TeliaSonera's CEO Lars Nyberg gestures during a news conference in Stockholm
TeliaSonera's Chief Executive Officer Lars Nyberg gestures during a news conference in Stockholm April 20, 2010. Nordic telecommunications operator TeliaSonera AB said lower costs helped profits grow 6 percent in the first quarter. REUTERS

* TeliaSonera begins lay off talks

* Estimates 200 jobs will be cut

Nordic telecoms company TeliaSonera (TLS1V.HE)(TLSN.ST) said on Thursday it will begin lay-off talks in Finland and estimates some 200 jobs might be cut.

To secure the company's long-term profitability, TeliaSonera Finland will begin lay off talks to carry out operational changes and measures improving profitability in broadband and business service support operations, it said.

A customer service unit in Vaajakoski, central Finland, was earmarked for closure, the company said.

Some of the employees that face redundancy might find a new job within the company, it added.

TeliaSonera, the Europe's fifth-biggest operator by market capitalisation, reported earlier this month fourth-quarter core profit at 9.0 billion Swedish crowns ($1.41 billion), flat year-on-year, and said it expected 2011 sales to grow 4 percent this year. [ID:nLDE71206K]

(Reporting by Helsinki Newsroom; Editing by Erica Billingham)

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