This wouldn't be too strange if Vanjoki wasn't only recently placed in that position. Vanjoki didn't give a reason for the resignation, but it's not too farfetched to assume that the new CEO and Vanjoki did not see eye-to-eye on how to lead one of Nokia's most important units.
"I am committed, perhaps even obsessed, with getting Nokia back to being number one in high-end devices," Vanjoki said in July, in his first blog post about his new job. His enthusiasm back then wasn't too convincing, and Nokia's smartphone strategy seemed more like a patchwork than a solid, forward-thinking strategy.
According to Nokia, Anssi Vanjoki will continue to lead the Mobile Solutions unit for six more months. "I am one hundred per cent committed to doing my best for Nokia until my very last working day. I am also really looking forward to this year's Nokia World and sharing news about exciting new devices and solutions," said Vanjoki.