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Best Mobile Companies in Finland

The 197 best Mobile companies in Finland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Supercell.

197companies tracked
$656.5Mdisclosed funding
1unicorns
64have raised

Finland's Mobile startup scene is sharper than most people give it credit for, and this directory ranks 197 tracked companies by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum so you can cut straight to what's moving. Total disclosed funding sits at $657M across the cohort, with Supercell anchoring the top at $143M and Nitro Games pulling $8M well ahead of the mid-pack. One unicorn in the mix tells you the ceiling is real here.

The global Mobile market is forecast to climb from roughly $9.0B in 2025 to $24.1B by 2033 at a 13.12% CAGR, driven hard by 5G rollout and expanding smartphone penetration. And the themes heating up right now, flagship pricing pressure, smartphone OS competition, digital banking via sound, are exactly where Finnish mobile developers can carve space. I'd watch the Nokia partnership moves rippling through the sector this quarter too, since infrastructure deals reshape the competitive floor fast. Investors like Play Ventures and Sisu are already positioned. The question is which of the 197 here catches the next wave.

Sources & further reading
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · MOBILE × FINLAND

Our analysis of 127 Mobile companies

$17.0b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.

127companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2024funding peak (by rounds)
17unicorns
2018median founding year
460kcombined LinkedIn audience
84%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Mobile companies in Finland

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Supercell 🦄
Mobile game developer focusing on mid-core games
$143M158 mo ago340Mikko Kodisoja
Co-Founder
SkolengoContentfulSentry+18Top 1k297 patents
Real-time multiplayer game networking, anti-cheat, and UI control for mobile gaming platforms.
—
2Blyk
Targeted editorial and commercial content
$137M189 mo ago51Pekka Ala-Pietila
Co-Founder & CEO
——7 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
—
3Small Giant Games
Mobile game development studio
$51M90 mo ago58—Tailwind CSSReactGatsby+15Top 500k3 patents
On-screen object manipulation interfaces for interactive mobile gaming
—
4Rovio
Mobile game developer specializing in casual games
$42M101 mo ago573Alexandre Pelletier-Normand
Chief Executive Officer
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+13Top 50k——
5Jolla
Mobile device and Open Source OS
$26M126 mo ago48Sami Pienimäki
Chief Executive Officer
WordPressMySQLPHP+23Top 500k28 patents
Multi-OS virtualization platforms and UI view generation frameworks for mobile devices
1 launch
6Kuuhubb
Mobile games and apps distribution platform
$25M63 mo ago26Tero Kuittinen
Co-Founder
————
7Next Games
Developer of mobile-based mid-core genres
$24M63 mo ago120—Craft CMSPHPYii+12Top 10M—1 job opening · 2 awards
8Critical Force
Mobile game development studio
$21M64 mo ago71Veli-Pekka Piirainen
Founder
HugoApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+4Top 10M——
9Metacore
Mobile game developer specializing in casual games
$18M61 mo ago170Mika Tammenkoski
CEO
SanityApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+17Top 5M——
10Grand Cru
Mobile game developer focusing on mid-core games
$16M154 mo ago20—————
11Traplight
Mobile game development studio
$14M71 mo ago11Sami Kalliokoski
Chief Executive Officer
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+11Top 10M——
12Jongla
Mobile app to chat with users nearby
$13M115 mo ago22Arto Boman
Founder
————
13Sulake
Provider of a social networking platform for the metaverse
$12M239 mo ago96—NginxAmazon Web ServicesCloudflare+4Top 10M5 patents
Avatar control and interaction mechanisms for virtual world gaming platforms
—
14Galaxy Blitz
Developer of a play to earn strategy NFT game for mobiles
$10M50 mo ago16Clement C
Co-Founder
————
15Armada Interactive
Mobile game development studio
$10M111 mo ago10—————
16Lightneer
Mobile game development studio
$9M106 mo ago15Henri Lindgren Lindgren
Chairman & CEO
————
17Nitro Games
Developer of action and shooter games across multiple platforms
$8M28 mo ago49Antti Villanen
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
WordPressMySQLPHP+20Top 10M—1 job opening · 2 launchs · 1 partnership
18Lightheart
Mobile game developer specializing in casual games
$8M62 mo ago41Christophe Pardon
Co-Founder
—Top 50M——
19Dazzle Rocks
Mobile games developer
$7M73 mo ago32—————
20PlayRaven
Mobile Games developer focusing on Strategy games
$6M138 mo ago8—————
21AppFollow
Provider of an app monitoring and analytics platform
$6M67 mo ago88—Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceAmazon Web Services+21Top 1M——
22BIT ODD
Developer of casual mobile games
$5M19 mo ago9Jani Lintunen
Co-Founder
ContentfulThree.jsstyled-components+9Top 50M—2 job openings
23Superplus Games
Mobile Game developer focusing on Action Games
$5M74 mo ago16Aarni Linnakangas
Co-Founder & COO
WebflowjQuery-pjaxcore-js+12Top 5M——
24Cosmic Lounge
Developer of free-to-play puzzle games for mobile
$4M37 mo ago6Peter Tokoi
Co-Founder
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+7Top 50M——
25Boomlagoon
Mobile games developer
$4M145 mo ago14—————
26Tellybean
Video calling app for Android TV
$3M110 mo ago12———19 patents
Real-time multi-camera video communication with active subject tracking and device integration
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27Futureplay Games
Developer of online games across multiple platforms and gaming services
$3M117 mo ago40Arttu Mäki
Co-Founder
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+16Top 10M——
28Shipyard Games
Developer of location-based games for mobile
$3M110 mo ago6—————
29Skunkworks
Developer of mobile games focused on underserved audiences and social features
$3M66 mo ago48Henri Hirvela
Co-Founder
————
30Reforged Studios
Video game developer
$2M127 mo ago2—————
31Grey Area
Mobile game development studio
$2M183 mo ago—Kyle DeWoody
Co-Founder
————
32Ministry of Games
Mobile Games developer focusing on Casual games
$2M132 mo ago4—————
33Koukoi
Mobile Games developer
$2M116 mo ago17—————
34Boom
Mobile game developer focusing on casual games
$2M59 mo ago10Minna Eloranta
Co-Founder & CEO
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+16Top 50M——
35Quicksave Interactive
Game developer offering casual games
$2M3 mo ago15Timo Kamarainen
Co-Founder & CTO
Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+14Top 50M—2 awards
36Motorious
Mobile game development studio
$1M108 mo ago5Priya Ranjan
Co-Founder
————
37Bon Games
Mobile game development studio based out of Finland
$1M103 mo ago11—————
38Tribo
Developer of PC and mobile-based multi-player games
$1M44 mo ago10—————
39Snowfall
Mobile games development studio focuses on developing casual games
$1M116 mo ago6—————
40Dodreams
Mobile game development studio
$1M199 mo ago19—Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+13Top 5M——
41Paradise Tycoon
Provider of play and earn metaverse game for multiple platforms
$1M3 mo ago—Harri Karppinen
CEO
BootstrapEtherscore-js+15Top 5M——
42Panzerdog
Mobile game development company based out of Helsinki
$959K104 mo ago30—TildaAmazon Web Servicescore-js+9Top 50M——
43Plango
Mobile social planning app
$500K178 mo ago—Mika Marjalaakso
Chairman and Co-Founder
————
44Koll
Provider of a verified calling application
$420K16 mo ago—Panu Ravolainen
Co-Founder & CPO
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+22Top 10M2 patents
Secure caller authentication and verification for telecom network communications
—
45Pikkukala
Content Creator and Mobile Game developer targeting kids
$306K84 mo ago—Pablo Jordi
Producer & Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+18Top 50M——
46Kyy Games
Mobile game development studio
$161K146 mo ago—Mika Rosendahl
CEO
————
47myTrueSound
Video game developer focusing on casual games
$113K82 mo ago1David Oliva
CEO
————

