
Nokia
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.
Getting to Nokia
Local buses which are part of Tampere local transport Nysse network connect Nokia centre to Tampere centre every 30 minutes. You can get to Nokia also with train, which takes about 15 minutes from Tampere, but the trains pass only a few times in a day. There are direct train and coach connections from Helsinki and Pori to Nokia. Train connections are provided by VR.
Worth seeing
If you're looking for Nokia the company you're in the wrong place, as only one of Nokia's buildings remains in Nokia: a mansion which is used mostly for recreational purposes for the company staff. The headquarters were moved to Helsinki/Espoo, with most other operations in Salo, Tampere and Oulu.
- 01Maatialanharju
More than 5 km long nature trail with varying terrain and scenery.
- 02Pitkäniemi
A beautiful day's walking trail in a quiet hospital area on the shores of Lake Pyhäjärvi.
Things to do
- 01Spa Hotel Rantasipi Eden
Nokia's primary attraction, this is the swankiest spa and hotel in Finland featuring lots of liquid fun for the whole family.
- 02Bowling
A relatively new bowling hall at Pirkkalaistie 1, Nokia offers 8-tracks of bowling with a bar serving hamburgers and beer and mixed drinks.
- 03Nokia
Pirkkalaistie 1 (doorbell on a window frame left from "Nokian Portti" entrance), hacklab@uusinokia.fi.
Where to eat
Nokia is a small town, so the selection of restaurants is limited. You don't have to go hungry in Nokia, however. There is a selection of fast food restaurants, a Chinese eatery and a steakhouse.
- 01Kulta-Grilli
- 02Pepper
Välikatu 18, is a good restaurant where a hungry tourist can find reasonably priced steaks, fish plates, pizzas, pastas and burgers.
Getting around Nokia the local way
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