Directorate Change

Nokia Corporation
29 April 2002

Bergqvist and Korhonen to join Nokia Group Executive Board

JT Bergqvist, Senior Vice President, Nokia IP Mobility, and Pertti Korhonen,
Senior Vice President, Nokia Mobile Software, have been appointed to the Nokia
Group Executive Board. These appointments will strengthen the management
leadership in core areas of Nokia's businesses.

Bergqvist, with a Doctorate in Technology (Dr. Tech.), joined Nokia in 1983 and
has held various positions in the area of marketing and sales as well as
business management in Nokia Networks since 1988. He is currently Senior Vice
President and General Manager for IP Mobility Networks.

Korhonen, who has a Masters Degree in Electronics Engineering, has worked in
several R&D, operations and logistics related positions in Nokia Mobile Phones
since 1986. In 2001, he was appointed to head the newly established unit of
Mobile Software as Senior Vice President.

At the same time, Mikko Heikkonen has asked to be released from his duties on
the Nokia Executive Board due to personal reasons. He will continue to chair
Nokia Networks' Customer Operations Management Forum as well as have business
responsibility for operator customers in Asia-Pacific.

The above changes in the composition of the Nokia Group Executive Board will be
effective as of July 1, 2002. Thereafter, the members of the Nokia Group
Executive Board will be Jorma Ollila (Chairman), Pekka Ala-Pietila, Matti
Alahuhta, Sari Baldauf, JT Bergqvist, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Pertti Korhonen,
Yrjo Neuvo, Veli Sundback and Anssi Vanjoki.



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