Nokia was named after a wood-pulp mill that opened in the town of Nokia in 1865.

In 1865, Frederik Idestam founded a wood-pulp mill in southern Finland, naming it Nokia. It rapidly gained worldwide recognition, attracting a large number of workforce and the town Nokia was born. In 1898, the Finnish Rubber Works company opened in Nokia, taking on the town name in the 1920s....
Nokia was named after a wood-pulp mill that opened in the town of Nokia in 1865.