Nokia's harbour

For the corporation, see Nokia.

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. It has a population of about 28,604 (October 2005). Image File history File links Nokian_satama. ... Image File history File links Nokian_satama. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Nokia Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) is the worlds largest manufacturer of mobile telephones (as of June 2006), with a global market share of approximately 33% in 2006. ... The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country. ... Pirkanmaa, or the Tampere Region (official English name), is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... Location within Finland Tampere (Swedish name Tammerfors) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes: Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in October 28: Richard Smalley 26: Emil Kyulev 24: José Azcona del Hoyo 24: Rosa Parks 23: Stella Obasanjo 22: Liam Lawlor 22: Shirley Horn 20: Endon Mahmood 17: Ba Jin 10: Milton Obote 7: Charles...

History

Nokia has been around long enough that its name is obscure even to most Finns. The name comes from the archaic Finnish word nokia short for nokinäätä (lit. "soot marten") meaning sable, from Old Finnish nois (pl. nokia) for "soot". After sable was hunted to extinction in Finland, the word meant any dark-coated fur animal such as marten which are found in the area to this day. Later still the word referred to furs in general but is no longer used in that sense. The animal is enshrined on the Nokia coat of arms. Binomial name Martes zibellina Linnaeus, 1758 The sable, a small quadruped, closely akin to the martens, and known by the zoological names of Martes zibellina or Mustela zibellina, originated in Siberia and has achieved fame for its fur, which is integrated into various clothes fashions (for example a Shtreimel). ... Species Martes americana Martes flavigula Martes foina Martes gwatkinsii Martes martes Martes melampus Martes pennanti Martes zibellina for the Wiltshire village see Marten, Wiltshire The Martens constitute the genus Martes within the subfamily Mustelinae, in family Mustelidae. ...

The first literary reference to Nokia is in a 1505 document in connection with the Nokia Manor. 1505 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nokia was the setting of one of the largest battles in the Club War, a 1596 peasant uprising against Swedish feudal lords. The peasants, unsurprisingly armed with clubs, took up residence in Nokia Manor and won several skirmishes against the feudal cavalry, but were decisively defeated by Klaus Fleming on January 1-2, 1597. Thousands of clubmen were slain and their fled leader, Jaakko Ilkka, was captured a few weeks later and executed. The Club War was the last major peasant revolt in Finland, and it permanently consolidated the hold of the nation state. Much later, in the Finnish Civil War (1918), Nokia (along with neighboring Tampere) was a Communist stronghold and saw some combat. The Club War (also Cudgel War, Finnish Nuijasota, Swedish Klubbekriget) was a 1596 peasant uprising in occupied Finland against the exploitation by the nobility and military of the kingdom of Sweden. ... Events February 5 - 26 catholics crucified in Nagasaki, Japan. ... Klaus Fleming (1535-1597) was a Finnish noble man. ... Events 17 January - A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing “kreckett” (i. ... The Finnish Civil War was a part of the First World War (1914-1918) and the Russian Revolution 1917. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...

Industrial history

Telecommunication giant Nokia was established in Nokia (hence the name.) The now billion-dollar company was founded by Fredrik Idestam in 1865 as a pulp mill for manufacturing paper. Finnish Rubber Works Ltd (Suomen Gummitehdas Osakeyhtiö) (founded 1898) set up a factory in Nokia 1904. These two companies and Finnish Cable Works Ltd ("Suomen kaapelitehdas Oy") were fusioned 1967 forming Nokia Corporation. Different branches of this conglomerate were split into several companies or sold away around 1990. The rubber works still operates in Nokia as Nokian Tyres and the paper mill as Georgia-Pacific Finland Oy. The telecommunication company Nokia no longer has any operations in the town of Nokia. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Nokia Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) is the worlds largest manufacturer of mobile telephones (as of June 2006), with a global market share of approximately 33% in 2006. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... A Pulp Mill is a manufacturing facility that converts wood chips into a thick fibre board which can be shipped to a Paper Mill for further processing. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Identify 3 conglomerates and clearly explian the scope of their business. ... This article is about the year. ... Nokian is a Finnish manufacturer of tires for cars, trucks, heavy duty equipment and bicycles. ... Georgia-Pacific Corp. ...

Present

Today's Nokia is famous for its spa, factory shops, waterways, and events. Nokia also enjoys good road and air connections.

Statistics

• Population: 28,604 (2004)
• Area: 347.80 km²
  • of which is water: 58.71 km²
• Population density: 97.2 inhabitants/km²

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External links

• Official Website (Finnish)
• Nokia, Finland travel guide from Wikitravel