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Knut Fredrik Idestam (28 October 1838, Tyrväntö, Grand Duchy of Finland – 8 April 1916, Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland) was a Finnish mining engineer and businessman, best known as a founder of Nokia.
In 1865, the mining engineer, Fredrik Idestam established a ground wood pulp mill on the banks of the Tammerkoski rapids in the town of Tampere, in southwestern Finland. Tampere was then part of the Russian Empire. [1] In 1868, Idestam built a second mill near the town of Nokia.
Dec 28, 2023 · Learn how Nokia evolved from a paper mill company founded by Fredrik Idestam in 1865 to a global leader in mobile technology and telecom equipment. Discover the milestones, challenges, and innovations that shaped Nokia's history and legacy.
Aug 10, 2023 · Fredrik Idestam was a Finnish entrepreneur who founded Nokia Ab in 1865 with his friend Leo Mechelin. Nokia Ab later merged with Finnish Rubber Works and Kaapelitehdas to form Nokia Corporation, a telecom giant that dominated the mobile phone market for decades.
Fredrik Idestam imported wood-pulping technology from Germany, building Finland's first commercially successful groundwood pulp mill and later chemical pulp and paper mills. The industrial plants which he founded gradually developed into today's Nokia Group.
Knut Fredrik Idestam (28 October 1838, Tyrväntö, Grand Duchy of Finland – 8 April 1916, Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland) was a Finnish mining engineer and businessman, best known as a founder of Nokia. In May 1865, Idestam obtained a permit to construct a groundwood paper mill at Tampere, Finland. The mill began operations in 1866.
Kaivosinsinööri Fredrik Idestam perusti ensimmäisen puusellutehtaansa Etelä-Suomessa vuonna 1865. Samalla hän loi peruskiven Nokian innovaatioihin ja jatkuvaan kehitykseen keskittyvälle liiketoiminnalle.