Top 12 Mobile companies in Finland

#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.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Seed—
  • Jun 2021Seed$1.5M
  • Jun 2017Seed—
Founders & team
Timo KamarainenCo-Founder & CTOElina ArponenCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Wave Ventures, Sisu, Konvoy Ventures, LAGO, Raptor Group, Hyperscope Ventures
#2
Seed · Oulu, North Ostrobothnia · founded 2021
$1Mraised
▾

Provider of play and earn metaverse game for multiple platforms. Paradise Tycoon is a multi-player metaverse game to build, explore & expand NFT items and compete with friends.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Grant (prize money)—
  • Feb 2023Seed$1M
Founders & team
Harri KarppinenCEO
Investors
Shima Capital, Zee Prime Capital, Starter Capital, Fomocraft, FireX Capital, Devmons
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare Rocket LoaderEmotionGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace
#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.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Game Analyst
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Series B$18.2M
  • Jun 2022Series A$5.3M
Founders & team
Jani LintunenCo-FounderTaneli OksamaCo-FounderLasse LouhentoCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Index Ventures, Hercules Capital, Griffin Gaming Partners, Makers Fund, Heracles Capital
Tech stack
GatsbyHstsMicrosoft 365NetlifyPwaReact
#4
Public · Kotka, Kymenlaakso · founded 2007 · 49 employees
$8.3Mraised
▾

