Salora (Finnish company)

Salora Oy was a Finnish electronics company headquartered in Salo. Its main products were radio receivers and televisions. The company was founded under the name Nordell & Koskinen in 1928 by F.A. Nordell and Lauri Koskinen.[1] In 1937, the company introduced its first product under the brand name Salora (from a combination of the words Salo and radio),[2] and in 1945, the company changed its name to Salora Oy.[1] In 1995, the company was merged into Nokia Oyj.[1]

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Salora
TypeOsakeyhtiö
IndustryElectronics
FateMerged
Founded1928 (1928)
FounderF.A. Nordell
Lauri Koskinen
Defunct1995 (1995)
Headquarters,
ProductsRadio receivers
Television sets

References

  1. Liukkonen, Jukka (December 31, 2001). "Salora Oy 1928-1995" (DOC) (in Finnish). Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  2. "Salora Oy - from a radio workshop to a market leader". Finnish Industrial Design Archives (FIDA). Central Archives for Finnish business records (Elka). Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2012.


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