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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.09 - Other information technology and computer service activities
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 May 2018
Employment effect (start)
29 May 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
Finnish technology company Nokia has announced that it will increase its workforce by 200 jobs at its research and development centre in Kraków by the end of 2018. The company is looking for IT specialists, both experienced specialists and graduates, who will work on new telecoms solutions related to LTE and 5G wireless networks.
Nokia operates in four Poland’s locations (Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław and Bydgoszcz) employing almost 6,000 employees. Nokia has been operating in Kraków for over 7 years; currently, the company employs around 750 people in the city.
Sources
29 May 2018: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Nokia, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 94202, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94202.
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