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  Nokia, Finland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nokia is a town and municipality of Finland on the banks of the Emäkoski River in the region of Pirkanmaa and the province of Western Finland, some 15km to the west of Tampere.
The first literary reference to Nokia is in a 1505 document in connection with the Nokia Manor.
Nokia was the setting of one of the largest battles in the Club War, a 1596 peasant uprising against Swedish feudal lords.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nokia,_Finland   (427 words)

  
 Nokia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nokia is by far the largest Finnish company, accounting for about half of the market capitalization of the Helsinki Stock Exchange; a unique situation for an industrialized country.
Nokia was established in 1865 as a pulp mill by the Finland-Swede Knut Fredrik Idestam on the banks of Nokia rapids.
The native Finnish pronunciation of "Nokia" is ['no.ki.a], i.e.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nokia   (1677 words)

  
 A town called Nokia — Virtual Finland
Nokia was part of the parish of Pirkkala, which was an important trading centre in the 13th century.
It was fought in the grounds of Nokia manor from December 27 to 31, 1596.
Nokia has a population of 28,000, a small number, but typical of towns in Finland where the national population, 5.2 million, is also rather small.
virtual.finland.fi /netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=29271   (2026 words)

  
 Nokia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Nokia was established in 1865 as a wood-pulp mill by Finland-Swede Knut Fredrik Idestam on the banks of Nokia rapids.
Nokia also began developing mobile phones for the NMT network; unfortunately, the company ran into serious financial problems in the 1990s and streamlined its manufacturing of mobile phones, mobile phone infrastructure, and other telecommunications areas, divesting itself of other items, such as televisions and personal computers.
Nokia signed a contract with BenQ, a Taiwanese Original Design Manufacturer, to develop three high-end mobile phones, which are scheduled to retail by the end of 2005.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/n/no/nokia.html   (804 words)

  
 Communications superpower — Virtual Finland
Finland was the first country in the world to initiate the application process for licences for telecommunication with this third generation mobile technology, which is based on the network technology standard UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System).
In Finland, during the first half of the 1990s, extensive studies were carried out with the aim of creating a national information strategy and in 1995 several studies aimed at the development of the information society were published.
Finland - towards an information society, A National Outline (December 1994), the final report submitted by the TIKAS steering committee appointed by the Ministry of Finance, was more general in content, examining the prospects of the information society within a broader context.
virtual.finland.fi /finfo/english/ahoneng.html   (2597 words)

  
 NewsRoom Finland
Finland and Japan may be at opposite ends of the scale when it comes to the size of their populations, but the links between the two countries are very close, according to Finnish Ambassador Eero Salovaara.
Finland has proposed a new law that would let parents track the movements of their young children via mobile phone, even without their consent, in a move that could set an EU benchmark in privacy and handset use.
Nokia said yesterday it stood by its forecast that the number of handsets sold in the world would rise by 10 per cent this year from the combined 405 million shipped by all mobile phone makers in 2002.
newsroom.finland.fi /news/intmed03.asp   (8315 words)

  
 Nokia, Finland
Nokia is a town and municipality of Finland on the banks of the Emäkoski River in the region of Pirkanmaa and the province of Western Finland, some 15 kilometers to the west of Tampere.
The most probable theory is that it comes from Old Finnish nois (pl. nokia), meaning a type of dark-coated marten found in the area to this day, and the animal is thus enshrined on the Nokia coat of arms.
Telecommunication giant Nokia was established in Nokia (hence the name.) The now billion dollar company was founded by Fredrik Idestam in 1865 only as a pulp mill for manufacturing paper.
creekin.net /c3523-n66-nokia-finland.html   (328 words)

  
 Nokia travel guide - Wikitravel
And for a long time this is what Nokia was known for in Finland: in almost every Finnish home you can still find a pair or two of long fl rubber boots, emblazoned with exactly the same "NOKIA" logo found on Nokia's cellphones.
If you're looking for Nokia the company you're in the wrong place, as none of Nokia's buildings remains in Nokia except one, a mansion which is used mostly for recreational purposes for the company staff.
Nokia's primary attraction is the Rantasipi Eden Spa Hotel, the swankiest spa and hotel in Finland featuring lots of liquid fun for the whole family.
wikitravel.org /en/Nokia   (645 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Unlike some celebrity marriages, Nokia-Finland union won't end soon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
And in the past five years, Finland has come to be known as a wireless miracle — a nation transformed from slogging out such products as pulp, paper and boots to a global technology leader.
The whole country has only 5.2 million people, and it's not as if a parade of educated potential immigrants are lining up to live in a land that's as hospitable as a block of dry ice for six months of the year.
Nokia is doing fine at the moment and probably will continue to grow and prosper.
usatoday.com /money/industries/technology/maney/2004-06-30-maney_x.htm   (1015 words)

