Pursuits
Finland's New Tech Power: Game Maker Supercell
In the shadow of Nokia’s decline, Supercell is hoping for longevity
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First, Finland had timber. Then there was Nokia. Today its most visible export is video games.
In the fall of 2012, Supercell, the maker of mobile games Clash of Clans and Hay Day, moved into a space that once housed Nokia’s research and development team. The building is too big for Supercell’s 110 employees, but the company chooses real estate the way a practical parent buys kids’ clothing: Better go up a size so we don’t have to do this again soon.