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Finland was once dominant in mobile with Nokia and now is making a comeback with virtual reality

Finland is a country of 5.5 million people and is often associated with snow and saunas.

But under the icy exterior is a hotbed of start-ups looking to become major players in the young but fast-growing areas of virtual and augmented reality.

Finland has played a role in pioneering some of the biggest areas of consumer technology – Nokia was once dominant in phones, while "Angry Birds" maker Rovio and "Clash of Clans" creator Supercell have put the country on the map for mobile gaming.

Supercell

And the Nordic country's next wave of young firms want to be the biggest contenders in VR and AR.

"I think there's a lot of activity, there's a whole bunch of gaming studios in Finland and there's this tradition of gaming that spans over 20 years. Many of these people are now experimenting with VR and some with AR." Moaffak Ahmed, investor at Superhero Capital and Sisu Game Ventures.

"And in addition to gaming, we have a very influential 3D graphics industry. When these two worlds meet there's a lot of interesting stuff happening."

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