Nokia lost its position as the biggest mobile phone seller in Finland in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. South Korean manufacturer Samsung sold more units than Finland-based manufacturer Nokia in the quarter.
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Samsung sales surpass Nokia in Finland
Posted on 31 May 2013.
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EU to provide funding for former Nokia employees
Posted on 26 October 2012.
Finnish workers affected by the closure of Nokia’s factory in Salo are to receive EUR 5 million in funds from the European Union. The news comes amid the final days of employment for many working at the facility.
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Groupon offers to be embedded in Nokia Lumia phone maps
Posted on 09 August 2012.
Finnish technology firm Nokia has incorporated Groupon deals into the maps application on its Lumia model phones.
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Finland former PM quits Nokia for Harvard
Posted on 09 June 2012.
Finland’s former Prime Minister Esko Aho is leaving his position on Nokia’s leadership team for a job at Harvard University. He has been appointed as a Senior Fellow at the famous American university, where he will carry out research into the state’s role in maintaining global competitiveness and welfare.
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Nokia to cut 17,000 jobs
Posted on 30 November 2011.
Finnish-German telecoms giant Nokia Siemens has surprised the business world by announcing 17,000 job cuts, representing a very-significant 23 percent of its workforce.
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Nokia supply slowed by Japan disaster
Posted on 30 March 2011.
Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia has announced that its supply could be disrupted by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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Norwegian newspaper quiets iPhone critics
Posted on 04 August 2010.
Amid global outcry in the tech world about what has become known as “Antennaegate”, Norway’s largest newspaper claims reported problems with the reception of Apple’s iPhone 4 are a myth. Oslo-based Verdens Gang put the newest Apple handset to the test against Nokia and HTC models in a remote area on the edge of the [...]
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Nokia accused of using ‘blood metal’ from Congo
Posted on 28 July 2010.
Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia has promised to place greater scrutiny on the origin of its raw materials, after accusations that their phones help fund the war in Congo. According to online financial publication Taloussanomat, experts in Finland and the US suspect Nokia of using tin from mines which support Congolese rebel groups in the [...]
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