Nokia (city)
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| State : |
 Finland
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| Landscape : | Pirkanmaa |
| Administrative community : | Tampere |
| Geographical location | 61 ° 28 ′ N , 23 ° 30 ′ E |
| Surface: | 347.77 km² |
| of which land area: | 288.19 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 59.58 km² |
| Residents : | 33,527 (Dec. 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 116.3 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number : | 536 |
| Language (s) : | Finnish |
| Website : | www.nokiankaupunki.fi |
Nokia [ ˈnɔkiɑ ] is a city in western Finland . It is located immediately west of the city of Tampere .
Since June 1, 2003, after a long time, trains of the Finnish railway VR-Yhtymä on their way from Tampere to Pori have stopped in the city again .
In Nokia in 1865 by engineer Fredrik Idestam (1838 to 1916), the company Nokia established.
politics
Nokia is considered a working-class city with traditionally high results for left-wing parties. In the 2012 municipal council elections, the Social Democrats succeeded in replacing the conservative rallying party as the strongest party. The left-wing alliance puts the third largest group ahead of the grassroots Finns and the Greens. The center and the communists are represented by three MPs each. With 5.9%, the Communist Party achieved its best nationwide result in Nokia in 2012. Another mandate is held by the Christian Democrats.
| Political party | Election result [%] |
Seats |
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| Social democrats | 25.3 | 13 |
| Collection party | 21.8 | 11 |
| Left alliance | 14.9 | 8th |
| Base fins | 12.8 | 7th |
| Green covenant | 9.8 | 5 |
| Center Party | 6.2 | 3 |
| Communists | 5.9 | 3 |
| Christian Democrats | 3.3 | 1 |
Population numbers
Development of the population (as of December 31st):
- 1987-24,811
- 1990-26,063
- 1997 - 26,476
- 2000 - 26,905
- 2002 - 27,653
- 2004 - 28,604
- 2005 - 29,132
- 2007 - 30.052
- 2009 - 30.109
- 2011 - 32,057
economy
| Companies | Employee |
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| City of Nokia | 2064 |
| Nokian Renkaat | 1175 |
| AGCO Power | 877 |
| Pitkäniemi Hospital | 630 |
| SCA Hygiene Products | 265 |
| Patria Aviation | 180 |
Town twinning
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Blonduós , Iceland -
Moss , Norway -
Karlstad , Sweden -
Horsens , Denmark -
Oryol , Russia -
Sillamäe , Estonia -
Sárospatak , Hungary
sons and daughters of the town
- Tapio Rautavaara , Finnish athlete, musician and actor
- Fredrik Idestam , founder of Nokia and Nokian Renkaat
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish Land Surveyors): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
- ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Results of the 2012 local elections
- ↑ Tilastot ( Memento of the original from November 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
