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Criminals steal Nokia components in Finland - report

Nordic Business Report, March 30, 2006

NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-30 March 2006-Criminals steal Nokia components in Finland - report(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

A group of Estonian-Finnish criminals is reportedly believed to have stolen components from the Finnish telecomms solutions provider Nokia.

According to the Finnish newspaper Salon Seudun Sanomat, the criminals had stolen components worth hundreds of thousands of euros from the company's factory in Salo, Finland.

The components were reportedly then smuggled to Tallinn via Helsinki.

Nokia reportedly said that the case was exceptional and very serious.

Eight men are being prosecuted at the Vantaa district court in connection with the case, reported the Finnish news agency STT.

One euro (EUR) is worth approximately 0.69 British pounds (GBP).

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