mo ago | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Playmore Games Tool developer for tabletop gameplay | $3M | 93 mo ago | 24 | — | — | — | 2 patents Delivery of in-game information and services for online gaming platforms | — |
| 30 | Skunkworks Developer of mobile games focused on underserved audiences and social features | $3M | 66 mo ago | 48 | Henri Hirvela Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Reforged Studios Video game developer | $2M | 127 mo ago | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Grey Area Mobile game development studio | $2M | 183 mo ago | — | Kyle DeWoody Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Ministry of Games Mobile Games developer focusing on Casual games | $2M | 132 mo ago | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Quicksave Interactive Game developer offering casual games | $2M | 3 mo ago | 15 | Timo Kamarainen Co-Founder & CTO | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+14 | Top 50M | — | 2 awards |
| 35 | Tribo Developer of PC and mobile-based multi-player games | $1M | 44 mo ago | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Dodreams Mobile game development studio | $1M | 199 mo ago | 19 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+13 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 37 | Panzerdog Mobile game development company based out of Helsinki | $959K | 105 mo ago | 30 | — | TildaAmazon Web Servicescore-js+9 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 38 | Dized Game playing app for tabletop games | $813K | 93 mo ago | — | Jouni Jussila CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 39 | Mindfield Games Virtual reality game development studio | $377K | 139 mo ago | 13 | Olli Sinerma Project Lead & Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Pikkukala Content Creator and Mobile Game developer targeting kids | $306K | 84 mo ago | — | Pablo Jordi Producer & Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 41 | HipFire Games Independent VR game development studio | $205K | 87 mo ago | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Frozenbyte Independent Finnish video game development company | $186K | 99 mo ago | 70 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | Top 10M | 7 patents Computer vision object detection and identification technologies | 1 launch |
Top 12 Gaming companies in Helsinki
#1
Seed · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2017 · 15 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Game developer offering casual games. It also allows gamers to play chat games during their chat over the messaging platform. The company's chat game platform helps in making messaging applications.
- Mar 2026Seed—
- Jun 2021Seed$1.5M
- Jun 2017Seed—
#2
Series B · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2019 · 9 employees$5.3Mraised▾
Developer of casual mobile games. The company focuses on mobile games with different titles. Recently it raises funding from index ventures to release its first game title.
- Nov 2024Series B$18.2M
- Jun 2022Series A$5.3M
#3
Seed · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2021$6.7Mraised▾
Developer of multiplayer cross-platform social games. The company creates games that engage in player-driven economies and highly social experiences which enables players all over the world to connect and play games that are designed to be played for a decade or more.
- Aug 2024Seed$4.2M
- Jan 2022Seed$2.5M
#4
Seed · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2021$4Mraised▾
Developer of AI-powered game creation platform. It provides a WebGL game engine that generates animated characters, environments, and unique missions based on user prompts. Users can create mini-games directly in their browser, utilizing AI to design their own worlds and characters. The platform offers an evolving game experience and encourages community interaction through feedback and collaborative design. A leaderboard will soon allow users to showcase their creations.
- Jul 2024Seed$4M
#5
Series A · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2020 · 48 employees$26Mraised▾
Social platform for gaming enthusiasts. Develops a gamified platform for discovering game loops, a metagame, and more. It provides a livestreaming platform for gamers.
- Nov 2023Series A$21M
- Feb 2022Seed—
- Sep 2021Seed—
- May 2021Angel$5M
#6
Acquired · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2010 · 340 employees$143Mraised▾
Mobile game developer focusing on mid-core games. The games developed are Clash of clans, Boom beach, Brawl stars, Hay day, and many more. The games are available on iOS and Android platforms. It monetizes through in-app purchases and ads.
- Apr 2013Series B$130M
- May 2011Series A$12M
- Nov 2010Seed$1M
- Venture Debt$373K
#7
Series B · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2003 · 71 employees$33.2Mraised▾
Developer of PC, console, and mobile-based MMO games. The company offers a cloud-based MMO sandbox for playing games with friends.
- Nov 2021Series B$22.9M
- Mar 2020Series A$8.1M
- Oct 2019Seed$2.2M
#8
Acquired · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2013 · 58 employees$50.6Mraised▾
Founded in 2013, Small Giant Games is a mobile game development studio with the first game titled Oddwings Escape released in 2015 for iOS and Android platforms. Has reportedly crossed 1 million downloads.The team has raised $3.9M in two rounds.
- Dec 2018Conventional Debt$200M
- Feb 2018Series B$41M
- Mar 2017Series B$5.7M
- Oct 2014Series A$3.1M
#9
Acquired · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2013 · 120 employees$23.6Mraised▾
Developer of mobile-based mid-core genres. The games developed by the company include Stranger things - role-playing, The walking dead - an action game, and The walking dead no man's land - a strategy game. The games are available on the iOS and Android platforms.
- Mar 2021Post IPO$5M
- Nov 2019Grant (prize money)$2.2M
- Apr 2017Post IPO$2.6M
- Jan 2016Series B$10M
#10
Series A · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2019 · 13 employees$6Mraised▾
Developer of cloud-native games for PC and mobile devices. The company offer casual and mid-core games by using new types of gameplay and developing technical constraints.
- Aug 2023Series A—
- Feb 2022Series A$6M
#11
Public · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2016 · 26 employees$24.6Mraised▾
Kuuhubb is an online mobile game distribution platform based out of Finland. It offers digital space for lifestyle applications and mobile gaming. It works as a distributor for the simulation game "My Hospital" of Cherrypick Games. Offers market insights, publishing and brand partnership. Partners include Kellogg's, and Fazer among others.
- Mar 2021Post IPO—
- Jan 2020Post IPO$2.2M
- Jul 2019Conventional Debt$1.2M
- Mar 2019Conventional Debt$1.1M
#12
Series A · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2014 · 170 employees$17.8Mraised▾
Metacore Games is a mobile game developer. It has developed a casual game named Merge Mansion - Mystery Game. It is a mystery puzzle game. The game is available for Android and iOS users. It monetizes through in-app purchases.
- May 2021Conventional Debt$180.4M
- Sep 2020Conventional Debt$11.8M
- Sep 2020Series A$17.8M
- Mar 2015Seed—
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