What do you know about the Northern European（北欧的）country of Finland？ You may have heard of the Northern Lights（極光）and Nokia. Today Finland is also a world leader in making mobile games. The popular games Angry Birds（《愤怒的小鸟》）and Clash of Clans（《部落冲突》）are both from Finnish companies.

你知道北欧国家芬兰吗？你可能听说过北极光和诺基亚。（棉花糖：它们可都是芬兰的“特产”呢。）今天，芬兰在手机游戏领域也处于世界领先地位。著名的游戏《愤怒的小鸟》和《部落冲突》都来自于芬兰公司。

Finland is not a very big country. How can it make so many world-class games？

芬兰不是一个非常大的国家。它怎么能创造这么多世界级的游戏呢？

Innovation（创新）might be the first reason. Finland gives money to help start-up companies. It even builds technology bases（技术基地）for them. There are now around 290 game companies in Finland.

创新可能是第一个原因。芬兰出钱帮助初创公司，甚至为这些初创公司建立技术基地。如今芬兰大约有290家游戏公司。

Finnish mobile games also stand out because of the countrys special（特殊的）Northern European art style（风格）. The style is mainly about being simple（简单的）. Its a tradition of Finnish design. You may also see it in clothes， furniture（家具）and even buildings. In the game Angry Birds， the birds and pigs look very simple but cute at the same time.

芬兰的手机游戏由于特殊的北欧风格显得格外突出。这种风格主要是简单，这是芬兰设计的传统。你也可以在衣服、家具，甚至建筑上看到这种风格。在游戏《愤怒的小鸟》中，鸟和猪看起来非常简单，但它们非常可爱。