Best Media & Entertainment Companies in Finland
The 275 best Media & Entertainment companies in Finland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: DNA.
Finland's Media & Entertainment startup scene has more going on than most people clock — and this ranking cuts through the noise by ordering 275 tracked Finnish companies by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum, so you can see exactly where capital is concentrating.
The headline number is $337M in total disclosed funding across the sector, with Yousician leading at $35M, Noice close behind at $26M, and HypeHype pulling $15M. No unicorns yet, but the curve is bending upward fast. Median app-install growth across 3,108 media and social apps is running at +12% YoY, and the global revenue pool this sits inside hit roughly $1,960B in 2021. Hot investment themes right now are audio editors, playback engines, and mindfulness tools, which maps neatly onto what Yousician and Noice are each building in their own lane. Investors like Reaktor Ventures and Lifeline Ventures are clearly reading the same signals. As shown in 2019 research, quantifying media exposure impact is increasingly central to how companies optimise strategy, and I'd argue that makes data-backed directories like this one more useful, not less. The prize is already enormous. Finland's slice of it is only getting more interesting.
- Statista
Ranked: Best Media & Entertainment companies in Finland
| # | Company | App-install YoY | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singa Online karaoke platform | +26% | $5M | 52 mo ago | 2 | Atte Hujanen Co-Founder & CEO | StoryblokSentryProton Mail+29 | — | 1 job opening |
| 2 | Musopia Music software development studio | +22% | $2M | 135 mo ago | 27 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressPlesk+21 | — | 2 job openings |
| 3 | Yousician Provider of AI-driven interactive music education platform for learning to play various musical instruments | +20% | $35M | 61 mo ago | 135 | Chris Thür Co-founder and CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+29 | 40 patents Interactive music learning tools: adaptive backing tracks, tuning, song ID, repertoire, assistance | — |
| 4 | DNA Integrated telecommunication and TV services provider | +16% | $188M | 125 mo ago | 1,648 | Jussi Tolvanen Chief Executive Officer / Toimitusjohtaja | LiferayApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+27 | 7 patents Indoor wireless signal distribution for cellular/TV and electronic identification technologies | 1 award |
| 5 | Noice Social platform for gaming enthusiasts | — | $26M | 31 mo ago | 48 | Ville Torhonen Co-Founder | SentryZendeskNode.js+20 | — | — |
| 6 | Phaver Decentralized social networking platform | — | $7M | 32 mo ago | 27 | Joonatan Lintala CEO & Co-founder | BootstrapAmazon ALBAmazon Web Services+5 | — | — |
| 7 | HypeHype Platform designed for live gaming and content creation | — | $15M | 54 mo ago | 37 | Johannes Vuorinen Founder & CEO | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+14 | — | — |
| 8 | Loupedeck Internet first brand offering editing controllers | — | $8M | 54 mo ago | 34 | — | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+23 | 7 patents Professional multimedia editing hardware consoles for photo/video software control | — |
| 9 | Don Films Provider of film production services | — | $169K | 40 mo ago | — | Taneli Mustonen Co-Founder & Director | WixSentryEnvoy+7 | — | — |
| 10 | Neural DSP Technologies Provider of amplifiers & plugins | — | $6M | 70 mo ago | 103 | Francisco Cresp Co-Founder | ContentfulNode.jsTailwind CSS+34 | 28 patents AI-based audio system emulation and robotic actuation for precise sound control | 3 launchs |
| 11 | Ultrahack Hackathon event listing platform | — | $75K | 42 mo ago | 13 | Juhani Kivikangas Chairman of Board | SentryYouTubeMUI+24 | — | — |
| 12 | Scoopshot Online marketplace for photographers | — | $10M | 151 mo ago | 3 | — | Node.jsMUIEmotion+15 | — | — |
| 13 | 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 | — |
| 14 | MyNextRun Running event ticketing marketplace | — | $2M | 133 mo ago | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Valossa Provider of artificial intelligence-powered video recognition solutions | — | $3M | 105 mo ago | 16 | Mika Rautiainen Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | 3 launchs |
| 16 | OneMind Dogs Dog training methodology through an online service | — | $1M | 85 mo ago | 11 | Noora Keskievari CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | — | — |
| 17 | Axel Technologies Video management solutions for OTT providers | — | $3M | 208 mo ago | — | Petri Kalske Founder & CEO | — | 4 patents User interface design for media playback devices and control systems | — |
| 18 | ArcticStartup Online platform providing news on startups | — | $17K | 49 mo ago | 15 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | — | — |
| 19 | Neverthink TV channel streaming platform | — | $1M | 104 mo ago | 21 | Claus Nurro Co-Founder & CTO | ImgixCloudflareGoogle Font API+3 | — | — |
| 20 | SingOn On-demand karaoke service | — | $2M | 149 mo ago | 11 | Risto Valkola CFO | — | 4 patents Real-time karaoke performance analysis and feedback technology | — |
| 21 | Hitlantis Music, brand and artist discovery platform | — | $2M | 179 mo ago | — | Timo Poijarvi Co-Founder and VP | — | — | — |
| 22 | LinkoTec Oy SaaS-based encoding and media-management platform | — | $2M | 196 mo ago | — | Jukka Ojanen Co-Founder & CTO | — | 10 patents Real-time audio/video synchronization, streaming, and transcoding for internet-connected media devices | — |
| 23 | Kieku Podcast streaming application | — | $840K | 105 mo ago | — | Sampsa Fabritius Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 24 | Mobile Backstage Fan engagement platform for brands and artists | — | $1M | 169 mo ago | — | Paavo Bäckman CEO | — | — | — |
| 25 | Noiseless Imaging Provider of solutions for image & video denoising | — | $649K | 137 mo ago | 7 | Alessandro Foi Founder | — | 33 patents Advanced denoising and uniformity correction for radar and high‑dynamic‑range imaging | — |
| 26 | Goozzy Microblogging social network through post-it notes | — | $650K | 189 mo ago | — | Barak Tsivkin Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 27 | Aito Media Provider of entertainment and TV production services | — | $103K | 73 mo ago | 30 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Sportacam Social networking platform for sports fan | — | $535K | 122 mo ago | 5 | Tomi Kaukinen Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 29 | Booxmedia Cloud-based video management solutions | — | $626K | 147 mo ago | 28 | — | — | 7 patents Advanced graphics rendering pipelines for electronic display devices | — |
| 30 | Artistit Online platform offering artist booking solutions | — | $450K | 120 mo ago | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Mesensei Provider of solution to design and create private social network | — | $114K | 83 mo ago | 6 | Claudia Treuthardt Co-Founder & CDO | Firebasestyled-componentsReact+10 | — | — |
| 32 | AittoFlow Provider of TV production services | — | $65K | 73 mo ago | 2 | Leffatuutti Zurbaani Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 33 | Audiodraft Crowdsourced music production marketplace. | — | $400K | 155 mo ago | 16 | — | PHPApache HTTP ServerAmazon Web Services+15 | — | — |
| 34 | CloudBounce Online platform offering music mastering solutions | — | $251K | 113 mo ago | 7 | — | Facebook LoginBootstrapReact+20 | — | — |
| 35 | Long Play Media Digital publisher focusing on investigative journalism and feature writing | — | $337K | 151 mo ago | — | Johanna Vehkoo Co - Founder & Editor In Chief | Node.jsAmazon Web ServicesRender+18 | — | — |
| 36 | Playmysong Mobile social jukebox app | — | $350K | 173 mo ago | 6 | Timo Kari Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 37 | Scoopinion Platform to discover stories worth reading | — | $330K | 177 mo ago | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Music Kickup Online music distribution platform for artists | — | $278K | 151 mo ago | 1 | Antti Silventoinen CEO & Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 39 | Meshly A mobile-only business networking and discovery app | — | $175K | 132 mo ago | — | Niko Porkka Founder | — | — | — |
| 40 | Wall of Sport Sports news aggregator | — | $150K | 143 mo ago | — | Tadeusz Jankowski Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
Top 12 Media & Entertainment companies in Finland
#1
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
#2
Deadpooled · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2019 · 27 employees$7Mraised▾
Decentralized social networking platform. It provides access to Web3 and the lens protocol social graph to manage and build user social profile. It enables users to connect wallets, post on social media, collect NFTs, and earn rewards. Its app is available for Android and iOS users.