Developer of action and shooter games across multiple platforms. The company focuses on creating engaging entertainment experiences without platform limitations. It delivers cross-platform games, collaborating with brands to reach a global audience. The team consists of gaming professionals with expertise in game development, publishing, and live operations.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers · 27 engagements/post (1.7× cohort median)
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: GAME PRODUCER
Activity: 2 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Autogun Heroes) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Post IPO$3.8M
  • Apr 2020Post IPO$4.5M
Founders & team
Antti VillanenChief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Investors
Nordisk Games
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFacebook PixelFlickityFont Awesome
#5
Seed · Salo, Southwest Finland · founded 2023
$419.6Kraised
▾

Provider of a verified calling application. The application allows users to identify callers and the reason for their call before answering. This enhances communication security by preventing unwanted calls and ensuring only verified users can connect. The service is designed for both individual and business use, offering a secure and transparent communication platform. Users can easily integrate the application into their existing communication workflows. The application promotes efficient communication by filtering out irrelevant calls and providing clear caller identification.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 864 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Seed$419.6K
Founders & team
Panu RavolainenCo-Founder & CPOPekka MettalaCO-Founder & COOHannu NissinenCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Superhero Capital
Tech stack
AngularCalendlyCart FunctionalityCore-JsDatadogEmotion
#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.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 273k LinkedIn followers — 59.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2013Series B$130M
  • May 2011Series A$12M
  • Nov 2010Seed$1M
  • Venture Debt$373K
Founders & team
Mikko KodisojaCo-FounderIlkka PaananenCEOSam N/ACEO of Hay Day
Investors
Accel, Initial Capital, Lvp, Index Ventures, Atomico, IVP
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularApache Tomcat
#7
Deadpooled · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2006 · 51 employees
$137Mraised
▾

Blyk provides a platform that uses interactive text and multi-media messaging as an advertising format. The platform provides advertisements through white-labelled apps combined with messaging. Blyk leverages everyday behaviour of young people (sending and receiving messages on their phones) and enabling young people to communicate with brands. Blyk is a private company, with offices in Helsinki, London, Amsterdam and Delhi.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2010Series C$22M
  • Nov 2008Series C$60M
  • Jan 2008Series B$55M
Founders & team
Pekka Ala-PietilaCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Nexit Ventures
Tech stack
PhpNginxJqueryCnzz
#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.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2018Conventional Debt$200M
  • Feb 2018Series B$41M
  • Mar 2017Series B$5.7M
  • Oct 2014Series A$3.1M
Investors
Creandum, Spintop Ventures, PROfounders Capital Partners, First Fellow Partners, EQT, Zynga
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAws Certificate ManagerCore-JsDatadogDocusign
#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.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 18k LinkedIn followers — 4.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +0 · hiring: Senior Game Analyst, Lead Artist
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2021Post IPO$5M
  • Nov 2019Grant (prize money)$2.2M
  • Apr 2017Post IPO$2.6M
  • Jan 2016Series B$10M
Investors
Lowercase Capital, AMC Networks, The Gores Group, Drew Buckley Photography, IDG Capital, IDG Ventures
Tech stack
Alpine.JsBlitzCloudflareCraft CmsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#10
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.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2021Post IPO—
  • Jan 2020Post IPO$2.2M
  • Jul 2019Conventional Debt$1.2M
  • Mar 2019Conventional Debt$1.1M
Founders & team
Tero KuittinenCo-Founder
Investors
Businessfinland
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpBootstrapNginxElementor
#11
Acquired · Espoo, Uusimaa · founded 2003 · 573 employees
$42Mraised
▾

Mobile game developer specializing in casual games. The company created the popular franchise Angry Birds. It has also developed games like Small Town Murders which is a puzzle game, Fruit Nibblers, and more. These games are available for Android and iOS users. It monetizes through in-app ads and purchases.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 91k LinkedIn followers — 19.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$597.5K
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)—
  • Dec 2015Grant (prize money)$443.6K
  • Feb 2014Grant (prize money)$270.7K
Founders & team
Alexandre Pelletier-NormandChief Executive Officer
Investors
Accel, Atomico, Felicis Ventures, Europa, Evli Growth Partners, PowerBank Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDocusign
#12
Series B · Kajaani, Kainuu · founded 2012 · 71 employees
$20.8Mraised
▾

Critical force is an independent game development company. Has developed a multiplayer FPS game "Critical Ops". The game is available on the Apple store and Google Play store. The company is also in the development of a portable eSports platform that offers backend analytics support, player support (registration, login, logout), rank system, matchmaking and shared database(player, clan, rank).

