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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.
Nokia's history dates from 1865, when mining engineer Fredrik Idestam established a pulp mill on the shores of the Tammerkoski rapids near the town of Tampere, Finland (then in the Russian Empire). A second pulp mill was opened in 1868 near the neighboring town of Nokia, where there were better hydropower resources.
Idestam, Fredrik. (1838 - 1916) founder of Nokia Ltd, industrialist, organisational leader in the forest products industry. Photo: Daniel Nyblin, National Board of Antiquities. Fredrik Idestam imported wood-pulping technology from Germany, building Finland's first commercially successful groundwood pulp mill and later chemical pulp and paper mills.
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 · Nokia was founded in 1865 by Finnish mining engineer Fredrik Idestam, and started out as a simple paper mill operation in Tampere, a city located in south-western Finland. It wasn't long before...
Co-founder of Nokia Ltd. Fredrik Idestam imported wood-pulping technology from Germany, building Finland's first commercially successful groundwood pulp mill and later chemical pulp and paper mills.
Knut Fredrik Idestam (28. lokakuuta 1838 Tyrväntö – 8. huhtikuuta 1916 Helsinki) oli Nokia Ab:n perustaja ja toimi sen toimitusjohtajana vuosina 1871–1895. Idestam syntyi Tampereen masuunin omistajan, vuorimestari Gustaf Idestamin poikana. Idestam oli sinnikäs ja ennakkoluuloton.
