Best Gaming Companies in Uusimaa, Finland
The 124 best Gaming companies in Uusimaa, 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 Uusimaa
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | 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 | 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 | 3 patents On-screen object manipulation interfaces for interactive mobile gaming | — |
| 3 | Rovio Mobile game developer specializing in casual games | $42M | 101 mo ago | 573 | Alexandre Pelletier-Normand Chief Executive Officer | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+13 | — | — |
| 4 | Mainframe Developer of PC, console, and mobile-based MMO games | $33M | 54 mo ago | 71 | Ansu Lönnberg Co-Founder & COO | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+9 | — | — |
| 5 | Noice Social platform for gaming enthusiasts | $26M | 31 mo ago | 48 | Ville Torhonen Co-Founder | SentryZendeskNode.js+20 | — | — |
| 6 | Kuuhubb Mobile games and apps distribution platform | $25M | 63 mo ago | 26 | Tero Kuittinen Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 7 | Next Games Developer of mobile-based mid-core genres | $24M | 63 mo ago | 120 | — | Craft CMSPHPYii+12 | — | 2 awards |
| 8 | Metacore Mobile game developer specializing in casual games | $18M | 61 mo ago | 170 | Mika Tammenkoski CEO | SanityApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+17 | — | — |
| 9 | Grand Cru Mobile game developer focusing on mid-core games | $16M | 154 mo ago | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Sulake Provider of a social networking platform for the metaverse | $12M | 239 mo ago | 96 | — | NginxAmazon Web ServicesCloudflare+4 | 5 patents Avatar control and interaction mechanisms for virtual world gaming platforms | — |
| 11 | Redhill Games Independent mobile game development studio | $11M | 64 mo ago | 81 | Milos Jerabek Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — |
| 12 | Galaxy Blitz Developer of a play to earn strategy NFT game for mobiles | $10M | 50 mo ago | 16 | Clement C Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 13 | Armada Interactive Mobile game development studio | $10M | 111 mo ago | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Lightneer Mobile game development studio | $9M | 106 mo ago | 15 | Henri Lindgren Lindgren Chairman & CEO | — | — | — |
| 15 | Lightheart Mobile game developer specializing in casual games | $8M | 62 mo ago | 41 | Christophe Pardon Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 16 | Dazzle Rocks Mobile games developer | $7M | 73 mo ago | 32 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Social First Developer of multiplayer cross-platform social games | $7M | 22 mo ago | — | Mikko Kahara Co-Founder | WebflowMailChimpGoogle Workspace+9 | — | — |
| 18 | PlayOnRay Provider of online gaming platform | $6M | 18 mo ago | — | Jaakko Manninen Founder & CEO | WebflowPlausibleMicrosoft Clarity+16 | — | — |
| 19 | PlayRaven Mobile Games developer focusing on Strategy games | $6M | 138 mo ago | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Return Entertainment Developer of cloud-native games for PC and mobile devices | $6M | 34 mo ago | 13 | Toni H Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 21 | Unity Technologies Finland Provider of Tools for Mobile Game developers to improve engagement and monetization | $6M | 162 mo ago | 42 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | BIT ODD Developer of casual mobile games | $5M | 19 mo ago | 9 | Jani Lintunen Co-Founder | ContentfulThree.jsstyled-components+9 | — | 2 job openings |
| 23 | Superplus Games Mobile Game developer focusing on Action Games | $5M | 74 mo ago | 16 | Aarni Linnakangas Co-Founder & COO | WebflowjQuery-pjaxcore-js+12 | — | — |
| 24 | Surrogate Developer of online games | $4M | 66 mo ago | 4 | Shane Allen Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 25 | Cosmic Lounge Developer of free-to-play puzzle games for mobile | $4M | 37 mo ago | 6 | Peter Tokoi Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+7 | — | — |
| 26 | Bitmagic Developer of AI-powered game creation platform | $4M | 23 mo ago | — | Juhana Wirtanen Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — |
| 27 | Boomlagoon Mobile games developer | $4M | 145 mo ago | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Futurefly Messaging application for games | $4M | 127 mo ago | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Umbra Middleware for optimizing rendering | $3M | 127 mo ago | 27 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 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 | — | — |
| 31 | Shipyard Games Developer of location-based games for mobile | $3M | 110 mo ago | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 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 | — |
| 33 | Skunkworks Developer of mobile games focused on underserved audiences and social features | $3M | 66 mo ago | 48 | Henri Hirvela Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 34 | Reforged Studios Video game developer | $2M | 127 mo ago | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Grey Area Mobile game development studio | $2M | 183 mo ago | — | Kyle DeWoody Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 36 | Ministry of Games Mobile Games developer focusing on Casual games | $2M | 132 mo ago | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Quicksave Interactive Game developer offering casual games | $2M | 3 mo ago | 15 | Timo Kamarainen Co-Founder & CTO | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+14 | — | 2 awards |
| 38 | Tribo Developer of PC and mobile-based multi-player games | $1M | 44 mo ago | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Dodreams Mobile game development studio | $1M | 199 mo ago | 19 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+13 | — | — |
| 40 | Panzerdog Mobile game development company based out of Helsinki | $959K | 105 mo ago | 30 | — | TildaAmazon Web Servicescore-js+9 | — | — |
| 41 | Dized Game playing app for tabletop games | $813K | 93 mo ago | — | Jouni Jussila CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | — |
| 42 | Mindfield Games Virtual reality game development studio | $377K | 139 mo ago | 13 | Olli Sinerma Project Lead & Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 43 | Pikkukala Content Creator and Mobile Game developer targeting kids | $306K | 84 mo ago | — | Pablo Jordi Producer & Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — |
| 44 | HipFire Games Independent VR game development studio | $205K | 87 mo ago | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Frozenbyte Independent Finnish video game development company | $186K | 99 mo ago | 70 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | 7 patents Computer vision object detection and identification technologies | 1 launch |
| 46 | Virtual Air Guitar Game development studio focusing on motion games | $169K | 232 mo ago | 1 | Aki Kanerva Founder & CEO | — | 15 patents Vision-based full-body motion tracking for gesture-controlled music synthesis systems. | — |
Top 12 Gaming companies in Uusimaa
#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 A · Espoo, Uusimaa · founded 2022$6.5Mraised▾
Provider of online gaming platform. It enables users to play games on the web with split-screen access to the apps. It is available on platforms such as windows and mac. It offers games such as squard blast, Smash karts, Fortnite, and more.
- Dec 2024Series A$6.5M
#3
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
#4
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
#5
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
#6
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
#7
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
#8
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
#9
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
#10
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
#11
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
#12
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
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Gaming coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Gaming Technology is moving in Finland
A read on the academic research around Gaming Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 32 Finland-affiliated papers.
- Tampere University11
- Aalto University9
- University of Helsinki4
- University of Oulu4
- Specim2
- Rendering (computer graphics)4
- Computer graphics (images)2
- Shader1
- Differentiable function1
- Computer vision1
- Game engine2→4
- Reinforcement learning1
- Context (archaeology)1
- Game engine1
- Video game1
- Decomposition1
Where gaming tech is researched across Finland
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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