Exhibit 7.1: Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

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2001 |     | Year ended
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|Swedish GAAP:                      |                |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|Earnings:                          |                |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|                                   | Pre-tax income |                                          | 470 |                                | (327 | )                            | 341 |                                        | 426 |                              | 775   |                             
|Plus:                              |                |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|                                   | Fixed charges: |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|                                   |                | Interest expense                         |     | 162                            |      | 298                          |     | 833                                    |     | 647                          |       | 406                         
|                                   |                | Interest portion of rental expense       |     | 53                             |      | 26                           |     | 86                                     |     | 78                           |       | 69                          
|                                   |                |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|Earnings including fixed charges   |                | 685                                      |     | (3                             | )    | 1,260                        |     | 1,151                                  |     | 1,250                        |       | 1,389                       
|                                   |                |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|Fixed charges:                     |                |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|                                   |                | Interest expense                         |     | 162                            |      | 298                          |     | 833                                    |     | 647                          |       | 406                         
|                                   |                | Interest portion of rental expense       |     | 53                             |      | 26                           |     | 86                                     |     | 78                           |       | 69                          
|                                   |                |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|Total fixed charges                |                | 215                                      |     | 324                            |      | 919                          |     | 725                                    |     | 475                          |       | 362                         
|                                   |                |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |                | 3.2                                      |     | (0.0                           | )    | 1.4                          |     | 1.6                                    |     | 2.6                          |       | 3.8                         
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|US GAAP:                           |                |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|Earnings:                          |                |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|                                   | Pre-tax income |                                          | 639 |                                | (292 | )                            | 262 |                                        | 881 |                              | 1,218 |                             
|Plus:                              |                |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|                                   | Fixed charges: |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|                                   |                | Interest expense                         |     | 162                            |      | 298                          |     | 833                                    |     | 647                          |       | 406                         
|                                   |                | Interest portion of rental expense       |     | 53                             |      | 26                           |     | 86                                     |     | 78                           |       | 69                          
|                                   |                |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|Earnings including fixed charges   |                | 854                                      |     | 32                             |      | 1,181                        |     | 1,606                                  |     | 1,693                        |       | 1,611                       
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|Fixed charges:                     |                |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|                                   |                | Interest expense                         |     | 162                            |      | 298                          |     | 833                                    |     | 647                          |       | 406                         
|                                   |                | Interest portion of rental expense       |     | 53                             |      | 26                           |     | 86                                     |     | 78                           |       | 69                          
|                                   |                |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|Total fixed charges                |                | 215                                      |     | 324                            |      | 919                          |     | 725                                    |     | 475                          |       | 362                         
|                                   |                |                                          |     |                                |      |                              |     |                                        |     |                              |       |                             
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |                | 4.0                                      |     | 0.1                            |      | 1.3                          |     | 2.2                                    |     | 3.6                          |       | 4.5                         
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