Corporate learning 🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland Since 2012

Seppo

Gamified learning and AI simulations for training.

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organisations, according to Seppo
1,500+
learners, according to Seppo
4M+
countries
50+
per student a month on the 500-licence yearly education plan
€0.25

About Seppo

Seppo is a Helsinki company that makes a game-based learning platform for companies, schools, NGOs and museums. Instructors build games of tasks on a map or in a 3D world, and players join from a browser with a PIN or QR code. Seppo says 1,500+ organisations in 50+ countries and 4M+ learners have used it. Education plans start at €62.50 for 50 player licences for 3 months, business plans are quoted on request, and a 14-day trial is free. Since 2026 Seppo also sells SeppoQ, AI simulations that test how employees handle real work situations.

Seppo turns training and lessons into games. An instructor writes a story, places tasks on a map or in a 3D environment and follows the answers in real time. Players answer with text, images, audio or video, indoors, outdoors with GPS, on site or remotely.

The idea came in 2011. History teacher Riku Alkio took students from Helsinki to Rome, where the class played an Amazing Race through the city’s churches. Lentävä Liitutaulu Oy was registered in Helsinki in October 2012, The name comes from Seppä Ilmarinen, the smith of the Kalevala. Finnish schools, colleges and NGOs such as WWF Finland and the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare use it.

Today the website speaks mainly to HR and L&D teams: onboarding, compliance, safety and strategy work. Customer stories include LEGOLAND Windsor, Mercedes-Benz Brazil, Outokumpu and Brocacef/BENU. In 2022 the company raised €1.2 million, in September 2025 Mervi Pänkäläinen took over as CEO, and in 2026 Seppo added SeppoQ, a product of AI workplace simulations.

History

  1. 2011 Riku Alkio, a history teacher, runs a game-based school trip to Rome with students from Helsinki.
  2. 2012 Lentävä Liitutaulu Oy is entered in the Finnish trade register on 2 October.
  3. 2016 Raises a €50,000 seed round, as reported by AIN citing Crunchbase.
  4. 2017 Raises €300,000 in a round led by Excedea Capital, as reported by AIN citing Crunchbase.
  5. 2022 Raises €1.2 million from Almaral, Oppiva Invest and Liquido Ventures to grow in Europe and Latin America.
  6. 2024 Pearson English launches Rise and Shine games for primary English learners, with 360 games built on Seppo.
  7. 2025 Mervi Pänkäläinen becomes CEO on 15 September. Founder Riku Alkio moves to customer and partner success.
  8. 2025 Seppo presents SAIGE, its AI game engine, and ready-made 3D learning environments in September.
  9. 2025 Partners with digital twin provider SolidComp on SolidSafe, safety training inside a 3D copy of the customer’s site.
  10. 2026 Launches SeppoQ, AI simulations that measure knowledge, communication and decision-making at work.
  11. 2026 Publishes a customer story on onboarding at Brocacef/BENU, a company of about 5,300 people.

Seppo funding and investors

€1.55 million in three reported rounds
  1. 2016
    Seed €50,000

    Source: AIN, citing Crunchbase
  2. 2017
    Venture €300,000

    Lead: Excedea Capital Excedea Capital

    Source: AIN, citing Crunchbase
  3. November 2022
    Venture €1.2 million

    AlmaralOppiva InvestLiquido Ventures

    Source: AIN, STT Info

The 2022 round was reported by AIN. AIN names the 2016 and 2017 rounds from Crunchbase data. Seppo has not published a total, and the valuation was not disclosed. Almaral’s partner Juuso Enala was proposed for the board in November 2022.

Leadership

  • Mervi Pänkäläinen CEO since September 2025, founder of the edtech startup Mightifier
  • Riku Alkio Founder and Chief Future Learning Officer, CEO until 2025
  • Tero Kulha COO and partner
  • Anna-Mari Jääskeläinen Product Lead
  • Jelle Kabbes Head of Seppo Benelux

Riku Alkio led the company for more than a decade. He now works on customer and partner success.