  
 Nokia - Consumers also want to watch TV programs on their mobile - Press Releases - Press - About Nokia
Espoo, Finland - Results announced today from one of the world's first commercial mobile TV pilots in Helsinki, Finland reveal the popularity and willingness to pay for mobile TV services, underlining the potential of this exciting new mobile application.
Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry.
Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses.
press.nokia.com /PR/200508/1008920_5.html   (1096 words)

  
 Finland Diary
Finland's first answer for a decade has been cell phones, thanks to Nokia Corp., one of the world's most innovative and successful companies.
Nokia is by far the biggest company in Finland; it has built a handsome new research center by the side of a beautiful lake here and many more installations around the country.
Nokia's share of the Finnish GDP is 3.5% in 2004 and accounted for almost a quarter of Finnish exports in 2003.
blogs.washingtonpost.com /finlanddiary/2005/05/moving_out_of_n.html   (5438 words)

  
 Nokia Finland, Finland
The standard of living in Finland is at the same high level as the other Nordic and Scandinavian countries, with Finland ranking in the top 10 nations in the world in per capita income.
An exception to this overall favorable outlook is the inflation rate: average inflation rate reached 3.4% in 2000, becoming one of the highest in the Euro zone.
Nokia, for example, established the Xingwang Industrial Park in Beijing in 2001 in an attempt to draw in its suppliers.
creekin.net /k10337-n66-nokia-finland-finland.html   (483 words)

  
 Nokia Hotels - Discount Hotels in Nokia Finland
For business and leisure travelers looking for Nokia hotels at a great price, Via Destinations offers excellent discounts; from charming but cheap budget hotels to luxury accommodations to great downtown hotels, airport hotels and suburban alternatives.
The modern Spa Hotel Rantasipi Eden is located in the south of Finland, overlooking Lake Pyhäjärvi and three kilometres from Nokia's town centre.
It has a 1500 m2 tropical pool with water slides and flowing rivers as well as different types of sauna, jetted tubs, steam rooms and pampering health and beauty treatments available.
www.viadestinations.com /finland/nokia-hotels.htm   (279 words)

  
 Who Founded Nokia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The sponsoring organization is a to-be-formed entity, founded by Nokia together with other companies and established in the first stage in...
Nokia has entered into several joint ventures over time, particularly in the areas of manufacturing and...
Nokia Corporation (Nokia) is a manufacturer of mobile devices and mobile networks...
www.smartphoneminds.com /who-founded-nokia.html   (206 words)

  
 Mobile Game Developer - Nokia joins eclipse foundation as strategic developer and board member   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Nokia will support the work of the Eclipse open source community by contributing software and developers to a proposed new Eclipse project.
Nokia plans to donate several components of its existing Java development tools technology as well as actively develop new software to introduce tools for the creation of both MIDP (Mobile Information Device Profile) and CDC (Connected Device Configuration) based mobile Java applications.
Nokia also has provided the ability for Java developers to integrate any Nokia platform SDK supporting MIDP into the Eclipse environment and will make additional Eclipse tools announcements in 4Q 2005 as part of its plan to host the majority of its tools offerings in Eclipse.
www.mobilegd.com /article978.html   (766 words)

  
 Nokia Falters : Finland Takes Stock
"In the late 1990's, Finland sprinted ahead of rivals and neighbors, propelled by the runaway success of Nokia in the mobile phone industry and reveling in a newly minted image as the world's leader in Internet and cellphone use.
Last May, an authoritative study of global competitiveness bounced Finland down from the top three to No. 8, countering other polls that gave Finland top marks for literacy, lack of corruption and care of the environment.
Nokia itself has stumbled this year, losing some of its share of the booming cellphone market to rival manufacturers.
bylanes.com /item/3118   (330 words)

