Nokia Tyres – Finnish Industrial Matchbook Sleeve (c.1950s–60s)

Description

Nokia Tyres – Finnish Industrial Matchbook Sleeve (c.1950s–60s)

🏷 Publisher: Nokia / Nokian Renkaat
📍 Location: Finland
📦 Type: Promotional matchbook sleeve
🔥 Contents: Sleeve only (matches not present)
🗣 Language: Finnish & Swedish
📅 Era: c.1950s–1960s
🎨 Design: Bold red & blue tyre illustrations with bilingual text

Description:
Original vintage Finnish matchbook sleeve advertising Nokia tyres, from the era long before mobile phones and ringtone hell. This piece comes from Nokia’s industrial past, when the company was best known for heavy manufacturing and rubber products rather than electronics.

The sleeve promotes several classic Nokian tyre models including Haka-Hakkapeliitta, Superstrada, Jyry, and Super Express, with descriptions printed in both Finnish and Swedish for the Scandinavian market. The Hakkapeliitta winter tyre in particular remains an iconic name in Nordic motoring history to this day.

Strong mid-century graphic design with striking colour contrast and detailed tyre illustrations. A proper slice of Finnish industrial history and a great crossover piece for collectors of automotive, Scandinavian design, or early Nokia ephemera.

Condition:
Very good vintage condition. Light handling wear consistent with age. Colours remain strong and clear. No structural damage.