OREANDA-NEWS. April 07, 2009. TeliaSonera provides telecommunication services in mobile communications, internet and date services. TeliaSonera is a result of the merger of Telia, the telecommunications leader in Sweden and Sonera, the telecommunications leader in Finland, reported the Official website akorda.kz.

The merger took place in December 2002. The company and its associated companies serves more than 80 millions of customers in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, the Baltic countries, the Southeast Asia, Turkey, and in Russia.

TeliaSonera comprises a shareholding of 74 percent in Fintur which, in its turn, has a shareholding of 51 percent in GSM Kazakhstan, the leading mobile operator in Kazakhstan.