About Mad Birch

The idea of Mad Birch Games began during the 2020-2022 pandemic with the development of the Parasite board game. The Mad Birch Games was finally established in January 2024 with the goal of designing and publishing indie board games. It is located in southern Norway and northern Finland.

Currently, the goal is to spread joy about the Parasite board game, which is the company’s flagship and was successfully published during summer of 2024. Other games are in the works, and we aim to support local board and RPG projects.

Mikko Hyvönen

Sole founder of Mad Birch Games

Mikko has been designing board games since 2011. He often says he’s not that good at his own games which might be true but some of his games have brought enjoyment to hundreds of players. Before starting to cook up board games, he played role playing games, added plenty of homebrew rules to spice up the games and the adventures.

When Mikko is not playing or designing games, Mikko works as a software developer; enjoys biking, rock climbing and photographing in his free time, and devotes some time to non-profit organizations and crafts.