Type
Internal restructuring
Country
European Union
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Nordic and Baltic countries
Sector
Information / Communication
Information Communication Services
Telecommunications
61 - Telecommunications

1,800 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
31 January 2013
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

On 31 January Swedish-Finnish telecommunications company TeliaSonera announced its plans to cut around 1,800 jobs. These job cuts form part of a previously announced cost reduction strategy and will affect employees in the company’s Nordic and Baltic subsidiaries. The company also said that it is planning to create new posts in the near future.

The company currently employs around 28,000 staff and operates across 16 countries. TeliaSonera has carried out a number of job reduction measures during the last years (see here and here).


Sources

  • 31 January 2013: Der Standard
  • 17 October 2012: The Local

Citation

Eurofound (2013), TeliaSonera, Internal restructuring in European Union, factsheet number 74880, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/74880.