How to: Determine where your Nokia phone was made

May 4, 2007 by Dario Soltani

Rumor is phones built in Finland have greater build quality than those built elsewhere. You can find out where your Nokia phone was made by looking at the IMEI-code. You’ll find your IMEI-code by pressing *#06# when in idle menu, or you could just take out your battery and look at the label on the bottom of the battery case. IMEI-code: ######/##/######/#

First 6 digits = Type Approval Code
7th and 8th digit = Country made in (check country codes below)
9-14th digits = Serial number
15th digit = Check digit

Country codes 01 = Finland 10 = Finland 20 = Germany 30 = Korea 40 = China 50 = Brazil, USA, Finland 60 = Hong Kong, China, Mexico 70 = Finland 80 = Hungary 91 = Finland

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10 Responses to “How to: Determine where your Nokia phone was made”

LarsG on May 5th, 2007 2:32 am

Phone bought in Norway. Digit 7 and 8 of my IMEI is ‘01′. Label under battery says Made in Finland.

Build quality seems just fine, except for the slider not being snug in closed position (gap on right side, so I get that clicky noise when using the navigation buttons).
Dario on May 5th, 2007 9:17 am

Thanks for you input LarsG. Anyone else have “01″ made in Finland phone?

You might wanna check my Repair wobbly slider on the Nokia N95 post to fix your slider problems.
hiro nakamura on May 6th, 2007 1:17 am

i have 01 and i bought my n95 in holland
Pascal on May 7th, 2007 1:47 am

Mine is also “01″ and label says made in Finland. btw, thanks for the wobbly slider guide, works great!
Timo on May 7th, 2007 3:27 pm

Mine says also ‘01′ and is made in Finland according to the label behind the battery. Bought from retail store at Finland.
Dario on May 7th, 2007 5:27 pm

Alright guys, I think that sums it up pretty well. “01″ = Made in Finland.
Peter on May 26th, 2007 4:22 pm

I’ve had 2 which where made in Finland, both have lousy build quality with very loose and wobbly sliders - so much for “Finnish Quality”

Very dissapointed over NOKIA’s QA.
Dario on May 27th, 2007 12:44 am

Yes I’ve heard that also… What can I say? I hope Nokia takes better care of customers in the future.
Davy on June 20th, 2007 7:42 am

I have 01 as 7th and 8th digit however, behind it says made by nokia.Mine came directly from Hong Kong.
Dario on June 20th, 2007 9:03 pm

Well davy, thats where the phone was manufactured, not sold… Your phone was probably manufactured in Finland and shipped to Hong Kong.