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Swedes choose social media over texting

Science & Technology: 2 Jan 12
Text messaging seems to have become a thing of the past when social media - savvy Swedes wanted to wish their loved ones a Happy New Year. READ »

Swedes' app choices reveal where they live

Business & Money: 22 Jul 11
One in three Swedes will use apps in their mobile phones this summer, but the favourites differ depending on where you are in the country, according to a new survey mapping out Sweden’s top app choices. READ »

TeliaSonera earnings hit by strong krona

Business & Money: 20 Jul 11
Swedish-Finnish telecoms firm TeliaSonera's reported earnings on Wednesday below analyst expectations on the back of a strong Swedish currency and problems in its Turkish operations. READ »

TeliaSonera lowers forecast as profits dip

Business & Money: 19 Apr 11
Swedish-Finnish telecom provider TeliaSonera on Tuesday announced a small dip in quarterly net profits as slower growth and currency movements also dented the company's 2011 sales expectations. READ »

TeliaSonera cuts jobs despite profits boost

Business & Money: 3 Feb 11
Nordic telecoms giant TeliaSonera announced layoffs within its fixed broadband operations, despite posting a 13 percent rise in net profits for 2010. READ »

Ericsson wins Norway network deal with Huawei

Business & Money: 11 Jan 11
Sweden's Ericsson and Chinese telecom giant Huawei have been commissioned by Sweden's TeliaSonera to modernise and expand Norway's entire mobile network, the companies announced on Tuesday. READ »

Swedes break text messaging record

Science & Technology: 1 Jan 11
Champagne glass in one hand and a cell phone in the other. This year New Year's Eve broke all previous records in number of text and photo messages sent. READ »

Swedes send four million fewer festive text messages

National: 26 Dec 10
Christmas Eve is no holiday for telephone operators, but this year the number of text messages sent on Christmas Eve has decreased for the first time. READ »

Swedish communications firm Com Hem up for sale

Business & Money: 10 Dec 10
Swedish television and internet company Com Hem is up for sale and expected to fetch 13 billion ($1.89 billion) to 18 billion kronor, according to media reports. READ »

Smartphone sales boost profits for TeliaSonera

Business & Money: 25 Oct 10
Nordic telecoms giant TeliaSonera said on Monday that sales of smartphones, coupled with growth in eastern Europe and Asia, boosted third-quarter profits and its outlook for fiscal-year results. READ »

Many mobile broadband users complain: survey

Science & Technology: 25 Oct 10
Nearly one in four Swedes who use mobile broadband has complained to the provider about the service received, according to findings from the Swedish Quality Index. READ »

Apple's iPad set to land in Sweden in November

Business & Money: 28 Sep 10
Apple plans to launch its iPad tablet computer in Sweden in November, according to media reports, but the company's choice of mobile operator remains unclear. READ »

Swede sought for selling phony iPhones

Science & Technology: 11 Sep 10
An Uppsala businessman suspected of having sold 1,400 counterfeit iPhones to telecom operators in Sweden is under investigation for fraud. READ »

TeliaSonera Q2 profits rise as expected

Business & Money: 20 Jul 10
TeliaSonera reported on Tuesday that profit rose in the second quarter near expectations, adding that earnings in the second half of the year would be similar to the first half. READ »

3 and Tele2 top mobile broadband providers

Business & Money: 7 Jul 10
Mobile operators 3 and Tele2 have the best coverage for mobile broadband in Sweden, according to a new test by monthly magazine Mobil. READ »

Tele 2 doubles profits

Business & Money: 21 Apr 10
Swedish mobile telecoms operator Tele 2 posted a pre-tax first quarter profit on Wednesday of 1.588 billion kronor ($220 million), beating market expectations and doubling last year's total for the period. READ »

Ericsson seals TeliaSonera 4G deal

Science & Technology: 13 Jan 10
Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson has secured a deal to supply TeliaSonera's new high speed 4G network in Sweden and Norway. READ »

Swedes send 76 million Christmas text messages

Science & Technology: 26 Dec 09
Customers from the leading Swedish mobile providers Tele2, Telia, Telenor and 3 sent more than 76 million Christmas greetings via text message, creating a new Swedish record for SMS traffic on Christmas Eve. READ »

Chinese firm beats Ericsson to 4G deal

Business & Money: 18 Dec 09
Ericsson's Chinese competitor Huawei has made deep inroads into the Swedish company's home turf after securing a deal to deliver a major 4G network in Sweden. READ »

