Why Helsinki is the ultimate games hub and why you need to be at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2025

• Helsinki hosts 200+ studios (e.g., Supercell, Rovio), earning €3.2B in 2022, with 30% international talent.
• Top universities, access to talent, and work-life balance drive growth.
• Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2025, on October 7th to 8th, offers prime networking and deal-making opportunities.

Helsinki has established itself as a key development hub in the games industry, with over 200 studios located in the city.

This has made the city, and Finland, an influential force in the sector. In 2022 alone, the Finnish games industry generated an impressive €3.2 billion in revenue.

Finland was once named 'the games start-up capital of the world', thanks to a variety of industry leaders like Supercell and Rovio.

It's an ideal location for the long-running Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2025, taking place on October 7th to 8th. Known as our "home away from home", the conference is the largest B2B mobile games event in the Nordics and brings together industry professionals from around the world.

Vibrant hub

Helsinki boasts a strong games ecosystem that attracts individuals from various countries, with around 30% of game developers in the city coming from outside Finland.

Local universities and support programmes for the games industry foster innovation and bring in skilled professionals. Finland's work culture promotes an outstanding work-life balance, scoring an impressive 73 out of 100 on the work-life index, making the country an attractive place for talented individuals to live and work.

As a result, major global games companies such as Netflix (Next Games) and Unity have established offices in Helsinki. They recognise the city's exceptional talent pool and vibrant games environment, which provide ideal conditions for business growth. This makes Helsinki a market ripe for exploration, especially for those attending PG Connects Helsinki 2025.

The Finnish government supports talent by investing in startups through grants and funding, enabling entrepreneurs to take risks and scale more quickly. This vibrant ecosystem makes Helsinki the perfect setting for the PG Connects 2025 conference series, where you can meet ambitious developers, publishers and investors eager to seize these opportunities.

It should be noted that when PocketGamer.biz visited Helsinki early last year, local developers discussed the challenges they faced, such as a government less eager to fund games, while new immigration laws were raising barriers for attracting international talent. The local industry remains a vibrant development hub, however.

Happiest country

Helsinki serves as a global networking hub, hosting major industry events that attract top talent. At our conference, you'll experience this firsthand by connecting with publishers, investors, and innovators in a city designed for deal-making.

Furthermore, with Finland being ranked the happiest country in the world for eight years, studios in Helsinki demonstrate that work-life balance contributes to success. Unlike environments characterised by crunch times, productivity flourishes here without leading to burnout, making it an ideal place to build long-term, sustainable partnerships.

Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2025 is one of the leading B2B games conferences in the Nordics. Join us on October 7th to 8th, and tap into this unique blend of support, talent, and business potential - all at the Nordics’ leading B2B games event. Tickets will never be this affordable again.