Mobile gaming giant Supercell is preparing to establish a new headquarters in Helsinki. The company has secured a reservation for a development site in the Maria area, which is located in the Ruoholahti district, just south of the historic Maria Hospital complex, between the old hospital building and the Baana pedestrian and cycling corridor.
The reservation area was previously allocated to a consortium formed by construction company YIT and pension insurer Keva. Those plans, however, were abandoned at the end of last year. The City of Helsinki’s Urban Environment Committee will take up the new reservation at its meeting next Tuesday. If approved, the proposal will then move forward to the City Board’s Economic Development Sub-committee.
According to the reservation terms, a building permit must be applied for no later than the end of 2027. The site has a building right of 53,160 m².
Today, the Maria district is home to many startup companies. Within this ecosystem, Supercell stands out as a heavyweight. The company, founded in 2010, generated €2.8 billion in revenue last year and employs more than 600 people in Helsinki and about 300 elsewhere.
The objective is to create a coherent and attractive headquarters and growth-company campus. The planned building will be designed as a flexible office property, while the ground floor will accommodate commercial and public uses such as cafés, restaurants, and exhibition areas to serve both the campus and the wider community.
A shared underground parking facility is also planned for the entire Maria district. The project will aim for the highest international sustainability standards, with certification targets set at the level of LEED Platinum or BREEAM Outstanding.
Supercell is no stranger to ambitious office projects. The company previously acquired the Wood City office property in Jätkäsaari from SRV in 2017. Construction began in 2018, and the complex was completed around the turn of 2020–2021, providing approximately 12,000 m² of lettable area.
Supercell has also leased additional office premises in the Jätkäsaari–Ruoholahti area and held an earlier site reservation in Jätkäsaari for an office building of roughly 13,700–17,600 m² of building right. The new Maria project is now widely expected to replace that earlier plan, although this replacement was not formally announced in connection with the new reservation.