Yes, you're right, the experts of design should know Finland, but what about common peoples? Of course Alvar Aalto and other guys (I don't remember their name) were very famous at their time, and they designed famous buildings and stuff around the world. Then we have Marimekko, Iittala and few other companies with well known design here at Finland. Problem is, that most of the normal non-Finn people who knows them, didn't automatically connect them to the Finland and in fact, they don't even care where they are from, this is the sad truth. Those who knows about that this is designed by some Finnish guy are usually experts, not the common people.

In the other hand, in Finland we don't know the great designers from other countries. Example, I don't know who designed our salt 'n' pepper mills, except that they are The Design from USA (we got them as a wedding gift, from wifes "yankee" cousins). Other example, many people in the world has heard about Linux and maybe used it too, but how many of those really knows this well known fact that Linus Torvalds is from Finland and everything started here?

BTW, most of the well known buldings in central of Helsinki are designed by foreign designers, not the Finnish ones

And yes, I'm Finn and I'm glad that we finally get some foreign knowledge to the top of Nokia, maybe this fresh air will blow some speed in those rusty wheels of the Giant, maybe this really means the change. Of course it is sad that Anssi decide to leave, but I don't think this is because non-meego and non-symbian future (Nokia had used way too much money for both of them to leave them out now), I think it is just because they didn't give him that CEO's post, which in Finnish way of thinking should belonged to him. But all good to him and hopefully he will find something nice to do and maybe something to shake the world too.