Karoliina Korppoo

Karoliina Korppoo
Karoliina Korppoo in 2015
Born1984
NationalityFinland
Alma materTampere University of Applied Sciences
OccupationGame Designer
Notable workCities in Motion
Cities in Motion 2
Cities: Skylines

Karoliina Korppoo (born 1984) is a Finnish game designer who has worked at Colossal Order and ran her own start-up company called 10th Muse from 2020 to 2022. She is known as the lead designer of the Cities: Skylines city building video game, which has sold more than 6 million copies as well as being one of the two Finns who have ever been invited to speak at a TED main conference. 10th Muse's main project was Sana Stories, a platform for writing and reading interactive stories.

Korppoo is a well-known defender of inclusiveness and equality and often speaks in public about changes in the gaming industry. She is one of the first women to become well-known in the field of game design in Finland, both in role-playing games and video games. Korppoo was the main character in the 2015 episode of the Finnish Yle's Tekijänä documentary.