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Munich is stuffy and expensive, Berlin is comparatively poor and open verrrry very late. The game hasn't changed - it's just a totally different environment, for vastly different hiring objectives.

Given the development of the startup scene in all three towns, the decision is hardly surprising.

Given the development is likely to be in eastern Europe and Berlin is the eastern most city that you can expect contracts to be honored and the police/tax/authorities to be legitimate - it makes perfect sense.

(Apologies if Helskini is east of Berlin !)

AirBnb is also in Berlin

edit: don't know if it's an "office" but it had a bunch of people sitting under a Airbnb banner in a dedicated area whose entrance said "Airbnb"

Really? I thought they only had one office in Germany, and that's in Hamburg. Did they open a second one in Berlin without throwing an opening party?

Where?

Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 2, 10178 Berlin