How would you describe the company's culture and values?

One word to describe the company culture is 'open'. I've always felt that tackling problems from different angles/approaches is very appreciated here. We also have great employee groups such as EQUAL! (Nokia's LGBT+ Employee Resource Group) and StrongHer (Nokia's employee network to promote gender diversity).

Dear Xiaowei, Nokia values(Respect, Achievement, Renewal, Challenge) are the enablers for growth and business performance. They constitute a shared foundation that allows us to build one company, work together and make good decisions. They are guiding principles for all our decision-making. Guided by its four values, Nokia is building a common culture of high performance and high integrity.

Nokia Way and Drive, Dare, Care are about the everyday practical demonstration and application of the values in how we work together and how we encounter colleagues and customers as individuals and teams.

So from my personal perspective, company value is more related to the foundations and guidelines, culture is more linked to daily behaviour in practice.

From my perspective, Nokia has a very open, and direct culture. Respect is always in place, and employees can feel comfortable by expressing their thoughts. If there is a situation where you don´t feel comfortable, there are plenty of tools you can use to ask for support. Either personal or professional. In terms of training, as a Nokia employee, you can use a wide extension of specialized contents, ebooks, recordings, e-catalogs. Remember that you own your development and don´t need special approvals to access these resources! Regards,

Hi Xiaowen,

In my experience, the 4 values we have at Nokia (Respect, Achievement, Challenge and Renewal) are a pretty good reflection of character traits we as colleagues already possess. It creates a very natural working culture that inspires people to focus on results and collaborate with each other.

And one can really experience this on a daily basis. For instance, when I first joined Nokia I immediately felt my opinions and ideas were listened to and respected, even though my work experience was in a totally different area. I realized quickly that I don't need to have all the solutions (or not right away) to challenging questions & assignments. Instead, it's always a team effort and everyone is more than willing to offer support.

I'm still surprised at how so many seemingly different people with various life backgrounds can share similar attitude. But that's what makes Nokia's culture unique and motivating to work in.

Hello, Nokia works very hard on Diversity & Inclusion globally. We take this topic very seriously, and we have been recognized by this. We value the power of Inclusion, and we believe that having more diverse teams make us stronger. For specific examples, I invite you to take a look at our Diversity & Inclusion page on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/nokia/life/inclusionanddiversity/

Regards,

My role and the fact I built it almost myself demonstrates that Nokia values employee initiatives and bottom-up innovation.

So culturally we have 4 core values: Respect, Achievement, Renewal and Challenge. in short in means that we aim to treat each other kindly and invest in people's growth and innovation. At the same time it means we push the boundaries of performance. Most importantly, everybody is allowed to say openly if something is not working and challenge the way we do things. I would say that we meet those values rather well - maybe I could summarise it like this. You are free to be exactly who you are and speak openly about anything, even the bad things. In return high performance and new ideas is expected of you. Fair enough :)

Well as you may know Nokia as a company has been born in Finland over 150 years ago. This means that even though we are a super-international company right now, we still have very strong Finnish roots in our business culture. Some of the best things about the Finnish business culture still at Nokia is the "to-the-point" way of doing business. It means we try to avoid vagueness and politics in all forms. If there is a problem it's with an issue not with the person. Finns never get personal when it comes to problems in the workplace.
The less positive aspect is that the Finnish working culture lacks a really strong sense of community and openness. Finns are not the most social people out there and quite shy. So sometimes in Nokia, you have to work hard at having a really passionate, dynamic work community. That sense of community and team spirit is a bit further below the surface than in some other cultures.

Hi,

Nokia and Finland go way back together. In fact, Nokia was founded much earlier than the day Finland gained independence (52 years earlier, to be exact). The rapid growth of Nokia had an impact on the whole country - at its peak Nokia accounted for a large part of the whole economy (4% of GDP and 70& of Helsinki's stock exchange).

That cannot go unnoticed. Even now every Finnish citizen would still have someone in his circle who either worked at Nokia or still works in/for Nokia.

The Finnish business culture is both strict and relaxed at the same time. Finns tend to plan in advance and are diligent in completing tasks and following deadlines/schedules. At he same time, though, they are calm, protect their private time, put a high priority on work-life balance and, in general, don't like to waste time.

And you can really feel that across all Nokia organization - not only in Finland. Especially it's visible in the day-to-day communication, the flexibility colleagues enjoy (teleworking, 'relaxed' dress-code, etc.), the way objectives are set and how meetings are organized and led. That creates a very reliable atmosphere and motivates to deal with challenges head on. In fact, our values (respect, achievement, renewal, challenge) very well reflect that culture as well.

Hi Hamed, in Bell Labs we share values and postures that enable innovation. Let me give you a few that I believe are essential: be curious, be openminded, work alone along with working as a team, be proactive while being responsible. become "crazy" about ideas while being serious in undertaking them.

Hello, Gareth!
Adaptation depends mainly on the personality - we have a very inclusive culture at Nokia, and if you find the right position, that fits your skills, why not? We do have a few ex-military colleagues in various organisations, Britain and Germany included, although I admit, I don't know which part of the army they are from. I could imagine a role where discipline, accountability, precision are needed, and timely decisions are made.
Hope this helps.

Hi Gareth, I know that we also have military veterans in US. Have a look at the 2019 press release on this topic: https://nokia.ly/37chC48