"Tribal war" executives sweep up the top five Finnish personal taxes

Finland's supercell executives have swept the top 5 of Finnish personal tax payments, according to the Finnish tax bureau's recent 2013 revenue figures.

According to the data, Supercell creative director Miko Codisoa's 2013 salary and capital gains amounted to 170 million euros, topped the Finnish personal income list, and chief executive Ilka Pananin was second in 169 million euros. As a result, these two people became the most taxed people in Finland in the 2013. Cody Sawyer taxes 54.4 million euros and Pananin 54.1 million euros. According to the Finnish News of Helsinki, they broke the Finnish annual tax record.

Last fall, Pananin, in his blog, proudly called himself a "happy taxpayer". "Society has given us a lot of help and it's time for us to give back to society," he said in an interview with the Helsinki News.

In addition to Cody Sawyer and Pananin, the company's 3 other executives followed, ranking 3rd to 5th in the Taxpayer league table.

Suppercell Company was founded in 2010 in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The company's free games for smartphones and tablets are being touted by global players.

Since 2012, the "Tribal War" and "Hay Day" and other games, the company's benefits have multiplied. 2013 turnover surged 860% from the previous year. Due to outstanding performance in the international market, in March 2014, Supercell Company was awarded the 2013 "International Award" issued by the Finnish President.