Personnel expenses (Details) € in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) employee	Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) employee	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€) employee
Personnel expenses
Salaries and wages	€ 6,356	€ 6,456	€ 6,275
Share-based payment expenses	62	99	130
Pension and other post-employment benefit expenses, net	465	445	458
Social security costs	952	845	951
Total personnel expenses	7,835	7,845	7,814
Equity-settled awards	€ 62	€ 97	€ 119
Average number of employees \| employee	103,083	101,731	102,687

The average number of personnel employed by the entity during a period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name IAS
-Number 1
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
-Paragraph 112
-Subparagraph c
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2018-03-16

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_AverageNumberOfEmployees
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:decimalItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfEmployeeBenefitsExpenseAbstract
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The expense of all forms of consideration given by an entity in exchange for a service rendered by employees or for the termination of employment.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Name IAS
-Number 1
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
-Paragraph 102
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_102&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2018-03-16

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 1
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
-Paragraph 99
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_99&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2018-03-16

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 1
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
-Paragraph 104
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_104&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2018-03-16

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_EmployeeBenefitsExpense
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The amount of expense arising from equity-settled share-based payment transactions in which the goods or services received did not qualify for recognition as assets. [Refer: Expense from share-based payment transactions in which goods or services received did not qualify for recognition as assets]

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IFRS
-Number 2
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
-Paragraph 51
-Subparagraph a
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=2&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_51_a&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2018-03-16

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ExpenseFromEquitysettledSharebasedPaymentTransactionsInWhichGoodsOrServicesReceivedDidNotQualifyForRecognitionAsAssets
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The amount of expense from share-based payment transactions with employees.

+ References

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ExpenseFromSharebasedPaymentTransactionsWithEmployees
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

A class of employee benefits expense that represents social security contributions. [Refer: Employee benefits expense]

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name IAS
-Number 19
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
-Paragraph 9
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_9&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2018-03-16

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_SocialSecurityContributions
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

A class of employee benefits expense that represents wages and salaries. [Refer: Employee benefits expense]

+ References

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_WagesAndSalaries
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Amount of cost (reversal of cost) for pension and other postretirement benefits.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	nok_IfrsPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitsCostReversalOfCost
Namespace Prefix:	nok_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration