Rovio Entertainment
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Rovio Entertainment Oyj (formerly Relude Oy and Rovio Mobile Oy) is a Finnish video game developer based in Espoo. Founded in 2003 by Helsinki University of Technology students Niklas Hed, Jarno Väkeväinen and Kim Dikert, the company is best known for the Angry Birds franchise. The company currently operates studios in Barcelona, Toronto, Montreal, Espoo, Stockholm, and Copenhagen.
Rovio | |
Native name | Rovio Entertainment Oyj |
Formerly |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | 10 November 2003; 20 years ago (2003-11-10) in Helsinki, Finland |
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Headquarters | , Finland |
Number of locations | 8 studios[1] (2022) |
Key people | |
Products | Angry Birds series |
Revenue | €317.7 million[1] (2022) |
€28.6 million[1] (2022) | |
€22.9 million[1] (2022) | |
Number of employees | 513[1] (2022) |
Parent | Sega (2023–present) |
Subsidiaries | Ruby Games Rovio Animation (Formerly) |
Website | rovio.com |
The company's success has helped to establish Finland as a leading player in the mobile game industry and has helped to create a thriving ecosystem for game development in the country.[2]
Sega bought Rovio for US$776 million in August 2023, and has been made a subsidiary of the Sega Europe division.[3][4]