Nokia Home of Radio in Oulu
Nokia today announced the opening of its new, state-of-the-art R&D and manufacturing campus in Oulu, Finland that will design, test and deliver next-generation networks built for AI.
The opening ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb and officials from the Finnish Government, customers, partners and employees. The event also saw President Stubb join Nokia President and CEO Justin Hotard in a moderated panel discussion, covering the impact of technology on Europe’s future.
Press release
Grand opening ceremony with President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb
“Our teams in Oulu are shaping the future of 5G and 6G developing our most advanced radio networks. Oulu has a unique ecosystem that integrates Nokia’s R&D and smart manufacturing with an ecosystem of partners – including universities, start-ups and NATO’s DIANA test center. Oulu embodies our culture of innovation and the new campus will be essential to advancing connectivity necessary to power the AI supercycle.”
Justin Hotard, President and CEO of Nokia
“This investment is great news and it's a statement that it pays off to invest in Finland. It also says that network infrastructure is key - when you're working on 5G or 6G, you're creating the neural network of whatever we do in artificial intelligence, whatever we do in robotization or Internet of Things.”
Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland
Nokia Oulu Facts
- Around 3,000 employees and 40 nationalities working on the campus.
- Oulu campus covers the entire product lifecycle of a product, from R&D to manufacturing and testing of the products.
- Footprint of the building is overall 55,000 square metres, including manufacturing, R&D and office space.
- Green campus with all energy purchased green and all surplus energy generated fed back into the district heating system and used to heat 20,000 local households.
- The campus boasts 100% waste utilization rate and 99% avoidance in CO2 emissions.
- Construction started in the second half of 2022, with the first employees moving into the facility in the first half of this year.
- YIT constructed the site and Arkkitehtitoimisto ALA were the architects.
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