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2021Series B$10M
  • Jun 2018Series A$6.3M
  • Sep 2016Seed$4.5M
Founders & team
Veli-Pekka PiirainenFounder
Investors
Businessfinland, NHN, Maria 01
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceHstsHugo

Funding & investor landscape

$656.5Mtotal disclosed funding
47companies funded
102disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Sisu20 rounds
Businessfinland10 rounds
Play Ventures8 rounds
Initial Capital6 rounds
Lvp6 rounds
Creandum5 rounds
Index Ventures5 rounds
Europa4 rounds
IPR VC4 rounds
Lifeline Ventures4 rounds

Notable founders

Timo Kamarainen
Co-Founder & CTO · Quicksave Interactive
Elina Arponen
Co-Founder & CEO · Quicksave Interactive
Harri Karppinen
CEO · Paradise Tycoon
Jani Lintunen
Co-Founder · BIT ODD
Taneli Oksama
Co-Founder · BIT ODD
Antti Villanen
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) · Nitro Games
Panu Ravolainen
Co-Founder & CPO · Koll
Pekka Mettala
CO-Founder & COO · Koll
Mikko Kodisoja
Co-Founder · Supercell
Ilkka Paananen
CEO · Supercell
Pekka Ala-Pietila
Co-Founder & CEO · Blyk
Tero Kuittinen
Co-Founder · Kuuhubb
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Finland

How research on 5G / 6G Networks is moving in Finland

A read on the academic research around 5G / 6G Networks — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 670 Finland-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201320202026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 26% → 43% across 2013–2026.
top research entities
  • University of Oulu311
  • Aalto University197
  • Tampere University106
  • Nokia55
  • University of Helsinki13
leading researchers
Markku Juntti · Antti Tölli · Matti Latva‐aho · Mikko Valkama · Sergiy A. Vorobyov · Le‐Nam Tran · Jarkko Kaleva · Onel L. Alcaraz López
▲ Breakthroughs262 · 39%
▲ 34%→44% share
▲1.3× share momentum5 median citations52% since 2021mostly methods-led
Beamforming breakthroughs are surging — Finnish papers more than doubled from 39 to 91 since tracking began.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Beamforming39→91
  • MIMO30→49
  • Electronic engineering10→26
  • Telecommunications3→18
  • Wireless2→16
Newly emergingAzimuth 0→10 · Joint (building) 0→8 · Geology 0→7
Landmark Recent advances in antenna design and interference cancellation algorithms for in-band full duplex relays · 274 cites
◆ Advancements340 · 51%
▼ 54%→49% share
▼0.9× share momentum6 median citations44% since 2021mostly methods-led
Telecommunications advancement research intensified sharply — Finnish papers rose from 1 to 22, signaling rapid applied progress.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Beamforming68→108
  • Telecommunications1→22
  • Electronic engineering10→27
  • Wireless4→19
  • Channel (broadcasting)2→16
Newly emergingJoint (building) 0→9 · Key (lock) 0→7 · Phased array 0→6
Landmark Hybrid Beamforming for Massive MIMO: A Survey · 1,154 cites
▼ Concerns45 · 7%
▼ 9%→3% share
▼0.3× share momentum5 median citations22% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns research is cooling — field-share collapsed from 9% to 3% despite Beamforming dominating at 35 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Beamforming35
  • MIMO19
  • Electronic engineering7
  • Transceiver5
  • Transmitter5
Landmark Massive MIMO: ten myths and one critical question · 1,157 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Finland

Where 5g 6g 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.

Oulu312 · +0.62
Hot · BeamformingAdvancing · Mathematical optimizationOpportunity · ScalabilityConcern · Phased array
Espoo256 · +0.63
Hot · BeamformingAdvancing · MIMOOpportunity · GeologyConcern · 3G MIMO
Tampere106 · +0.62
Hot · Interference (communication)Advancing · PredistortionOpportunity · RadarConcern · Transceiver
Helsinki14 · +0.57
Hot · GeologyAdvancing · Passive seismicOpportunity · Seismic interferometry
Lappeenranta6 · +0.80
Hot · NomaAdvancing · Telecommunications linkOpportunity · Telecommunications
Vantaa6 · +0.47
Hot · Beamforming

Common questions

How many Mobile companies are there in Finland?
Radar tracks 197 indexable Mobile companies headquartered in Finland that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Mobile companies in Finland?
The Mobile companies in Finland on this list have raised a combined $656.5M in disclosed equity funding across 47 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Mobile company in Finland?
Supercell is the highest-funded Mobile company in Finland, with $143M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Mobile companies in Finland are funded?
47 of the 197 Mobile companies in Finland on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Mobile unicorns are there in Finland?
1 Mobile company in Finland on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Finland Mobile companies?
The most active investors in Finland Mobile companies on this list include Sisu, Businessfinland, Play Ventures, Initial Capital, Lvp.
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