Nokia is synonymous with mobile phones, but the world-famous Finnish company was in fact started as a paper mill, on the banks of the Nokianvirta river over 100 years ago - hence the name.
Paper is a typical bio-economic based production, using water and wood as prime resources.
A Nokia phone was used when the world's first GSM call was made in 1991 and the company defined the mobile industry for over a decade.
Nokia's tax revenues paid for a large share of Finland's genero...
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