Tuonela Productions Ltd. is a game development and publishing company from Oulu, Northern Finland. Tuonela was founded in 2006. Tuonela produces both board games and digital games. They also distribute some other publishers' board games.
Tuonela was the first Finnish company to get their board game (The Club, 2008) distributed outside Europe. Tuonela's games ”The Club” (Published in 2008) and ”Modern Society” (2009) are distributed by Fred Distribution in the US, UK and Asia. In 2008 ”The Club” received noticeable attention in Finnish media since it was the most widely distributed Finnish board game at the time.
The Company's CEO Jussi Autio is also their main game designer. He has designed both ”The Club” and ”Modern Society”. He is also a candidate in the Finnish Parliament Election 2011.
Games by Tuonela
Board Games
Game Published Oil Field 2007 The Club 2008 Modern Society 2009 Soul Hunters 2009 Inquisitio 2009 The Club DJ-Set 2010
Online Games Game Published Oil Field 2007 Modern Society 2009
iPhone Games Game Published The Club 2009 Golems 2011
References http://www.tuonelaproductions.com
http://www.savonsanomat.fi/viihde/viihdeuutiset/suomalainen-lautapeli-valloittaa-maailmaa/245393
https://www.iltalehti.fi/oulu/a/200810138346090
http://www.lautapeliopas.fi/peliarvostelut/the-club/
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/7322/tuonela-productions-ltd-
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/9213/jussi-autio
http://www.jussiautio.com
http://www.fanen.com/brettspiele/1063_-1_-1_-1/katalog/1476325751/tuonela-productions-ltd.html?feuid=ef8d3b660dea99eb1bc8a6b7054aa720
http://www.spielbar.com/wordpress/2008/02/23/275