Turnover lifted at 48.9 billion, compared with 43,4 billion a year earlier.
Operating profit was sek 4.9 billion, compared with a loss of 312 million in the corresponding period of last year.
Analysts had on average expected an operating profit of 2.8 billion kronor, according to a compilation of forecasts made by Reuters. For sales low snittprognosen 48,2 billion.