I have the main units, monitor and two keyboard.
type computer
country Finland
year 1981
os CP/M 2.2, Microsoft Basic
cpu Intel 8085
speed 2 MHz
ram 64 KB
rom 4 KB
graphic 160×75, 800*327
colors B/W
sound beeper
ports RS323, centronigs, monitor, keyboard
The Nokia MikroMikko 1 — Finland’s First Personal Computer
Released on 29 September 1981 — exactly 48 days after IBM introduced its Personal Computer and deliberately launched on the Finnish name day of Mikko — the Nokia MikroMikko 1 was Finland’s first domestically produced personal computer. Manufactured at Nokia’s factory in Kilo, Espoo, and using an Intel 8085 processor with CP/M-compatible operating system, the MikroMikko 1 established a Finnish domestic computer tradition that would continue for nearly two decades. The name ”MikroMikko” — ”Micro Mikko” — was both a product name and a brand identity, invoking the Finnish name day in a charming localisation that resonated with Finnish customers.
Nokia’s Technology Heritage
In 1981, Nokia was a diversified Finnish industrial conglomerate manufacturing cable, rubber, consumer electronics, and various other products — not the telecommunications company it would become in the 1990s. Nokia’s electronics division had been producing televisions and other consumer products, and the MikroMikko 1 represented an ambitious extension of this capability into business computing. The machine was targeted primarily at Finnish businesses and educational institutions, where Nokia’s existing relationships and domestic brand recognition gave it a significant advantage over imported alternatives.
48 Days After IBM
The MikroMikko 1’s launch timing — just 48 days after the IBM PC — is a remarkable footnote in computing history. While IBM’s machine would go on to define the global PC standard, Nokia’s engineers had independently developed a domestic computer for the Finnish market in the same year. The MikroMikko 1 used a different processor and operating system from the IBM PC, but it demonstrated that Finland had the engineering capability to participate in the personal computer revolution from its very beginning.