Nokia Mobile: We Were Connecting People

  • 8.5 10
  • 2017
  • 91min
Nokia Mobile: We Were Connecting People
  • Original Title: Nokia Mobile: We Were Connecting People

Through the eyes of its engineers, this film chronicles Nokia’s meteoric rise as a mobile phone giant and its dramatic collapse, revealing how innovation, pride, and missteps reshaped an entire nation’s industry.

Nokia Mobile: We Were Connecting People
Awards

OFFICIAL SELECTION: IDFA / Nordisk Panorama / Millenium Poland / Tampere / Bosphorus / Docille / International Film Festival Prague / Docs Against Gravity

Nokia Mobile - From global glory to silent downfall

For a generation, Nokia wasn’t just a phone—it was the phone. Behind the brand stood Finnish engineers whose innovation put their small country at the center of the global stage. 

This compelling documentary tells the story of Nokia’s astonishing rise and its devastating fall, not from the view of CEOs or boardrooms, but from the workers and creators who powered the revolution. As new technologies overtook them, these engineers saw their life’s work dismantled, along with much of Finland’s mobile industry.

At a time when entire economies hinge on tech giants, Nokia’s story is a cautionary tale about vision, timing, and the fragile balance between national pride and global competition.

Arto Koskinen
Arto Koskinen Director

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