Exhibit 7.1

Exhibit 7.1: Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges(amounts in SEK millions except ratio)

|                                   |                                    | Year ended December 31, 1997 |     | Year ended December 31, 1998 |     | Year ended December 31, 1999 |     | Period ended August 23, 2000 |     | Period ended December 31, 2000 |      | Year ended December 31, 2001 |     | Year ended December 31, 2002
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|Swedish GAAP:                      |                                    |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                                |      |                              |     |                             
|Earnings:                          |                                    |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                                |      |                              |     |                             
|                                   | Pre-tax income                     |                              | 159 |                              | 520 |                              | 89  |                              | 470 |                                | (327 | )                            | 341 |                             
|Plus:                              |                                    |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                                |      |                              |     |                             
|                                   | Fixed charges:                     |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                                |      |                              |     |                             
|                                   | Interest expense                   |                              | 440 |                              | 310 |                              | 264 |                              | 162 |                                | 298  |                              | 833 |                             
|                                   | Interest portion of rental expense |                              | 47  |                              | 52  |                              | 52  |                              | 53  |                                | 26   |                              | 86  |                             
|                                   |                                    |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                                |      |                              |     |                             
|Earnings including fixed charges   |                                    | 646                          |     | 882                          |     | 405                          |     | 685                          |     | (3                             | )    | 1,260                        |     | 1,151                       
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|Fixed charges:                     |                                    |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                                |      |                              |     |                             
|                                   | Interest expense                   |                              | 440 |                              | 310 |                              | 264 |                              | 162 |                                | 298  |                              | 833 |                             
|                                   | Interest portion of rental expense |                              | 47  |                              | 52  |                              | 52  |                              | 53  |                                | 26   |                              | 86  |                             
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|Total fixed charges                |                                    | 487                          |     | 362                          |     | 316                          |     | 215                          |     | 324                            |      | 919                          |     | 725                         
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |                                    | 1.3                          |     | 2.4                          |     | 1.3                          |     | 3.2                          |     | (0.0                           | )    | 1.4                          |     | 1.6                         
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|US GAAP:                           |                                    |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                                |      |                              |     |                             
|Earnings:                          |                                    |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                                |      |                              |     |                             
|                                   | Pre-tax income                     |                              |     |                              | 510 |                              | 613 |                              | 639 |                                | (292 | )                            | 262 |                             
|Plus:                              |                                    |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                                |      |                              |     |                             
|                                   | Fixed charges:                     |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                                |      |                              |     |                             
|                                   | Interest expense                   |                              |     |                              | 310 |                              | 264 |                              | 162 |                                | 298  |                              | 833 |                             
|                                   | Interest portion of rental expense |                              |     |                              | 53  |                              | 52  |                              | 53  |                                | 26   |                              | 86  |                             
|                                   |                                    |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                                |      |                              |     |                             
|Earnings including fixed charges   |                                    |                              |     | 873                          |     | 929                          |     | 854                          |     | 32                             |      | 1,181                        |     | 1,606                       
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|Fixed charges:                     |                                    |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                              |     |                                |      |                              |     |                             
|                                   | Interest expense                   |                              |     |                              | 310 |                              | 264 |                              | 162 |                                | 298  |                              | 833 |                             
|                                   | Interest portion of rental expense |                              |     |                              | 53  |                              | 52  |                              | 53  |                                | 26   |                              | 86  |                             
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|Total fixed charges                |                                    |                              |     | 363                          |     | 316                          |     | 215                          |     | 324                            |      | 919                          |     | 725                         
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |                                    |                              |     | 2.4                          |     | 2.9                          |     | 4.0                          |     | 0.1                            |      | 1.3                          |     | 2.2                         
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