Norway court rejects calls to block Pirate Bay

National: 7 Nov 09
Communications company Telenor will not be forced to block customers from accessing Swedish file sharing website The Pirate Bay, a court in Norway decided on Friday. READ »

Massive problems for Tele2 mobile customers

Science & Technology: 4 Nov 09
Millions of Swedes have had trouble using their mobile phones on Wednesday morning due to problems with the network of Swedish mobile operator Tele2. READ »

Swedish telecoms firm admits to Latvia meteorite hoax

Business & Money: 27 Oct 09
Swedish-owned telecoms company Tele2 admitted on Monday it was responsible for staging a meteorite crash near a small village in the Latvian countryside. READ »

Tele2 shares soar on booming profits

Business & Money: 22 Jul 09
Swedish telecom firm Tele2 has reported a dramatic rise in profits for the second quarter and the firm's stock shot up 5.9 percent in early trading on Wednesday. READ »

'Swedish anti-piracy and privacy laws clash'

Science & Technology: 20 May 09
Sweden’s recently enacted anti-file sharing law will be rendered totally ineffectual when the government implements new rules on the storage of personal data next year, according to the head of a Swedish internet provider. READ »

Sweden wants to force ISPs to save user data

Science & Technology: 15 May 09
Internet service providers (ISPs) in Sweden will be forced to store customer data for at least six months starting in 2010, according to a new proposal from the government. READ »

Second ISP undermines file sharing law

Science & Technology: 28 Apr 09
Swedish telecom operator Tele2 announced on Monday it will erase data identifying their customers, a decision police claim may complicate their efforts to track down those who share copyrighted material illegally over the internet. READ »

Tele2 and Telenor in 4G network cooperation

Science & Technology: 14 Apr 09
Swedish telecom operator Tele2 has joined forces with Norway's Telenor to build a new 4G mobile network, it was announced on Tuesday. READ »

Sweden sees boom in legal downloading

Business & Money: 9 Apr 09
The sale of music via the internet and mobile phones has increased by 100 percent since the Swedish anti-file sharing IPRED law entered into force last week, according to digital content provider InProdicon. READ »

Swedes break New Year text greeting record

Science & Technology: 1 Jan 09
The traditional Christmas card has been declared dead and buried as the text message is confirmed as the holiday season greeting's medium of choice. READ »

Sweden to get Europe’s fastest mobile network

Science & Technology: 9 Dec 08
Sweden is set to receive the fastest mobile network in Europe following upgrades to be carried out by a group of Swedish companies. READ »

Ten ways to save money in Sweden

Lifestyle: 2 Dec 08
From cheap dates with movie stars to the latest free music service, Thanh Dinh has some great tips for biting back at the credit crunch. READ »

Three Swedes among world's most powerful businesswomen

Society: 29 Sep 08
Three Swedish women are among Fortune magazine’s most powerful business women in the world, with SEB bank CEO Annika Falkengren coming in seventh place. READ »

Swedish firms slam UK filesharing measure

Science & Technology: 25 Jul 08
Some of Sweden's largest internet service providers have made it clear that they would not support an agreement to combat file sharing similar to one recently reached in the UK. READ »

'Snoop law bad for Swedish business'

Analysis & Opinion: 10 Jul 08
Sweden's new surveillance law could prove disastrous for the country's highly regarded technology sector, write the CEOs of eight major IT and telecom companies. READ »

Sweden awards five 4G mobile licences

Business & Money: 8 May 08
Five bidders paid have paid €226 million ($346 million) for fourth generation (4G) super-fast mobile telephony licences, the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) said on Thursday. READ »

Danish court delivers blow to Pirate Bay

National: 4 Feb 08
Entertainment industry to turn focus to Sweden after Tele2 Denmark is ordered to restrict user access to the file sharing site. READ »

Mobile calls 'cannot be traced by emergency services'

National: 27 Jul 07
SOS Alarm, which handles all emergency telephone calls in Sweden, is not able to trace half of all the calls it receives from mobile phone users - because of a lack of agreements with operators. READ »

Tele2 posts first quarter profit

Business & Money: 25 Apr 07
Telecoms operator Tele2 has reported a first quarter profit of 104 million kronor, which is lower than the profit for the same period last year. READ »

SL learns its ABCs

Lifestyle: 2 Apr 07
Stockholm Transport (SL) has changed its ticketing system again. Whether you're a perplexed resident or just in the city on a visit, Charlotte West can tell you how it all works. READ »

Metro CEO announces plans to quit

Business & Money: 13 Feb 07
Pelle Törnberg, the CEO of newspaper group Metro International, has said he will quit his post. The move came as the company announced profits of $11.5 million. READ »

