A huge part of Finland's economy is Nokia, which manufactures an American invention At least before February 11th that wasn't true. While the first-ever cell p

A huge part of Finland's economy is Nokia, which manufactures an American invention At least before February 11th that wasn't true. While the first-ever cell phone may have been built in the US, Nokia has contributed quite a bit to how modern phones work. You may remember Apple for instance paying patent royalties on 3G tech to them. USA puts more money to R&D than anybody else, but it isn't like the rest of the world is just stealing innovation.