TigerBriefs: Estonian start-up Fortumo, that offers possibilities to create your own mobile service in 5 minutes and earn money with it, is expanding rapidly.

Thus far the service has been very popular in Nordic countries, Eastern Europe and Asia. But now Fortumo “fever” is drifting towards Western Europe.

The company has entered French, Spanish and Portugese markets and promises to expand into neighbouring countries shortly. “France, Spain and Portugal are mobile-loving countries where SIM penetration exceeds population. At the same time, they are relatively well developed countries, creating good opportunities for internet businesses,” the Marketing Director of Fortumo, Martin Koppel says.

Reminding once again the fascinating qualities of Fortumo: no startup fee, no monthly fee, no need for any skills.

Over 65 000 SMS services has been created with Fortumo thus far and you can see from the following maps where.