Sounds like Nokia is experiencing the same problem as other larger companies are experiencing from time to time. At a certain size/age(s), the leading positions eventually gets filled up by persons that are good at maneuvering and climbing within corporate structures, mistakenly taken for good leadership and initiative. Nokia is rotting from the inside in other word, filled up by bureaucrats and dilettants essentially. This cannot be fixed without a change in the top management.

What he meant by no Americans and no foreigners has nothing to do with nationalism. Nokia is a Finish company, and the culture is Finish. They need someone that understands this culture and does things the Finish way. Foreign leaders will always try to bring their culture with them, and this leads to tons of unnecessary tension and wasted energy and no results.