Finnish boss keeps Nokia on course

The former chairman of Finnish telecommunications company Nokia's board of directors, Jorma Ollila, has now also given up his post as chairman of the supervisory board. The liberal daily Helsingin Sanomat welcomes the fact that the new chairman, Risto Siilasmaa, also comes from Finland: "Now that Nokia has a Canadian CEO, the nationality of the chairman of the supervisory board is of key import alongside other qualities. As chairman of Nokia's supervisory board Siilasmaa has a connection with company's beginnings. He is the keel that keeps the vessel on course. Although Nokia is a global company whose management and employees come from all over the world, Finnishness is a key component of Nokia's identity. Nokia can make its mark with this:  Nokia can look back on a history of almost 150 years based on its Finnish character. … For a company that loses its history will soon be at the mercy of the waves."

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