Phone Company, Nokia is named after the gorgeous Nokianvirta River in Nokia, Finland. Tags:finland 7 comments Or just the city itself, Nokia? Well, *indirectly*, yes. Directly the company was named after the town. The TV company Salora was named after the city of Salo Also the paint company Tikkurila was named after Tikkurila The Tire company Nokia was named after Nokia. Actually the river was named after the phone company that tested their phones’ waterproofing in it. The city was later named after the river. /s Not quite a “phone company” anymore What if it was named after the plural partitive form of the word noki? Finland companies were named after where the company was located. Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
The TV company Salora was named after the city of Salo Also the paint company Tikkurila was named after Tikkurila The Tire company Nokia was named after Nokia.
Actually the river was named after the phone company that tested their phones’ waterproofing in it. The city was later named after the river. /s
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Or just the city itself, Nokia?
Well, *indirectly*, yes. Directly the company was named after the town.
The TV company Salora was named after the city of Salo
Also the paint company Tikkurila was named after Tikkurila
The Tire company Nokia was named after Nokia.
Actually the river was named after the phone company that tested their phones’ waterproofing in it. The city was later named after the river.
/s
Not quite a “phone company” anymore
What if it was named after the plural partitive form of the word noki?
Finland companies were named after where the company was located.