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Nokia: "Made in Finland" No Longer |
tranced Joined: Jan 19, 2006 Posts: > 500 From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland PM |
Nokia has manufactured its last handset in Finland.
Come September the struggling cellphone maker will shutter its Salo, Finland, handset factory as part of its global overhaul intended to save €1.6 billion by the end of 2013. Nokia’s Salo facility is the company’s last remaining manufacturing plant in its home country. It produced its final handset last Wednesday.
Sad news for Finland and the 780 Salo residents who are losing their jobs, but a necessary move for Nokia, which is in the midst of a difficult transition to a Windows-based smartphone business.
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hihihans Joined: Mar 15, 2009 Posts: > 500 From: Netherlands PM |
Really sad news to the workers there.
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titus1 Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: > 500 From: here PM, WWW
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During Nokia's heyday we were all clamoring for a Finland-made phones. |
tranced Joined: Jan 19, 2006 Posts: > 500 From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland PM |
Crisis is everywhere. Sadly, it hit Finland. It's just a matter of time now. Just a month they have left to do all they have to do.
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razec Joined: Aug 20, 2006 Posts: > 500 From: Mars PM |
So where will all the new Nokias be produced? China? hopefully they'll have some manufacturing facilities in Japan
10 years at Esato |
tranced Joined: Jan 19, 2006 Posts: > 500 From: Santo Domingo, wonDeRland PM |
I don't know. Maybe they'll be Made in Asia labeled.
If they really are going to reduce costs, the best for them is to build or get a facility the nearest to each of their supplier. Like a strategy point.
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goldenface Joined: Dec 17, 2003 Posts: > 500 From: Liverpool City Centre PM |
Was Finland there only manufacturing plant? So 100% of their handset output is now outsourced.
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djin Joined: Jun 13, 2007 Posts: > 500 PM |
No I think they have or had in Hungary too. Also in China.. It's kind of sad and nostalgic when I think about it...
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razec Joined: Aug 20, 2006 Posts: > 500 From: Mars PM |
^^ All because of Stupid Elop imo.
10 years at Esato |
Tsepz_GP Joined: Dec 27, 2006 Posts: > 500 From: Johannesburg, South Africa PM |
Its a damn shame.
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chunkybeats Joined: Dec 08, 2005 Posts: 496 From: New Zealand PM |
Thats a sad story, really hope Nokia come back and beat Apple and Samsung because really they dont offer an all rounder handset like Nokia used to do. |
tracer01 Joined: Nov 08, 2012 Posts: 1 PM |
it's sad to know, because of the global crisis.. |
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