Rovio Entertainment
Logo used since 2016 | |
Rovio's headquarters in Espoo (since 2016), Finland | |
| Rovio | |
Native name | Rovio Entertainment Oy |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Nasdaq Helsinki: ROVIO | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 8 January 2003 in Helsinki, Finland |
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| Headquarters | , Finland |
Number of locations | 8 studios (2022) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
| Products | Angry Birds series |
| Revenue | €317.7 million (2022) |
| €28.6 million (2022) | |
| €22.9 million (2022) | |
Number of employees | 513 (2022) |
| Parent | Sega (2023–present) |
| Subsidiaries | Ruby Games, Kombo (former), Dark Matter Gaming, Rovio Animation, Bad Piggy Records, Dark Matter Gaming, Rovio Books, Rovio Stars |
| Website | rovio.com |
| Footnotes / references | |
Rovio Entertainment Oy (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, Espoo, Stockholm, and Copenhagen, with former offices in Montreal. 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. In August 2023, Sega purchased Rovio for US$776 million and it was made a subsidiary of the Sega Europe division.