Nokia Now:2000-today

Nokia’s story continues with 3G, mobile multiplayer gaming, multimedia devices and a look to the future...


2002: First 3G phone
Nokia launches its first 3G phone, the Nokia 6650.

2003: Nokia launches the N-Gage
Mobile gaming goes multiplayer with the N-Gage.


2005: The Nokia Nseries is born
Nokia introduces the next generation of multimedia devices, the Nokia Nseries.


2005: The billionth Nokia phone is sold
Nokia sells its billionth phone – a Nokia 1100 – in Nigeria. Global mobile phone subscriptions pass 2 billion.


2006: A new President and CEO – Nokia today
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo becomes Nokia’s President and CEO; Jorma Ollila becomes Chairman of Nokia’s board. Nokia and Siemens announce plans for Nokia Siemens Networks.

Mobile Revolution: 1992-1999

In 1992, Nokia decided to focus on its telecommunications business. This was probably the most important strategic decision in its history.

As adoption of the GSM standard grew, new CEO Jorma Ollila put Nokia at the head of the mobile telephone industry’s global boom – and made it the world leader before the end of the decade...


1992: Jorma Ollila becomes President and CEO
Jorma Ollila becomes President and CEO of Nokia, focusing the company on telecommunications.


1992: Nokia’s first GSM handset
Nokia launches its first GSM handset, the Nokia 1011.


1994: Nokia Tune is launched
Nokia launches the 2100, the first phone to feature the Nokia Tune.


1994: World’s first satellite call
The world’s first satellite call is made, using a Nokia GSM handset.


1997: Snake – a classic mobile game
The Nokia 6110 is the first phone to feature Nokia’s Snake game.


1998: Nokia leads the world
Nokia becomes the world leader in mobile phones.


1999: The Internet goes mobile
Nokia launches the world's first WAP handset, the Nokia 7110.

The Move To Mobile 1968-1991

The newly formed Nokia Corporation was ideally positioned for a pioneering role in the early evolution of mobile communications. As European telecommunications markets were deregulated and mobile networks became global, Nokia led the way with some iconic products...

1979: Mobira Oy, early phone maker
Radio telephone company Mobira Oy begins life as a joint venture between Nokia and leading Finnish television maker Salora.


981: The mobile era begins
Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT), the first international mobile phone network, is built.


1982: Nokia makes its first digital telephone switch
The Nokia DX200, the company’s first digital telephone switch, goes into operation.


1984: Mobira Talkman launched
Nokia launches the Mobira Talkman portable phone.


1987: Mobira Cityman – birth of a classic
Nokia launches the Mobira Cityman, the first handheld NMT phone.


1991: GSM – a new mobile standard opens up
Nokia equipment is used to make the world’s first GSM call.

Nokia First Century 1865-1967

The first Nokia century began with Fredrik Idestam's paper mill on the banks of the Nokianvirta river. Between 1865 and 1967, the company would become a major industrial force; but it took a merger with a cable company and a rubber firm to set the new Nokia Corporation on the path to electronics...


1865: The birth of Nokia
Fredrik Idestam establishes a paper mill at the Tammerkoski Rapids in south-western Finland, where the Nokia story begins.


1898: Finnish Rubber Works founded
Arvid Wickström founds Finnish Rubber Works, which will later become Nokia's rubber business.


1912: Finnish Cable Works founded
Eduard Polón starts Finnish Cable Works, the foundation of Nokia's cable and electronics businesses.


1937: Verner Weckman, industry heavyweight
Former Olympic wrestler Verner Weckman becomes President of Finnish Cable Works.


1960: First electronics department
Cable Works establishes its first electronics department, selling and operating computers.


1962: First in-house electrical device
The Cable Works electronics department produces its first in-house electrical device - a pulse analyzer for nuclear power plants.


1967: The merger
Nokia Ab, Finnish Rubber Works and Finnish Cable works formally merge to create Nokia Corporation.