Fredrik Idestam
Knut Fredrik Idestam (28 October 1838, Tyrväntö, Grand Duchy of Finland – 8 April 1916, Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland) was a Finnish mining engineer and businessman, best known as a founder of Nokia.
In May 1865, Idestam obtained a permit to construct a groundwood paper mill at Tampere, Finland. The mill began operations in 1866. In 1871, Idestam and Leo Mechelin founded Nokia Ltd.[1] and moved the company's operations to the city of Nokia, Finland.
He was buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[2]
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- Tapio Helen, Fredrik Idestam (1838–1916), National Biography of Finland, Finnish Historical Society
- "Fredrik Idestam". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish). Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. urn:NBN:fi:sls-4947-1416928957553.
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