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Telenor tapped current Microsoft Finland MD Jussi Tolvanen (pictured) as the new CEO for its Finnish mobile unit DNA, replacing Jukka Leinonen who is due to shift to a role in the operator’s Nordic division.

Telenor Group increased its share in Finnish operator DNA to almost 95 per cent after completing a mandatory tender offer, as it recruits for an executive to run its expanded regional division.

Telenor has completed a €1. 5 billion deal to acquire a 54 per cent stake in Finnish operator DNA, after receiving the required approvals.

MVNOs and two of the largest operators in Finland lambasted the size of the wholesale data cap set to be imposed by the EU in June, arguing it offers unfair advantages to some operators.

Sonera and DNA – the second- and third-largest mobile operators in Finland respectively – have struck a network sharing deal aimed at extending their coverage into the country’s rural areas on a more cost-efficient basis.

Finnish smartphone start-up Jolla is set to begin sales of its first device later this month, with its eponymous flagship debuting in its home market. According to reports, Jolla will be made available by operator DNA on 27 November.

DNA, Finland’s third-largest mobile operator, has announced that CEO Riitta Tiuraniemi (pictured) is resigning, as the company starts the search for a replacement who has “a vision of where DNA’s new opportunities lie.