This factory was producing only 6% of Nokia mobile devices but it generated 23% of global mobile device making costs within Nokia. Someone could say that it isn't too cost effective. This plant is not even producing similar high end devices as Nokia plant in Salo/Finland.
It has been said that German government has been also helping a similar profitable plant/production transfer from Finland to Germany by giving support for the German unit. With this move 450 jobs were lost in March 2000. When comparing population of Finland and Germany this would mean more than 7 000 jobs lost in Germany to get same effect in unemployment figures. Fair? No, but global economy has this effect...
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This factory was producing only 6% of Nokia mobile devices but it generated 23% of global mobile device making costs within Nokia. Someone could say that it isn't too cost effective. This plant is not even producing similar high end devices as Nokia plant in Salo/Finland.
It has been said that German government has been also helping a similar profitable plant/production transfer from Finland to Germany by giving support for the German unit. With this move 450 jobs were lost in March 2000. When comparing population of Finland and Germany this would mean more than 7 000 jobs lost in Germany to get same effect in unemployment figures. Fair? No, but global economy has this effect...