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 2352 reviews)); "The culture was good and inspiring" ((in 1116 reviews)); "The company and workplace is very diverse and I met a lot of great employees and people." ((in 822 reviews)); "work culture is good and not much tensions like other service based companies" ((in 784 reviews)); "Benefits are good and standard" ((in 783 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 1195 reviews)); "bad management and stressful sometimes" ((in 550 reviews)); "Too many managers in the office and the organization in each department is quite complex." ((in 243 reviews)); "Lucent so layoffs are frequent." ((in 200 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 66 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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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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4.0

Jul 2, 2026

Good Work life balance but with slow career progression

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Good Work life balance with flexible work arrangements in many teams. Strong learning opportunities, especially in telecom, cloud, 5G, Linux, Kubernetes, and networking technologies.

Cons

Career progression can be slower compared to startups or fast-growing product companies. Some employees feel innovation moves more slowly than in startups because of the scale and processes involved.

4.0

Jul 2, 2026

Work-life balance in an employee-centered culture, but layoffs

Applied software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance Employee centered culture

Cons

layoffs Deadlines are rushed and not always clear

4.0

Jul 2, 2026

Great co-workers and interesting projects, but long hours expected

Senior verification specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great co-workers and local management. Interesting work projects. Fully committed to AI-enabled software development.

Cons

Unwritten expectation for evenings and weekend additional work. Felt like upper management viewed us as costs, instead of people.

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