23 Media and Entertainement Startups in Finland to Watch (and Work for) in 2023
Media and Entertainement is rapidly transforming the way we think about and interact with the world around us. Across Europe, but particulartly in Finland, Media and Entertainement startups are pushing boundaries, fixing problems worth solving, and reshaping the contours of their industry.
As we get into the end of 2023, we've curated a list of the top Media and Entertainement startups in Finland that are making waves. We update this list monthly by tracking activity in our database of 17,000 technology companies in Europe and sort them dynamically using our Seedtable score, ensuring objectivity.
Changelog
Last update: December 7, 2023. Added companies, investors and rounds. See changelog .
Rankings are calculated using our Seedtable score – a 1 to 100 score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points (examples are money raised or employees over time) to signal the momentum behind a company. A score closer to 100 indicates a company worth watching closely.
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64Featured
Custom content with your brands products at stock photo prices. Support for short-form video added in summer 2020.
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Latest Funding
$7.4 Million · Series A
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Employees
1 to 10
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Investors
Aikainen Ventures, 3TS Capital Partners, Trind Ventures, Nexit Ventures
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Business Model
B2B, MARKETPLACE
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Industries
Adtech, Media and Entertainement, Sales and Marketing
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Locations
Helsinki
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Contact
•••••@boksi.com
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43Featured
Music learning online platform.
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Latest Funding
$28 Million · Series B
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Employees
101 to 250
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Investors
True Ventures, True Ventures
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Business Model
B2C, SAAS
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Industries
Edtech, Media and Entertainement
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Locations
Helsinki
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Contact
•••••@yousician.com
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39Featured
Lightheart Entertainment is a new mobile game development studio based in Helsinki, Finland.
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Latest Funding
$6.8 Million · Series A
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Employees
1 to 10
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Investors
Sisu Game Ventures, Sisu Game Ventures
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Business Model
B2C
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Industries
Gaming, Mobile, Media and Entertainement
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Locations
Helsinki
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Contact
•••••@lightheart.games
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39Mobal.io helps your business by managing and optimizing your Google My Business -profile.
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Latest Funding
$2.3 Million · Seed
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Industries
Adtech, Media and Entertainement, Sales and Marketing, Business Intelligence
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Locations
Helsinki
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
Lifeline Ventures
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Contact
•••••@mobal.io
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37Beneq supplies equipment for thin film ALD and aerosol coatings and manufactures thin film electroluminescent (TFEL) displays.
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Latest Funding
$22 Million
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Industries
Media and Entertainement, Manufacturing, Service Industry
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Locations
Helsinki
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Employees
51 to 100
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@beneq.com
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29Immersal AR Cloud SDK: a markerless, persistent, multi-user AR solution for gaming, retail and beyond.
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Latest Funding
$1 Million
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Industries
AR / VR, Adtech, Media and Entertainement
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Locations
Helsinki
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Sisu Game Ventures
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Contact
•••••@immersal.com
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29Create content that serves your online visitors based on the behaviour and feedback.
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Latest Funding
$320 Thousand · Pre Seed
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Industries
Media and Entertainement, Data and Analytics, Publishing, Sales and Marketing, Business Intelligence, Ecommerce
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Locations
Helsinki
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
Spring Capital
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Contact
•••••@reactandshare.com
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25SaaS
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Industries
Adtech, Media and Entertainement
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Locations
Helsinki
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
Icebreaker
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Contact
•••••@backlinkbuilder.io
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18Digital Nature provides digital attractions and interactive experiences for the hospitality industry.
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Latest Funding
$1.7 Million · Seed
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Industries
Adtech, Media and Entertainement, Community & Lifestyle
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Locations
Helsinki
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Contact
•••••@digitalnature.fi
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18NinaData builds technology to help brands to engage with in-moment audiences in their natural habitat.
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Latest Funding
$2 Million · Seed
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Industries
Adtech, Media and Entertainement, Sales and Marketing
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Locations
Helsinki
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Contact
•••••@ninadata.io
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17Aivo Health is changing the way we treat chronic pain by targeting the brain to remodel neural pathways for pain relief.
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Latest Funding
$2.4 Million
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Industries
Health Tech, Media and Entertainement
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Locations
Espoo
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, B2C
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Investors
Maki.vc
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Contact
•••••@aivohealth.com
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15Development and production of animations, cost of production and distribution. Industry consulting and events.
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Industries
Gaming, Media and Entertainement, Sales and Marketing
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Locations
Helsinki
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2C
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Contact
•••••@gutsy.fi
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15Haruworks is a Finland-based animation start-up studio.
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Industries
Gaming, Media and Entertainement, Creative Tools
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Locations
Helsinki
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C
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Contact
•••••@haruworks.com
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15Scoopify is a web service that flexibly combines content production professionals with domestic online media.
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Industries
Media and Entertainement
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Locations
Helsinki
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B, MARKETPLACE
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Contact
•••••@scoopify.com
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14Funzi develops a mobile learning and information service with an initial focus on emerging markets.
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Latest Funding
$3.3 Million
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Industries
Edtech, Mobile, Media and Entertainement
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Locations
Espoo
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, B2C
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Contact
•••••@funzi.fi
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12Prescriptions to the nearest pharmacy and treatment from a doctor via video call.
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Industries
Media and Entertainement, Video, Communications
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Locations
Helsinki
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Employees
1 to 10
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Contact
•••••@meedoc.com
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12PromoRepublic is a social media marketing platform that helps enterprises, marketing agencies, and SMBs succeed on social media.
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Industries
Media and Entertainement
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Locations
Helsinki
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Employees
51 to 100
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Contact
•••••@promorepublic.com
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12Seriously is a developer and manufacturer of mobile games for ios and android platforms.
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Industries
Mobile, Media and Entertainement
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Locations
Helsinki
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Employees
11 to 50
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Contact
•••••@seriously.com
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12Smarp a leading employee communications & advocacy SaaS provider. Smarp merged with COYO.
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Industries
Media and Entertainement
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Locations
Helsinki
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Employees
51 to 100
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Contact
•••••@smarp.com
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12Powering beautifully effective ads
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Industries
Media and Entertainement
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Locations
Helsinki
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Employees
251 to 500
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Contact
•••••@smartly.io
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12Umbra is on a mission to display any 3D content in real time on any piece of hardware.
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Industries
AR / VR, Media and Entertainement
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Locations
Helsinki
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Employees
11 to 50
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Contact
•••••@umbra3d.com
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10Better video analysis - tell better stories. AISpotter automatically analysis any video with fast video analysis service based on AI.
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Latest Funding
$230 Thousand · Pre Seed
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Industries
Gaming, AI, Media and Entertainement, Data and Analytics, Video, Business Intelligence, Communications, Productivity Tools, Creative Tools
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Locations
Oulu
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Contact
•••••@aispotter.com
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7Hatch is an online game streaming platform that enables users to play, watch, and share games.
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Industries
Gaming, Mobile, Media and Entertainement
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Locations
Espoo
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
SAAS
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Contact
•••••@playhatch.com
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