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Name
  
Fredrik Idestam

Role
  
Engineer

Organizations founded
  

Fredrik Idestam httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommons77

Died
  
April 8, 1916, Helsinki, Finland

Education
  
Freiberg University of Mining and Technology (1863–1864)

Similar People
  
Leo Mechelin, Jorma Ollila, Risto Siilasmaa

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Knut Fredrik Idestam (October 28, 1838, Tyrväntö, Grand Duchy of Finland – April 8, 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. In 1871, Idestam and Leo Mechelin founded Nokia Ltd. and moved the company's operations to the city of Nokia, Finland.

He was buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.

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Fredrik Idestam Wikipedia


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