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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of April 2003

SONERA CORPORATION (Translation of registrant's name into English)

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

Teollisuuskatu 15
FIN-00510 Helsinki, Finland
(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ý Form 40-F o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes o No ý

This report on Form 6-K contains a press release dated 29 April 2003 announcing Resolutions passed by Sonera's annual general meeting.

This report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference in the registration statement on Form F-4 of Telia AB (Registration Statement No. 333-100213).

~~This report~~SONERA onCORPORATION ~~Form~~STOCK ~~6-K~~EXCHANGE ~~contains~~RELEASE a29 ~~press~~April ~~release dated 11 APRIL~~ 2003 ~~announcing~~at ~~SONERA~~9.30 ~~WILL NOT PUBLISH AN INTERIM REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY-31 MARCH 2003~~a.m. 1(1)

RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY SONERA'S ~~CORPORATION STOCK~~ANNUAL ~~EXCHANGE~~GENERAL ~~RELEASE~~ MEETING

~~11 APRIL~~The Annual General Meeting of Sonera Corporation held on 29 April 2003 ATadopted ~~2.30~~the income statement and the balance sheet, and the consolidated income statement and balance sheet, and discharged the members of the Board of Directors, the President p& CEO and the Deputy CEO from liability.m.

~~SONERA~~In accordance ~~WILL~~with ~~NOT~~the ~~PUBLISH~~proposal ANmade ~~INTERIM~~by ~~REPORT~~the ~~FOR~~Board ~~THE~~of ~~PERIOD~~Directors, ~~1 JANUARY-31 MARCH~~the ~~2003~~Annual General Meeting resolved that no dividend be paid for the year 2002.

InAnders ~~its~~Igel ~~decision~~was ofelected 11Chairman ~~April~~of ~~2003~~Sonera ~~(Dno~~Corporation's ~~8/269/2003)~~Board ~~the~~of ~~Finnish~~Directors, ~~Financial~~and ~~Supervision~~Kim ~~Authority~~Ignatius ~~granted~~was ~~Sonera~~elected ~~Corporation~~Vice anChairman. ~~exemption~~Jan ~~from~~Henrik ~~the~~Ahrnell, ~~duty~~Sirpa-Helena toSormunen ~~publish~~and anChristel ~~interim~~Eriksson ~~report~~were ~~for the~~elected ~~first~~other ~~three~~members ~~months~~ of the ~~on-going~~Board ~~financial year. On the basis~~ of ~~this exemption Sonera will not publish an interim report for the period 1 January-31 March 2003~~Directors.

~~Pursuant to the redemption proceedings initiated by TeliaSonera AB, it has obtained ownership of all shares in Sonera on 21 March 2003.~~ The ~~Sonera share was removed from the list~~ ofAnnual ~~the~~General ~~Helsinki~~Meeting ~~Exchanges~~resolved onthat ~~the~~no ~~same~~separate ~~day.~~remuneration ~~Sonera's application~~ for ~~the~~board ~~removal~~membership ofbe ~~its~~paid ~~1999A~~to ~~warrant from~~ the ~~list~~members of the ~~Helsinki~~Board ~~Exchanges is pending. As~~ of ~~the beginning of year 2003 the TeliaSonera group has integrated the financial reporting of its wholly owned subsidiary into the accounting principles and reporting systems of the group~~Directors. Consequently, Sonera does not constitute an independent or separate entity in the reporting of the group. The parent company of Sonera Corporation, TeliaSonera AB, will publish its interim report as earlier announced by the company.

~~SONERA~~As ~~CORPORATION~~the Company's auditor was elected KPMG Wideri Oy Ab, Authorized Public Accountants, with Solveig Törnroos-Huhtamäki as the responsible auditor.

~~Jyrki~~SONERA ~~Karasvirta,~~CORPORATION Jyrki Karasvirta Vice President , Brand Marketing and Communications

~~Further~~DISTRIBUTION ~~information:~~HEX MAJOR MEDIA

~~Maire~~Additional ~~Laitinen, Secretary of the Board, Sonera Corporation Phone~~information: ~~+358 2040 58823~~

~~DISTRIBUTION~~Maire ~~HEX~~Laitinen, Secretary of the Board, Sonera Corporation ~~Major~~Phone: ~~Media~~+358 2040 58823 e-mail: maire.laitinen@sonera.com

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 11, 2003
	SONERA CORPORATION
	SONERA CORPORATION
Date: April 29, 2003	By:		/s/ JYRKI KARASVIRTA Jyrki Karasvirta Vice President, Brand Marketing and Communications
	By:	~~/s/ JYRKI KARASVIRTA Jyrki Karasvirta Vice President, Brand Marketing and Communications~~	/s/ MAIRE LAITINEN Maire Laitinen Secretary of the Board
	By:	/s/ MAIRE LAITINEN Maire Laitinen Secretary of the Board

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