Nokia Logo History

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The first Nokia Company logo. What is the story about the fish? Salmon in the river near the Nokia factory?

Nokia, Finnish Rubber Works Ltd. In addition to footwear and tyres, Nokia Rubber Works also manufactured rubber bands, industrial parts and raincoats.

The Nokia "arrows" logo before the Connecting People logo.

The Nokia "Connecting People" slogan was invented by Ove Strandberg.

Nokia started by making paper – the original communications technology





The history of Nokia goes back to 1865. That was when Fredrik Idestam built a wood pulp mill on the banks of the Tammerkoski rapids, in southern Finland. A few years later, he built a second mill by the Nokianvirta river – the place that gave Nokia its name.

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

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

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References:http://www.nokia.com/A4303002
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