The Finnish mobile game industry is worth a lot of attention these days, thanks to giant Finnish-made hits like Angry Birds and Clash of Clans.
Timo Soininen
So it’s good to know that Small Giant Games has hired well-known entrepreneur Timo Soininen as its chief executive. Soininen is the former CEO of the global teen social game Habbo Hotel. The Helsinki-based game studio Small Giant is making mobile games that haven’t been revealed yet.
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