Nokian Tyres
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| Type | Public (OMX: NRE1V) |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Nokia, Finland |
| Key people | Petteri Walldén (Chairman of the board), Kim Gran (President and CEO) |
| Industry | Manufacturing and service |
| Products | Tyres |
| Revenue | €1.025 billion (2007)[1] |
| Operating income | ▲ €234.0 million (2007)[1] |
| Employees | 3,460 (2007)[1] |
| Website | www.nokiantyres.com |
Nokian Tyres plc (Finnish: Nokian Renkaat Oyj) is a Finnish manufacturer of tires for cars, trucks, heavy duty equipment and bicycles. It is the largest car tire manufacturer in the Nordic region. Headquartered in Nokia, Finland, Nokian (which were originally branded as Nokia tires) was split from the then conglomerate Nokia (which later became the world's largest mobile phone vendor) in 1988. Nokia Corporation no longer has any ownership interest in Nokian Tyres, whose largest shareholder (with an 18.9% stake) is the Japanese tire vendor Bridgestone. However, Nokian Tyres still operates as an independent company.
In the bicycle industry they are known as one of the few manufacturers of metal studded snow tires.
Nokian Tyres also runs the Vianor tyre chain, which is the largest and most extensive tyre franchise in the Nordic countries with approximately 190 retail outlets across Finland, Sweden, Norway, the Baltic countries and Russia.
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