Q 51 Loong Loong Ago........

The origin dates back to 1865 when Fredrik Idestam built a wood pulp mill in southern Finland. Over 145 years the company has evolved from manufacturing paper, rubber, rubber boots, power cable to what it sells now. Its name means a pine martin an animal found in Finland, but it was not named after it, it was named after a particular natural element in the area where it was started.

the founders

NAME  THE COMPANY
its predecessors were
Suomen Gummitehdas Oy
Suomen Kaapelitehdas Oy
and the X Aktiebolag








ANSWER: NOKIA derived from the name of the river Nokiavitra