Miikka Lyytikainen

Miikka Lyytikainen is a serial entrepreneur in the Finnish game industry and the CEO, Shareholder, and Founder of Aniway Ltd., an independent game development studio based in Helsinki, Finland.12

Career Highlights

Lyytikainen founded Aniway Ltd. in 1999, and the company has since been developing games for various platforms, including mobile, web, and standalone.1 Under his leadership, Aniway has gained extensive experience in:

• Edutainment games
• Serious games
• Gambling games
• Virtual reality
• PC/Mac games

The company utilizes technologies such as Unity, HTML5, and Java for game development.2

Industry Involvement

Miikka Lyytikainen has been actively involved in the Finnish game industry beyond his role at Aniway:

• Helsinki Games Capital Ry: Currently serves as Vice Chairperson of the Board (since June 2023) and previously held the position of Chairman of the Board (June 2019 - June 2023).1
• Neogames Finland ry: Served as Vice Chairman of the Board (February 2017 - December 2020) and Board Member (December 2014 - February 2017).1
• Serious Gaming Cluster Finland: Held various positions including Chairman of the Board and Vice Chairman of the Board between 2014 and 2018.1
• Suomen Pelinkehittäjät (Finnish game developer's association): Served as Chairman of the board (November 2011 - December 2014) and Board Member (2008 - 2011).1

Other Ventures

Lyytikainen has been involved in other gaming-related ventures:

• Board member at GRX Game Studio Ltd (April 2018 - November 2022), a joint venture focused on creating games and services for the motorsports community.1
• Executive Producer and Shareholder at Sauma Technologies (August 2008 - March 2010), where he worked on a browser-based MMO war strategy game called Hours of War.1
• Chairman of the board, Founder, and Owner of Air Dice games Ltd. (2003 - November 2007), which developed mobile and internet money games.1

Miikka Lyytikainen's extensive experience in the game industry, coupled with his leadership roles in various organizations, demonstrates his significant influence and expertise in the Finnish gaming sector.