Factbox: The changing fortunes of Finland's Nokia

(Reuters) - Here is a look at Nokia's changing face after it agreed to sell its phone business and license for its patents for 5.44 billion euros ($7.2 billion) to Microsoft. * Named in 1871 after the Nokianvirta river where mining engineer Fredrik Idestam set up his second paper mill, Nokia spent more than a century making tires, boots or cables before producing the first handheld mobile phone, the Mobira Cityman, in 1987. ...



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