Is Nokia a good company to work for?

Nokia has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 22,689 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at Nokia to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Nokia have been left by employees working as Software Engineer(Internship) , Internship and Software Developer .

Does Nokia pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nokia employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nokia. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nokia?

79% of Nokia employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nokia 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nokia?

Software Engineer (1362) , Senior Software Engineer (502) , Project Manager (476) , R&D Engineer (368) , Technical Lead (292) , Engineer (287) , Software Developer (278) , Intern (238) , Technical Specialist (184) , Test Engineer (176) , Senior Engineer (157) , Program Manager (145) , Manager (142) , Network Engineer (139) , Product Manager (137)

What are the pros of working at Nokia according to real employee reviews?

"In most positions the work / life balance is good and working hours are normal." ((in 2357 reviews)); "Culture is good and friendly" ((in 1132 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 828 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 777 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 775 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Nokia according to real employee reviews?

"salary is low and not easy to get a promotion" ((in 1180 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 549 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 239 reviews)); "During my time there I saw many layoffs and huge increases in the demands on remaining employees." ((in 200 reviews)); "Selective and low compensation of staff" ((in 115 reviews))

What are employees saying about Nokia layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Nokia layoffs and their outlook for job security at Nokia in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Nokia locations?

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Nokia reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(18,719 total reviews)

Justin Hotard

72% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

Nokia has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 18,719 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nokia employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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19K reviews

1.0

Jun 28, 2019

Very unstable company that does not care about its employees

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

None - Almost every employee think in leave the company. For many years there have been pros that could be listed here, but since 2007, when Nokia decided to join Siemens and then buy Alcatel Lucent, we live almost daily with the shadow of job cuts and cost savings

Cons

Management does not care about its employees. This system has spread for so long that the company has become a very bad place to work, where you do not know if today is the day of your resignation. Now Nokia appears with one of the leaders in 5G, but to this end, its employees are suffering great stress with cuts and the loss of quality of services, with the transfer of activities to India and Portugal, where wages are incredibly lower .

1.0

Mar 11, 2019

Please don't join nokia if it is Alcatel Lucent project

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No pros , literally nothing

Cons

All facilities are for L5 employee. If you join in Alcatel project (E2 building) you will not get any facilities provided by Nokia. There is no work life balance. And very less hike too. Please don't join in Alcatel project.

5.0

Mar 24, 2018

Loved it

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very employee friendly, I had a great supportive boss, this is a truly global company and I was lucky to travel and visit many office locations all over the world. My coworkers were really nice. The company generously invests in training. Nokia reflects the Finnish way of life where work life balance is very strongly respected, employee benefits are solid including a 401 k match and generous PTO. I loved the work and being at Nokia and the company consistently lived up to its values. I left Nokia after a round of layoffs but I would return if the opportunity presents again.

Cons

Cash comp was on the lower side and equity was not impressive but there were several other perks (like PTO, 401k match, work life balance) that sort of made up some of the shortcomings. Overall Nokia is still finding its feet after the collapse of its mobile phone business. The mobile networks business while sizable is too cyclical and low margin mostly due to overwhelming opex costs. I also feel Nokia for its revenue and market cap size has a significantly large (>100k) employee base which will continue to hinder the company’s resurgence as a solid and nimble competitor to Chinese and American counterparts. The management is quite unsure and fickle minded about the business beyond mobile networks like software and consumer. So there is a lot of “one step forward and two steps back” initiatives that go around like the Ozo, Digital Health etc.

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