Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki.
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that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring
Finland's capital Helsinki.
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devices and in converging Internet and communications industries, with
over 123,000 employees in 120 countries, sales in more than 150 countries and global annual revenue of EUR 41 billion and operating profit of €1.2 billion as of 2009. It is the world's largest manufacturer of mobile telephones
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History Nokia's history starts in 1865 when mining engineer
Fredrik Idestam established a groundwood pulp mill on the
banks of the Tammerkoski rapids in the town of Tampere, in southwestern Finland, and started manufacturing paper.
close friend statesman Leo Mechelin, renamed and transformed his
firm into a share company, thereby founding the Nokia Company, the name it is still known by today. The name of the town, Nokia, originated from the river which flowed through the town.
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First mobile phones Despite the high price, the first
phones were almost snatched from the sales assistants’ hands.
Initially, the mobile phone was a "yuppie" product and a status symbol.