January-December
SEK in millionsNote20072006
Net income
20,29819,283
Adjustments for:


Amortization, depreciation and impairment losses
11,87911,231
Capital gains/losses on sales/disposals of non-current assets
-84-117
Income from associated companies and joint ventures, net of dividends received
-5,012-3,791
Pensions and other provisions
-847-1,344
Financial items
1,495-836
Income taxes
-1893,560
Miscellaneous non-cash items
148
Cash flow before change in working capital
27,54128,034
Increase (-)/Decrease (+) in operating receivables
427-1,792
Increase (-)/Decrease (+) in inventories
-86-242
Increase (+)/Decrease (-) in operating liabilities
-1,3531,501
Change in working capital
-1,012-533
Cash flow from operating activities3126,52927,501
Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment acquired31-13,525-10,905
Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment divested
176255
Shares, participations and operations acquired31-4,597-3,274
Shares, participations and operations divested31116348
Loans granted and other similar investments
-740-349
Repayment of loans granted and other similar investments
1,863488
Compensation from pension fund
525700
Net change in short-term investments
477-347
Cash flow from investing activities
-15,705-13,084
Cash flow before financing activities
10,82414,417
Dividends paid to parent company's shareholders
-28,290-15,717
Dividends to and investments by minority shareholders, net
-1,415-1,523
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
17,0755,049
Repayment of long-term borrowings
-2,853-6,515
Net change in short-term borrowings
757-676
Cash flow from financing activities
-14,726-19,382
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
-3,902-4,965
Cash and cash equivalents, opening balance
11,60316,834
Net change in cash and cash equivalents for the year
-3,902-4,965
Exchange rate differences in cash and cash equivalents
101-266
Cash and cash equivalents, closing balance207,80211,603
Interest received
571487
Interest paid
-1,457-1,082
Income taxes paid
-5,142-2,382