How did Finland grow so big in a global industry
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Finland builds a global games industry through free higher education, early demoscene skills and tight collaboration: over 260+ companies employ about 3,000 employees in a 5.5M population, monthly IGDA meetups draw 200–400 developers and Assembly hosts 5–6k attendees, VC interest and Tekes grants provide funding, and a culture of open sharing mixed with quirky legalities like the Sicilian NDA accelerates knowledge transfer that produced Supercell, Rovio, Remedy and many middleware and indie successes.
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