Nokia announces 1400 layoffs in Finnish headquarters

Nokia announced in Wednesday that it plans to lay off 1400 people by the end of next year Sina Science and technology news Beijing time June 24, Nokia announced in Wednesday that it plans to lay off 1400 people by the end of next year, involving only Finnish headquarters. Nokia has already completed the first round of consulting negotiations with the Symbian and Meego product research and development department at the Finnish headquarters.　　Negotiations with other departments are still ongoing. "It is a long process to determine which sectors will be affected by the end of 2012," Paivyt Tallqvist, Nokia's senior PR manager, said Vitte Taukviste. We are allocating resources and some departments need additional staff. "Because some employees are linked to Nokia's upcoming products, layoffs will be phased out," he said. "We have just announced that 10 new Symbian machines will be produced within the next 12 months, so the work of the Department will not stop immediately," Taukviste said. "(Yan Fei)