  
 Nokia, NokiaLand, Finland, Ollila, phones, company, percent, paper, Niinistö, Finnish
Nokia has not always been a world leader in cell phones, digital technologies, telecommunications networks, wireless data solutions and high tech gadgets like the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet.
In the 1980s Finland was best known for its paper and pulp industries and long dark winters.
Last year more than 20 000 people were employed by Nokia in Finland which is roughly 2 percent of the people in the Finnish business sector.
www.easilywealthy.com /content/25350189-27423699.htm   (587 words)

  
 TIME | CNN: Our Interactive World | Business | Nokia keeps Finland mobile
People travelling abroad want to show their Nokia phones and so on, but most people don't even know that Nokia is a Finnish company.
If Nokia is the most famous sign of the mobile revolution in Finland, it's only part of the story.
From fashion to furniture, this country is at the cutting edge of design -- and that goes to the core of Nokia when it designs its phones.
www.time.com /time/interactive/business/nokia_np.html   (641 words)

  
 Nokia, Finland Hotels - Huge discounts, Best Rate Guarantee - MyTourPal.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
If you are looking for Nokia hotels, Nokia holiday accommodations or Nokia resorts, you have come to the right place.
The hotel is located 15 minutes from Tampere centre in the birthplace of Nokia, situated by Pyhasarvi lake and is...
There are Nokia hotels for business travelers, Nokia hotels for tourists, Nokia hotels for families and luxurious Nokia hotels for the well-heeled.
www.mytourpal.com /hotelListing/finland/Nokia   (212 words)

  
 Nokia Cellphones accessories and Wireless Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Welcome on the Nokia site dedicated to support mobile application developers with tools, SDKs and technical documentation on various platforms and technologies supported by Nokia mobile devices...
Nokia Corporation (NYSE : NOK) is the world's largest manufacturer of mobile telephones (as of June 2006), with a global market share of approximately 33% in 2006.
Nokia IPv6 backbone - 03 Jul 06 17:27:00 UTC
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 Information of Finland Nokia - Cities of Europe
And for a long time this is what Nokia was known for in Finland: in almost every Finnish...
Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on five European Stock...
Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and...
best-europe-cities.com /search/Finland/Nokia   (226 words)

  
 Nokia, Finland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Check rates and availability for hotels in Nokia by clicking on any link listed below.
For information on traveling to Nokia or for destination guides about other cities in Finland, go to our Travel Guides page.
To check availability and reserve hotels and lodging in any city in Finland, click here
www.leadinghotels.com /hotels/Finland-Nokia.html   (265 words)

  
 Nokia, Finland telecommunications market research
Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is a major supplier of digital technologies including mobile phones, cellular and fixed telecommunications networks, wireless data solutions, multimedia terminals and computer monitors.
In 1967 all operations were merged into the Nokia Group.
Nokia Asia Pacific 5.1 Products and services 6.
www.totel.com.au /european-telecommunications-research.asp?toc=664   (411 words)

  
 Nokia, Finland : Nokia Hotels
To find discounts and online reservations in Nokia, Finland, use our search form to check availability.
To explore your Nokia, Finland hotel options, click on a hotel from the listing below.
D-Hotels.com is an internet only reservations site that features Nokia hotels, hotel rates and Nokia reservations through World Choice Travel, a Travelocity company.
www.d-hotels.com /fi_nokia.html   (125 words)

  
 Nokia lodging - cheap & discount lodging in Nokia - Finland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Nokia lodging - cheap & discount lodging in Nokia - Finland
Booking your Nokia lodging is easier than ever with our simple, secure online hotel reservation system.
Check out our cheap web rates on 1 star, 2 star, 3 star, 4 star and 5 star hotel lodging in Nokia.
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 Discount hotel rooms for Nokia Hotels Finland online hotels reservations with mytravelmate.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 Spa Hotel Rantasipi Eden Hotels & Resorts Nokia Finland Hotels & Resorts .Finland
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 Nokia, Finland Hotels - Discount Reservations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 Hotels in Nokia Finland - Spa Hotel Rantasipi Eden
Hotels in Nokia Finland - Spa Hotel Rantasipi Eden
Home >> Finland >> Hotels in Nokia, >> Spa Hotel Rantasipi Eden
The hotel is located 15 minutes from Tampere centre in the birthplace of Nokia, situated by Pyhasarvi lake and is within easy reach by bus, car and boat.
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 Speedhotels - Hotel Reservation in Nokia, Finland, Europe
Speedhotels - Hotel Reservation in Nokia, Finland, Europe
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