Nokia was founded in 1865, when the paperbased, and later gradually to the shoes, tires, cables and other fields, and finally gradually developed into a mobile phone manufacturers. Since 1996, Nokia for 14 consecutive years to occupy the market share of the first. The face of the new operating system, the rise of smart phones, Nokia's global mobile phone sales in the second quarter of 2011, both Apple and Samsung both beyond.

February 11, 2011, Nokia and Microsoft reached a global strategic alliance and in-depth cooperation jointly developed Windows Phone operating system. September 3, 2013, Microsoft announced the purchase price of about 5.44 billion euros Nokia equipment and services (Nokia mobile phone business), and access to relevant patents and brand authorization. Nokia will strive to develop the next pillar business of Here map service, Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) and leading technology. April 25, 2014, Nokia announced the completion of the deal with Microsoft's mobile phone business, officially withdraw from the mobile phone market. On April 29, Nokia announced the appointment of Rajeev Suri as president and CEO of Nokia. October 22, Microsoft confirmed Microsoft enabled "Microsoft Lumia" to become a new brand, a comprehensive alternative to "Nokia" brand name. June 2015, Nokia and Alcatel Lucent announced that the US Department of Justice has approved the acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent Nokia.

May 19, 2016, Microsoft officially announced that the price of $ 350 million to Nokia mobile phone-related business for sale to Taiwan Hon Hai (Foxconn) subsidiary Fu Zhikang and Finland company HMD Global.