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Founders of Finnish game company Supercell were ranked top five taxpayers in Finland, revealed the Finnish Tax Administration in its 2013 tax data published on Monday.
Mikko Kodisoja, Creative Director and co-founder of Supercell, who earned 170 million euros (about 212.5 million U.S. dollars) from both his salary and capital gain, listed the top earner in Finland in 2013.
Ilkka Paananen, Supercell's CEO and another co-founder, who made 189 million euros, was listed the second top earner.
The two key persons of Supercell are therefore top taxpayers in Finland in 2013. Kodisoja paid 54.4 million euros, while Paananen paid 54.1 million.
Both Kodisoja and Paananen broken the Finnish record for one year tax payment, said the Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat on Monday.
Paananen said in his blog last autumn that he was a happy tax payer. "We have received a lot of help from the society, and now it is our turn to redound upon the society," he told Helsingin Sanomat one year ago.
In addition to Kodisoja and Paananen, Supercell's three other co-founders Lassi Lepinen, Niko Derome and Visa Forsten are also listed in the 5 top taxpayers in 2013, with payments of 12.1 million, 12.0 million and 11.9 million respectively.
Founded in June 2010 in Helsinki, Supercell is a Finnish game company, whose free games for smart phones and tablets have attracted tens of millions of players from around the world.
The company has grown exponentially since releasing its hot games Clash of Clans and Hay Day in 2012. Supercell's turnover surged by over 860 percent to 672 million euros in 2013.
Supercell won the 2013 Internationalization Award of the President of the Republic of Finland earlier in March this year for its excellent performance in the international market. (1 euro = 1.25 U.S. dollars)
