NOKIA CORP
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, originally established as a pulp mill in 1865. Nokia's main headquarters are in Espoo, Finland, in the Helsinki metropolitan area, but the company's actual roots are in the Tampere region of Pirkanmaa. In 2020, Nokia employed approximately 92,000 people across more than 100 countries, did business in more than 130 countries, and reported annual revenues of around €23 billion. Nokia is a public limited company listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki and New York Stock Exchange. It was the world's 415th-largest company measured by 2016 revenues, according to the Fortune Global 500, having peaked at 85th place in 2009. It is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- NOK, NOKBF [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE, OTC [1]
- SEC industry
- Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment [1]
- Business sectors
- mobile phone; computer network; telecommunications device; telecommunications industry; electrical appliance; electrical industry [2]
- Company / filing name
- NOKIA CORP [1]
- Headquarters location
- Espoo [2]
- Business address
- KARAKAARI 7, P O BOX 226, ESPOO FINLAND, H9, 02610 [1]
- Founded
- 1865-05-12 [2]
- Legal form
- julkinen osakeyhtiö; public company [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Finland [1]
- Leadership in background record
- Justin Hotard [2]
- Founders
- Fredrik Idestam; Leo Mechelin [2]
- Official website
- www.nokia.com ↗ [2]
- Employees
- 103,083 · reported year 2018 [2]
- Annual revenue
- EUR 19,889,000,000 · reported year 2025 [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- FI0009000681 [2]
- CIK
- 0000924613 [1]
- SIC code
- 3663 [1]
- Country in background record
- Finland [2]
Company positioning and business
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, originally established as a pulp mill in 1865. Nokia's main headquarters are in Espoo, Finland, in the Helsinki metropolitan area, but the company's actual roots are in the Tampere region of Pirkanmaa. In 2020, Nokia employed approximately 92,000 people across more than 100 countries, did business in more than 130 countries, and reported annual revenues of around €23 billion. Nokia is a public limited company listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki and New York Stock Exchange. It was the world's 415th-largest company measured by 2016 revenues, according to the Fortune Global 500, having peaked at 85th place in 2009. It is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index. [3]
The company has operated in various industries over the past 150 years. It was founded as a pulp mill and had long been associated with rubber and cables, but since the 1990s has focused on large-scale telecommunications infrastructure, technology development, and licensing. Nokia made significant contributions to the mobile telephony industry, assisting in the development of the GSM, 3G, and LTE standards. For a decade beginning in 1998, Nokia was the largest worldwide vendor of mobile phones and smartphones. In the later 2000s, however, Nokia suffered from a series of poor management decisions and soon saw its share of the mobile phone market drop sharply. [3]
After a partnership with Microsoft and Nokia's subsequent market struggles, in 2014, Microsoft bought Nokia's mobile phone business (Nokia Devices & Services), incorporating it as Microsoft Mobile. After the sale, Nokia began to focus more on its telecommunications infrastructure business and on Internet of things technologies, marked by the divestiture of its Here mapping division and the acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent, including its Bell Labs research organization. The company also experimented with virtual reality and digital health, the latter through the purchase of Withings. The Nokia brand returned to the mobile and smartphone market in 2016 through a licensing arrangement with HMD, who continue to manufacture and sell phones under the Nokia brand as of September, 2026. Nokia continues to be a major patent licensor for most large mobile phone vendors. As of 2018, Nokia is the world's third-largest network equipment manufacturer. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Nokia. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Management and corporate governance
The Wikidata background record identifies Justin Hotard in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [2]
Understanding company scale
Employees: 103,083 · reported year 2018. [2]
Annual revenue: EUR 19,889,000,000 · reported year 2025. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives NOKIA CORP a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: NOK (NYSE), NOKBF (OTC). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
Companies in the same industry
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Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was NOKIA CORP founded?
Founded: 1865-05-12. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of NOKIA CORP?
Headquarters location: Espoo. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for NOKIA CORP?
Business sectors: mobile phone; computer network; telecommunications device; telecommunications industry; electrical appliance; electrical industry. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
NOKIA CORP relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — NOKIA CORP filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Nokia (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
- SEC securities directory ↗
- Company chronology / filing ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.