Tele2 shares rise despite loss

Business & Money: 1 Nov 06
Swedish telecoms operator Tele2 has posted a loss of 2.778 billion kronor for the third quarter. The company's share price rose following the report, in which the company promised to sell underperforming areas. READ »

Kinnevik boss 'Sweden's top female executive'

Business & Money: 10 Oct 06
Mia Brunell, the new managing director of AB Kinnevik, has won this year's 'Ruter Dam' award for the most influential female executive in Sweden. READ »

Tele2 sells French operations

Business & Money: 3 Oct 06
Swedish telecoms operator Tele2 has sold its French fixed line and high-speed Internet operations to SFR for €350 million. READ »

Tele2 profits drop sharply

Business & Money: 1 Aug 06
The Swedish telephone operator posts profits if 314 million kronor for the second quarter - a sharp drop on figures for the same period last year. READ »

Tele2's Dutch merger on hold

Business & Money: 16 Jun 06
The Swedish telecom company is "taking a break" from merger talks with Versatel Telecom of the Netherlands. READ »

Tele2 loses billion kronor legal dispute

Business & Money: 2 May 06
Tele2 must pay a billion kronor plus interest to competitor Telia Sonera, says Stockholm district court, following a dispute over network charges. READ »

Tele2 sells up in Britain

Business & Money: 19 Dec 05
Swedish telecom operator Tele2 has sold its UK and Ireland fixed line operations to Carphone Warehouse. We can get a better return on investment in other markets, says Tele2's CEO. READ »

Tele2 to bid for Holland's Versatel

Business & Money: 13 Sep 05
Swedish telecom operator Tele2 will open its public offer for Dutch Versatel Telecom International on Wednesday, Tele2 said on Tuesday in press reports in Holland. READ »

Tele2 pulls out of Finland

Business & Money: 19 Aug 05
Too much competition and red tape forces the Swedish telecoms group to shut down its operation in neighbouring Finland. READ »

Telia to slash 3,000 jobs in Sweden

Business & Money: 3 Aug 05
As second quarter profits fall 45% to 3 billion kronor, the Swedish telecoms giant confirms plans to cut costs drastically over the next few years. READ »

Tele2 shares jump following Q2 results

Business & Money: 26 Jul 05
Strong sales growth in Russia and the Baltics has contributed to unexpectedly good Q2 results for Swedish telephone company Tele2. READ »

Tele2 bids for Benelux expansion

Business & Money: 18 Jul 05
Just three days afer acquiring Spain's Comunitel for 257 million euros, the Swedish telecom operator Tele2 has reached into its deep pockets again. This time the target is Dutch Versatel Telecom International and the price tag is 1.34 billion euros. READ »

Finland cancels Tele2 3G licence

Business & Money: 29 Jun 05
The Finnish government has cancelled Swedish operator Tele2's licence to operate 3G calls in Finland, because the company did not build a network in time. READ »

No penalty for delayed 3G network in Sweden

Business & Money: 13 Jun 05
By the end of 2003, 98% of Sweden's population was to have access to the 3G mobile network. By January 2005 the 3G operators had only managed to deliver the service to 85% of the public. Never mind, says the telecoms authority. READ »

Spray moves into phone market

Business & Money: 30 Mar 05
Promising cheaper rates than Telia, Tele2 and Glocalnet, Swedish internet service provider Spray is now offering customers a telephone service. READ »

Tele2 to delist from NASDAQ

Business & Money: 21 Mar 05
Telecom operator Tele2 AB today announced that it has decided to delist from the NASDAQ National Market. READ »

Ericsson signs US defence deal

Business & Money: 15 Mar 05
Ericsson pulls off two 3G deals in quick succession. The Swedish company will deliver a 3G-based communcation satellite system to US defence concern General Dynamics while at home it will develop Telia Sonera and Tele 2's 3G capability. READ »

3,000 jobs to go at Telia

Smörgåsbord: 16 Feb 05
READ »

Record donations to Swedish disaster funds

National: 31 Dec 04
Swedish aid organisations report an "incredible reaction" to their appeals for funds to help victims of the catastrophe in Asia. READ »

Nutritious panties to cheer up glum Swedes

Science & Technology: 3 Nov 04
Feeling tired? Listless? Generally worried about life? So are more Swedes than ever before. What they need are some vitamin-enriched underpants. READ »

Business confidence high

Smörgåsbord: 4 Oct 04
READ »


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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.


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