Telia said in September 2017 that the Swedish investigation was still ongoing and that the company may be subject to disgorgement proceedings in Sweden.

Why this label

The 2017 release describes a Swedish case still open as to individuals and a possible claim against the company^S3. That was accurate at the time. The SEC order allowed an offset of up to US$208.5 million for Swedish or Dutch disgorgement, per Telia^S3. On 15 February 2019 the Stockholm District Court dismissed the forfeiture claim of USD 208,500,000 against Telia^S5. The Dutch prosecutor said on 19 March 2019 that the settlement set a deadline for Swedish confiscation and that the reserved sum had been paid to the Netherlands^S8. The acquittals were upheld on appeal^S6S7. No record read states whether the forfeiture claim was pursued on appeal. The money it covered has been paid to the Dutch authority, so the position described in 2017 has changed.

Current procedural position

Forfeiture claim against Telia dismissed by the Stockholm District Court on 15 February 2019^S5. Reserved US$208.5 million paid to the Dutch Public Prosecution Service, announced on 19 March 2019^S8. Appellate fate of the forfeiture claim not stated in records read as of October 2026.

Evidence score: 87 of 100

The score grades how well the record establishes this assessment. It is not a score of Telia Company AB. Score = source authority + directness + corroboration + procedural accuracy + currency + reproducibility.

Timeline

1. 21 September 2017Telia flags possible Swedish disgorgement^S3
2. 15 February 2019District court dismisses the US$208.5 million forfeiture claim^S5
3. 19 March 2019Reserved sum paid to the Dutch prosecutor^S8
4. 4 February 2021Appeal court upholds the acquittals^S6S7

Related cases

• Swedish Prosecution Authority v. three former Telia executivesStockholm District Court and Svea Court of Appeal. Criminal. B 12201-17 and B 12203-17 (Stockholm District Court).Stage: Acquittals upheld on appeal^S6S7
  • 15 February 2019 District court acquits and dismisses the forfeiture claim against Telia^S5S4
  • 4 February 2021 Appeal court upholds the acquittals, as reported^S6S7

Revision history

• 25 October 2026 Assessment first published with label Outdated.

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Sources

1. S3Tier B Telia Company reaches a global settlement with the authorities regarding Uzbekistan investigationTelia Company AB. Company statement. 21 September 2017.Company account of the settlement and of the then open Swedish case. It does not report later Swedish rulings.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
2. S5Tier A Verdict of acquittal in the Telia court caseStockholms tingsrätt (Stockholm District Court). Government press release. 15 February 2019.Court's own notice of the acquittals in cases B 12201-17 and B 12203-17 and the dismissal of the USD 208,500,000 forfeiture claim against Telia. It is not the full judgment.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
3. S8Tier A Telia pays remaining 208,500,000 USD from confiscation amount to Dutch Public Prosecution ServiceOpenbaar Ministerie (Netherlands Public Prosecution Service). Regulator press release. 19 March 2019.Prosecutor's notice that the amount reserved for Swedish confiscation was paid to the Netherlands under the 2017 settlement. It does not say whether the Swedish prosecutor appealed.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
4. S4Tier D Swedish court acquits former telecommunications executivesWillkie Farr and Gallagher LLP, Compliance Concourse. Academic paper. 15 February 2019.Professional note reporting the 2019 acquittals and the dismissed confiscation claim. It is not the judgment.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
5. S6Tier C Appeals court upholds acquittal of former Telia bosses in bribery caseSveriges Radio. Press report. 4 February 2021.Reports the appeal outcome. No reporter is named.
6. S7Tier C Teliachefer frias även i hovrättenSVT Nyheter (TT). Press report. 4 February 2021.Reports Svea Court of Appeal's reasoning via a court spokesperson. It does not mention the confiscation claim.Link working, checked 25 October 2026

Other claims about Telia Company AB

• Supported95
  The US Department of Justice said on 21 September 2017 that Telia and its Uzbek subsidiary Coscom agreed to pay more than US$965 million over bribes paid to win business in Uzbekistan.
  Regulator statement, 21 September 20175 records citedBribery
• Supported82
  Swedish courts acquitted three former Telia executives of bribery over Uzbekistan in 2019, and the appeal court upheld the acquittals in February 2021.
  Press report, 4 February 20215 records citedBribery