Private company

HMD Global

Logo: HMD, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Finnish mobile phone manufacturer

HMD Global Oy (Human Mobile Devices) is a Finnish independent mobile phone manufacturer. The company is made up of the mobile phone business that the Nokia Corporation sold to Microsoft in 2014, then bought back in 2016 by former executives who formed HMD Global.² It is part of Smart Connect GL.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Nov 17, 2015Founded¹

Industryelectronics industry¹
HeadquartersEspoo¹
Founded inHelsinki¹
Websitewww.hmd.com
Legal formosakeyhtiö¹

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Corporate structure

HMD Global sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

HMD Global Espoo
- Nokia Owned

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What HMD Global reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Nokia

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.¹

Products and brands

mobile phone
smartphone
tablet computer

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Smart Connect GL

Also owns

Nokia

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

Nov 17, 2015Founded Founded in Helsinki¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataHMD Global on Wikidata
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WikipediaHMD Global on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsHMD Global logo by HMD, Public domain