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Monday, May 31, 2004

“Blogging will evolve to become mainstream”

“Blogging will evolve to become mainstream,” said Ansssi Vanjoki (biography below), Executive Vice President and General Manager of Multimedia, Nokia, at the 11th World Editors Forum today. "Blogging will change the way people store and share information and news with others, whether it be at the personal or professional level," he said. The simplicity of blogging tools combined with professional capabilities of the weblog programs allow professionals and non-professionasl to publish, dialogue and react on the internet today, and perhaps on mobile phones tomorrow, Mr. Vanjoki explained. The new generation of handsets proposed by the mobile industry in the next few weeks will make it possible for blogs to be updates on the go, and will be critical to the revolution of reporting and publishing, Mr. Vanjoki stated.

As Executive Vice President and General Manager of Multimedia, Nokia, Anssi Vanjoki heads a business group offering devices and content for bringing mobile multimedia to consumers in the form of images, games, music and a range of other content. A highly respected brand authority with over 20 years of marketing experience, Vanjoki has been a driving force in Nokia's efforts to address mobile markets. Vanjoki joined Nokia in 1991 and was named Vice President of Sales, Nokia Mobile Phones, before his promotion in 1994 to Senior Vice President of Nokia Mobile Phones Europe and Africa. In 1998 he was made Executive Vice President of Nokia Mobile Phones Europe and Africa and became a member of the Group Executive Board of Nokia. In 1999, Vanoki took responsibility for Nokia's Digital Convergence Unit and in 2002, he headed up the Business Unit Management. He was appointed to his present position on January 1, 2004.

Prior to joining Nokia, Vanjoki held a variety of management positions at 3M Corporation and from 2001 to 2003 was a member of the Governing Committee of the European Foundation for Quality Management. He is a Knight, 1st Class, of the Order of the White Rose of Finland.

Vanjoki was born in 1956 in Helsinki, Finland and holds a master's degree in economics from the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration. He is married and has three children. In his spare time, Vanjoki enjoys basketball and is a member of Finland's Harley Davidson owners' club. He also likes to spend time in the countryside with his family.

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