Fredrik Idestam
Fredrik Idestam (28 October 1838 – 8 April 1916) was a Finnish mining engineer and businessman. He is best known for founding Nokia. In May 1865 he received permission to build a groundwood paper mill in Tampere, Finland, and the mill began operating in 1866. In 1871 he and Leo Mechelin founded Nokia Ltd and moved the company to the town of Nokia, Finland. Idestam was buried in Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.
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