- Oct 2023Seed$7M
#3
Series B · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2010 · 135 employees$35Mraised▾
Provider of AI-driven interactive music education platform for learning to play various musical instruments.
- Apr 2021Series B$28M
- Oct 2019Grant (prize money)$55.6K
- May 2018Grant (prize money)$2.3M
- Feb 2012Seed$1.4M
#4
Series B · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2014 · 37 employees$14.6Mraised▾
Platform designed for live gaming and content creation. The platform allows users to play games and create content together in live events. It allows users to follow creators and receive notifications during live ongoing contents. It also provides a community for users to discuss features, tools, and provide feedback.
- Nov 2021Series B$14.6M
#5
Acquired · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2016 · 34 employees$8.1Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering editing controllers. It offers console devices for photo editing helping photography amateurs and professionals increase productivity by offering an alternative to mouse and keyboard.
- Dec 2021Series A$5.7M
- Jul 2021Seed$2.4M
#6
Series A · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2013 · 2 employees$5.1Mraised▾
Singa is an online music karaoke platform. Users can search and sing songs on the basis of the genre, language, and artists and can connect with other users. They can sing karaoke songs with subtitles as well. They offer iOS, Android, web, Apple TV apps, which provide access to over 20,000 fully licensed karaoke songs. For bars, restaurants, hotels and other entertainment venues, they offer a pro-version which is a fully digital, commercial turn-key karaoke solution.
- Jan 2022Series A$3.1M
- Jun 2017Seed$2M
#7
Acquired · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 1999 · 1648 employees$188.2Mraised▾
Integrated telecommunication and TV services provider
#8
Funding Raised · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2013$169Kraised▾
Don Films is a film production company that specializes in directing, screenwriting, and producing high-quality content. The company is led by Alexandru Don, a filmmaker and content creator with a strong online presence. Don Films' production services include directing, screenwriting, and editing, with a focus on delivering engaging and impactful stories.
- Feb 2023Grant (prize money)$169K
#9
Series A · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2017 · 103 employees$5.9Mraised▾
Neural DSP manufactures innovative amplifiers & plugins. The company offers various products for musicians such as Parallax, Archetype: Plini, Darkglass ultra plugin, Fortin nameless suite & Fortin NTS suite, etc. Users can browse the products, add them to the cart and purchase them.
#10
Funding Raised · Espoo, Uusimaa · founded 2015 · 13 employees$74.8Kraised▾
Hackathon event listing platform. The platform lists various hackathon events and members can choose from the listed events and apply for the same. It provides members with various information about hackathons such as venue, timings, prizes, sponsors, etc.
- Dec 2022Grant (prize money)—
- Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$74.8K
#11
Series A · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2010 · 3 employees$9.9Mraised▾
Scoopshot is an online marketplace for hiring photographers. Customers can browse through professionals' profile, portfolio, etc., and book the one that meets their requirements. Enables to hire freelance photographers, campaign photographers, and mobile task photographer on subscription-based pricing packages.
- Nov 2013Series A$3.9M
- Jul 2013Angel$1.2M
- 2013Angel$4.8M
- 2013Grant (prize money)$1.4M
#12
Acquired · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2000 · 96 employees$11.7Mraised▾
Provider of a social networking platform for the metaverse. It is a game development company focused on online social games. The company has developed multiple games including "Hotel Hideaway" and "Habbo" for mobile and console devices. Trading on the platform is done through virtual currencies. It generates revenue through advertisements and in-app purchases.
- Jul 2006Series B$7.7M
- Dec 2003Series A$4M
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