TeliaSonera in Brief

TeliaSonera provides network access and telecommunication services that help people and companies communicate in an easy, efficient and environmentally friendly way.

TeliaSonera is an international group with a global strategy, but wherever we operate we act as a local company. We offer our services in 20 markets in the Nordic and Baltic countries, the emerging markets of Eurasia, including Russia and Turkey, and in Spain.

World-class Service Company

Our focus areas are:

  • To build a world-class service company
  • To secure high quality in our networks
  • To create a best-in-class cost efficiency

TeliaSonera is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and NASDAQ OMX Helsinki stock exchanges.

Highlights and achievements

Strong financial performance

Although 2009 was a difficult year in the world economy, we reported the highest operating income in the company’s history.

4G – World premiere in Stockholm and Oslo

We opened up the world’s first commercial 4G networks in Stockholm and Oslo, providing customers with up to ten times faster speeds than today’s networks.

Employee satisfaction and commitment improved

We reached the highest level since TeliaSonera started measurements in 2004.

Agreement with Altimo

TeliaSonera and Altimo agreed to combine their ownership interests in Turkcell and MegaFon into a new company.

Strong subscription growth

The number of subscriptions grew substantially and mobile data traffic volumes in the Nordic and Baltic markets increased by almost 200 percent.

Financial Highlights


SEK in millions except key ratios, per share data and margins 2009 2008 2007
Net sales 109,161 103,585 96,344
EBITDA, excluding non-recurring items 36,666 32,954 31,021
Margin (%) 33.6 31.8 32.2
Operating income 30,324 28,648 26,155
Operating income, excluding non-recurring items 31,679 30,041 27,478
Net income 21,280 21,442 20,298
of which attributable to owners of the parent company 18,854 19,011 17,674
Earnings per share (SEK) 4.20 4.23 3.94
Return on equity (%, rolling 12 months) 15.2 17.2 18.6
CAPEX-to-sales (%) 12.8 15.2 14.0
Free cash flow 17,024 11,328 13,004
Net sales and EBITDA margin, excluding non-recurring items, 2007–2009



EPS and Dividends, 2007–2009


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