Unlike other modern day handsets, Nokia phones do not automatically start the call timer when the call is connected, but start it when the call is initiated. (Except for Series 60 based handsets like the Nokia 6600)

The name of the town of Nokia originated from the river which flowed through the town. The river itself, Nokianvirta , was named after the old Finnish word originally meaning sable , later pine marten . A species of this small, black-furred predatory animal was once found in the region, but it is now extinct.

The "Special" tone available to users of Nokia phones when receiving SMS (text messages) is actually Morse code for "SMS". Similarly, the "Ascending" SMS tone is Morse code for "Connecting People," Nokia's slogan. The "Standard" SMS tone is Morse code for "M" (Message).

In the mobile phone market, Nokia is in direct competition with Motorola , Sony Ericsson , Samsung Electronics , LG , Philips , Kyocera , SAGEM , among others.

Nokia is currently the world's largest digital camera manufacturer, as the sales of its camera-equipped mobile phones have exceeded those of any conventional camera manufacturer.

Nokia was listed as the 20th most admirable company worldwide in Fortune 's list of 2006.

Nokia is sometimes called aikon (Nokia backwards) by non-Nokia mobile phone users and by mobile software developers, because "aikon" is used in various SDK software packages , including Nokia's own Symbian S60 SDK.