Posted by Chazzer3
I am a little confused, as it can't be Japanese, so where is it from?
Cheers, Chazzer.
Posted by 50Cent
norway/sweden or something of that sort.
It started out selling Toilet Paper, but then diverged into selling mobile phones
Posted by masseur
Nokia is from Finland
http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,8764,624,00.html
Corporate Head Office
Keilalahdentie 2-4
P.O. Box 226
FIN-00045 Nokia Group
Finland
Tel. +358 7180 08000
Posted by Aivar
It would be interesting to see the reaction of the boss of Nokia reading the question of this thread
Posted by vmunix
And i cant believe people start a new thread to ask such things, dont know google ?
Posted by Flying Finn
Yep, Finland
And it doesn't surprise me a lot of people don't know that. My brother in law works for them, he gets to use a lot of prototypes before they come commercially available. And I get to play with them every now and then 
Posted by Leks
Sweden/Japan
Nokia Finland
Siemens Germany
Neonode Sweden
LG, Samsung Korea
Posted by joebmc
They also made tyres and wellington boots!
Posted by methylated_spirit
Sendo is UK, isnt it?
Posted by Leks
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Should a Swedish company do
phones?
how can u think such a thing
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Posted by vmunix
@flying fin , and what does your brother and his prototypes have to do withthis?
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sorry my mistake
Posted by Jake Blues
yup, sendo is uk.
Posted by addy_010
rearrange the letters in SENDO and you get NODSE, country in south of Africa and theres your answer i think maybe.
P.S. Does anyone take I.B. at school cos i am doing TOK homework and need some help on a 1000 word essay. The title is "How do i know i know i know".
Thanks for the help dudes.
Posted by BobaFett
@leks alcatel france, motorola usa, neonode SVERIGE :-)
Posted by methylated_spirit
Is there another Finnish company? I remember a thread somewhere, it had a pic of a new pda-style device, (searched but i cant find it) and im sure it was Finnish...
Posted by tranquil
http://www.nokian.com/
They are all over the place!!!
Posted by methylated_spirit
hehehe not quite who i was thinking of
Posted by tranquil
I knew that much but couldnt help myself...
Posted by methylated_spirit
Found it! I was right, it is Finnish! ohhh yeah....
http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=547&source=BROWSER
Looks like a pretty decent product, anyone had any experience of one?
Posted by BobaFett
There is a place called nokia(n) in sf, not sure if it has to do with the brand. Btw there are nokia tv aswell
Posted by Davo_169
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so whats the difference?
Posted by BobaFett
Nokia was/is a respectable rival.
Posted by vmunix
I also worked with Nokia Firewalls, these are very good firewalls based on Linux, another superb Finn product
Posted by plasmadog
meths, u thinking about salora?
tel.me from austria.
heard nokia was into pulp and paper industries before they ventured into telecom.
and i don't know if this is true, but a large percentage of the finnish gdp is through nokia. (like investments etc.). is it true?
@boba... was /// a purely telecommunications co. or had they diversified into other markets?
Posted by duo_m
@joebmc
i think you're thinking of the company nokian. they're the company that makes performance tires and rubber boots. they are originally from the town of nokia in finland but moved into a larger facility near the russian border. i should know, my mountain bike tires are nokian brands and they cost quite quite a pretty penny but worth the money spent on unlike their electronics brethen...
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I guess /// is purely a telecommunications co.
Posted by Matteus
The headquarter of Nokia is in Finland and the big profits and taxes stay there! But the factories are in China, Brasilia and so on. The owners are Americans in most cases! Did u know that the mean factoryprice for a nokiaphone is 4.5 Euros!
Posted by vineet_d
where is Benq from? is it Japan or US
Posted by plasmadog
Benq is from taiwan i think. They are the oem for motorola.
Posted by omnislash
Nokia originates from finland and spreads like a virus all over the world ......
Posted by Flying Finn
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They have 9 factories in 3 regions: Europe (including Finland), Americas and Asia. Recently they decided to close one in the US and build a new one in India.
Posted by *Jojo*
. . . Finland !
Posted by BobaFett
@plasma for more infos pls read my first post in the /// thread
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Yes there is a town called Nokia in Finland, and I think it was started there...
Posted by Residentevil
There is a No Kia policy in my house.
Posted by BobaFett
When did nokia step in com biz?
Posted by sapporobaby
Sorry, but there is a town called Nokia and the phones are not produced there, but in the nearby town of Tampere. Second, at one time, Nokia was the largest single rubber boot seller to the Russian Army but then peace broke out and the govt had to think fast. So, they decided to invest in telecom. Helsinki is the home of the Nokia Headquarters. Also, Nokia was at one time about 15 years or so ago was about to go bust and guess which company from Sweden almost bought them? Look at the second word on your s700. The original CEO of Nokia also shot himself in the head trying to keep the company afloat.
By the way, I am not Finnish. I simply can read.
Posted by Matteus
Only afew phones of nokia are made in Finland! The two factories are in Oulu Liminka and in Salo.
Posted by BobaFett
@sapporo what do u mean with second word on s7?
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i think what sapporo meant of second word on S700 is; Sony Ericsson
/// is the second word
Posted by Jake Blues
is true that nokia make tvs then?
if so it would be interesting to see the xpress on covers.
Posted by sapporobaby
Right. Ericsson alost bought out Nokia. However, it would be a bit rude to purchase a company where the CEO had just put a hole in his head.
Nokia makes Satellite boxes as well. They also make network equipment, wifi, etc... A good place to start would be: www.nokia.com.
Their network equipment sucks though. Ericsson (without the Sony) makes better networking (GSM, etc..) equipment.
Posted by Jake Blues
i thought i heard a while back that nokia sold thier satellite reciever division to pace?
Posted by duo_m
@sapporobaby
wow! i never knew that. thanks for the history lesson, mate
Posted by BobaFett
@sapporo nice post!!! :-)
Posted by soichiro
its amazing how a seemingly harmless and innocent question can span up to four pages of replies.
Posted by BobaFett
Nokia deserves it. The rival must be respected instead of underestimate it.