How a Seppo game works

player licences minimum on education plans
25
player licences minimum on business plans
50
instructor account per 20 player licences
1
  • Story and missions
  • Map and 3D game boards
  • GPS tasks outdoors
  • Text, image, audio and video answers
  • Real-time feedback
  • Team play
  • Ready-made templates
  • AI game builder SAIGE
  • LMS integrations on business plans
  • White-label branding

Products

  • Gamification Platform A no-code editor for learning games with a story, missions on a map or 3D board and tasks answered with text, photos, audio or video. Players join in the browser with a PIN, a QR code or an account. Platform overview
  • SAIGE Seppo’s AI game engine. It turns uploaded documents, links or a brief into learning goals, a story, tasks and an HD game board, which the instructor then edits. It comes with full licences only. The trial does not include it. How SAIGE works
  • 3D environments and SolidSafe Ready-made 3D worlds that change as players progress, and SolidSafe, safety training inside a 3D digital twin of the customer’s own site, built with SolidComp. 3D environments
  • Seppo for education Classroom games, outdoor learning with GPS, museum trails and campaigns for NGOs. Education licences are for people who work in educational organisations. Education and NGOs
  • SeppoQ AI simulations of work situations by text, voice or an AI avatar. Employees take a baseline, practise with feedback and then prove what changed. Leaders see results by group only. SeppoQ overview

How much is Seppo?

  • Mini Team, 3 months €0.40/student a month €62.50, 50 licences for 3 months
  • For one teacher or class Mini Team, 12 months €0.38/student a month €225, 50 licences for 12 months
  • Super Team, 3 months €0.29/student a month €437.50, 500 licences for 3 months
  • Lowest price per student Super Team, 12 months €0.25/student a month €1,500, 500 licences for 12 months
  • Custom Team Custom for large institutions
  • Business Custom quote, from 50 licences

Is Seppo free?

A 14-day trial is free without a credit card. It allows unlimited games, up to 25 players per game and most features except SAIGE, and it ends without an automatic charge.

Education prices on seppo.io on 8 October 2026, in euros, paid for 3 or 12 months. The page does not say whether VAT is included. EU organisations with a valid VAT ID are invoiced without VAT, card payments are charged VAT. SAIGE, ready-made games and consulting cost extra. Business plans are quoted by player numbers, company size and support.

How to cancel Seppo

Pricing FAQ
  • seppo.io ↗
    1. Open the support chat on seppo.io or inside Seppo
    2. Ask to cancel the subscription
    3. The support team handles the cancellation
  • The free trial ends by itself and does not charge a card.
  • Fewer licences take effect from the next billing period.
  • Billing changes go to support@seppo.io.

Refund rules

Annual licences
Renew automatically for another year unless agreed otherwise.
Renewal window
The owner can cancel a renewal until 30 days after the renewal date by writing to info@seppo.io.
Service changes
Seppo announces major feature changes or removals at least one month ahead.

From the Seppo pricing FAQ and the terms of use updated 7 January 2021, checked on 8 October 2026.

Seppo for Business

Business pricing
  • 01Price depends on the number of players, company size and the support needed.
  • 02Plans can include custom-built games, ready-made templates from Seppo Deck and workshops.
  • 03White-label branding and integrations with an LMS are available.
  • 04Player licence quotas reset every three months, and one licence covers one player per game or per account.

Quote only, from 50 player licences, checked on 8 October 2026.

Latest news

  1. SolidComp and Seppo bring 3D environments to gamified safety training
  2. Mervi Pänkäläinen becomes Seppo’s CEO
  3. Pearson English and Seppo launch Rise and Shine games
  4. Seppo raises €1.2 million, AIN
  5. Almaral VC invests in Seppo, STT Info

Contacts and company data

Legal entity
Lentävä Liitutaulu Oy, Elimäenkatu 15, 00510 Helsinki, Finland
Business ID
2500405-9
Trade register
Entered 2 October 2012
Company form
Limited company (Osakeyhtiö)
Main business line
Other education n.e.c. (TOL 85599)
Data
SeppoQ data stored and processed in the EU/EEA

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Seppo FAQ

Seppo is a game-based learning platform from Helsinki. Teachers and trainers build games of missions and tasks, and players solve them in teams from a browser. Companies use it for onboarding, safety and strategy work, schools for lessons and outdoor learning.

On 8 October 2026 education plans cost €62.50 for 50 player licences for 3 months, €225 for 12 months, and €437.50 or €1,500 for 500 licences. Business plans are quoted on request, from 50 licences.

Yes. The trial lasts 14 days and needs no credit card. It allows unlimited games and up to 25 players per game, without the AI engine SAIGE, and ends without a charge.

Yes. Education plans are for schools, colleges and universities, start from 25 player licences and may require proof of affiliation. Seppo started in a Finnish classroom, and its customer stories include Helsinki schools, the University of Eastern Finland and the Goethe-Institut.

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