The DeanBeat: Finnish game companies want to dominate, but they don’t want to be rock stars or emperors

Disclosure: The organizers of Slush 2014 paid my way to Helsinki. Our coverage remains objective.

HELSINKI — Even as it shuns the limelight, Clash of Clans maker Supercell has become the most famous company in Finland. It is a mobile studio that’s full of contradictions, and it reflects the dual personality of Finland’s game industry, which is at the same time fiercely competitive yet humble and collaborative.