Other notes to the Group’s Financial Statements 1–40

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6 Other operating expenses
EURm 2017 2016
IT costs -124 -122
Other staff costs -20 -16
Marketing expenses -46 -43
Depreciation and amortisation -25 -14
Rental expenses -56 -50
Change in deferred acquisition costs -6 -10
Direct insurance comissions -167 -171
Comissions of reinsurance assumed -1 -1
Commissions on reinsurance ceded 18 15
Other -109 -139
Group other operating expenses, total -536 -551
Item Other includes e.g. expenses related to communication, external services and other administrative expenses.