What started with a very ambitious goal in December has become a reality. It was an incredible milestone delivered by the Jolla Team with amazing support of our community ❤️ Last week, we handed over the first Jolla Phones to early backers at our launch event in Helsinki, and now we're moving into Batch #1 deliveries.
Here's what happens next:
Batch #1 (around 2,700 orders!) will start shipping in order of purchase. Please allow 2–3 weeks for all Batch #1 deliveries to get rolling.
Batch #2: we target to ship some early orders by the end of July but most shippings are expected in early to mid-August.
Batch #3 we target to start shipping by end of August.
For those who ordered the Snow White: due
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Jolla Phone deliveries have officially begun!
What started with a very ambitious goal in December has become a reality. It was an incredible milestone delivered by the Jolla Team with amazing support of our community ❤️ Last week, we handed over the first Jolla Phones to early backers at our launch event in Helsinki, and now we're moving into Batch #1 deliveries.
Here's what happens next:
Batch #1 (around 2,700 orders!) will start shipping in order of purchase. Please allow 2–3 weeks for all Batch #1 deliveries to get rolling.
Batch #2: we target to ship some early orders by the end of July but most shippings are expected in early to mid-August.
Batch #3 we target to start shipping by end of August.
For those who ordered the Snow White: due to a last-minute manufacturing issue, the Snow White TOHs will be shipped in backorder at no extra cost. Meanwhile, Snow White phone customers will receive The Orange with their phone and the Snow White in a follow-up shipment.
Thank you to everyone who's backed the project and supported us along the way. We're really excited to get a Jolla Phone into your hands and appreciate your patience as we work through every order.
Hi there, On December 5, 2025 as we launched the Jolla Phone project and started to take pre-orders, we were somewhat nervous here at the Jolla Tampere office and uncertain what is ahead of us.
Under Trump, the United States has made it clear that dependence on US tech can and will be weaponized.
In part, that's a new development — at least for some parts of the world. But ensuring the power of the US was sustained by getting other parts of the world to adopt its tech was always part of the plan.
I *really* like what they’re doing with regard to #OpenSource and #Privacy respecting software, so this is very much appreciated. And it’s always thrilling to actually win something!
The new Jolla Phone (2026) is yours today. Jolla Phone Day1 celebration event is here. We're proud to welcome the first customers who will receive their Jolla Phones in person as we celebrate this milestone together.
🎉 Arrive early for a little extra surprise! We'll be handing out a special gift to the first 50 people in line before the event starts.
We'll be livestreaming the event on YouTube and PeerTube, so you can tune in from wherever you are. Bookmark the links below and join us live on July 8 at 17:00 Helsinki time.
Bekijk je favoriete video's, luister naar de muziek die je leuk vindt, upload originele content en deel alles met vrienden, familie en anderen op YouTube.
Pax Silica is a United States-led international project. Its declared purpose is to counter reliance on China in semiconductors, AI and rare earth elements. Countries that signed the "Pax Silica Declaration" at the December 12, 2025, summit in Washington, D.C. are: Australia, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the United Kingdom, United States. 🧶
"Lured by tax breaks and a culture of gentle persiflage, giants such as Google, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, OpenAI, TikTok and X all established their European headquarters in Ireland. The EU’s “country of origin” principle determines that the country that hosts a company’s European HQ is the country responsible for regulating it across the EU. This legal quirk has turned the Irish data protectioncommission (DPC) into Europe’s primary watchdog for the tech sector: Ireland pushed to make this happen as council president in 2013.
The effects of this arrangement are staggering. The DPC’s chairperson recently admitted that apart from “amicable resolutions” on trivial issues, Ireland has not completed a single EU inquiry into Google or any of its subsidiaries in the 10 years since the GDPR was enacted. EU-wide protections are paralysed because every other member state must wait for Ireland to act in an EU-wide response.
When the DPC has enforced against big tech firms, it has done so poorly and under duress from other European reg
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"Lured by tax breaks and a culture of gentle persiflage, giants such as Google, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, OpenAI, TikTok and X all established their European headquarters in Ireland. The EU’s “country of origin” principle determines that the country that hosts a company’s European HQ is the country responsible for regulating it across the EU. This legal quirk has turned the Irish data protectioncommission (DPC) into Europe’s primary watchdog for the tech sector: Ireland pushed to make this happen as council president in 2013.
The effects of this arrangement are staggering. The DPC’s chairperson recently admitted that apart from “amicable resolutions” on trivial issues, Ireland has not completed a single EU inquiry into Google or any of its subsidiaries in the 10 years since the GDPR was enacted. EU-wide protections are paralysed because every other member state must wait for Ireland to act in an EU-wide response.
When the DPC has enforced against big tech firms, it has done so poorly and under duress from other European regulators. It did move with uncharacteristic speed in one instance, against Elon Musk’s Grok AI, but then accepted a settlement that appears to have collapsed. Ireland’s media regulator, Coimisiún na Mean, enjoys a better reputation but has far weaker powers. For a decade now, Ireland has held open the regulatory back door that allows giant US and Chinese companies to operate with impunity across Europe. It has become not only a tax haven, but a haven from regulation.
The economic dependency is stark. Three US firms accounted for almost half of Ireland’s corporate tax revenue in 2024. In 2022, Ireland collected almost five times more corporate tax per person than France or Germany. You may admire a once small, poor and un-industrialised country for having won the race to the bottom and becoming rich. But the consequences have been grim..."
The country is dependent on the global giants that call Dublin home. Irish ministers can’t be trusted to chair vital European digital sovereignty talks, says Irish civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan
