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# Finland's NestAI raises EUR 100 million with Nokia for defence AI
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-11-20-nestai-nokia-tesi-100-million/
- Published: 2025-11-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T16:02:09.000Z
- Description: Finland's NestAI raised EUR 100 million from Nokia and state investor Tesi and struck a strategic partnership with Nokia to co develop AI defence systems for contested, GPS denied environments.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Nokia and NestAI joint press release via GlobeNewswire, 20 November 2025](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/11/20/3191671/0/en/Nokia-and-NestAI-announce-strategic-partnership-and-NestAI-raises-100m-to-accelerate-physical-AI-innovation.html?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish a split of the EUR 100 million between the two investors or a formal joint venture structure.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-11\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)