"NOT ONLY MOBILE PHONES" Top 5 Page for this destination Nokia by Sininen

Nokia Travel Guide: 46 reviews and 128 photos

Lake Vihnusjärvi from the church

A small town of Nokia lies by the banks of Kokemäenjoki river only some 15 km west from Tampere. Population abt 28.000. Long time before Nokia mobile phones there were factories by the same name producing paper, carton, car tyres, rubber boots, chemicals and in fact no mobile phone has ever made in Nokia, though the town has given its name to the product we Finns are so proud of today! I lived in Nokia for 16 years, went to school there and started my working life. It is surprising how little the centre of the town has changed during the 30 something years I've been away!!!!

Next to the main road

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In a nutshell:Pretty and quiet

Last visit to Nokia: May 2008
Intro Updated May 29, 2008
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Reviews (27)

Bell tower Things to Do (25)

In 1908 the handsome yellow bell tower was completed as the Nokia company's head office. more travel advice

The mills Things to Do (25)

Long before the mobile phones there was industry under the name of Nokia. In early 1800's industrialists took notice of... more travel advice

Nokianvirta-rapids Things to Do (25)

The part of Kokemäenjoki-river which run through Nokia are called Nokianvirta on the banks of which were situated... more travel advice

Souranderintie - Club House Things to Do (25)

The clubhouse was a personal donation from rubber factory director Eduard Polon to the personnel of the factory. Built... more travel advice

Local Customs (1)
HIMMELI

Restaurants (1)
A little refreshment wouldn't hurt you

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BruceDunning Aug 10, 2010 at 1:54 PM

The scenery around here looks nice, and the old mills and rapids provide some history of the place and its culture. NIce work
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LoriPori Nov 20, 2007 at 7:34 AM

Lovely page on Nokia Sini. Also thanky you for visiting my Tangier pages. That was a fun trip and a cultural experience for us.
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MAIGO Jul 1, 2007 at 5:30 AM

Thank you for coming to my Ireland page. I am glad to have you like it. I enjoyed your page, too. I understood Finnish old life, and it was studied. Is this time the season when that is splendid? Please enjoy summer! Thanks! MAIGO
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adeeltahir May 9, 2007 at 11:57 AM

nice page. nice photoes. Today is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the nice trips.
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besal Mar 19, 2007 at 10:29 PM

Nice cozy town, always assumed mobile phones were made there.
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jckim Mar 11, 2007 at 7:56 PM

Nokia is not mobile phone name? very interasting place name :)) Thanks your birthday wishes! best recard from Korea.
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mim95 Jan 27, 2007 at 8:20 AM

That's an interesting small town with a famous name!
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Ekaterinburg Nov 18, 2006 at 2:48 PM

I like reading about lesser known but interesting places and I think this is a good example. Nokia sounds like a very pleasant town and a good place to grow up in.
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hivaoa1 Jun 23, 2006 at 4:53 AM

last week i had coffee at the kahvi museum, so nice :) i bought some handcrafts from the unemployed people of nokia there :) ciaoooo i love this little town
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barbskie Apr 2, 2006 at 4:00 PM

aha, this is Nokia, my fav cell phone :-) himmeli is very original. nice handicrafts