Juha Vainio

Juha Vainio is a veteran Finnish video game producer and executive who currently serves as the Head of the Control Franchise and Executive Producer of Control Resonant at Remedy Entertainment.Vainio has over 20 years of software management and 15 years of game production experience. Since joining Remedy in December 2017, he has been responsible for steering the commercial and production strategy of the studio's supernatural universe.Remedy Entertainment (2017–Present): Served as the Lead Producer for the award-winning AAA action-adventure title Control (2019). He currently manages budgets, production, and high-level IP strategy for the franchise, including overseeing the newly launched action RPG sequel Control Resonant (2026).Worked as a Product Lead at Rovio, managing major mobile titles including the original Angry Birds and Angry Birds Star Wars. He later founded and served as CEO of the mobile studio Epic Owl, where he successfully launched the free-to-play title Space Arena: Build and Fight.He has been highly involved in the Nordic gaming ecosystem, serving as a board member for the Finnish Game Development Studios' Association and as a board member/treasurer for IGDA Finland.