Nokia's restructuring plan is put into practice and brings sad news. After the dismissal of employees involved in the development of operating system MeeGo and closure of two distribution centers in China, it was the turn of Finnish factory in Salo. The manufacturing facility will close in September, but the factory will be stopped as early as Wednesday. 780 employees will be compensated according to the signed contracts, as well as additional assistance in finding a new job, which includes the possible re-training.
Finnish factory was known primarily as the main supplier of high-end Nokia smartphones on the market in Western Europe. Such as the N97 , N8 , and Lumia 800 . It is assumed that the latest smartphone, manufactured in Finland, will be a good auction lot.
Completion of restructuring plan will reduce the losses for Nokia in 2012 more than $ 2 billion and shift the main production line in China and Southeast Asia.