And predicts industry device volumes to rise by 10% next year too.
Despite predictions of Symbian's demise following the release of the Maemo-based Nokia N900 handset, Nokia says Symbian will be at the heart of its drive for better handsets in 2010.
"In 2010, we will drive user experience improvements, and the progress we make will take the Symbian user interface to a new level," said CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, speaking at the company's Capital Markets Day event.
"As an operating system, Symbian has reach and flexibility like no other platform, and we have measures in place to push smartphones down to new price points globally, while growing margins."
Nokia also gave its predictions for 2010, saying that it expects industry mobile device volumes to rise by 10% next year.
However, it predicted that its own volume market share will remain flat, although the company is aiming to increase its value market share "slightly".
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On the devices side, Nokia also said today that it will release its first device to run version 6 of the Maemo OS in the second half of next year.
Meanwhile, the company says it wants to boost its touch and/or QWERTY smartphone numbers, expand the services business with more operator partnerships, and provide developers with better tools to create apps and content for the Ovi Store.
