We believe that diversity and inclusion in the workplace brings competitive advantage. Employees from diverse cultures and backgrounds bring insights into our customer base around the world, adding value to our business. Nokia is committed to equal opportunities and does not condone discrimination of any kind. This commitment is embedded in our Code of Conduct.

In 2007, 71% of employees participating in our annual employee survey felt that all employees of Nokia are treated as individuals regardless of age, race, gender or physical capabilities – an increase of 2% from 2006. We also conducted a survey in 2007 to find out how our policies on inclusion affect our employees’ work lives. We are implementing an action plan on diversity across all business units.

Inclusion is managed within each business unit to emphasize its importance as a business issue, and help us understand and tackle local challenges better. In 2007, we appointed a global diversity and inclusion director – reporting to the Vice President of Resourcing and Diversity – to oversee the management of these issues.

We are integrating diversity targets into our global people management processes. For example, we ask our leaders how they create an inclusive environment as part of a self-assessment questionnaire evaluating their general performance. Their responses are used to identify areas for improvement and share best practice across the business.

Women make up 40.5% of our total workforce. In 2007, 14.3% of senior managers were women, up from 12.5% in 2006. We offer a range of options that promote flexible working to help employees balance the demands of work and home life.

See health, safety, and wellbeing for more information.

The average age of Nokia's employees is 33 (see table). This average is affected by the formation of Nokia Siemens Networks as of April 1, 2007, and its employees are not included herein.

Some 28% of our employees and 54.6% of senior managers are Finnish. Our policy is to employ local people wherever we work – around 115 different nationalities work at Nokia.