Oulu Rising - The Oulu Games Campus and the recovery of the Finland's post-Nokia tech economy
Pasi Jokinen, headmaster of the Oulu Games Campus, speaks to Sean Cleaver about the rejuvenation of Oulu as a hub for the Scandinavian gaming community
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$1 million investment for technology and gaming start up 3rd Eye Studios
The Finland-based studio was started up by industry veterans from Remedy, Unity and others, to make cutting edge tech and games for innovative experinces.
Remedy alumni come together to form VR developer 3rd Eye Studios
First title is a VR anthology series with co-op
'We built a team that just won't die' - The story of Dreamloop
After legal threats, a government policy change, a failed Kickstarter and a merger, Dreamloop's indie journey has been a difficult one. But now the Finnish studio is finally making the game it has always wanted
Nonstop Knight studio Kopla Games acquired by Flaregames
Dev and publisher previously worked together to launch mobile action RPG
The best games in Europe come from the UK, GDC survey finds
Country overtakes Sweden as region where devs feel highest quality titles are made, with 27 per cent of community predicting UK will still be the top place for development in five years’ time
Crazy Kings studio TicBits acquired by mobile publisher Animoca
Label known for licensed titles to pay €3.35 million in total for casual games firm
Housemarque art lead Antti Kallioinen dies at 42
Veteran Finnish developer co-founded studios Church of Electronic Entertainment, Dreams Interactive and Chat Republic
Spyr founds new mobile development arm
Spyr Apps Oy will operate out of mobile dev hub Finland
Remote Control Productions opens Finland office
IGDA Finland chairman Jyri Partanen to head up local base of development network as MD
Survival Mode game jam pits devs against the elements
Could you make a game while stuck in a cabin in the freezing wilderness of Lapland?
Big Bang Racing studio Traplight lands €1.3m in funding
Second round of investment brings total to €2 million for Finnish dev
NetEase invests $2.5m in Finnish start-up Reforged Studios
New studio enters recruitment drive
Ex-Remedy, EA staff open new Finland studio Futurefly
Company wants to implement gameplay mechanics in traditional non-gaming apps
Serious Games Cluster set up in Finland
New association brings together studios behind educational and other beneficial games
Seriously on going from Finnish start-up to 1m downloads for Best Fiends
CEO Andrew Stalbow tells Develop about its ambitious plans for the new IP
Ex-Rovio and Remedy devs form mobile game studio
Start-up working on free-to-play mid-core title
Finnish games start-up Seriously raises $2.65m
Helsinki-based studio brings in Rovio exec as VP of marketing and communications
Finnish dev Boomlagoon secures $3.6m in funding
Studio to expand team of eight as it ramps up work on its next game
Finland: The games start-up capital of the world
Develop investigates how this country has become such a hotbed for new companies
Finland gears up for coding world championship
Hello World Open challenges programmers to develop AI for virtual racing game
Finnish start-up Small Giant appoints ex-Sulake boss as CEO
Mobile game developer to test-launch first title in the summer
Finnish developer PlayRaven secures £2.3m in funding
Helsinki studio set to hire new team of veterans to work on strategy game
Supercell: The billion dollar start-up
Studio CEO Ilkka Paananen tells Develop how the Clash of Clans developer went from scrapping its first title after 15 months to global mobile sensation
GungHo denies talk of move to Finland
Company shoots down president Taizo Son's remarks to The Wall Street Journal
GungHo ponders move to Finland
President of Japanese mobile gaming firm eyes start-up scene and low tax rate
Ex-Rovio devs raise $2.35m for Finnish game start-up Seriously
Casual games developer to release first title next year