Colossal Order Found Hidden Experts Through Experience Tampere

Colossal Order develops games played by more than 46 million people around the world. The company operates directly in international markets and therefore needs specialists with strong technical and creative expertise. CEO Mariina Hallikainen says that finding high-level talent challenges the entire Finnish gaming industry.

Today, around 30 percent of Colossal Order’s staff comes from abroad. They bring skills the company cannot find in Finland. Hallikainen notes that international recruitment solves their critical needs and strengthens the company’s ability to operate in global business.

Finding specialised talent requires new ways of recruiting

Colossal Order joined the Experience Tampere campaign because they were looking for a very specific skill set for a role that had proved difficult to fill in the past. According to Hallikainen, the campaign opened access to talent groups in Europe that they would not have reached otherwise. Applicants gave feedback that the campaign helped them understand both Finland and Tampere as a potential place to live, which created a positive atmosphere and increased interest in applying.

Professional support made recruitment easier

From Colossal Order’s perspective, the campaign offered an efficient and low-threshold way to reach rare expertise. For a small company, the support was significant, because recruitment requires an investment that not all companies have the resources to make. Hallikainen highlights the expertise of International House Tampere specialists, who guided the process, helped refine the company’s recruitment needs and clarified what kind of talent the market can realistically offer.

Hallikainen says they will join the campaign again if a similar need arises. She encourages companies searching for highly specific skills to consider Experience Tampere, because the campaign’s professionals support the recruitment process and help reach candidates the company would not otherwise encounter.

Participation in the Experience Tampere campaign is free of charge. Registration is open to companies until February 20.