A logo of Ericsson is seen outside the company's office in Kanata, Ontario, Canada April 17, 2023. REUTERS/Lars Hagberg/File PhotoOSLO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Some 37 Ericsson (ERICb.ST) shareholders are suing the Swedish telecoms company for a total of 1.8 billion crowns ($170 million), business daily Dagens Industri reported on Friday. The shareholders, which include several investment firms and pension funds, have filed separate lawsuits with a Swedish court but their actions are coordinated, the paper reported. According to Dagens Industri, the shareholders are demanding compensation for the 33% fall in value in Ericsson shares between Feb. 16, 2022, and March 2. On Feb. 15, 2022, Ericsson CEO Boerje Ekholm had talked to Dagens Industri about an internal, and until then, secret report about the company's activities in Iraq, the paper said in a published interview.

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Persons: Lars Hagberg, Dagens Industri, Boerje Ekholm, Dagens, Gwladys Fouche, Louise Heavens Organizations: Ericsson, REUTERS, Dagens, Marie Mannes, Thomson Locations: Kanata , Ontario, Canada, OSLO, Swedish, Iraq, Oslo, Stockholm