Fredrik Idestam

Knut Fredrik Idestam (28 October 1838, Tyrväntö, Grand Duchy of Finland – 8 April 1916, Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland) was a Finnish mining engineer and businessman, best known as a founder of Nokia.

In May 1865, Idestam obtained a permit to construct a groundwood paper mill at Tampere, Finland.

In 1871, Idestam and Leo Mechelin founded Nokia Ltd.[1] and moved the company's operations to the city of Nokia, Finland.

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