ˈæftɚ sˈɛvɹəl jˈɪɹz ʌv ˌʌndɚpɚfˈoːɹməns, vˈɑːdɐfˌoʊn swˈiːdən wʌz sˈoʊld ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv tə tˈɛlᵻnɚ, ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst tˌɛlᵻkəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz kˈʌmpəni ɪn nˈoːɹweɪ, fɔːɹ ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli jˈʊɹɹoʊz wˈʌn bˈɪliən.
After several years of under-performance, Vodafone Sweden was sold on 31 October 2005 to Telenor, the largest telecommunications company in Norway, for approximately €1 billion.