UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549




                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 2)*


                                 TeliaSonera AB
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                Ordinary Shares, nominal value SEK 3.20 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   87960M106**
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2004
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed: 
[   ] Rule 13d-1(b) 
[   ] Rule 13d-1(c) 
[ X ] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

** While the ordinary shares, nominal value SEK 3.20 per share, of TeliaSonera
AB, which are not traded in U.S. markets, have not been assigned a CUSIP number,
the CUSIP number for the related American Depositary Shares is 87960M106.





CUSIP No. 87960M106
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      1.    Names of Reporting Persons. The Republic of Finland

            I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). 
            Not Applicable

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      2.    Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group 

            (a) X

            (b) 

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      3.   SEC Use Only
            
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      4.    Citizenship or Place of Organization

            Finland

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Number of                        5.  Sole Voting Power
Shares                               641,800,230
Beneficially
Owned by                         -----------------------------------------------
Each Reporting                   6.  Shared Voting Power
Person With                          0

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                                 7.  Sole Dispositive Power
                                     641,800,230

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                                 8.  Shared Dispositive Power
                                     0
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      9.    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

            641,800,230

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      10.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes           
            Certain Shares                                                [X] 

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      11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 

            13.7%***

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      12.   Type of Reporting Person

            OO



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***  Based on 4,675,232,069 ordinary shares, nominal value SEK 3.20 per share,
     of TeliaSonera AB outstanding on March 31, 2004 as disclosed by TeliaSonera
     AB in its Form 20-F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
     April 19, 2004.




                                                             SCHEDULE 13G


Item 1.
           (a)   Name of Issuer 
                 TeliaSonera AB

           (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
                 Sturegatan 1, S-106 63 Stockholm, Sweden

Item 2.

           (a)   Name of Person Filing
                 The Republic of Finland

           (b)   Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
                 c/o The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications
                 Etelaesplanadi 16-18, FIN-00131 Helsinki, Finland

           (c)   Citizenship
                 Finland

           (d)   Title of Class of Securities
                 Ordinary shares, nominal value SEK 3.20 per share ("Ordinary 
                 Shares")

           (e)   CUSIP Number
                 The Ordinary Shares are not traded in U.S. markets and have not
                 been assigned a CUSIP number. However, the CUSIP number for the
                 related American Depositary Shares is 87960M106.

Item 3.    If this statement is filed pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b) or
           240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

           Not Applicable

Item 4.    Ownership.

           Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
           percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in 
           Item 1.

           (a)   Amount beneficially owned: 641,800,230 

           (b)   Percent of class:  13.7%(1) 

           (c)   Number of shares as to which the person has:
                 (i)    Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 641,800,230 
                 (ii)   Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 
                 (iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 
                        641,800,230 

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(1)  Based on 4,675,232,069 ordinary shares, nominal value SEK 3.20 per share,
     of TeliaSonera AB outstanding on March 31, 2004 as disclosed by TeliaSonera
     AB in its Form 20-F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
     April 19, 2004.




                (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0

Item 5.    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
           Not Applicable

Item 6.    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
           Not Applicable

Item 7.    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
           the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or
           Control Person.
           Not Applicable

Item 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

           The Republic of Finland and the The Kingdom of Sweden may be deemed
           to be a "group" within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the
           Act. See the Shareholders' Agreement dated March 26, 2002 between
           The Kingdom of Sweden and The Republic of Finland contained in Annex
           C of the Prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement on
           Form F-4 (Registration No. 333-100213), filed by Telia AB with the
           Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of
           1933 on October 1, 2002, as amended by the Amendment to
           Shareholders' Agreement dated April 16, 2003 attached as Exhibit 1
           to Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and
           Exchange Commission by The Government of Finland on February 13,
           2004, and by the Amendment II to the Shareholders' Agreement dated 
           October 12, 2004 attached as Exhibit 1 to this statement.

           Pursuant to Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the Act, the group that may be
           formed by The Republic of Finland and The Kingdom of Sweden may be
           deemed to be the beneficial owner of 641,800,230 Ordinary Shares
           beneficially owned by The Republic of Finland and 2,118,278,261
           Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by The Kingdom of Sweden,
           representing a total of 2,760,078,491 Ordinary Shares or
           approximately 59% of the Ordinary Shares.(2)  However, the Republic 
           of Finland disclaims beneficial ownership of the Ordinary Shares 
           beneficially owned by The Kingdom of Sweden.

Item 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group
           Not Applicable

Item 10.   Certification
           Not Applicable


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(2)  Based on 4,675,232,069 ordinary shares, nominal value SEK 3.20 per share,
     of TeliaSonera AB outstanding on March 31, 2004 as disclosed by
     TeliaSonera AB in its Form 20-F filing with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission on April 19, 2004.




                                    SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 14, 2005

                                     THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND



                                     By: /s/ Samuli Haapasalo   
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                                        Name:   Samuli Haapasalo
                                        Title:  Director General