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Our Team

We are the Kalewala team, nice to meet you!

Our team is located around Finland: Helsinki, Tampere, Järvenpää, Jyväskylä and Ylivieska!
Some of us are also located in Denmark and Norway.

To get to know us better, read our stories by clicking the article links!
​You can also send us an email through the
contact page!
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Tuomas Mansikka

Game designer shares his thoughts on the creative process of desinging Tale of Sampo in his Design Diary article!
Design diary by Tuomas Mansikka
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Sami Styrman

Publisher and CEO of SamsaGames Oy
Publisher's thoughts
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Annukka "Nukka" Repo

Graphic designer gives an elaborate explanation on how Tale of Sampo got its visual looks; with photos of the previous versions!
Graphic designer's story
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Dina Ramse

Costume designer, social media and marketing manager, 
transports us to the meeting that started it all; the shortfilm, the music
​and the marketing campaign.
read the story
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Heikki Harmainen

Illustrator of the map art and colorist of game components such as Sampo, Power Wheel and Boat tokens.
A word from the Illustrator
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Johannes Lund With

Kickstarter campaign management
read the story
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Iku-Turso

Team mascot and office-seamonster!
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