NOKIA MARKET SHARE DOWN IN NORDICS

Mobile phone merchant 20:20 Mobile says Nokia has taken a back seat in the Nordic smart phone market, Finnish business daily Kauppalehti reports Tuesday. U.K.-based 20:20 Mobile Group distributes mobile devices to 4,000 outlets in Nordic countries.

• Almost all smart phones now sold are either Apple or Android–Nokia handsets just do not sell,” 20:20 Mobile Sweden’s Managing Director Fredrik Rudberg told the newspaper.
• The Nokia]N8 sold very well right after the launch in Sweden and Norway, but Nokia does not have other smart phones in the highest price range,” Rudberg is quoted as saying.

According to the report, Apple had 14% of the Swedish mobile phone market in 2010. In Finland, Apples market share is lower than in Sweden, but it’s increasing,” Rudberg said. Nokia is expected to report fourth quarter earnings Thursday, Jan. 27.