NOKIA Letterhead

                                                                     Exhibit 5.1


                                  May 20, 2003



Nokia Corporation                                                          1 (2)
P.O. Box 226
FIN- 00045 NOKIA GROUP
FINLAND





Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am the General Counsel of Nokia Corporation, a company incorporated under the
laws of the Republic of Finland (the "Company"), and, as such, I have acted on
behalf of the Company in connection with its offering of stock options (the
"Stock Options") to subscribe for shares of the Company, to eligible Company
employees in the United States as part of a worldwide employee offering (the
"Employee Offering") that is being undertaken to incentivise the selected key
persons of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Each Stock Option
will entitle its holder to subscribe for one Share of the Company, with a par
value of 0.06 euros (a "Share"). American Depository Shares (the "ADSs"), each
representing one Share, are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

In connection with the opinions expressed below, I have examined:

(i)     the terms and conditions of the Employee Offering as approved by the
        shareholders of the Company at the Annual General Meeting of the
        shareholders of the Company held on March 27, 2003;
(ii)    the form of documentation to be furnished to employees eligible to
        participate in the Employee Offering including a copy of the prospectus
        prepared in accordance with the requirements of Part I of Form S-8 under
        the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
        Act");
(iii)   a signed copy of the company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the
        "Registration Statement") relating to the Employee Offering, which
        Registration Statement is being filed by the Company with the United
        States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on the date
        hereof;
(iv)    the Articles of Association of the Company; and
(v)     originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to my
        satisfaction, of such documents, as I have deemed necessary and
        appropriate as a basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed.

Based on the foregoing and having regard for such legal considerations as I deem
relevant, I am of the opinion that: (1) the Stock Options to be offered to
eligible employees pursuant to the Employee Offering will represent legal, valid
and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their terms, and (2) the Shares to be issued upon exercise of
the Stock Options in connection with the Employee Offering will, upon issuance,
have been duly authorized, validly issued and be fully paid and non-assessable.



                                                                           2 (2)

I hereby consent to the use of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration
Statement. In giving this consent, I do not admit that I am in the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. I am a lawyer admitted to
practice in Finland and I am not admitted in, do not hold myself as being an
expert on, and do not express any opinion on the law of any jurisdiction other
than the laws of the Republic of Finland.


Very truly yours,



/s/ Ursula Ranin
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Ursula Ranin
Vice President, General Counsel