May 6, 2005

Nokia Corporation
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 awards of performance
shares (the "Performance Shares"), restricted shares (the "Restricted Shares")
and stock options (the "Stock Options") with respect to the 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. Holders of Performance Shares, Restricted Shares or Stock Options
will be entitled to receive or subscribe for Shares of the Company, with a par
value of 0.06 euros (each 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; i.e. the Nokia
         Performance Share Plan 2005, the Nokia Restricted Share Plan 2005 and
         the Nokia Stock Option Plan 2005 as approved by the Board of Directors
         of the Company in their meetings held on January 27, 2005 and April 7,
         2005.
(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 U.S. 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 Performance Shares, Restricted
Shares and 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 settlement or exercise, as applicable, of the
Performance Shares, Restricted Shares and Stock Options, in connection with the
Employee Offering will, upon issuance, have been duly authorized, validly issued
and be fully paid and non-assessable.

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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



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