Sulake
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| Type | Osakeyhtiö |
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| Genre | Technology |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Sampo Karjalainen Aapo Kyrölä |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
| Key people | Timo Soininen, CEO Juha Hynynen, COO |
| Area served | 29 Countries [1] |
| Industry | Teen Social Networking |
| Products | Habbo Hotel (Worldwide) |
| Revenue | 13.7 Million Euro's [2] |
| Employees | 300 |
| Website | http://www.sulake.com/ |
Sulake (pronunced sue-lah-key) (Finnish for fuse) is a multi-million dollar multimedia company based in Helsinki, Finland. It was founded by Sampo Karjalainen and Aapo Kyrölä in 2000.
The company's first project, Mobiles Disco, was intended to promote a rock band called Mobiles. The site's popularity made Karjalainen and Kyrölä wonder about possibilities for financial success.
They sold the idea to the Finnish telecom giant Elisa Oyj through the advertising agency Taivas. Hotelli Kultakala (Hotel Goldfish) was launched in August 2000 as part of Elisa's portal. The Sulake company now provides Habbo Hotel in 29 countries.
Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 EMEA list ranks Sulake as the 12th fastest growing technology company in Europe.
