Editor's Choices
Who are the Finnish startups? Meet 30 of them.
22.06.2010
Who are the Finnish startups?
I've compiled a list of 30 that I find most interesting and active. Keep in mind this is in no way a definitive list. There are plenty more in stealth mode or really early stage and hopefully you'll hear from them soon.
The big ones
MySites: Millions of photos, videos and documents uploaded and shared every month. Also provides cloud storage and media hosting for startups. http://www.mysites.com/
Xihalife: The world's largest multilingual social network. Recently received 1 million euros in funding. Jyri Engerstrom (formerly of Jaiku) is on its board. http://www.xihalife.com/
Muxlim: One of the largest Muslim online communities. Has received an Internationalization Award form the president of Finland. http://muxlim.com/
Dazzboard: iTunes for Android (and everything else). One of the few Finnish startups to relocate to the U.S. http://www.dazzboard.com/
Wreckamovie: From the makers of Star Wreck (the most watched Finnish movie ever), a collaborative moviemaking platform. 100-plus movies in progress. http://www.wreckamovie.com/
Gaming
Everyplay: Makers of Kamu World and Kamu Town. The founders also happen to organize Assembly, the largest LAN party in the world! http://everyplay.fi/
Ironstar: Makers of the virtual world MoiPal.Graphically, think Maniac Mansion graphics meets Farmville. Funded by Monty Widenius (creator of MySQL). http://www.ironstarhelsinki.com/
Heiaheia: Social game mixed with exercising. Get achievements and badges for grinding in real life. Started by ex-Nokia people.
Huikea: Social and mobile game developer, founded by Teemu Kurppa, one of the founding members of Jaiku. http://huikea.com/
Relationship games: Social game for couples, where the game suggests tasks to please your partner. Game design helped by members of Sulake (makers of Habbo ).
Consumer
Hitlantis: Spotify for indie bands. Provides a visual music discovery engine to find new bands. http://www.hitlantis.com
Sofanatics: Social TV for sports. Lets you watch sports games together with friends online. http://www.sofanatics.com/
Widsen: Think Google PowerMeter but add RFID chips to your power plugs so you can shut down your devices directly from the Web. Winner of the Bootcamp program. http://widsen.fi/
Foodie.fm: Smart grocery list. Tells you what ingredients to take, in which amounts. Browse recipes. http://www.foodie.fm/
Bambuser: Technically Finnish/Swedish/Norwegian. Live video streaming service. Nice Facebook and Twitter integration, plus chat. http://bambuser.com/ Used by the number one TV channel in Finland, YLE
Shobble: Makes it easier to find and rate shops to order from around Europe. http://www.shobble.com/en/
Lucsens: Augmented reality dictionary for Japanese and Chinese characters. http://www.lucsens.com/
Local
Finderbase: Lost your keys? Found a wallet? Post it online, get rewards. http://finderbase.com/en/
Eat.fi: Yelp for Finland. Find and review restaurants near you. http://finderbase.com/en/
An online place to give or trade your old stuff instead of just throwing it away. http://www.netcycler.fi/
Kassi. Still in private beta, no link yet. Post messages, offer services, find stuff in your community.
Services and tools
Scred: Manage payments for your site, association or band. Keep track of expenses, send invoices and get stats. https://www.scred.com/index
Flowdock: Real-time chat with tagging. Helps groups, bands and communities talk more efficiently. http://www.flowdock.com/
Hammerkit: WYSIWYG editor for Web services. Also lets designers create Web pages from their creations more easily. http://www.hammerkit.com/
Breezetags: A service to share links by SMS, email and social bookmarking sites. http://www.breezetags.com/
Audiodraft: Allows collaborative music creation through a Web-based audio editor. http://www.audiodraft.com/
Microtask: On-demand, scalable labor. Similar to Crowdflower but aimed at solving more difficult tasks. http://www.microtask.fi/blog/
Balancion: Bank account as a service? Manage your account, get stats, ditch your old netbank. http://balancion.fi/
Gigswiz: Allows bands to find where their fans are and find a place to play their gigs, together with analytics. http://www.gigswiz.com/app/index
Hipui: Still in closed beta. Developing a platform to host and stream cloud apps to any device - think Onlive or Gaikai for apps. http://www.hipui.com/
Source: Readwriteweb
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