HELSINKI, June 24, 2026, 13:05 EEST
Nokia Oyj gained on Wednesday, boosted by another AI network-automation release, as the rest of the Helsinki market traded near flat. Helsinki was open for regular trading at press time, with Nasdaq Helsinki hours running from 10:00 to 18:25 EEST on weekdays.
Nokia shares were at 12.34 euros, up 2.83% at 12:37 EEST, according to Google Finance. Trading Economics reported the Helsinki 25 at 6,214.95, off by just 0.02%, and Nokia at 12.43 euros, up 3.58%, on the June 24 component list. The spread puts focus less on Finland’s broader index and more on whether Nokia is turning AI software talk into actual orders.
Nokia has put out four autonomous-network updates since June 22, according to its newsroom. The releases hit in quick order: Google Cloud on June 22, a portfolio update the next day, then AWS and Databricks on June 24. Autonomous networks help telecoms find and clear faults with less human effort.
Google Cloud laid out the most detailed product timeline. Nokia is adding six AI agents built on Gemini to its Nokia Assurance Center. Agentic AI is software that can pick the next move in a process with less human help. Two agents are already working, and Nokia plans a SaaS launch for Google Cloud Marketplace in September 2026. More releases are set to come from late 2026 into 2027. Vivek Jaiswal, senior vice president for autonomous networks at Nokia, said the goal is a network that is “programmable, AI-native, and able to operate at machine speed.” Nokia Corporation | Nokia
AWS figures gave a look at the operating side. Nokia reports its autonomous networks portfolio already hits automation above 90%. Service delivery is at four hours or less. Service interruptions run at a minute or less per year. The company says it can cut network-slice rollout time by as much as 85% and lower customer-affecting incidents by up to 50%. A network slice is a reserved lane on shared telecom infrastructure.
Databricks brought in a new data layer. Nokia said it finished a proof of concept with Databricks to test a unified data platform. The platform is meant to share data with AI agents in both cloud and on-prem environments, no code rewrites needed. “This helps build data foundations required for next-generation autonomous networks,” said Oguz Sunay, Nokia’s CTO for AI and autonomous networks. Nokia Corporation | Nokia
Nokia brought in an outside analyst to back its product story. Chris Silberberg, research manager for global telecom operations and monetization at IDC, said Nokia’s approach is “already achieving quantifiable business value.” In the same June 23 release, Nokia said productivity gains usually land between 60% and 80% compared with traditional operations. Nokia Corporation | Nokia
Nokia shares have already moved on AI demand. Reuters said in April that first-quarter comparable operating profit jumped 54% to 281 million euros, with AI and cloud deals up 49%. The company also landed 1 billion euros in new orders. CEO Justin Hotard said Nokia was “tracking somewhat above” the midpoint of its 2026 comparable operating profit outlook at that time. Reuters
Ericsson’s B shares, seen as Nokia’s closest Nordic peer in mobile network equipment, traded at 111.55 crowns in Stockholm on June 24, off 0.4%. The peer tape didn’t match Nokia’s move. Nokia’s gain wasn’t just part of a wider Nordic telecom-equipment trend.
Risk remains with the timing between new product launches and real revenue. Releases this week offered updates on operations and rollouts, but didn’t include any numbers on contract wins. Operators could hold off on automation budgets, or a competitor could grab major radio gear deals while Nokia is still pushing for software use. That could leave Q2 figures short of justifying the latest move in the shares.
Nokia is set to report second-quarter and first-half 2026 results on July 23.
